Dr Nilima Sabharwal (in yellow suit) Founder of Home of Hope Inc. USA highly appreciated free & quality education being provided with amenities to underprivileged children by Shirdi Sai Baba Schools Faridabad (HR) & Niswara (UP).
The importance of education has now been widely recognized by all. Policies and pledges though easy to make but difficult to implement and goals hard to achieve, especially in a vast and populous country such as India.
The Central and State Governments and numerous NGOs will have to work together – with strong will, wisdom and tremendous energy – to make the desire for universal good education a reality in India.
A lot has been done in regard to education and a lot more needs to be done. In my nearly four decades as a social worker, I have had privilege to interact with some philanthropists of this country and they all are of the opinion that education is the most important tool to uplift the status of poor people in India.
For a country of 130 crore people, it shows how much more ground we need to cover, to bring the benefits of education to every underprivileged children of the country, and participate in the India story.
We, at Sai Dham genuinely believe that the education:
a ) Would eradicate Child Labour
b) Would eradicate social evil of Child Marriage
c) Would uplift standard of living of Poor families
d) Would help in improving their health and hygiene
e) Would bring realization to contain families
Sai Dham’s Mission
The Mission of ‘Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Society’, an eminent non-for-profit-educational organization running at Faridabad, popularly known as SaiDham, since its inception in 1988, is to help the poor through the medium of free and quality child education, skill development, mass marriage, health care, and distribution of clothes and sanitary napkins without any discrimination of caste, creed, sex and religion. It has grown into a premier institution; ISO 9001-2015 accredited is situated on a three acre piece of land at Faridabad donated by the founder, close by the Capital of India- New Delhi.
Aim
Every Child of the Nation should have access to free education, nutritious food, study material and appropriate health care.
(Students enjyoing Nutritious freshly cooked food)
Shirdi Sai Baba School, Faridabad (Haryana)
Touched by the plight of poor and wayward children from the clusters in the vicinity just for a dauna (small palte) Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Society started its unique free education program and in 2004 established Shirdi Sai Baba School. The school provides absolutely free and high quality education to the poor children with food, school atire, study material, excursions, sports and healthcare. The organization’s unique endeavor of providing free education to the poor children has borne fruit with the strength of students at Faridabad having gone over 1500 out of which over 50% are girls.
Means & methodology adopted in achieving the objective of motivating the kids
Initially when the school was started the absenteeism was very high and even the parents were reluctant to send their wards to school, instead expecting their wards to work and add to the family income. This hurdle was overcome by employing a novel method of motivating the parents by extending material help to the family by providing clothing, life insurance cover, medical care, facilitating marriage of their daughters and taking them on excursion tours along with the children.
A Rising Hope
From just 114 students to 2000+, today we are a large family and still growing! This has become possible because of the parents’ trust and philanthropic support.
The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) up to Senior Secondary level with 100% passing result for all these years, since affiliation in 2018.
Appreciating our unique endeavour to provide free and quality education, we have been awarded “MAHATMA AWARD 2021” for Quality Education and Community Service.
(Being Awarded Mahatma Award 2021)
Environmental Hygiene
As an important prerogative to the well-being of the girl and a cleaner environment, we have installed incinerators in toilets for girls on each floor of the school premises.
Sailing with the world
Many meritorious students supported by the School have achieved what most of us dream of. These pass outs have set an example as eye opener to the weaker section of the society about the importance of good education.
A Branch of the School at village Niswara,
Dist Mahoba (Backward Bundelkhand – UP)
Since education is essence of progress, it needs innumerable temples of learning. Our trust is committed to promote free and quality education in the country to ensure that no child remains illiterate. In pursuance of this mission, it has replicated Shirdi Sai Baba School in Niswara, a backward area in Bundelkhand region, Block Panwari, District Mohaba (UP).The strength of students at Niswara has gone over 400 out of which over 50% are girls.
(A Class at Shirdi Sai Baba School Niswara (UP)
Shirdi Sai Baba Schools stand name by itself in structuring the core of a child in such a way that the child becomes a privileged child of the parents, a respectful citizen of the country and able to contribute to the nation.
Seeking your kind support
You will kindly appreciate that this is all possible with the kind support of the philanthropists. We therefore humbly seek your kind support for providing free and quality education with all amenities @ Rs.10,000 per child per year.
You may also sponsor one day’s nutritious food for these children on your Birthdays and Anniversaries @ Rs.15,000 per day.
Your contributions may be sent through:
Indian Donations:
Payment to be sent to Canara Bank, Sector 16, Faridabad 121002, IFSC: CNRB0002847, for credit of Account No. 2741257000056 of Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Society, Faridabad, Haryana.
Online Donations Through
Foreign Donations:
Payment to be sent to State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch, 11 Sansad Marg, New Delhi, Branch Code 00691, IFSC: SBIN0000691, SWIFT: SBININBB104 for credit of Savings Account No. 39751651074 of Shirdi Sai Baba Temple Society, Faridabad, Haryana, India.