Education to end the cycle of extreme poverty

Yellow rooms create safe, educational spaces for children living in extreme poverty

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The problem

84 million children in India don’t receive an education, perpetuating a multi-generational cycle of poverty, hunger and suffering.

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The solution

Yellow Rooms are classrooms established in the heart of impoverished communities. Yellow Rooms uplift children mentally, emotionally and spiritually and help end generational cycles of poverty, abuse, and suffering.

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Welcome to a Yellow Room!
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about The project

Yellow Rooms are classrooms that serve as a safe space for kids in the heart of impoverished communities. They provide education and help children develop intellectually, emotionally, and physically. They restore dignity and hope for families trapped in cycles of poverty and addiction. Sarthak uses a `whole child` model to nurture safe, joyful, hopeful kids and families.

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$1 Return on Donation:

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2 daysof education for 1 child per dollar
Extreme poverty is painful
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84M

Children living in extreme poverty in India

224M

People in India who are undernourished

30%

of all children living in extreme global poverty are in India

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Mridhula Sridharan
Mridhula SridharanProject Manager, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network; former Associate, Dasra

“Sarthak is a scrappy organization working with a vulnerable population. $1 will go a long way in helping young children realize their dreams.”

Priti Rao
Priti RaoSenior Advisor, Dalberg

“This is one of the most sustainable approaches to poverty alleviation. A small donation has a ripple effect beyond just one child, into a family and into a community.”

Molly McMahon
Molly McMahonSenior Director, IDEO

“A catalytic opportunity to change lives by providing a safe space to learn, grow, and fully be yourself.”

Nicholas Haan
Nicholas HaanChair, Singularity University; Founder, Kizo Africa

“I see tremendous value in this concept; it needs to be scaled up by orders of magnitude.”

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Every $1 funds 2 days of education for 1 child
Top Global Solution

Yellow Rooms identified as the world's current top solution in child education.

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Lucknow, India
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