ABHISHEK OF PROJECT MALA

Abhishek, from the Village of Garauli Parav, attends a Project Mala School in which the scholarships are provided by the Worldwide Education Fund of the Dallas Foundation (WEF). He comes from a Hindu family and lives with 8 people: parents, grandparents, 3 sisters (one also studies at the Guria Project Mala school), and one brother. His father and grandfather, both carpet weavers, are the only members of the family who earn an income. Their compact home is built on unirrigated land and consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 mudrooms, and a hand pump for water.

Typically, in situations like these, the children are discouraged from landing and consist of 3 bedrooms, 2 mudrooms, and a hand pump for water. In such situations, the children are often discouraged from using mudrooms and a hand pump for water. Typically, in such situations, the children are discouraged from allotting enough time to attend school. Instead, they are encouraged to begin working immediately to earn an income that could financially help support the family. However, in Abhishek’s case, WEF, through Project Mala, has helped him in numerous ways by providing a stable path to obtain an education and regular medical attention needed to sustain his health. Abhishek comes from a sizable family yet realizes the value of education and appreciates WEF’s efforts to hold his hand while he makes something of himself. Having recently turned 15, he is the oldest of 5 siblings and longs to follow in his father’s footsteps in obtaining an education that will one day get him a sustainable job to support his family.

Abhishek’s father is the only adult in his family who can read and write. Although literacy is an impressive educational level, Abhishek hopes to surpass that with the schooling Project Mala provides. Moving forward, Abhishek plans to attend challenging classes such as chemistry and physics while taking two concurrent language classes: English and Hindi. Abhishek states that, similar to his father, Abhishek also has a passion for broadening his knowledge as he says, “I want to make my career, and that is not possible without education.”He is thankful beyond words for the invaluable opportunities this project has offered him and the scholarships WEF provided. He also realizes the hard work and encouragement put into behind the scenes of the entire operations when he states that “sponsors are our second parents who are educating us and making us able to dream for a bright future.”