Nurturing children
Primary and nursery schools
At ACCESS we run our very own Primary and Nursery school. Benjamin Nursery has around 95 students across Nursery, and Lower and Upper Kindergarten. Run by four qualified and dedicated teachers, the school is open five days a week, giving children from low-income families a vital start and foundation in education.
Child Development ProgramME
Our four child development centres across Bangalore, in Chellekere, Lingarajapuram, Srirampuram and ISRO Colony, reach out to hundreds of local underprivileged and vulnerable children. The centres are open every Saturday and run special clubs during the school holidays, providing activities and awareness raising sessions on topics like hygiene, child rights and safety. The children also receive help with essentials like school fees, health care and nutrition.
Home based care for GIRLS
Our home based care programme supports vulnerable girls in the community, who come from particularly poor families. We are currently supporting 15 girls, regularly providing essential food rations, including rice, oil, daal and sugar, and hygiene products like soap, sanitary towels and other toiletries. The girls also receive support to pay for their monthly school or college fees.
Tuition centres and summer programmes
Alongside the Benjamin Nursery and the Saturday Child Development Programme, our evening tuition centres and summer holiday programmes ensure year round support for the children we work with.
“Without ACCESS we wouldn’t have an education.”
Sisters Sushma (16) & Soumya (19)
Sushma and Soumya’s parents passed away when they were very young, and they went to live with their grandmother in a one bedroom house. With no money to pay for school fees, ACCESS provided their only chance for an education. Today, the girls are thriving. Soumya is studying for a degree in commerce and Sushma plans to go to University once she’s finished school. Souyma told us, “I want to be a social worker and help other people, like we were helped.”