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Colorss Foundation
Pune, India
Colorss Foundation is a registered trust in India working towards the well-being of underprivileged children by integrating arts and technology. Some of the programs conducted by Colorss are ‘One of its kinds’. They help in making these children self-confident and esteemed individuals. Our volunteers come from different corners of the globe; they work with a single motto making Colorss a NGO which is true to its name and deeds. At Colorss we all have a common belief; small steps lead to big changes. Therefore the activities that we perform have a long lasting impression in an individual’s life.
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Current Projects
The Colorss Foundation operates as a registered trust with one project site in Pune City, India. Currently, the foundation relies solely on contributions from its trustees to maintain services for 80 children at this project site. This number is expected to grow within the month of June 2011 as we would be adopting one more municipal school, and the organization needs additional donations and volunteers to expand services to the many others who could benefit from Colorss programs.
Partner Projects
Colors of Life and Project Enhance are the two projects that are being carried out in Pune city with Pune Municipal Schools located in Pune Cantonment Board area.
Project Enhance:
Project Enhance uses sport and the arts as tools to promote physical well-being while improving mental health. Mental health is not just the absence of mental disorder; rather, it is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community.
In India, even today girl child is considered as a liability and is often ignored; even harassed and molested. Project Enhance is targeted at empowering the girl child through a blend of martial arts and creative arts resulting into increased self-confidence and improved academic performance as a result.
Objectives:
- To empower girl child
- Develop discipline to achieve mutual respect and understanding
- Develop trust ,confidence, cooperation and togetherness
- Increase attention span
Colors of Life:
Background:
‘Colors of Life’ provides an answer to one of our nation’s most troubling problems. Although more children are staying in school than in previous years, there are still too many students dropping out, even at the very earliest levels. This problem is especially prevalent among the poor and the disabled. Some studies estimate that as many as 70% of children will drop out before finishing the higher secondary stage. More than half of all children leave school before ninth grade. To reduce these rates, we have to figure out why so many children aren’t finishing their studies.
For the most part, children drop out, or are taken out of school by their parents, because they think that school is irrelevant. Many families see school as a bad investment — they’d rather have their children earning money or caring for younger siblings. But by leaving school early, children often fail to realize their full potential; innate skills and abilities are lost by neglect or by failure to explore and foster talents and interests.
If children and their families could see how education will bring much greater economic benefit than might otherwise be gained in the short term, without proper schooling, they would almost invariably prefer to complete their studies.
Objectives:
- Motivating children to pursue further education
- Reducing the number of school dropouts
- Empowering children, developing pride and responsibility in work
- Enhancing leadership quality
All of these projects seek to enhance the life experience of program participants by helping them build skills sets as well as self-esteem and by exercising their mental and physical faculties.
In addition to these projects, employees and volunteers provide more targeted physical rehabilitation and career guidance to participants, counseling to children and families, and advocacy within the community.
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Mission Statement
Open to all, Colorss Foundation is a charitable, nonprofit body, focused on serving marginalized people, regardless of caste, religion, creed or gender - those who lack the resources and opportunities to create a place for themselves in society.
Mission: To form a family of like-minded people whose motive would be to empower socially deprived children with qualities like self-confidence, responsibility, and self-esteem, at the same time ensuring that these children complete their school education.
Vision: To develop the underprivileged children into value-driven individuals and provide them a way forward to give something back to the society.