Chanchal is a budding doctor

Chanchal Kumari is 14 years old and lives in the village of Anoopshahr in Uttar Pradesh, in a two room house without electricity, water or sanitation facilities. Her father, Subash, is a farmer and her mother, Guddi Devi is a housewife. She has two brothers and two sisters.

Chanchal is in grade 8, and likes to play sports at school, especially baseball. She loves studying English and wants to become a doctor when she grows up. Her parents are determined to give her a good education, but they realize that a girl from rural India faces many disadvantages when looking for a job, because she cannot speak English and doesn’t know how to conduct herself in an alien environment.

The donation from Bellevue Rotary will be used to provide computer classes and spoken English classes for an entire year. In addition, Chanchal will also get to attend workshops on personality development and be taught basic social skills. This will go a long way in ensuring that Chanchal gets a job that is commensurate with her qualifications.

Thank you for supporting Chanchal.