At AWARDS, we believe that education is the cornerstone of success and is the most important solution to breaking the vicious cycle of poverty. With a family income of less than 10,000, the ultra-poor often struggle to make ends meet. They are the absolute bottom of the pyramid. The lower the household income level, the more desperate is the condition for the children. In such situations, education becomes the first thing to be dispensable. Every such drop-out is an opportunity lost. Even if they were to complete schooling, they would be completely unprepared for any kind of subsequent career opportunities except for jobs at entry level with meager pay without education a laborer is a laborer and it will take 25 years before another generation gets an opportunity for education.
AWARDS Academic Adoption Programme attempts to break this cycle. AWARDS’S Academic Adoption Programme (AAP) is designed to transform the lives of the underprivileged children by providing them access to high quality education through Academic sponsorships. The Academic Adoption Programme is a hands-on programme and] adopts a holistic approach with regard to the development of these children by providing them with healthcare and counseling support. As a part of the program, the children and their families have automatic access to the multi-dimensional interventions that AWARDS undertakes in the areas of Financial Literacy, Vocational Training and Livelihood Development.