{"product_id":"dalit-freedom-fund-increase-efficiency","title":"Increase Efficiency","description":"\u003ch4\u003eProblem\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough India is the world’s largest democracy, about 25% of the population lives in perpetual poverty due to 3,000 years of caste oppression. This segment of the population, known as the “Untouchables” or Dalit, is systematically denied education; Dalit children often work in factories manufacturing bricks or fireworks, or in bonded labor, to contribute to a meager family income. Without access to a quality English-medium education, college and professional jobs remain beyond their reach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dalit Freedom Network (DFN) works towards equal education and employment opportunities for all Dalits by offering a subsidized, quality English-medium education for Dalit children through 67 Dalit Education Centers throughout North \u0026amp; South India. The start of the 2007-08 school year at a Dalit Education Center in South India brought 1,000 parents to the front gate eager to register their child for the 40 available openings. Existing schools are growing quickly, adding a new grade level each year; 12 new schools will open before the end of 2007.   This gift places a computer in one school to greatly increase efficiency as the teachers and staff perform tasks such as tracking enrollment, making report cards, and developing innovative curriculum.  Fourteen-year-old Priya is one of the fortunate children attending the school described above. Although her parents work in a local firecracker factory earning about $1 a day for this hazardous labor, DFN offers Priya a bright future and she aspires to become a software engineer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalit Freedom Fund","offers":[{"title":"Computer for a School \/ https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/4701\/files\/DFN_boy.jpg","offer_id":31059506888786,"sku":"","price":1340.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/1705\/2242\/products\/computer.jpg?v=1572362536","url":"https:\/\/sandbox-sicong-wang.myshopify.com\/products\/dalit-freedom-fund-increase-efficiency","provider":"Sandbox - Sicong Wang","version":"1.0","type":"link"}