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In January of 2008, Yuva Shakti began a new education scheme called ‘Bus Them to Purkal’. The programme takes very poor children from remote villages with no access to basic education, and literally buses them to Purkal to join our learning centre. The first group is composed of 23 students, who spend their day from 9.30am to 5pm with our teacher/mentors learning the foundations of English, Mathematics, Hindi and Science in a student-centred and interactive way. THe focus of this programme is on the girl-child, who is often left behind when it comes to education and seen as a second-class citizen. |
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As well as education and constant care and attention, this programme provides nutrition, which consists of breakfast when they arrive, fruit in the mid morning, a balanced and nutritious lunch and sprouted pulses in the afternoon
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PYDS also believes that exercise is a vital part of a child's development, so the children are given an hour to play basketball, badminton, volleyball, table tennis or practice yoga every day.
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At the end of one year, the children are integrated into our main Yuva Shakti programme and entered into the mainstream education system with a solid foundation which will see them through the challenges that face them in the future.
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In December 2008 we began the second BTTP group, having learned from our experiences and improved as many aspects of the programme as possible. This group of 20 students are now a part of the Yuva Shakti family too and are relishing the experience and reaping the benefits of being with us on a daily basis. |
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A Nutritious Meal |
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Play Hour |
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BTTP - I |
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BTTP - II |
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