Chris and I have been supporters of Action Aid for getting on 15 years. We were introduced to the charity way back by a work colleague of Chris who told us about sponsoring a child. This immediately appealed to us as it was a tangible way of helping a child less fortunate than our own children. The rest is history as they say …….
We are now sponsoring our fourth child – Kundan Kumar. What does this mean to Kundan? It means he gets an education and will be able to help sustain his family in the future.
Kundan is now 5 years old and one of a family of 4 children. He is Hindu and lives in a small house made of mud walls and a straw thatched roof. His family depends on wages from agricultural labour and the little they earn is enough to feed the family for just three months of the year.
It is very difficult for children like Kundan to attend school as his caste is discriminated against and therefore schools are not traditionally available in his area. Kundan is very fortunate because he is able to attend a small nursery class in the village.
Action Aid India is working in partnership with PGVS (Parayas Gramin VikasSamiti) a local organisation and they together with the Dalit community aim to takle issues of discrimination to help people gain fair access to education, healthcare, water and to find alternative ways to earn an income.
If you would like to help us to help children like Kundan please contact Action Aid and do something amazing www.actionaid.org.uk
