Kahela is a small village of agricultural laborers and field workers in Rajasthan India. There is no childcare facility in the village, forcing many parents to bring their children with them to the agricultural fields.

This project will start Kahela's first childcare center to provide quality childcare, pre-primary education, and healthcare to 25 children between three months and six years old. The center will also provide children with 2 hot, nutritious meals a day. The project will support all operating costs for the center, including chalkboards, notebooks, books, writing utensils, toys, games, food, and the teacher's salary for the upcoming year. The center focuses on the overall development of the children, including their physical and intellectual growth, and also counsels parents on how to foster a learning environment at home.

Become the Citizen Philanthropist for this project and partner with Kahela village to create a positive educational environment for their children.

Kahela is a small agricultural village of approximately 170 families nestled in the foothills of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan, India. Families in Kahela live on approximately $1–$2 a day working as agricultural laborers on small farms in the area.

There are no plumbing or irrigation facilities in Kahela, and as a result water for both farming and daily family use rely on the monsoon rains. Kahela also does not have a childcare facility in the village, and younger children are often left in the care of older siblings or must accompany their mothers to work in the fields.

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Direct Impact of Your Project

25 children ages 0–5 will receive full-time, quality childcare 6 days a week with pre-primary education, basic healthcare, and 2 nutricious, hot meals a day. The project also provides 2 full-time jobs to a childcare teacher and an assistant.

Extended Impact on Your Partner Community

The broader impact on the child’s, mother’s and community’s future includes:
-improved health of children due to not being exposed to a nicotine environment at the mother’s place of work
-mother’s income increases with increased hours of work since children are cared for 8 hours a day
-mother’s mental health improves knowing her children are not at risk and being well cared for
-overall community health improves due to center’s basic health and sanitation training.