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Community 1st Foundation was founded by 3 Teach for India alumni in Mumbai’s second-largest slum comprising 60 schools and having one of the highest crime rates; Malwani
“I want to break gender stereotypes. I continue helping my mother with housework as it’s everyone’s responsibility”, says Asif - a grade 8th student part of Community1st's programs. He recollects how once his uncle told him, “Why did you clean the house, you are not a girl”. Building life skills have empowered Asif to be aware and critically gauge what is right and what is wrong, form his own opinion, and decide for himself.
This is a journey we are taking to empower every child of Malwani to become problem solvers and leaders of tomorrow; we create opportunities for children, youth, and adults to develop life-skills toward driving this change.
“I want to break gender stereotypes. I continue helping my mother with housework as it’s everyone’s responsibility”, says Asif - a grade 8th student part of Community1st's programs. He recollects how once his uncle told him, “Why did you clean the house, you are not a girl”. Building life skills have empowered Asif to be aware and critically gauge what is right and what is wrong, form his own opinion, and decide for himself.
This is a journey we are taking to empower every child of Malwani to become problem solvers and leaders of tomorrow; we create opportunities for children, youth, and adults to develop life-skills toward driving this change.
What have we done so far?
Community Center: Since October 2016, it has served as a safe space for learning for 350 children, youth, and adults.
Children and youth have engaged in workshops for art, dance, theatre, programming, self-defense, and film-making. We have also piloted basic literacy and math curriculum for mothers in the community.
Student program: We have implemented our life skills curriculum in 7 partner schools with 1700 students (Grades 3rd to 8th) which uses visual & performing arts to build awareness around social issues.
Community Center: Since October 2016, it has served as a safe space for learning for 350 children, youth, and adults.
Children and youth have engaged in workshops for art, dance, theatre, programming, self-defense, and film-making. We have also piloted basic literacy and math curriculum for mothers in the community.
Student program: We have implemented our life skills curriculum in 7 partner schools with 1700 students (Grades 3rd to 8th) which uses visual & performing arts to build awareness around social issues.
After successfully implementing our programs in 7 schools, school principals from 3 other schools are looking forward to partnering with us next year through which we will able to reach a total of 3000 children.
Be a Part of this Change!
With as little as INR 1600*, become a part of this change and contribute towards creating a better future for these children. Your donation will ensure students not only become better learners, but also leaders of tomorrow. (*INR 1600 supports 10 students for a month)
Be a Part of this Change!
With as little as INR 1600*, become a part of this change and contribute towards creating a better future for these children. Your donation will ensure students not only become better learners, but also leaders of tomorrow. (*INR 1600 supports 10 students for a month)
We are supported by our mentors, donors, and HNIs: Nikunj Jhaveri - Chairman, Systems Plus Group, Jas Sandhu - CEO, IntellaQuest, K.K. Mookhey - CEO, NII Consulting, etc. in our endeavor.Our work has also been featured on The Better Indian, BBC. Link here: https://rebrand.ly/BBC_coverage
How will we use the raised funds?
The amount raised through our fundraising campaign shall be utilized in supporting 10 low-income schools from Malwani which will help us impact 3000 students.
How will we use the raised funds?
The amount raised through our fundraising campaign shall be utilized in supporting 10 low-income schools from Malwani which will help us impact 3000 students.
For any questions, please reach out to us at info@community1stfoundation.org or call at +91-9811-282126. You can also visit our website at www.community1stfoundation.org
