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Programs that keep children learning

Every program meets a real need, for a real child, and you can see what it paid for.

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Six ways Saath Foundation stands with a child

Start with a child through Hold a Hand, or back the program behind the need.

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    Hold a Hand

    Sponsor a child's schooling, meals and care, fully or in part.

    Choose a child and a need, from a full year to a single school bag. Give once or monthly. Follow your money in your Rupee Trail.

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    Class 10/12 Support

    Help through the board years.

    We pay board-year costs such as exam fees, practicals, guides and Class 11 admission, keep every exam date, and help with scholarships.

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    Scholarship Clinic

    Help applying for scholarships children are eligible for.

    Trained staff help families find schemes and fill in the forms, with the family present. Scholarship money goes to the family's own bank account, never to Saath Foundation.

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    See to Learn

    Eye checks and glasses, so children can read the board.

    Screening with a qualified partner, then glasses from an optician Saath Foundation pays. We check again at 3 and 6 months that the glasses are being worn.

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    Document & Scheme Desk

    Help with certificates and government schemes.

    Birth and income certificates, scholarships, health cover: we help families apply for what they're entitled to. We never charge a fee, and benefits go to the family's own account.

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    Coming later

    Women Support

    Helping mothers and families get their documents and schemes.

    We're starting with help on documents and schemes, which mothers most often handle. More will follow.

How your gift reaches a program

You pay Saath Foundation. Saath Foundation pays the school, the optician or the bookshop, and records each payment against the need it met. Signed-in donors see those payments in their Rupee Trail.

Where your ₹ went

  1. You giveOnce or monthly, to a child's need or a program.
  2. Saath Foundation paysThe school, the optician or the bookshop. Never cash to a family.
  3. You see itEach payment, against the need it met, in your Rupee Trail.

Give time, books or clothes

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    Donate books

    Pledge books and track them to a child's shelf.

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    Donate clothes

    Pledge clothes and follow each stage.

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    Teach a child

    Supervised online group sessions, including evenings and weekends.

Questions

Can I choose which program my money goes to?

Yes. Pick a program on the donate page, or choose a child's need through Hold a Hand. If you'd rather not choose, the general fund goes where it's needed most.

Does Saath Foundation take any of the scholarship money?

No. Scholarships and government benefits are paid to the family's own bank account. We never charge a fee.

Not sure where to start?

Give to the general fund and we'll put it where it's needed most. You'll still see where it went.

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