In recent years, Bengaluru has seen a large influx of migrant laborers from other parts of Karnataka. These laborers spend the day hard at work at various constructions sites which are springing up on the outskirts of the city. Their children are often left at home, which not only robs them of an education but is also dangerous given the abject poverty they live in.
Gubbachi Learning Community, started in 2015, has been supporting these families by providing for the education of the children. It runs a bridge learning center at the Kodathi Government School off Sarjapur Road, in order to mainstream children who are out of school by helping them gain the required knowledge. The learning center currently has over 80 children, with Gubbachi having signed an MOU with the Karnataka Education Department.
ABOUT ME AND THE CAMPAIGN
Hi! I'm Prabhav Kamojjhala, a 12th-grade student at Greenwood High International School, and I have started this campaign to raise funds for supporting the education of the children of migrant labourers. I have a deep passion for economics and finance and am also a film buff and lover of jazz music. Politics greatly interests me as well. At the same time, I am involved in various social service initiatives and have been inspired to take up this cause. By supporting my cause you are helping me provide the necessary education to children from underprivileged homes, as well as lending a helping hand to society as a whole. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give and so I urge you to give me your support. A simple act of kindness can have a profound impact on someone else's life and with your help, we can truly make a difference. After all, no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
As an individual, I am trying to raise INR 36000. Between me and a group of friends from school, we are hoping to raise funds to provide for the education of 5 children for 12 months.
All of us study at Greenwood High International School.
The cost of educating a child is 3000 INR per month. My friends and I are raising funds to provide for the education of at least 5 children for an entire year. We would ideally like to raise funds for 20 kids with your generosity. My goal is to raise INR36000. Please continue funding my campaign even after I cross my goal, as additional funds will help us provide the children with education for a longer duration.
About GUBBACHI
Our mission is to enable the educational inclusion of the migrant ‘out of school’ child, at the destination site.
We are a community of learners who have come together to bridge migrant Out of School Children back into the public education system. A program which endeavors to make learning meaningful for the child and strives to improve the life chances of the child ...and, potentially, her family!
In October 2015, six of us got together to start our first bridge learning center at the Kodathi Govt. School off Sarjapur Road.
The team behind GUBBACHI
Kodathi is a high migration urban pocket in South East Bangalore. The area has high levels of construction activity; hence is dotted with many migrant labor communities.
We are a registered NGO & any funding made to us has 80G Tax benefits.
COST BREAK UP
The below costs are for the education of 1 child for a month. I am raising 36000 INR to fund this running cost. Between me and my friends, we hope to raise money to fund the education of 5 children for 12 months. That would truly impact a lot of families. Please continue funding this campaign till the last day.
TAX BENEFITS
The money from this campaign will be given to Gubbachi. They will issue receipts to all funders. Since they are an NGO any funding will have tax benefits for those filing taxes in India.
LOCATION
Gubbachi is located at
FAQs
Will we get to know details of the child who benefitted?
Yes. After the money has been collected it will be transferred by Fueladream to Gubbachi. It will take 60-120 days after that to get details of who the beneficiary child was with details of parents, picture etc. Once I get this information from the team at Gubbachi, I shall upload this on the UPDATES section of this campaign. You will then get an alert & can read details about the beneficiary.
What are the crowdfunding charges?
Fueladream charges 3% for the payment for the payment gateway and 9% as crowdfunding charges. With GST the total comes to 14.16%. Net off all these fees - you still get to impact the life of a DMD child for an entire year. There is also an initial fee of 3000 INR which is being waived for us.
When do I get the receipts?
It takes a week after the campaign is closed for the monies to be transferred. The receipts will start getting processed about 2 to 3 weeks AFTER the campaign is closed and will be sent to you directly.
How does crowdfunding work?
Crowdfunding in India is a relatively new concept & is growing very quickly.
It’s s concept that allows a large number of funders (like you) to fund an Idea or a cause or event by giving small amounts of money online. Fueladream is a crowdfunding site and platform in India that allows for such a pooling of funds.
You can fund innovations & ideas on FuelADream and be the first to get these products or make them come true. You can also do a good turn by funding charities and causes through crowdfunding. When you fund a charity it’s more like a donation & you get small innovative rewards like a shout-out on an FB page or a thank you email from the beneficiaries.
