Team Asha FFM Marathon 2019-Support Tribal schools

Dear friends,

I am running this year’s Frankfurt Relay Marathon event with Team Asha. We are a total of 5 teams (4 runners per team) and 4 full marathon runners.
 This year, with the help of your continuous, kind and generous support, I would like to support the education and betterment of tribal children from "Play Schools" in remote villages in Andhra Pradesh, India.

These villages are so remote that, to visit them we had to go by bus/car, later switch to motorcycle and walk the last couple of kilometers.
Children between 3 and 8 years of age attend the "play schools". There they learn basics like alphabets, numbers, words etc. through songs and games. Apart from learning the basics of education, these schools only place for the children to learn about the outside world and spend their childhood playing and singing like any other children.

The teachers in the school come from the same community, so they can communicate with children in their own language "Kondh". Teachers are paid nominal salaries (honorarium) of about 70€ per month (which is about INR 5500) and they do agriculture in their fields to be able to sustain. Even in such difficult conditions, they are doing commendable work and committed to providing a better future for the children.
 
 Total expenses per year to run a "play school" are 1900 €:
 1. Teachers honorarium - € 980
 2. Teachers training/review meetings - € 350
 3. Education/stationary materials - € 250
 4. Educational/cultural programs - € 120
 5. Administration/audit expenses - € 200
 
Together with your support, we can provide the children with a better future and create a just world.

On behalf of the children, thank you so much for your time and support.
Thank you so much.