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Alisha Malhotra, in conjunction with One Kind Act and YUVA Unstoppable, is delighted to announce her Bright Start Scholarship Programme:

'Five years ago, after suffering a stroke, I had to put my teaching career on hold. The work I did empowered children to stand on their own two feet. Five years on, I'm returning to education. In partnership with One Kind Act and Yuva Unstoppable, I'm launching Bright Start - An Educational Scholarship Programme to help some of the brightest but most marginalised children in India. Our 6-year programme of education, mentoring and support will help children from 15 years old, through to university and then their first job. This life-changing opportunity will not only help our little heroes but will provide a sustainable solution to helping their own communities in the long term. More than donating money, we are offering you an opportunity to adopt a child for six years. You can get to know them personally, help them grow and inspire them to dream……and together, we can build India's future leaders.' Alisha Malhotra

 

The Cycle of Poverty

The Problem?  - Only up to 50% of India’s children go to school, of which 71% come from impoverished backgrounds but who invariably have to drop out of school by the age of 15
Why? For reasons totally out of their control - their family poverty, child exploitation, forced marriages, poor teaching, lack of school meals…this sad list is endless. 
The Impact? This drop-out pattern means these children never get out of their poverty cycle and cannot aspire to dreams they are capable of fulfilling. 
The Solution? Alisha Malhotra Bright Start Scholarrship Programme

Bright Start
 
The Bright Start Scholarship Programme provides access to further education to the smartest children in India's most economically challenged families; children who are carefully selected by YUVA Unstoppable via a rigorous selection process that takes into consideration their academic ability and their social economic background (family income less £3,000 per annum). 

With your support of £1,500 (equivalent to only £250 per year) and a top up grant of up to £500 from One Kind Act and Yuva Unstoppable, we will be able to provide a child from 15 years old with 6 years of education, mentoring and support through university to their first job.

Your donation will not be handed over to the beneficiary but will be handled by YUVA over the 6 years to pay for all educational expenses of admission to college, tuition fees, stationery, textbooks, college projects and field trips.

And whilst your donation will be directly supporting the full educational needs of the child, our partnership will ensure that the families get any financial support they require to see through their child’s education.

In addition to your donation, we offer you an opportunity to effectively adopt your child and get to know them personally through modern technology, mentor them to help them grow and inspire them to dream and realise their ambitions. You will be regularly appraised of their performance and achievements. 

Education is a human right and a public responsibility. Please help us to help to change the trajectory of the lives of talented children, to invest in a more sustainable future for them and to help them give back to their community in a way that simply was not possible before.

How to Donate
 
Sponsor a Child
  • £1500 from your group of family or friends to sponsor a child for 6 years of further education
  • Select Sponsor a Child above
General Support
  • Any smaller amount to help support ancillary costs of improving upon their educational experience.  
  • Select General Support £20+ above. You can pledge more once you've selected this option

About Yuva

Please note that YUVA Unstoppable is a non-profit in India which has benefited over 1800 schools and 800,000 underprivileged children across 41 cities of India. They work with 100 top corporate companies (HDFC Bank, 3M, IBM, Google, SGS, Korn Ferry, Vedanta, Disney, Hexaware, Nomura Bank, HT Parekh Foundation, CAF, UNICEF, UnitedWay and many others) to transform government schools (better toilets, improved drinking water, scholarships, digital literacy, value-based training, etc.). KPMG audits financials and Deloitte reviews processes.

Grants Awarded to Yuva by One Kind Act

  1. 8 February 2021: £16,200 Education Sponsorships for 9 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  2. 3 March 2021: £19,800 Education Sponsorships for 11 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  3. 5 April 2021: £25,200 Education Sponsorships for 14 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  4. 10 May 2021: £16,200 Education Sponsorships for 9 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  5. 13 June 2021: £3,600 Education Sponsorships for 2 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  6. 6 July 2021: £3,600 Education Sponsorships for 2 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  7. 18 August 2021: £3,600 Education Sponsorships for 2 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  8. 14 September 2021: £3,600 Education Sponsorships for 2 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  9. 31 October 2021: £14,400 Education Sponsorships for 8 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  10. 14 November 2021: £12,600 Education Sponsorships for 7 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  11. 11 December 2021: £7,200 Education Sponsorships for 4 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  12. 7 February 2022: £9,000 Education Sponsorships for 5 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  13. 19 April 2022: £3,600 Education Sponsorships for 2 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  14. 12 July 2022: £5,400 Education Sponsorships for 3 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  15. 11 November 2022: £10,800 Education Sponsorships for 6 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  16. 10 December 2022: £19,800 Education Sponsorships for 11 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
  17. 19 December 2022: £9000 Education Sponsorships for 5 children onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme
About One Kind Act

One Kind Act Changes Communities and lives of others globally who suffer as a result of Poverty of Health, Nutrition and Education and may have Fallen Through The Net of the larger charities. Learn More here


Comments

One Kind Act
Jun 24, 2023

SUMMARY TO DATE: TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN SPONSORED TO DATE IS 165 - COMPRISES OF ALL ONLINE DONATIONS OF £1500 SHOWN ON THIS PAGE AND THE ADDITIONAL 135 MANUAL DONATIONS OF £1500 MADE TO SPONSOR A CHILD.

One Kind Act
Jun 24, 2023

TOTAL NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL DONATIONS OF £1500 TO SPONSOR A CHILD ONTO THE BRIGHT START SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME - 135

One Kind Act
Jun 24, 2023

Through the donation of a very generous donor, One Kind Act have been able to sponsor another 63 students onto the Bright Start Scholarship Programme

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    " Happy to support such a wonderful initiative. "
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    " Dear Alisha, Keep up the good work. Best wishes from Manjinder & Narinder "
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    " On the occasion of Navruz 2021, I donate a small sum, on behalf of my young granddaughters whose growing up will remind me of the children connected to Alisha Malhotra's Programme. With love. "
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    " Putting something back into the community. ...Breaking the cycle of poverty. "
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    " Such an amazing cause which will impact the lives of many - so proud of you. "
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    " Thank you OKA for all the great work you do ❤️ "
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    " What a wonderful cause Alisha. "
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    " Education is power- lets empower all around us. "
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    " Wishing you all the best in your project Alisha! Such a brave girl. "
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    " Well done Alisha for this amazing initiative from Rohit & Chitra's family. "
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    " Amazing initiative- what you're doing is going to help improve so many lives. Well done Lish. "
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    " Thank you Alisha for creating this platform and giving us an opportunity to make a difference in a young student’s life. Love you "
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    " Well done Alisha! It’s a pleasure to hear of the important and valued work that you are doing! Best wishes for the future. Tony "
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    " Amazing work and a huge inspiration to people everywhere! Well done, I hope this helps. "
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