Projects for the Year 2008
The Board of KEY International Foundation has approved establishing new scholarships for 32 children in the two girls’ schools listed below (16 girls in the Sarada Vidyalaya School and 16 girls in the Lady Sivaswami School). Each student will be given a scholarship that will pay his/her tuition fees of about $30 per year for a period of 6 years, subject to her academic performance. All the students given scholarships this year are in the 7th grade, and supporting them for 6 years will enable them to complete their high school diploma.
In addition, 8 students from a boys' school (listed below) will receive the scholarships for 4 years, enabling them to finish the 10th grade, the highest grade available to these students in this school. These children will be given a scholarship that will pay each student’s tuition fees of about $30 per year for a period of 4 years, subject to his academic performance.
Thus for this year KEY International will be providing new scholarship support for 40 children overall, and for a total of 224 ‘scholarship years’! The students' families are poor and earn an income of less than $50 per month.
Two high schools for girls which were supported last year continue to merit support again this year; Sarada Vidyalaya Girls Higher Secondary School, with about 2400 students, The Lady Sivaswami Girls Higher Secondary School with about 1500 students. Another school for boys, P.S. High School (North) with about 1500 students continued to merit support for this year. All these schools (in Chennai, India) are government- aided schools, which means that the government pays the teacher and staff salaries, but all other expenses of running the school are covered by tuition fees from the students.
The performance of these students is monitored through Dr. Nanditha Krishna (Director of the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, a well established nonprofit organization based in Chennai, India, www.cprfoundation.org). An annual report by the school on the performance of the students is also required to be provided to KEY International Foundation to maintain accountability.
There are several advantages to supporting these children. The poor families have shown a strong interest and initiative in sending their children to these schools at a considerable financial burden to themselves. Thus, the chance of success for these children is much higher. The schools have a mix of students, with a large proportion from primarily the middle-income families (family incomes of about $100-200 per month). Thus the poor children have an opportunity to mix and compete with these middle-income children and thereby have access to good quality education. The schools are well established and have dedicated teachers and principals. . These schools have many more students that could be helped in the similar way. There are also other worthy schools in the Chennai area alone that could merit support. As Key International collects more funds, these could be part of future projects.
Over the last 6 years, KEY International has been able to provide scholarship support for a total of 168 children, and for a grand total of 952 ‘scholarship years’(768 years or about 80% of the support for girls and 184 years or about 20% of the support for boys)!. This year, the Board of KEY International Foundation has approved the naming of these scholarships in memory of the Founder's mother, Mrs. Leelavanthi Batavia.
Additionally, the KEY Board approved $1,000 for a second project for 2008 which would fund the provision of primary medical care and of vitamins to 200 poor children in primary schools located in the village of Alamadhi, about 25 miles north of the city of Chennai, India. This project will be administered by Mr. S. Suresh (Director of the Divine Mother Society Trust, www.seva-dms.com). The Trust runs a small health clinic in the village and has already been successful in improving the health of hundreds of children who were malnourished at a low cost. These children were given health checks and appropriate amount of vitamins resulting in their gaining weight within a year.
By U.S. standards, the support for a full year's quality education of a poor child in India is very low at about $30 per year (the approximate cost of a large pizza!!). KEY International Foundation would appreciate any help from you to support and expand our projects. You can donate by sending a check, or by using your credit card. Click on donate for more information. A reminder that 100 percent of your donations go towards helping the poor children; the Board of KEY International covers the very low administrative costs.
Thank you for your generosity and help in making a substantial difference to the lives of these poor children and their families. We do hope that we will continue to merit your support of our worthwhile and cost effective projects of helping the poor children.
The Board of KEY International Foundation has approved establishing new scholarships for 32 children in the two girls’ schools listed below (16 girls in the Sarada Vidyalaya School and 16 girls in the Lady Sivaswami School). Each student will be given a scholarship that will pay his/her tuition fees of about $30 per year for a period of 6 years, subject to her academic performance. All the students given scholarships this year are in the 7th grade, and supporting them for 6 years will enable them to complete their high school diploma.
In addition, 8 students from a boys' school (listed below) will receive the scholarships for 4 years, enabling them to finish the 10th grade, the highest grade available to these students in this school. These children will be given a scholarship that will pay each student’s tuition fees of about $30 per year for a period of 4 years, subject to his academic performance.
Thus for this year KEY International will be providing new scholarship support for 40 children overall, and for a total of 224 ‘scholarship years’! The students' families are poor and earn an income of less than $50 per month.
Two high schools for girls which were supported last year continue to merit support again this year; Sarada Vidyalaya Girls Higher Secondary School, with about 2400 students, The Lady Sivaswami Girls Higher Secondary School with about 1500 students. Another school for boys, P.S. High School (North) with about 1500 students continued to merit support for this year. All these schools (in Chennai, India) are government- aided schools, which means that the government pays the teacher and staff salaries, but all other expenses of running the school are covered by tuition fees from the students.
The performance of these students is monitored through Dr. Nanditha Krishna (Director of the C.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation, a well established nonprofit organization based in Chennai, India, www.cprfoundation.org). An annual report by the school on the performance of the students is also required to be provided to KEY International Foundation to maintain accountability.
There are several advantages to supporting these children. The poor families have shown a strong interest and initiative in sending their children to these schools at a considerable financial burden to themselves. Thus, the chance of success for these children is much higher. The schools have a mix of students, with a large proportion from primarily the middle-income families (family incomes of about $100-200 per month). Thus the poor children have an opportunity to mix and compete with these middle-income children and thereby have access to good quality education. The schools are well established and have dedicated teachers and principals. . These schools have many more students that could be helped in the similar way. There are also other worthy schools in the Chennai area alone that could merit support. As Key International collects more funds, these could be part of future projects.
Over the last 6 years, KEY International has been able to provide scholarship support for a total of 168 children, and for a grand total of 952 ‘scholarship years’(768 years or about 80% of the support for girls and 184 years or about 20% of the support for boys)!. This year, the Board of KEY International Foundation has approved the naming of these scholarships in memory of the Founder's mother, Mrs. Leelavanthi Batavia.
Additionally, the KEY Board approved $1,000 for a second project for 2008 which would fund the provision of primary medical care and of vitamins to 200 poor children in primary schools located in the village of Alamadhi, about 25 miles north of the city of Chennai, India. This project will be administered by Mr. S. Suresh (Director of the Divine Mother Society Trust, www.seva-dms.com). The Trust runs a small health clinic in the village and has already been successful in improving the health of hundreds of children who were malnourished at a low cost. These children were given health checks and appropriate amount of vitamins resulting in their gaining weight within a year.
By U.S. standards, the support for a full year's quality education of a poor child in India is very low at about $30 per year (the approximate cost of a large pizza!!). KEY International Foundation would appreciate any help from you to support and expand our projects. You can donate by sending a check, or by using your credit card. Click on donate for more information. A reminder that 100 percent of your donations go towards helping the poor children; the Board of KEY International covers the very low administrative costs.
Thank you for your generosity and help in making a substantial difference to the lives of these poor children and their families. We do hope that we will continue to merit your support of our worthwhile and cost effective projects of helping the poor children.