In India there are over 260 million children. Almost 100 million of them don’t get any vorm of education and have therefor no possibilities to get further in live even though this kids deserve the same options as we have.
Round Table India funded Freedom Through Education (FTE) in 1998 and is building schools in India to give this disadvantaged kids an education. There goal is to exterminate illiteracy in India.
“Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world” (Nelson Mandela)
Round Table India is leading this project, but Round Table The Netherlands, Round Table Great Britain & Ireland and many other associations are also helping RT India with their fight for freedom of the kids in India through education.
Since 1998 the program contributed to 2800 schools being built with more than 6620 classrooms. This has left a direct impact with over 7.5 million children.
Following are some of the bare necessities that are facilitated vide Freedom Through Education:
- Build Quality School Buildings
- Deep Tube-wells for Sanitation
- Build Toilets
- Lights & Fans
- Classroom Furniture
- Science Laboratories
- Filtered Drinking Water System
- Library Rooms
- Computer Rooms
