Milaan

Field Partner

Milaan Foundation envisions an inclusive and equal world where every girl has the knowledge, skills and social environment to pursue her dreams and explore her full potential. Over the last 12 years, Milaan has worked with more than 35,000 children and young people and advocated for safer and more inclusive spaces for them at various state and national platforms. The Milaan School specifically serves low income and lower cast families in a rural community in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Location:
India
Partner Type:
Population served:
Children from low economic communities with a special focus on adolescent girls from marginalized communities. 334 students are currently enrolled of which 43% are female and 57% are male.
Student selection criteria:
Need and Entrance Exam
Services provided:
Education from primary to senior secondary school (nursery to 12th grade), mid-day meal program, computer and science labs, sports facilities.
TSF student promotion rate:
2018 - 100%
2017 - 100%
2016 - 100%
2015 - 100%
2014 - 100%

Milaan is raising money for 164 students' school expenses. 164 have been fully funded so far.

  • Tabssum

    100%

    Tabssum

    India

    Tabassum comes from Muslim family. In her community the percentage of girl education is too low. In her family no single women is literate. Her father is unemployed. Some time he works as a labor. Her father doesn't like to be a part of parents meetings. Tabbasum is very active girls and in studies. She participate in every activity. She is a good dancer. She likes science and Hindi classes. In sports she likes to play badminton and other local sports. She wants to be a home science teacher.

    School Year 2016

  • Reena

    100%

    Reena

    India

    Reena's father feels grateful that his daughter is studying again. Reena is the second born of her 5 siblings. She and her elder sister have all responsibilities of family. Reena is a cheery girl and she is a regular student as she enjoys to come to school. Her favorite subject is art. She likes Hindi classes too. Reena knows the importance of her education and she works hard in her studies.

    School Year 2018

  • Meera

    100%

    Meera

    India

    Meera lives with her parents and four siblings. She is not a regular student because she is dealing with health issues. Her hobbies include playing Antakshari and watching movies. She wants to complete her studies first, then she will think about her career. Meera is a drop out girl. Her father has a small land for farming. So he couldn't pay her fees. After one year she took admission in SLRC under Swabhiman program. She didn't cover regular class course so she started study in remedial class.

    School Year 2016

  • Shubhi

    100%

    Shubhi

    India

    Subhi's hobbies are to visit new places and playing kho-kho. She likes sports. She participated in sports competition in kho-kho competition. She is the eldest of her five siblings. She wants to be a teacher.

    School Year 2017

  • Chaya

    100%

    Chaya

    India

    14 year old Chaya Singh studies at SLRC under Swabhiman program. She joined SLRC in 2013. Her father depends on casual labor work for their livelihood and having economic challenges in their daily lives. She was a drop out girl and has taken admission after one year gap. It was not easy for her to pick up quickly after a long gap so she is been shifted to remedial classes to improve. She is regular student and takes active participation in extra curriculum activities. She is interested to play carom, badminton and kho-kho. As she likes sports a lot. So she wants to become a sports teacher. Her favorite subject is Hindi.

    School Year 2017

  • Sarika

    100%

    Sarika

    India

    Sarika was born in a village called Gulripurwa in Uttar Pradesh , India. She is the third child amongst the seven children born to her parents. As common in almost every rural India, what is known of her date of birth is just the year she was born in. She's now 16 years old and very much happy that she has the chance to complete her education. Sarika was compelled to drop out of school after completion of class 5. The reason was because her mother had been diagnosed with a mental disorder. Sarika was responsible of taking caring of her sick mother. As her father works as a laborer in Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, earning only INR 2000 a month, he remained mostly away from home, therefore not having a chance to be with his wife. Now that Sarika's mother is recovering; she wants to continue with her education with the full support from her family. English is her favorite subject and after attaining her education she aspires to be a teacher so that she can impart knowledge to disadvantaged children, and also earn a living at the same time. Besides, she is also very fond of tailoring. She is very determined to complete her schooling and attend college.

    School Year 2016

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