Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means to answers all questions - dedicated to all nomadic children by team VSSM

Rekha Bachubhai Chauhan sponsored
by Smt. Aplaben and Shri Atulbhai
Ambavat

Rekha is a child with ambition and determination. Her story sets a best example of achieving esteem through dedication & focus. Her mother Bhikiben has struggled to earn livelihood, after her husband’s sudden demise, this family was left out in tragic situation.

Bhikiben faced this misfortune with sheer courage, along with her five children she started working in farms on daily wages, she raised them with dignity &  respect, but yet she never wanted her children to live this disastrous life, she wanted her daughters to be educated.

VSSM’s presence in her region & our zeal to make the lives of these nomadic communities desirous was known to major community people, Bhikiben was aware, she enquired about our Girls hostel, being a mother a parting her daughter to faraway place was difficult decision, but Bhikiben was sure that VSSM will make her daughter a civilised and educated human being, her expectations & desires was “I want my daughter to study well and be role models in our community. They should inspire other children from our community to receive education and help eradicate practices like child-marriages from our community, only then will my community really shine,”  

VSSM also helped Bhikiben & and younger son to start a new vocation under our Interest Free Loan – Livelihood Programme. Today Bhikiben owns a small farm & cultivates vegetables & her son runs a small shop in village wherein he sells some confectionery & daily use household items. Gradually this family is out of ruin of misfortunes.

Rekha is fortunate to have found a sponsor. Smt. Alpaben and Shri. Atulbhai Ambavat, friend, well-wishers, supporters & our guardian, has taken the entire responsibility of Rekha’s education until she wants to study.

However, this is not the case with many children who still wait for a sponsor.
They need your support to lead a dignified life and realize their dream. Your gift of Child Sponsorship will mean a new lease of life for such children. Thank you.

The Beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take away from you. Inspires VSSM to develop 1st educated generation of nomadic community...

Sonali (alias Sonal) is a happy and vivacious little girl living with her family in a village of Banaskantha. Her life today is a remarkable example of a father aiming high for his children.

Sonal is the youngest daughter of Ratabhai, her mother is a home maker, Ratabhai’s though belongs to nomadic community and brought up with traditional impartialities of gender and discrimination insolences, his revolutionary attitude makes us all proud of him.

Sonali Ratabhai Saraniya sponsored by
Smt. Alpaben and Ahri Atulbhai Ambavat

Ratabhai works as daily wager in farm, earnings, spending, savings was restricted, but dreams were unlimited. Sonal was studying in 1st grade at her village school. Ratabhai had strong desire to educate his kids, he approached VSSM and requested to support his daughter’s education. VSSM understood his plea & took entire education responsibilities of his children. 

Sonal is studying in 3rd grade in H.B.Kapadia School, Ahmedabad, she stays at our Unnati Girls hostel. This little twinkling eye girl is just so shy nature and very innocent. Her remarkable quality is her attitude to learn things very fast, she likes to jumps on swing , she likes to twist herself on the see-saw, she loves to draw , recently she won in a drawing completion in her school. Mischievous yet adorable, Sonal’s entire education expenses are sponsored by Smt. Alpaben & Shri Atulbhai Ambavat.

Sonal has a goal to acquire, to be educated and successful in life. She has not yet decided what field she may choose. But surely she aims high.  Her brother Kiran is staying in VSSM’s Vatsalya Hostel & studying in a premier school.

Alpaben and Atulbhai are truly Friends and representative of VSSM, through their social and professional network as both being famous CA practitioner, they support our work & create awareness in society of likeminded well-wishers for being associated with us to develop the next educated generation of Nomadic communities.

Nomadic Community Child - education a boon - VSSM's initiative

Smiling Manisha!!

Manisha is an icing on cake in our hostel, mischievous yet emotional, bright but sometimes sluggish. We have great hopes from this child.

She belongs to Palanpur Dist. Gujarat State, father Rameshbhai Saraniya, Manisha is the sixth child amongst five elder sisters and two brothers, Rameshbhai is a small dealer in animal trading, this region is hub for inhabitant of buffalo dealers, quality breed animals are found here. But dealers with marginal working capital doesn’t always earn handsome profits. Sometimes he has to go without any work. In such crucial situations he used to work on daily wages.

Manisha’s elder sister worked as house maid in nearby residential societies, her elder brother did not complete his studies, due to bad company he didn’t either bother to finish his schooling and was spoiling his future. Rameshbhai was disappointed with his son’s performance & forced him to work on a tea stall in their village.

Rameshbhai’s endeavour that his children should understand the importance of education, though very lately he realised the need to be educated otherwise he would have educated his elder daughters. Presently his three daughters are studying in our Unnati Hostel. And today Rameshbhai takes pride amongst his community people, for educating his daughters. We too feel honoured as all the three girls are brilliant in their studies.

Manisha is studying in 3^rd grade, very lately enrolled in school otherwise today she would have been studying in 5^th grade.

Kusumben Shah, a humble and dignified personality from Ahmedabad and well–wisher of VSSM, she expressed her wish to sponsor the complete education expense of a girl child, a thought which came to her when she admitted her grand daughter in school, she thought why not to enlighten a girl’s life with the boon of education.

We suggested Manisha’s name & Kusumben willingly accepted. Manisha is hard working, but very frisky, its difficult for her to sit at one place for few hours, but she dreams high to achieve. She is confident that one day she will become Doctor. VSSM take pride to share that Manisha tops in her class.

We extend our gratitude towards Kusumben and her entire family for being the reason to fulfil dreams of Kantibhai to see his children educated.      

A Saraniya girl rising from the shadow of nomadic life with help of VSSM

Child Name : Pinkle Kantibhai Saraniya

Sponsor         : Ms. Shrutiben Ambavat

Pinkle Kantibhai Saraniya, the youngest daughter of kantibhai.

Kantibhai was engaged in buffalo trading business, with marginal capital investment he barely managed to feed his family, sometimes he has to go without any work. In such crucial situations he used to work on daily wages in Palanpur. He was the sole earning person for such a huge family. 

He had strong desire to educate his kids, he approached VSSM and requested to support his daughters for education. VSSM understood his plea & took entire education responsibilities of his children, Till now we have educated his daughters in different hostels . Since this year his children are studying in our Vatsalya Hostel & Unnati Hostel.

Pinkle has an elder sister & two brothers Sendho & Khemo. Sendho is promoted to 10th class, he has scored good in 9th class. He is a brilliant student & continues to stay at our hostel for further studies. He has gained maturity at very young age, understands the self-esteem of life. 

Kantibhai desires, likewise her two brothers Pinkle should also be educated.  

Earlier government schools were out of reach from the settlements where kantibhai stayed with his family. He did not had enough heart to allow his little daughter to walk miles to attend school in Palanpur. Ultimately he convinced to send Pinkle to our Unnati Hostel, Ahmedabad. She was admitted in 4th grade, she was an average student , our team worked dedicated to improve her studies , presently she is stuying in 5th grade. In H.B. Kapadia School. 

Pinkle is a twinkling star, very mischievous, yet adorable. She has a goal acquire education and be successful in life. She has not yet decided what field she may choose. But surely she aims high.  Her brother Sendho regularly guides her in her studies.

Pinkle’s desire to study & Kantibhai’s dream to see his daughter educated was conveyed to our well-wisher Ms. Shrutiben Ambavat though VSSM’s friend Shri. Atulbhai Ambavat. Under our child sponsorship program, Shrutiben readily agreed to sponsor Pinkle for her complete education expense, until she wants to study.

VSSM along with our hostel children will always be grateful to Shrutiben & our society of likeminded well-wishers for being associated with us to develop the next educated generation of Nomadic communities.

Yash - Little Feet. Big Strides For Nomads.

Yash Nayak Sponsored Child By
Shri. Vinodbhai Bhagat

Yash Kanubhai Nayak is the eldest son of Kanubhai, our truly dedicated field worker. Kanubhai’s family belonged to Vanod village, Tal. Dasada, Dist. Surendranagar. 

This village has huge settlements of bajaniya community, children below 10 years had almost stopped going to school, government schools are far from their reach.

Kanubhai tried helping and supporting the organisation in the manner he could, most of the times spending his own money to support the organisation. He also spread the word on VSSM amongst his community. In 2008 when VSSM received money to form a team it asked Kanubhai to be a part of the team. He readily joined the team accepting whatever little remuneration VSSM than offered. 

Once he began to get actively involved and absorbed the principles of VSSM he understood the importance of education and focused on sending his children to school. Kanubhai dreams of educating Yash all the way and make him a role model in their community. 

Kanubhai’s earlier life was full of hardship, to meet daily requirements he had done all odd jobs, but still the essence for education was strong, with bare minimum wages he has managed to pay school fees of Yash. Till 2nd std. Yash studied in Govt. school at Vanod, then after he was admitted to Swaminarayan Gurukul Hostel at Kheda, which accommodated our nomadic children to  stay along with their local students.

Currently he is studying in 9th Std. at N.V.School at Naroda & stays in our Vatsalya Hostel campus along with other Nomadic community children. 

Yash is brilliant student & very disciplined child. He has 3 siblings, all sisters Priyanka, Varsha & Neha. Priyanka & Varsha are acquiring their education in one of the renowned school of Ahmedabad H.B.Kapadia School & stays at our Unnati Girls Hostel, while the youngest amongst these Neha stays at our Vatsalya Hostel. 

Yash is a bundle of joy!! Happy and cheerful, must to say very helpful to others hostel mates. 

Shri. Vinodbhai Bhagat, our well-wisher & donor from Mumbai, has sponsored Yash under our child sponsorship program, for his complete education expense, until he wants to study.