ROADDS FOUNDATION
Rising Above All Odds
At ROADDS Foundation we’re focused on providing those in need with the means to afford an education. We have partnered with an Indian non-profit organization, Sarvoday Saraswati Mandir, to help sponsor an orphanage and an educational institution serving over 500 students.
Our Mission
Here at ROADDS Foundation we are driven by a single goal; supporting children in their pursuit of education. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization and our main impact comes from providing our partner non-profit with financial support.
For over 75 years Sarvoday Saraswati Mandir (SSM) has worked relentlessly to provide their local rural community with access to basic educational facilities. In this time they have established a network of 15 local high schools, an orphanage, and a primary school teachers training college. They focus on providing equal opportunities to women and the economically and socially underprivileged.
Make A Difference
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Sponsor a Child
SSM currently supports over 30 children in the balghar (orphanage) as well as over 60 underprivileged students whose families cannot afford to send them to school.
For $400 a year you can help pay for a child's tuition, room & board, school supplies, and food.
Fund Ongoing Projects
As ROADDS looks ahead to support the work of Sarvoday Sarawati Mandir in the next year, we ask for your support to fund specific priorities:
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Furnishing the girls hostel (dormitory) with 200 bed frames, mattresses, personal storage cabinets, and further supplies. These quality of life upgrades will cost $15,000 and go a long way in helping students settle into their lives in the ashram;
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Replenishing critical medical equipment including wheelchairs, walkers, manually operated hospital beds, & nebulizers. These important medical supplies will cost $5,000;
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Funding quarterly Teacher’s Training Workshops aimed both at professional development of educators and pedagogical innovation that enhances student learning outcomes. Four workshops in the year funded at a cost of $3,000;
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Finishing the remaining upgrades to the Gaushala cowshed that is still reeling from cyclone damage. SSM’s important work promoting animal husbandry cannot continue without new facilities that protect cattle from encroaching lions, who kill 3-4 members of the herd each year. This project will cost $15,000;
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Pursuing environmental projects that protect the institution from the effects of climate change and sustain the quality of the soil upon which the institution and its neighbors depend. Planting Vetiver grass at the river banks reduces soil erosion, protecting the community from floods which have regularly threatened the institution. Cost of planting and maintaining the grass requires a recurring investment of $10,000;
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Continuing to financially support ~30 Balghar and ~60 high school students at an annual cost of $400 per student (cost $36,000 annually)
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Continuing support for destitute women who work in the institution and their children at an annual cost of $1000.
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Maintaining the institutions 18 buildings; women's Primary Teachers Training College and hostel, the high school, science labs, high school dormitories, food storage pantry, Balghar, and workers housing at an annual cost of $15,000.
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2024 Accomplishments
Making progress in the face of adversity
The Digital Classroom
New educational tools
With the generous help of our donors, the Ashram was able to implement an interactive digital classroom structure in two instructional areas. This technology enables students to collaborate across different aspects of the institution while making use of the latest learning tools available online.
Teachers in Training
Primary Teachers Training College
Primary School Teachers participated in creative workshops aimed at inspiring new and engaging methods of interacting with their students. Each school year, teachers create their own materials that are then circulated to surrounding schools. This creates a network of resources that the teachers and their peers can leverage over the years.
Healthcare Needs
Primary Healthcare Facilities
Due to donor generosity, the Ashram has made use of a much-needed ambulance with critical medical supplies like an oxygen cylinder & life support system. With hospital care 20km away, SSM's ambulance offers emergency assistance to Babapur residents and those in surrounding villages.
STEM & Health Focus
The Elements of Success
A variety of student camps were held in 2024. From an Ayurvedic Health camp to a STEM camp (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) students were provided with enriching learning opportunities that were aimed at building community and empowering leadership within the student body.
Mahatma Gandhi
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”
