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New high school underconstruction, April 2011 and high school complete Decmeber 2011 |
Amidst the ruins of the tragic earthquake of 2001, the Ninash Foundation established the second Indo-International School by building a complex of 10 classrooms for 205 impoverished children in the village of Kuran, Gujarat.
 
The Ninash Foundation teamed up with the Vaidic Mission Trust of Swami Dharambandhu and Dr. Trivedi to help the 1200 people of Kuran to rebuild their entire village of 200 houses, a project they completed miraculously in only three months.
 
Due to the team ship of the Principal Ram Gusai, the dedicated teachers, enthusiastic members of the local Council (Panchayat), Dr. Ashok Malhotra and Ms. Linda Drake, the Indo-International School in Kuran grew from an outstanding elementary school to a high school. In 2011, the school is providing excellent education to 270 impoverished children that constitute the entire educable population of the village.
* Christy Koller Library and Computer Center (2010)
With the generous financial contribution of Dr. John Koller and Dr. Mimi Forman, the school now has a state of the art Christy Koller Memorial library with six computers and a couple of thousand books. The Kuran School with a library equipped with computers and internet is the first of its kind in this remote area of Kutchh, Gujarat.
 
*A filtration plant to provide clean drinking water for all of the children was opened in 2010.
 
Children Center to offer after the school activities was inaugurated during Jan 2010.
 
* Mobile Library in each Classroom (2011)
Each class room got a mobile library with 50 books named in memory of Dr. Douglas Shrader, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, who had contributed to the Ninash Foundation’s Literacy Project by being the voice over for the video tapes shown globally.
* A new kitchen to provide mid day meals will be opened in 2011
 
* A garden dedicated to the memory of Dr. Douglas Shrader (2011)
The building of a new high school was completed in December 2011
Indo-International Schools: A Global Educational Exchange
Through the Indo-International Schools project, the Ninash Foundation has committed to improving the lives of children and promoting literacy throughout the world. The Kuran School is only one of the five schools built as part of the Indo-International Schools project. Each school plays a crucial role in transforming the lives of its students and their communities by opening doors to global education exchange.
How Can You Help!
You can help the 50 million underprivileged children of India by supporting the drive to raise funds for the schools built by the Ninash Foundation. The schools require constant support for teachers and children. The Ninash Foundation’s program aims to build new schools as often as possible to alleviate poverty and promote literacy throughout India and the world. Your tax-deductible contribution to the Ninash Foundation, a 501©(3) charitable organization, will directly support the project. A donation of $8000-10,000 will build a classroom in a school, and $120 will support a child through an entire year of education; any amount will help provide supplies and pay a teacher’s salary. As the individuals in the SUNY Oneonta Learn and Serve in India program have shown, you can make a difference.
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