Our Partners in India

AA Chance In Life has partnered with local organization across India for the last five years, to provide support for children who would otherwise be unable to access an education. Our Partners are local organizations working for decades with children and young people coming from rural and tribal communities in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat The communities where these organizations serve often live well below the poverty line, and may not have access to basic necessities such as clean water, sufficient food or access to education. Often, children are brought by their families to institutions for a better life and the chance to go to school. Through the support of our donors, A Chance In Life partners with seven of these institutions, and provides children with safe housing, an education and the opportunity to develop as a self-confident and responsible member of their community.

The COVID-19 situation has been extremely perilous in India. As a result, all young people living at these institutions have stayed at home with their families or caretakers for over a year. Most of the parents and caretakers of these children and youth work for a daily wage, which has made work inaccessible throughout the country’s lockdowns. A Chance In Life has provided food relief to these families during COVID-19 lockdowns and tropical cyclone Tauktae which destroyed the livelihoods of families in the state of Gujarat. Our second focus has been helping young people in rural areas access remote learning, and providing them with cell phones and academic support to help them keep up with their schoolwork. Children are back to the institutions as school reopened country wide on November 1, 2021.