Dear AFEC Supporter,
Indian institutions are starting to open up slowly after months of being closed due to COVID-19, The last few months have been very difficult for our AFEC Achievers. The ones who were employed lost their jobs and almost all educational institutions shut down. Thanks to supporters like you, we were able to provide Achievers with smartphones and a subscription to Enguru, a spoken English app. Twenty-six Achievers who didn’t have smartphones were given one, and an initial batch of 50 Achievers were enrolled in Enguru. They are enjoying a friendly competition to see who can make the most progress each week!
We are also excited to be working with a stellar second partner Udayan Care. Like our original partner CSA, which has over 20 years of experience working with 90+ orphanages in India, Udayan Care has been working with disadvantaged children over the last 25 years. Udayan Care runs 17 homes for orphans across four states, and supports the alumni from their homes, regardless of age, until they can be self-sufficient.
Udayan Care and AFEC are collaborating on a pilot project to help youth aging out of orphanages that provide no support after 18. With multiple partners, we can test our model as well as address scaling.
We have over 120 new AFEC Achievers signed up, just waiting for educational institutions to open up again. We are looking forward to getting back to work!
Warmly,
Gita
