40K -The 40K Foundation Australia Fund

EDUCATION CHANGES LIVES   Rohit’s mother decided that the family should forgo the income he could have earned from the age of ten, in favour of putting him through the local school system. However, the quality of the education was so poor that he failed his year ten exams, and now works in the same local quarry as those who never finished school.   A lack of adequately resourced schools in rural India causes many primary school-aged children - 51% of girls, and 41% of boys - to abandon their education in favour of exploitative labour, which pays them less than $1.50 per day.   Bad education is no better than no education.   The 40K Plus Program provides disadvantaged, primary school-age children in rural India, with a solid grounding in English and numeracy, access to technology, books, and life skills, so that they can benefit from opportunities for further education and employment that are comparable to those enjoyed by children from more financially secure families.   $10,000 will pay for the set up and running costs of one centre for 25 kids, for an entire year: just $400 will create a place for one child, for an entire year.   To find out more about 40K, its events, or volunteer opportunities, check out our website www.40k.com.au or send an email to info@40k.com.au