Our mothers have already given us the greatest gift - an education. So for Mother's Day, tell your mother how much you appreciated it and donate $25 to 1Well's Hamare Bachche ("Our Children") project.

Hamare Bachche is a project run by the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA - www.SEWA.org) that provides education and trauma counseling for children that lost one or both parents in the 2002 communal riots in Ahmedabad, India.

Your $25 Mother's Day Gift will educate these children while also allowing their mothers to work and earn an income.

In 2002, a train in the city of Godhra in Gujarat, India was set ablaze by a mob, sparking a massive riot that caused the deaths of over a 1,000 people. These victims were largely the male breadwinners of their poor communities. According to official accounts, 900 women were widowed and over 600 children orphaned by the riots. In addition, many children were severely shocked by the brutal violence and a large proportion had witnessed their parents being burned alive by mobs. Tragically, the widows and children of the riot's victims have suffered more than deep psychological trauma; they also lost their primary means of financial support. Lacking the necessary professional and educational background, these women and children have been unable to subsequently restart their lives.

The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) established the Hamare Bachche (“Our Children”) Program in the wake of the Gujarat riots. Hamara Bachche is dedicated to rehabilitating children who lost one or both parents in the riots by returning them to school to finish their educations. Children between the ages of 3-18 years old are enrolled in Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools.

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Direct Impact of Your Project

• Provides school fees, school supplies, healthcare, and trauma counseling for 11 children affected by communal violence
• Allows students to advance to secondary school and acquire skills to advance towards successful futures