http://www.aimforseva.org
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AIM for Seva
AIM for Seva is a charitable trust working with rural and
tribal marginalised children, transforming their lives through quality living,
education, and healthcare.
Founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in 2000, the organisation
has positively and directly impacted over 10 million people living across 15
Indian States.
AIM for Seva Student Homes
The flagship project of AIM for Seva is the Student Home. A unique concept, this
facilitates a safe shelter for children from far flung areas, enabling them to
attend school regularly without worrying about basic needs of food, shelter and
clothing. Over and above that, they are educated at a Government school, given
after school academic support to stay in the school system and emotional
wellness and strength by the trained caregivers who supervise them in the
student homes.
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All this is provided totally free of cost to the child.
The children, mostly first generation school goers are thus encouraged to finish
schooling, and grow up to be self confident, aware and well balanced individuals
who can contribute to the society. The sustained intervention, starting with the
admission of the child when he/she is 9-10 years in Std. 4, continues well into
the teens, with the young adult completing higher secondary. It is therefore a
lasting transformation, which gives the child a strong foundation not only
academically, but also in life skills. AIM for Seva has 86 such student homes,
and 2800 resident students, of which 22% are girls, in this path breaking
program which has helped to bring down the school dropout rate to a low of 10-
12% in the areas they operate , against the national average of 65%. In less
than a decade AIM for Seva has been able to set up 128 projects, including the
86 student homes, 15 educational institutions, 2 special Schools,1 out of school
centre, 15 Healthcare projects, 7 Women empowerment projects, and 2 community
service in 15 States across India.
Our work is sustained and long term, resulting in transformation of
youth through Education and healthcare.
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