Overseas Secular Education and Social Reform Program
Rajaundha, is a small rural village situated in the Bodh Gaya region of Bihar in Northern India. The region is one of the poorest in India, and the residents of this village exist in survival mode due to a lack of education, employment opportunities, resources and facilities.
On 20th October 2012, a certified charitable trust was created to provide a secular education and social reform program in the heart of the village and, for the first time, enable the children of that village to have access to education as a viable means to lift them out of poverty. Because of the secular nature of the education program, no government funding could be accessed. The initial build and the funds to run the school had to be met by private donations. Initially, this was met by a Dutch Buddhist group, but due to a change in circumstances, they can no longer meet that early commitment.
We became involved in 2016, and individual members of our community now raise funds through the Western Australia-based registered charity KarunaDana Inc to meet the costs of maintaining the facility and any further development on site.
On 20th October 2012, a certified charitable trust was created to provide a secular education and social reform program in the heart of the village and, for the first time, enable the children of that village to have access to education as a viable means to lift them out of poverty. Because of the secular nature of the education program, no government funding could be accessed. The initial build and the funds to run the school had to be met by private donations. Initially, this was met by a Dutch Buddhist group, but due to a change in circumstances, they can no longer meet that early commitment.
We became involved in 2016, and individual members of our community now raise funds through the Western Australia-based registered charity KarunaDana Inc to meet the costs of maintaining the facility and any further development on site.
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KarunaDana Inc is a not-for-profit organisation with gift recipient status by the Australian Tax Office. It relies on donations, and no member of the community receives any payment from the donations. It operates a sponsorship whereby donors can sponsor a particular child at the school. The school currently has 120 children.
If you would like to donate or sponsor a child, you can make payments to: BSB: 066516 Account: 10917616 Account Name: KarunaDana Inc Please leave your name as a reference. Thank you. |