Make A Difference
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Phone: 91-99-61-41-1099
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Direct beneficiaries per year: 2500
Geographic areas served: Cochin, Chennai, Trivandrum, Mangalore, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune and Nagpur.
Board Members and Affiliation: Gloria Benny, Sujith Varkey, Sanjana Kuruvila, Jithin C Nedumala
Mission:
To bridge the inequalities in society through education.
Make A Difference was conceived in 2006 by a group of college students. After having visited a poor home, they came to the realization that under-privileged children lost out on life, not because they were incapable, but because they were not given the basic requirements to succeed: Education.
Meanwhile, the founders also identified Educated Youth as a means to the end. The educated youth force of the country have always been willing to help out with a good cause, but they never quite knew how.
MAD put the two together. The youth force teaching the under privileged children necessary life skills that'd help these kids have better future prospects.
MAD's vision of bridging the inequalities in society through education is catered to by providing children in orphanages, street shelters and poor homes quality education that focuses on skills and experiential learning rather than textbook education. Over the past three years of existence, MAD has evolved it's own syllabus to achieve this end.
Make A Difference was conceived in 2006 by a group of college students. After having visited a poor home, they came to the realization that under-privileged children lost out on life, not because they were incapable, but because they were not given the basic requirements to succeed: Education.
Meanwhile, the founders also identified Educated Youth as a means to the end. The educated youth force of the country have always been willing to help out with a good cause, but they never quite knew how.
MAD put the two together. The youth force teaching the under privileged children necessary life skills that'd help these kids have better future prospects.
MAD's vision of bridging the inequalities in society through education is catered to by providing children in orphanages, street shelters and poor homes quality education that focuses on skills and experiential learning rather than textbook education. Over the past three years of existence, MAD has evolved it's own syllabus to achieve this end.
Results:
100% of our students passed 10th standard this year. Children passing 10th have better clarity about their future and focus. They're also confident about their English and communication skills.
Yogesh Choudhary
11/30/09
I am currently associated with MAD as a volunteer.I liked it a lot.Actually i am very much interested in teaching those small little childrens who are deprived of their rights of getting proper education or not having the way of getting it.I liked the concept of MAD a lot as they are providing an ...
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Jalaja
10/23/09
I have volunteered with MAD for a month, and more than anything else, it was fun sprinkled with oodles of satisfaction. Attending MAD's tuition sessions were optional for the students. But this bunch looked forward to their activities like it was playtime. The volunteers managed to teach the kids ...
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Alpana Srivastava
10/23/09
I have been working with MAD (Make A Difference) for around six months now..every weekend we go to an orphanage / slum school and interact with the little curious angels there. In all association has taught me that I am not what I am because I am intelligent..I am ME because I was blessed with right...
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