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The second book donation took place on January 7, 2012 at Good Lands, Mauritius. We are pleased to have supported 65 needy children start and continue a new education life and career path. Together are part of the new ways to collaborate for a brighter Mauritius.

Next Book Donation:

Saturday January 5, 2013

Bridging Education with Needy Children

The beginning of year is a time for festivities with family gatherings and celebrations. It is also the start of a new education life for many of our young children: our hope for the future. It’s interesting to note that many capable young but poor and vulnerable children cannot afford to meet the cost of books and school supplies to embark secondary education. Each year, Bridging Education with Needy Children organises a book donation to assist needy primary school leavers step into secondary education.

The Bridging Education project initiators are Nishal Purbhoo and Shiv Seechurn. While Nishal has a team of young boys and girls doing the field work in Mauritius, Shiv brings in the vision and funding from Canada, USA and UK to support the book donation project.

For the year 2011, Bridging Education with Needy Children identified 26 families to support their children achieve a good standard of secondary schooling by providing them with books and stationery. This year, 2012, 39 students were shortlisted and received their Form 1 books and supplies together with a school bag. The 26 last year’s recipients were also encouraged and motivated by giving them their school supplies. Bridging Education is now growing into a large family of needy children who someday will become good citizens of Mauritius and in turn give back to other needy people. The plan is to support 100 new needy students each year.

How the needy students are selected?
Bridging Education with Needy Children works together with several primary schools to identify needy and also performing CPE students. Nishal Purbhoo with his team of young boys and girls undertake a survey by visiting the families and students. We have a better picture of the living conditions of their children. Here some families are eliminated by good judgement of their living conditions. The needy student is selected on the extreme poor conditions of both parents. Students receiving books from other sources are not selected, but receive only school supplies and a bag.

Once our needy children are identified, they must provide their CPE pass results and admission to a secondary school with the list of books and stationeries for their new Form I classes. Bridging Education volunteers prepare the set of all prescribed text books and supplies as per the list from the secondary school.

The purpose of Bridging Education with Needy Children is to assist needy primary school leavers step into secondary education.

Our Goals:

We aim to support the non-privileged students in their secondary school education to be part of the developing and growing Mauritius.
To promote these needy students achieve their Higher School Certificate exams and further education.
We look forward to match each needy student with an adoptive family who will be responsible for the follow up and educational career path.

We aim at supporting 100 new students each year in the near future. We also aim to offer training programs in Human Values to our family of needy children.

Our family of needy children will participate in volunteer work within the community. This will be their ways of giving back to needy people and bring closeness to the community.

Very soon Bridging Education will become “Bridging Education Charitable Trust” with Trustees from Mauritius and Canada. A Steering Committee of young boys and girls who are always on the field and experience the reality of life will ensure that the purpose and objectives of Bridging Education Charitable Trust are implemented with ethics and integrity.

Giving back is a good thing to do.
Bridging Education with Needy Children strongly believes in the value of giving. We are continuously growing to understand the process of making donation to needy people. Our donation process is obvious, easy, and filled with joy of giving back to people.