Amrutha can be a healthy and happy child

Amrutha is eight years old and lives with her father, Akshaya, in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father works for an oil refining company and earns about $45 per month, which is barely sufficient to feed his whole family..

Under such circumstances, education is never a priority. Many boys and girls in rural areas such as this become child laborers to help supplement the family’s income. Unfortunately, this leads many to drop out of school. Sarada Vidyalayam, a school run by the Sankurathri Foundation in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India, helps such children complete their education without any financial burden on their parents. The school provides not only free education, but also provides free books, uniforms, school bags, a pair of sandals, transportation, nutritious lunch, milk, medical check ups, and medicine to all the children. The school maintains a very strict curriculum, provides quality education and imparts good discipline and values to groom them as good citizens.

Most of the rural children at Sarada are undernourished and underweight. As they don’t eat nutritious meals at home, the Sankurathri Foundation provides them with lunch and milk at school. These meals make a huge difference — despite her poverty-stricken circumstances at home, Amrutha is a very happy child.

With your assistance, Prasad, Deborah, Katie, Jennifer, and Laura, the Sankurathri Foundation can provide lunches to Amrutha. Thank you for your kindness.