Name: Bal Krishna Bhandari Born: 29-01-2000 $50 per month School Grade: 5 2012/13   Id: NEPL238 Bal Krishna comes from a troubled family background. His mother left the family and his father lost his fingers on one hand in an accident when someone was slaughtering a goat so that makes working more difficult. Bal has one brother and two sisters. He got the best student award in 2010.

Name: Manmit Kumar Born: 05-10-1997 $40 per month School Grade: 7 2011/12   Id: IKMT112 Manmit's parents are working as labourers for daily wages. They live in a house made of mud and tiles. Manmit Kumar has two sisters.

Name: Simhadri Dammala Born: 16-07-2003 $40 per month School Grade: 4 2011/2012   Id: IRJN039 Simhadri is from a fishing community on the coast of Orissa India. The lives of these people are very uncertain as they go in small flimsy boats out into the open sea. Their houses are in the beach only a few metres from the water, and are just sheds with a few sheets of fibro roofing and thatch. Simhadri has 2 sisters and his grandparents also live with this family. His mother works as a day labourer for a construction site carrying bricks and cement to help provide income for this family.

Name: Dhivakar Mallapudi Born: 12-12-2001 $40 per month School Grade: 7 2011/12   Id: IRJN058 Divakars parents both work for daily wages to provide for their children. They are regular church members. His family live in a mud and bamboo house. The Grandparents also reside with them. Divakar is from the Gundiganumala tribe. The women dress differently to other indian women, and their dresses are amazingly colourful.

Name: Chowtapalli Renusri Born: 25-05-2001 $40 per month School Grade: 6 2011/12   Id: IRJN068 Renusri is from a very low income family, she has one brother and lives in a one room rented house with her family. Her father is a day labourer who works in the fields and finds it very difficult to find daily work in which to support his family.

Name: Vaska Tejasri Born: 15-06-2001 $40 per month School Grade: 5 2011/12   Id: IRJN069 Vaska is a young girl with one brother and one sister. Her father works seasonally at a rice mill and her mother is unable to work due to ill health. They live in a concrete slabbed house.

Name: Slipha Parashuram Born: 19-03-2001 $40 per month School Grade: 3 2011/12   Id: IBGM051 Slipha comes from a very large struggling family. She is one of 9 daughters. Her parents work as day labourers, but their combined income is not sufficient to provide for the 9 daughters and their elderly grandparents who also share their home.

Name: Sujin Suresh Born: 23-10-2003 $30 per month School Grade: 3 2011/12   Id: IPLR010 Sujin comes from a poor village family. His father works as a labourer, when work is available. His income barely provides enough food for the family and they cannot afford to continue supporting Sujin and his brother and sister to attend school.

Name: Ragul Muniyappan Born: 10-10-1999 $30 per month School Grade: 7 2011/12   Id: IRPT042 Ragul's mother has a small shop and earns 1500 Rupees a month. She then has to pay for the loan and rent which does not leave them much to provide for the family properly. Ragul's father works as a watchman. He has one brother and one sister.

Name: Ajay Malto Born: 10-02-2000 $40 per month School Grade: 2 2011/12   Id: IBSP029 Ajay comes from a very poor family. His father is a hard worker, ready to do any work given him but it is not enough to provide properly for his family. They do not own enough land for cultivation. Ajay has one brother and two sisters and they live in a hut.

Name: Pidapati Sadhana Born: 09-10-1997 $40 per month School Grade: 9 2011/12   Id: INSP306 Pidapati Sadhana's family live with the grandparents. Her father helps the grandfather with his work. They live in a rented home.

Name: Saroj Kumar Born: 12-07-2000 $40 per month School Grade: 2   Id: IKMT086 Saroj is one of 5 children in this family. His father is a day labourer earning very little and struggles to maintain the family needs. The family live in a small hut.

Name: Doondi Kommukuri Born: 14-09-2001 $40 per month School Grade: 3 2011/12   Id: INZV324 Doondi is one of four children in this family. His father works for daily wages and his mother is unable to work due to a mental illness she struggles with. The family income is not sufficient to provide for the basic needs of the family.

Name: Santhosh Kumar Mutyala Born: 21-09-1996 $40 per month School Grade: 9 2011/12   Id: IZHB029 Santhosh has two brothers and his family live in a small asbestos sheet home. His father works as a tailor. They struggle to meet the basic family needs. Santhosh is calm going and average in studies, helpful, obedient and hardworking.

Name: Nishika Shilal Born: 12-08-2004 $50 per month School Grade: UKG 2011/12   Id: IKMP240 Nishika has two brothers. Her father has a liver disease from a past drinking problem and is unable to work. Her mother tries to pick up daily work when it is available to her, although she has difficulty in doing so due to her own ill health.

Name: Sachindu Indunil Gunasena Born: 26-04-2000 $50 per month School Grade: 6   Id: SLAKP094 Sachindu is an orphan boy who lives with his grandmother. Sachindu's grandmother was working abroad, however is elderly and is now unable to provide an income to support Sachindu's basic needs or support his education.

Name: Bapun D Majhi Born: 10-06-1999 $40 per month School Grade: 3 2011/2012   Id: IEMN625 Bapun Majhi has one brother and two sisters. This family lives in a small tribal village in a hilly forest area. There is a stream which is an obstacle in the monsoon. They own about 3 acres of dry land on which they can grow a little in the rainy season. They have grown eucalypts & cashew nuts there. The mother goes for labour work in others fields. The father also works on the roads and construction sites.

Name: Saniya Rajesh Born: 09-03-2005 $25 per month School Grade: 2   Id: IKGL087 Saniya's father is working as a coolie and her mother is a housewife. The grandparents are also living with them. Her father is the only source of income for the entire family and he is struggling to provide adequately for them with the small amount of money he earns. They live in a rented house.

Name: Sinchana Basavaiah Born: 26-03-2002 $25 per month School Grade: 4   Id: IKGL089 Sinchana comes from a Hindu background family, she is a semi orphan child. She lost father when she was just a baby. He died of Jaundice. Her mother is a poor widow working as a cook in a hostel and she is getting paid very little. The child and her mother are staying along with her grandparents in a rented house. Since the income is not sufficient to support the family, Sinchana's mother is also working as a maid servant during evening times in few houses.

Name: Sujai Chikkalinga Born: 28-05-2004 $25 per month School Grade: 2   Id: IKGL090 Sujai's father gets works as a painter but this is not always regular. His mother is a housewife, staying home to look after his little sister. They are struggling on their single income.

Name: Saranath Murthy Doddaningaiah Born: 27-10-2004 $25 per month School Grade: 2   Id: IKGL092 Saranth is the youngest child in the family. The family consists of 7 members, his 3 sisters, his parents and his grandmother. Saranth's Father works very hard to support the family but is struggling on his single income.

Name: Guna Prasad Ningaraju Born: 11-02-2005 $25 per month School Grade: UKG   Id: IKGL094 Guna Prasad's father is working in an office for a very minimal income. He is the sole income earner for the entire family consisting of 7 members. Guna Prasad has two sisters and their grandparents also live with them.

Name: Swati Madaiya Born: 25-05-2002 $25 per month School Grade: 6   Id: IKGL096 Swathi is a semi orphan child. Her father passed away due to heart attack. Swathi is the youngest child in the family. Two of her elder sisters are studying in government school. Her mother helps out at the school for a meagre income. She is struggling to survive.

Name: Rabi Oraon Minz Born: 10-02-2003 $50 per month School Grade: UKG 2011/12   Id: IBJP066 Rabi is from a family with three sisters. The family are from the Tiyaber Tamwari village in the jungle area. They have a small amount of land which is stony and not good for crops. Any crops that do grow are quickly destroyed by animals. His father has passed away from an illness. His mother cares for the children and struggles to support their basic needs and education.

Name: Damu Baskey Born: 13-02-2000 $50 per month School Grade: 2   Id: IBSP053 Damus mother died from Tuberculosis when he was a small baby. His father struggled to support the family and eventually poverty overcame them as relatives had taken over their land. They can no longer provide for the most basic of family needs.

Name: Dhanay Hembrom Born: 07-04-1999 $50 per month School Grade: 2   Id: IBSP055 Dhanay is from a large family with three sisters and one brother. His father passed away from Tuberculosis when he was just a baby. The mother struggled to provide for the family from that time on working for daily wages as a maid in others homes. Her eldest daughter has married and another elder sister works for daily wages as a maid to help her mother. They have a small amount of land in which they lease to others to help cover food costs though it is not sufficient. The family struggle for the most basic of needs.

Name: Manju B Malto Born: 9-02-2001 $50 per month School Grade: 2   Id: IBSP057 Manju has two sisters and one brother. Her mother passed away when she was very small. Her father remarried but the step mother is not accepting the children and wishes that they work at home rather than get an education. Their father desires that they receive an education and has therefore placed them in this school. Her younger brother is kept at home during vacation to work.

Name: Rabi Mahli Indwar Born: 22-10-1998 $50 per month School Grade: UKG 2011/12   Id: IBJP088 Rabi is an orphan who lost his mother in 2005 and his father in 2009. He stays with another man and tends his animals in return for board and keep. Rabi is unable to be educated without sponsorship.

Name: Walarmathi Muthian Born: 13-10-2000 $50 per month School Grade: 6   Id: SLAKP099 Walarmathi is the eldest daughter of this family. She has two sisters and one brother. The father works for minimal daily wages as a labourer and struggles to maintain the family needs and education as well.

Name: Kingson Pandi Durai Born: 20-09-2003 $40 per month School Grade: 5 2011/12   Id: IJMS280 Kingson's father has left the family and his mother must now support her two sons on her small income as a labourer. They live in a rented hut.

Name: Andrews Jeyaraj Chinnadurai Born: 27-01-2003 $40 per month School Grade: 3 2011/12   Id: IJMS308 Andrew's parents have three boys and three girls and are unable to earn enough to educate them. His mother is often sick so this makes their situation even worse. Andrew's father works as a day labourer on minimal wages which simply cannot meet the family's needs.

Name: Poopathi Chinnapoornani Born: 31-01-2003 $40 per month School Grade: 4 2011/12   Id: IJMS309 Poopathi's is a smart little boy from a very poor family. His parents work as labourers, but do not always have regular work. Poopathi has two sisters and they live in a rented hut.

Name: Dharshini Radha Krishnan Born: 20-05-1999 $40 per month School Grade: 7 2011/12   Id: IJMS337 Dharshini's father suffers from tuberculosis and cannot do any hard work. A large portion of the family's income is spent on his treatment. Her parents and her younger brother live in a mud home with a tin roof. Dharshini needs assistance to continue her studies.

Name: Alwin Gabriel Selvam Born: 21-10-1999 $40 per month School Grade: 7 2011/12   Id: IJMS318 Alwin's father is paralysed and cannot walk, leaving his mother to earn an income as a labourer. Alwin has an older sister and brother who also attend school. His mother is struggling to support the children as well as earn money for them to be educated.

Name: Devki Praja Born: 14-08-2003 $50 per month School Grade: LKG 2012/13   Id: NEPL432 Devki comes from a family with too many mouths to feed. She has three brothers and two sisters. Her parents work as farmers but struggle to make ends meet.

Name: Laxmi Praja Born: 21-07-2002 $50 per month School Grade: LKG 2012/13   Id: NEPL433 Laxmi's father deserted her family and they very rarely see him. The mother struggles to be able to feed the children let alone educate them. They are way below the poverty line.

Name: Erras Dilshantha Warnakulasoorly Ambaganabe Fernao Born: 02-03-2001 $50 per month School Grade: 5   Id: SLAKP102 Erras Dilshantha is from a poor family on a single low income who struggle to provide for the basic necessities. He has one brother and one sister.

Name: Pratima Benya Born: 20-02-1995 $40 per month School Grade: 8 2011/12   Id: IEMN157 Pratima comes from a large family with two brothers and four sisters. They live far away in a remote area. Her father works as a labourer for daily wages but struggles to earn enough to support the family. They live in a mud hut with a thatch roof.

Name: Harshini Purshothaman Born: 24-11-2002 $30 per month School Grade: 3   Id: IKGF073 Harshini comes from a Christian family. Her family are facing alot of issues and financial crisis and she needs help to be able to get a good education. She has one brother and they live in a rented house.

Name: Abid Minz Born: 18-02-2005 $25 per month School Grade: LKG   Id: IKMG014 Abid's father does not have a regular job. He worked in Tea Factory, but later discontinued due to sickness. His income is from daily wages. Abid's grandparents are also living with them. They are very old. They are struggling to provide for the entire family on a single income.

Name: Tanusree Oraon Born: 30-05-2007 $25 per month School Grade: LKG   Id: IKMG027 Tanusree's father works in the Tea gardens. He sprays medicines on the plants and is in charge of pest works. The income that he is gets is not at all sufficient to meet the needs of the family. Tanusree is the eldest child with two baby sisters. Sometimes her mother goes and works as maid servant in few houses, in order to help support the family. They need help with the education of their children.

Name: Anjeeta Lakra Born: 02-04-2003 $25 per month School Grade: 2   Id: IKMG028 Anjeeta is the youngest child in the family, her father is physically challenged and not in any condition to work. Anjeeta has got 2 elder brothers, both of them are studying in alocal government school. Her mother works in the tea gardens and is struggling to earn enough to provide for the entire family adequately.

Name: Sarojini Songa Born: 04-08-1993 $40 per month School Grade: 9 2011/12   Id: IJMS226 Sarojini's father passed away leaving her mother to provide for the family on her single labourers income. Sarojini has one brother and one sister and they live in a thatch home.

Name: Piyas Dural Born: 01-04-1996 $50 per month School Grade: 6 2011   Id: IKMP033 Piyas Dural's family lost everything when the Maoist terrorists came and looted their home. His father works as a labourer but is unable to earn enough to manage the family's needs. Piyas has two brothers and two sisters also.

Name: Ruben Besoi Born: 3-10-1996 $40 per month School Grade: 7 2011/12   Id: IEMN683 Ruben has one sister. His parents are both day laborers earning minimal wages. Ruben's father has 2 acres of dry land where he can grow crops in the rainy season only and many years they fail. Ruben is hard working and friendly and studying OK.

Name: Gopi Nagaraj Gullamma Born: 01-06-2000 $40 per month School Grade: 3 2011/12   Id: IIHP273 Gopi Nagaraj's parents are both day laborers on minimal wages. They are struggling to provide for the most basic of needs for their three children. They live in a rented concrete home.

Name: Tejaswini Kanumuri Born: 12-06-2005 $25 per month School Grade: 1 2011/12   Id: IRJM082 Tejaswini Kanumuri comes from an extremely poor family situation. Her father has to support his parents as the grandparents lost everything in the floods in 2009. His earning is very minimal as the work is seasonal. The mother is trying to help by doing some work as a maid in peoples houses. Tejaswini has one brother.

Name: Subani Manduweka Siddi Born: 15-06-1999 $40 per month School Grade: 8 2011/12   Id: IJMS199 Subani and his family live in a small hut in the forest. Subani's father earns a small income working as a labourer for wealthy landowners and his mother takes care of the family home. Often they do not have enough money to buy food and other necessities, so education is not an option without sponsorship.

Name: Khrishna Jumma Siddi Born: 03-04-1995 $40 per month School Grade: 10 2011/12   Id: IJMS209 Khrishna's family live in a forest reserve. His father earns an income as a labourer, however his income is barely enough to meet the family's basic needs. Khrishna is studying well and enjoys music and sports.

Name: Niten Tirkey Born: 23-01-2001 $40 per month School Grade: 4 2011/12   Id: INXB404 Niten has one brother and his family live in a small mud and thatch hut. His father works for daily wages as a labourer in a tea garden, although his work is not regular. This family struggle to provide the most basic of needs on such a low income. The grandparents also rely on the family for support.

Name: Manuel Hembrom Born: 03-06-1996 $40 per month School Grade: 7 2011/12   Id: INXB406 Manuel is studying well at school. He has two brothers and one sister. His father earns daily wages as a rickshaw puller, though struggles to provide for the family needs.

Name: Rohit Lakra Born: 28-02-2001 $40 per month School Grade: 2 2011/12   Id: INXB407 Rohit Lakra has one brother. Both his parents are uneducated. His father works as a labourer on a farm, though struggles to provide for the family's most basic of needs. The elderly grandparents also rely on the family for support.

Name: Rahul Lakra Born: 06-01-1997 $40 per month School Grade: 3 2011/12   Id: INXB415 Rahul's family live in a bamboo hut with his grandparents. He has one brother and one sister. His father works for daily wages as a farm laborer. The family have a small patch of land where they are growing rice. Both parents also go for day laboring work when it becomes available to them.

Name: Rumali Soren Born: 23-02-2002 $40 per month School Grade: 4/2012   Id: BSA048 Rumali needs to be sponsored to continue her education as her father works on a farm as a daily labourer and earns very very little. She is a good girl.

Name: Mhindha Kumar (Maindhkumar) Born: 19-06-1999 $50 per month School Grade: 7   Id: SLAKP050 Mhindha Kumar was living with his cousins as both his parents died when he was only small. His foster mother Selvamani cannot support his needs on her income as a day labourer.

Name: Parameshwaran Krujan Krujan Born: 01-09-2001 $50 per month School Grade: 6   Id: SLAKP051 Parameshwaran has one sister. He enjoys school and likes to play cricket. The family live in a small rented asbestos sheet house. His father works for daily wages as a labourer and struggles to provide for the family due to irregular income.

Name: Avinash Lakra Born: 23-04-2003 $50 per month School Grade: 1 2011/12   Id: IBJP028 Avinash lives with his mother and grandmother. Both are widows, and they live off a small government pension. Avinashs father was killed in an accident.

Name: Sarada Dewi Retnasami Born: 28-02-1996 $50 per month School Grade: 10   Id: SLAKP056 Sarada has two sisters. Her father left the family home and her mother is struggling to support the family on her low income and irregular work as a day laborer.

Name: Khokon Boidya Born: 20-09-1998 $40 per month School Grade: 8 2012   Id: BKM033 Khokon is an only child who lives in a rented house with both parents and his grandmother. Khokon likes school and desires to become a doctor. His Father Jotu is a driver and his mother works in a mobile telephone shop, but they do not earn enough to cover his education and their cost of living.

Name: Korinton Tanggty Born: 08-03-2000 $40 per month School Grade: 4 2012   Id: BKM060 Korinton's father works in a service industry. He has one brother and one sister and they live in rented house. His fathers wage is not sufficient to cover the family's needs and the education for the children.

Name: Pravani Mandli Born: 03-12-2002 $40 per month School Grade: 6 2011/12   Id: IVMP057 Pravani is one of two children in this family. Her father works for daily wages as a labourer. The family live in a rented concrete home and struggle to afford basic necessities.

Name: Malleswari Milli Born: 15-06-2000 $40 per month School Grade: 4 2011/12   Id: IVMP059 Malleswari has two brothers and one sister. Both of her parents work for minimal daily wages as labourers.

Name: Jenshmary Loganathan Born: 17-01-2000 $50 per month School Grade: 7   Id: SLAKP072 Jenshmary is from a poor family. She has one brother and one sister. Her parents both work for daily wages and struggle to afford the basic necessities, as well as an education for their children.

Name: Betum Akila Jayasuriya Patabendige Born: 30-11-2001 $50 per month School Grade: 4   Id: SLAKP085 Betum has one brother and is from a very poor family. Betum's father left the family home and her mother has no work and struggles to provide for the children. They currently live in a rented home.

Name: Moti Pradhan Born: 4-05-1996 $40 per month School Grade: 5 2011/12   Id: INXB032 Motti is from a very poor family. His father cares for his sick mother and aunt as well as his grandparents and 5 uncles. His father works in the school and his mother works in a tea garden.

Name: Romika Hembrom Born: 07-02-2009 $40 per month School Grade: 3 2011/12   Id: INXB223 Romika's parents both work as labourers. She comes from a large family with four sisters. They live in a broken down hut. Her parents are struggling to provide enough for food let alone the children's education.

Name: Cing Khawl Nuam Born: 29-10-1988 $100 per month School Grade: Nursing II 2010/11   Id: INNRS022 Cing Khawl is a good student who is studying nursing and is due to finish in November of 2013. She has a mischeivious sense of humor and likes to make jokes. Cing Khawl has a sweet smile and is very musical, she uses her talents in singing to lead a childrens choir. Her father is a retired teacher who is quite elderly and sick and her mother is also sick. Cing Khawl was originally sent to work as a servant girl but was fortunate to be chosen by Asian Aid for sponsorship.

Name: Kajoli Hansdak Born: 03-09-1998 $40 per month School Grade: 6/ 2012   Id: BSA204 Kajolis parents work as day labourers and only earn a pittance. The family struggles to survive. She is one of four children. The family live in a small mud and straw hut. One day she has dreams of becoming a Nurse.

Name: Sunil Malto Born: 07-07-1995 $50 per month School Grade: 6 2011/12   Id: IKMT092 Sunil's father died when Sunil was a small boy. His eldest brother and mother go to the jungle to collect dry wood and sell them in the market everyday. The 3 little boys stay at home while the mother is away. His house is made of mud walls and a thatched roof. Mother cannot repair the house because it costs too much money. During rainy season the roof leaks.