Pratigya loves coming to school on her bicycle

Dear James, David, Craig, Alice and Brad, Leo, Bill and Colleen, Erik, Molly, The Butson, and Belinda,

Seven year old Pratigya lives in the village of Deeppur in Uttar Pradesh, India. Her father, Prahlad, is a laborer, and her mother, Moolvati, is a housewife. Her family lives in a three room house with a toilet, hand pump for water, and electricity. After school, Pratigya’s main chore in the house is to sweep the house. Furthermore, her family has one cow and five buffalo which provide them with a source of milk, labor, and even an income. If another family needs a buffalo for labor, that family can give something in return.

Pratigya is in grade 2 in the school run by Pardada Pardadi in rural Uttar Pradesh. She loves coming to school, and is very regular. Every morning, Pratigya rides her bicycle with other girls from her village to Pardada Pardadi. At school, one of her favorite subjects is Math. She loves challenging herself with math problems, and the math activities that teachers do are her favorite. When Pratigya has free time, her favorite game is a tag.

Every Saturday at school, Pratigya is given one of her favorite sweets at Pardada Pardadi for lunch, and it is called jalebi. It is orange sugar syrup deep fried and it is very sticky, but many of the girls love this sweet!

Thank you so much James, David, Craig, Alice and Brad, Leo, BIll and Colleen, Erik, Molly, James (x 3) and the Butson Family for coming together to support a full year of tuition for Pratigya! And thank you, Belinda, for providing two sets of school uniforms for Pratigya.

Every day that Pratigya comes to school is another day that is promised for her success in life.