Dalit Freedom Network Canada

This month, in lieu of writing a Project update we are inviting you to share your thoughts, opinions, and stories. We are asking you to write a comment on this page telling us and other readers why you support this particular project. What is it about school construction that interests you? What made you decide to get involved?

The staff of DFN Canada truly believes that you are as much a part of what is happening in India as we are. We are very thankful to have you as part of the team.

Let us know why this cause caught your attention!

A short video about how our schools bring hope to communities. 

Thank you to all of you who have made our existing schools possible and to those of you fundraising for more schools to transform more communities.

Together we will see Dalit freedom. 

KKL school in the very South of India has a beautiful two-storey building, complete with a computer lab, a library, and a science lab. They have large, colourful classrooms for each class, from kindergarten to grade 7. That being said, there is always a need for more construction. The academic year ended in April with 499 students; that number will increase when the next school term begins in June. As the school continues to grow, adding a new grade each year, they continually need new classrooms. Please consider giving to the school building construction fund – both to help us reach our goal of building three new schools this year, as well as to continue providing for growing schools. 

After two years of meeting in an inadequate, stifling rented building, the THM school is now complete. Students will be beginning their next academic year there in June. Currently the students sit on the floor in poorly lit classrooms and have no place to play at lunch. The newly finished building has desks for the older students and round tables for the kindergarteners, many large windows to let in light and fresh air, and a huge schoolyard for the children to expend their energy at break time. The students and staff alike are thrilled to be moving and are eagerly awaiting June to begin studying in their lovely, comparatively luxurious, bright pink school.