Archana has 100% attendance in school!

Fifteen year old Archana lives in the village of Karanpur. Her father, Rajendra, is a farmer, while her mother, Sudama, is a housewife. Archana’s mother is a rarity in her village in that she has studied upto grade 8. The only source of income for the family is what they earn from farming the small plot of land that they have. Archana has two brothers and two sisters, all of whom live in a four room house, which has a toilet, electricity and hand pump for water. Archana’s family also owns four cows and two buffalos which provides them with milk and can be used to plough the fields.

Archana is enrolled in grade 9 at the English medium school run by Pardada Pardadi. She is a bright young girl who likes to learn, and it is not surprising that she has an attendance record of almost 100%! Her father has done his Masters, and is determined to educate his girls, and he gives his daughters all the encouragement that they need. Archana’s sister Manju is studying in the 10^th grade at Pardada Pardadi and her other sister is a teacher.

Archana likes studying home science in school and for fun she likes to play cricket with her friends. Archana likes everything about school and can’t pick out one favorite thing. Like any other high schooler, Archana isn’t sure about what she wants to be when she finishes school. However, Pardada Pardadi knows that she will do something great in the future because she is driven and has the support of her family.

Pardada Pardadi has chosen to open a school in the area that Archana lives, so that these girls can get an education and have the ability to have a job after they graduate. Supporting these girls will ensure the success of them!

Thank you so much, Laurent for funding Archana’s tuition for an entire year!

Thank you, Nicola, for gifting two sets of uniforms, a pair of shoes and warm clothes to Archana. That would incentivize her to continue coming to school, and maintaining her 100% attendance record.