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Charity ProjectsThe Ashram is home not only to Swami Ji and his family but also to a number of students between the age of 12 and 20 who receive a spiritual education there. The students learn Yoga, Meditation and Sanskrit literature from experienced and qualified teachers. Their education and full board is free of charge. This means that their families are free of this financial pressure and the students learn and grow in a positive, loving and spiritual environment. Right next to the building of the cave poor children of the neighbourhood daily learn in the Swami Balendu e.V. Kindergarten and Primary School. Their families live below the poverty line. Due to their very small income they cannot afford to send their children to school. Many of the parents go to work in the morning and with the salary of the same day they buy food for dinner. They do not have any savings to pay school fees and mostly do not have time or the knowledge to teach their children themselves. In the Swami Balendu e.V. Kindergarten and the Primary School there are no school fees. The institutions are run by donations which make it possible that the children receive school uniforms, books, pens and daily a warm lunch. Parents can drop them in the morning before going to work and pick them up again in the afternoon, when returning back home. In the Swami Balendu e.V. Kindergarten the children get to know the basics of reading and writing in a playful way. They get used to being in a group and sitting for a while like they will have to when they go to school. With the help of symbols and pictures they learn colours, forms, the names of animals and more. The youngest children are three years old. At the age of six they can go to the first class of primary school. There they have Hindi classes as well as English lessons. In the higher classes they learn more about the history and the geography of India. Arts also find a place in the schedule and many children like these classes best: they paint, sing and even learn classical Indian dance. On special events like the independence day of India they can show what they have learned which is each time a wonderful performance. As mentioned above, the Kindergarten and the primary school are run by donations. All children are supported by Shree Bindu Sewa Sansthan and many of them also have sponsors from all over the world. You, too, can sponsor a child and ensure his or her education for only 140 Euro per year. You can also support our project by sponsoring the food for one or several days. |
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