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American girl teaching in India

Guwahati, India ♦ 06 June 2009

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Dhaujee Kelly, a young girl from America spending her vacation with the underprivileged children at Parijat Academy, a school of Assam to provide free education.
She is teaching mathematic and computer to the children of Parijat Academy, which is situated at Pamohi village of Guwahati, Assam, India.
Kelly is a student and she has come to know about the Parijat Academy through internet.

Parijat Academy is a school for underprivileged children.It was established in January 2003. Starting with 4 children in a small room with a pair of desk and bench. It is non religious, non profit school. Providing free education. The school is covering 9 tribal villages Pamohi, Mahguapra, Deosutal, Garchuk, Mainakhorong, Dhalbama, Nowagaon, Garoghuli, Garbhanga.

Parijat Academy is situated in the village of Pamohi near fringe area of Deepor Beel wetland, where migratory birds can be seen. The area is prone to frequent flood. Nearby villages of Parijat Academy the poor tribal family are depend their livelihood through home made rice beer, they sale that and running their family, woodcutter, daily labour, cultivator. So Parijat Academy is thinking for their children not to follow and practice this rice beer making system in their coming life. Parijat Academys perseverance is that to bring their poor children to Parijat Academy and make them engage during days at school by learing different things slowly slowly, about health, education, music, culture, games etc. Children learning subjects at Parijat Academy are Assamese, Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Moral Education, Drawing, Recitation, Music.

Cultivation of crop is not very feasible here. There is lack of health care facility. The literacy rate is very very low. Children specially girls are required to take care of household works.
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