Free A Dalit Child

ProblemFrom the stage at a rally in Bihar, India, a political activist asked a Dalit boy, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" The crowed offered enthusiastic suggestions: "Doctor! Teacher!" But the boy, haggard by 3,000 years of caste oppression, replied, "I can't be anything." The Indian socio-political climate teaches Dalit children that they are "untouchable" and denies them the freedoms that come with an educated mind. They spend their lives in bonded labor or unhealthy working conditions. The Gift In the story above, a Dalit boy believed the messages of his culture and accepted that his life was worthless. But after a short time in a DFN Dalit Education Center, another boy, Babu, is able to proudly wear his uniform and say, "When I grow up, I want to be a police officer!" Through this gift you offer hope for a future to a Dalit child. This child will receive an English education, which is an access key to reliable jobs with good pay. Because our qualified teachers are p