Australian Schools driving sustainability in local Hostel – West Bengal, India.
As reported earlier in the year, work had begun to construct a new fence to surround the compound of the Chetana Tribal Boys Hostel in the West Bengal village of Talit. It is required to protect the young boys boarding at the hostel by people who would walk through the property, and to safeguard the property’s assets, including crops and livestock.
Approximately 70 boys, aged between 9 and 17, board at the hostel and attend nearby government schools. These boys belong to the very-marginalised Santhal tribe that is indigenous to this region. They come from poor families and most struggle to pay the less than $10-a-month boarding fees.
Now complete this impressive structure stands at 2.1 metres high and is 470 metres long and is constructed with block wall and chain wire.
The Australian Marist Solidarity team would like to thank the generous support we have received from the school communities of Marist College North Shore and Marcellin College Randwick. Combined, both schools fundraised almost 50% of the total project costs ensuring a safer, brighter future for the boarders and the hostel.
Timor-Leste is the focus of the AMS Christmas Appeal in 2016. AMS is on the lookout for additional community support for projects throughout the region. For more information and to check out the projects please visit 2016 CHRISTMAS APPEAL: TIMOR-LESTE