Arjun loves playing cricket…

Twelve year old Arjun belongs to the Musahar caste – the name literally means ‘rat eaters’ – who are among the most disadvantaged groups in India. His parents, Ram Sareekh and Chanchal Devi do not have any land in their village in Bihar (India) and hence the family migrated to Kanpur to find work at various brick-kilns of Kanpur. Due to the meagre income of the family, none of his brothers and sisters have had education. He has one brother and three sisters, all of whom work and are illiterate.

Arjun is the first person in the family to go to school. Five years ago, Arjun joined “Apna Skool”, a series of schools set up at various brick-kilns and construction sites in and around Kanpur (a city of the state of Uttar Pradesh) for the education of migrant children. Now, he is in the fifth grade. His grades have been consistently high in the five years that he has been in the school. He aspires to become a doctor so that he can heal his patients. In addition to studying, he also works for three to four hours everybody in the brick-kiln (where his parents and siblings work full-time). In spite of having a tough schedule, he still tries to take time out for playing his favorite sport – cricket.

Thank you, Aaron, for donating a full year of school lunches.

Thank you, Charlie, for donating a full year of medical care.

Thank you, Meena, for donating a year of study materials.

Thank you, Phyllis, for donating a set of two school uniforms.

Your support means more to Arjun than you may think. Now he is determined to work hard towards fulfilling his dream of becoming a doctor, so he can repay the trust you have placed in him!