Spotlight On
Importance Of Education

people in India live in slum communities.
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children between 6-17 years are out of school in India.
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girls drop out of class 7.
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people live in Mumbai slum communities.
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years is the average life expectancy here, compared to the national average of 67.
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Growing Concerns

Slum communities are unauthorised settlements. Therefore, financial aid becomes an imminent need and it is the children in these slum communities who bear the life-long brunt of growing up in extreme poverty.

Illiteracy, malnutrition and neglect combine to stunt a child’s physical and mental growth leaving these children in slum communities even more vulnerable and at-risk for exploitation than their parents.

Human trafficking, drug addiction, child labour, child marriage, physical and sexual abuse are just some of the forms of exploitation faced by children of slum communities.

What Solution Does Vision Rescue Bring?

To ENGAGE & SUSTAIN children in education, Vision Rescue operates in a two-fold Community Intervention Program model that focuses on providing key services to engage children in education, as well as support services for the child, their family and their community to ensure they are sustained in education.

Vision Rescue’s mission is to rescue children from all forms of exploitation by engaging and sustaining children in education. Education is the only tool that can sustainably break a child out of the intergenerational cycle of poverty and exploitation. For us at Vision Rescue, through 17 years of work with children in the slum communities of Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, we have learnt that lack of education has deprived children from vital information requisite for their survival. Illiteracy is the key barrier that prevents a person from accessing his/her lawful rights. When we empower children with education, they are free to access information, make wise and informed choices for themselves today and in the future. Education rescues children from the mindset of poverty that they are surrounded by and empowering them to find their purpose, enjoy their rights and live with dignity.

Engage Children In Education

Vision Rescue engages children in education through five programs conducted within some of Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai’s poorest slum communities:

Sustain Children In Education

Children can only be sustainably engaged in education if we remove the external physical and mental barriers present in their families and communities that prevent them from learning. Thus, to sustain children in education, we also work closely with our children’s families and communities through Community Service Centres – stationary hubs within slum communities where our Beacon Learning Centres are operational. These hubs provide an array of services to our children’s families and communities through Community Managers and Case Officers, all qualified social workers with immense non-profit experience.

Our Impact

Your Support Has Impacted

Directly engaged children in education.
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Children enrolled under formal schooling. 
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Children supported in municipal school.
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Nutritious meals served.
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