In November 2018 I am travelling to India with Human Kind Project and Barefoot College to help enable girls in rural villages of India an education, helping them to break the cycle of poverty through education.
Australian charity Human Kind Project supports the global organisation Barefoot College to educate children between the ages of 6 and 14 gather at night to learn by the light of solar lanterns.
In addition to the educational programs, Barefoot College designs programs, advocates and educates to empower and nurture women, one village at a time, one woman at a time and one girl at a time.
The impact is sustainable long-term generational change. Women who educate themselves will go on to raise educated children. Children who go to school will be healthier, happier and have access to more opportunities throughout life.
Barefoot College has been making a real difference to people’s lives for 40 years. It now operates its sustainable, practical, ground up, programs in 1300 villages across 77 countries.
Why am I doing this?
Once in a while you meet someone who changes your perspective of the world and you are moved emotionally.
Jacinta McDonnell is one of those women and hearing her speak about the impact of educating girls and women around the world. Offering them a platform to receive greater education and health care opportunities. Jacinta created the @HumanKind Project to deliver those outcomes.
At 8 years of age in many countries around the world, a girl is pulled out from the education system to become a bride and a mother. they don’t have the luxury of education or the ability to make their own choices because they must start brining their own children into the world.
When I think about my little one and if we didn’t live in Australia, I would hate to think that this could be her living this reality that so many others do. It’s easy for us all to get caught up in the day-to-day of our busy lives and our first world problems, although when you stop and think about this, it’s just not right for that pressure to be placed on such a little girl. If this story moves you, like it did me, I invite you to help the Humankind Project to continue making the difference that they do.
How you can help?
Every dollar goes a long way in rural India.
$25 Funds scholastic needs of a child for a month.
$50 Funds a family without light, a solar lantern.
$150 Funds a girls education for a whole year.
$250 Funds a half scholarship for solar training.
$750 Funds 5 girls education for a whole year.
$1500 Funds a whole schools of 10 girls education for a whole year.