Project Prayas:

“My parents wanted me to get married, but I refused to marry because I wanted to study. My parents did not agree because they could not afford my education any further, so I spoke with a Prayas mentor. She met my parents and made them understand the consequences of early marriage. My parents finally agreed to send me back to school on getting financial assistance from Prayas.” -- Guddi

“I wanted to study but my parents did not allow me to go to school. They wanted me to take care of my younger brothers.”  -- Anju

“My father and my brother don’t like me stepping out of the house. They say a woman’s place is in the house and that’s where she should stay. But I want to study.” -- Ruchi

For female children in India realizing their dream of becoming an educated, self empowered member of society is an uphill task.   Young girls often find themselves in a position where their progress is sacrificed for their family or by social taboos.

Project Prayas supports families that are unable to afford educating their daughters due to inadequate funds and/or social stigmas.

The selection of students to be accepted into Prayas is on the basis of their economic status and academic merit. Prayas is unique in that they provide each student with a mentor.  This mentor’s serves a pivotal role in the success and monitoring of the student.

Currently we are supporting a very diversified group of students under this program. They consist of students at primary, secondary and college level from various parts of India.  We hope to empower these girls via education into strong, self sufficient women!