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Lepakshhi Educational Society

 

Empowering underprivileged through education

I am proud to say that the M&E programme of Smile Foundation is boon to the under privileged Children. This is very helpful to the Children to continue their studies. Without this programme it is very difficult for us to provide education and other services to these vulnerable Children. I heartily thankful to the Smile Foundation for supporting our organization to extend the services to these Children. I request Smile Foundation to support us to extend the services in the Tribal areas also.

Mr Uma Maheswara Rao, Director, Lepakshhi Educational Society

 

About the partner

Lepakshhi Educational Society is a registered organization under Societies Act and combination of professional people to combat against poverty and hunger for under privileged people in the society in urban and rural areas of Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. Their main aims and objectives are to uplift poor people through providing formal and non formal education, shelter, life skills development through self employment trainings to earn their daily bread, health care assistance and health education, trainings on low cost farming and time to time need based help with our limited resources.

 

About the project

The main aim of this project is to provide qualitative education to children of the poor and needy who run the risk of being dropped out of school. All the children come from below the poverty line and most of their parents are daily laborers.

Along with the education, the hygiene and health condition of the children is also taken care of. Children and their parents are very happy with the facilities that are provided. A meeting with the parents of each child is conducted every month wherein feedback is given regarding the child’s progress, strengths, weaknesses and talents.

Other ongoing initiatives

•   STeP centre for the underprivileged youth of the community
•   Health awareness and medical help to the rural and slum communities
•   Self employment trainings to empower rural youth and school drop-out boys and girls
•   Women Empowerment through various activities including formation of self-help groups
•   Trainings to farmers on water and soil conservation
•   HIV/AIDS awareness programmes for high risk groups
•   Rehabilitation programmes for street children in Visakhapatnam
•   Free Computer education for children from the rural and slum communities
•   Free health check-up camps in the slums and rural areas in Visakhapatnam