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= PROJECT MALA =

Project Mala was founded in 1989 as an action programme for the abolition of child labour in the hand knotted carpet industry in India. Project Malaprovide education for children in the carpet weaving belt.

A happy childhood is the foundation of life and school days are an important part of a child’s formative years. Unfortunately large numbers of children in India’s carpet weaving belt start work at an age when western children are starting school. To deal with this problem Project Mala was founded in 1989 to provide a three year non-formal education course to children. Our aim is to help eradicate the use of child labor on the carpet weaving looms and enable working children to regain their lost childhood.

Project Mala seeks out working children in remote villages of eastern Uttar Pradesh, India and gives them quality education in four R’s reading, writing, arithmetic and respect. Respect for others and the environment as well as self-respect in personal hygiene good manners.

Project Mala is affiliated by the National Institute of Open Schooling who provide certification at grade five level. Uttar Pradesh Board of Senior Secondary Education gives Project Mala certification up to grade twelve, so children passing out can progress into further education. In addition Project Mala also provides some training in life sciences cooking, gardening, sewing etc. in order for them to make the most of their lives within the primitive environment of their rural village.

Project Mala helps the children's rehabilitation after schooling by providing some occupational skills, including sewing, kitchen gardening and food preservation. We also arrange visits to local industries, hospitals, post offices, etc.

Project Mala tries to get all our children to reach their full potential in whatever they do best. Not all children are academic but they may be good at sport or art. Project Mala's aim is to make their school days happy and enjoyable through a range of academic, sport and cultural activities.

All the children in Project Mala schools are provided with a cooked midday meal. They are allowed to eat as much as they want, as in some cases the child will not receive food at home. Project Mala meals are supplemented with fruit in season, the majority of which is grown within our own campuses.

The children are examined on enrolment and full health details recorded. We take care of their health problems throughout their time with us.

Project Mala provides the children with school books, stationery, school bags, two sets of uniforms every year and one sweater at the time of enrolment. Project Mala do not yet provide shoes but are considering this as most children are barefoot.

In the three year primary school course, Project Mala covers grades 1-5 of the national education standard. In the three year middle school course, Project Mala covers grades 6-8. In the two years of secondary school Project Mala covers grades 9-10 and in intermediate college Project Mala covers grades 11-12.

The head office is in the village of Guria, Varanasi District


 * 6 Primary schools
 * 5 Pre-schools
 * 4 Middle schools
 * 3 Secondary schools
 * 1 Intermediate college

Achievements since formation

 * enrolled over 10,500 children from 45 villages, to April 2019
 * over 9,00 children have completed the three years primary school course
 * achieved over 92% average attendance in our schools, In 2019
 * held four parent/teacher meetings per year in all our schools
 * conducted three impact studies to monitor the effect of our work on the community