Punam wants to become a physician

Thank you all for coming together to provide Punam with a year of computer training and English speaking classes through Pardada Pardadi (PPES). Punam is 17 years old and lives in Manapur, a village in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. She is in the ninth grade at Pardada Pardadi Inter College in Anupshahr. Her father, Radhacharan, is a farmer, and her mother, Lakhmi, is a house wife. Punam also has one sister and five brothers.

Illiteracy among girls in India is widespread. 70% of the children who are not enrolled in school are girls. Pardada Pardadi (PPES) provides free education for its students, including vocational training, textbooks, meals, and supplies. Though it started with an enrollment of 45, PPES now educates and provides job training and employment for 996 girls.

Thank you Dale, Subhash, Sivan, Julian, Jennifer, and Keith for supporting education in India. Your kindness allows Punam to continue studying her favorite subject, English, as she works her way towards becoming a doctor.