Why Education?

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The aim of the Trust is to provide a basic education. In communities as poor as these villages, the main aim of education is not necessarily to increase employment opportunities but (over time) to improve quality of life.

The education focuses not just on traditional subjects like literacy, but also on practical skills like hygiene and education.

Research has shown that a primary education has a direct benefit on crop yields in subsistence farming. The rate of children surviving childhood and infancy increase dramatically when the mother has received even a basic education.