Sponsorship to Empower the Oppressed Poor
Change Lives
Find out how you
could help
two desperately
needy communities
to get jobs
that will change
their families'
lives for good.
Because Switched On works in a smart way, "on a shoe string," using computers for correspondence and so on, the sponsorship fees are low and our admin overhead is less than 5%.
We'll offer you anonymous contact with your students through easy-to-use messaging on our website.
Thanks,
Help the poor and oppressed, such as Shama and James:
Name:
Shama (example)
School year:
4th (11-12 yrs)
Birthday:
15th March
Hobby:
Drawing
Community:
New Delhi Slum, India
Name:
James Than Sum
Age:
19
Birthday:
9th February
Hobbies:
Football & studying
Community:
New Delhi refugees, India
Sponsor where we still need the most support - either a downtrodden slum child or persecuted Christian Burmese refugee.
Sponsor Slum Children
16 children
sponsored so far
sponsored so far
Target: 100
Sponsor one or more places for children in a very poor Indian suburb, many from a downtrodden group. Though their clothes look nice, their families often can't afford meals. Your donation will provide ongoing computer & Internet education to enable them to find better work when they leave school, earning £2-3, instead of less than £1 per day. People voluntarily share income with their families, and your students will have a real chance to escape the poverty trap.
You will have the joy of termly messages from your sponsored student(s), progress reports and optional message exchanges - all via the Switched On web site to protect your privacy.
Student sponsorship - £10/month
Sponsor Persecuted Burmese Refugees
0 refugees
sponsored so far
sponsored so far
Target: 40
Sponsor one or more places for Burmese refugees living in an Indian city. They have fled cruel persecution from an oppressive military regime because they are Christians. Unable to speak a local language, they can earn a meagre 70p/day working as labourers, which means they must share tiny apartments and struggle to afford even rice because of escalating food prices. Your donation will enable us to teach them basic English and computer skills so they can earn several times that pay and provide for their families.
You will have the joy of brief termly messages from your sponsored student(s), progress reports and optional message exchanges - all via Switched On to protect your privacy.
Student sponsorship - £10/month
Photos & profiles of persecuted refugees coming here soon, but you can sponsor places now!
Sponsor where it is most needed
27 people
sponsored so far
sponsored so far
Target by end Dec: 140
Switched On's projects seek to help the marginalised and oppressed get out of poverty by educating them so they can get better jobs and so feed their families and get further education etc. It is hard to imagine life where staple food is difficult to afford, yet this reality for many can be changed by helping people cross the digital and language divides through Switched On's learning centres so they can get better-paid jobs.
You will support one or more student places, and students will be allocated from our centres. You will have the joy of brief termly emails from your sponsored student(s), progress reports and optional message exchanges - all via Switched On to protect your privacy.
Student sponsorship - £10/month
Case study
Santosh's father is a farm labourer, typically earning less than £1 a day. Following a short Switched On computer course, Santosh now earns £2.75/day as a data entry operator. He can now help his family pay for food.
Switched On in photos
Richard, Merja and family are now based in India. Here are some photos.
Improvisation - we can't get decorations here!
A Switched On course (trialled with a wealthier group than the slum children and Burmese)
Slum children eeking a living from the rubbish dump.
Burmese refugees queuing for assylum, to escape their military oppressors.
Increase the joy. Sponsor today!
Give a gift of empowerment to those who need I.T. most!
