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The Bawana, Delhi agency has now been open for a full five years and I wonder, as the youngsters who were originally enrolled in sponsorship are now becoming young teens, what level of education do students typically achieve?  The requirement is that they complete tenth grade—is this the reality?  I see CI now has numerous young teenage girls (12-13 yrs) in Delhi in need of a sponsor.  With the influence of sponsorship, are they likely to remain in school actively pursuing their education?  Are families generally committed to their dauhgters’ education in this area? 

I'm looking into this for you. I'll post what I can find. :) 

Hi, liza! I only have anecdotal experience, but I can share it while ramfam does that research for you. =) I had a girl who was in 10th grade when I started sponsoring her. She was an only child, and her parents were very committed to her education. She was also an outstanding student.By the time I stopped sponsoring her, she had passed her exams to progress to 12th grade, and her parents were able to afford to continue her education (the perk of her being an only child, I guessed).

I also currently have a girl who is sixteen years old. When I sent an EG for her education, the follow-up report said that she is a poor student but dedicated to her studies. She was also already receiving tutoring at her CI center, so her family used a portion of my EG for her 14-year-old brother to have tutoring as well. I'm a little worried that her parents may be more concerned with his education than hers.

My third girl in India is only 11. I sent an EG for her birthday last year, and they used part of it for books and tutoring (the rest for clothes and little bit of food). Time will tell, with her--for now, I'm just happy that she's enrolled in school and receiving tutoring!

To add to Saddare's comment I sponsor two from Kalkota. One is in the 11th grade and the other in 12th grade. Both Both girls plan on college & both want to be doctors. I am very impressed with their commitment to education. When I sent EG's Fatma & Farheen always use a portion for tutoring or other educational expenses. 

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We agreewith our sponsors on how critical education is to overcome poverty.
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We have very few sponsored youth in Delhi who have reached the age to be enrolled in10th grade or higher so we can't directly answer your question about what level of education is typically achieved. Based on data, nearly all of our 12 year olds in Delhi have at least completed primary school and are still enrolled in school. Also, we don't have data to show if sponsorship is the reason children are staying in school, however, as you know education is one of the critical aspects of our framework. High school does go through 12th grade and 10th grade is considered lower secondary school. Lastly, one of the big challenges in Delhi is family involvement in their children’s education so we do try to address that through our programs so we can.  But we cannot really say whether families are generally committed as this differs from family to family.

Thank you, ramfam.  This is helpful information.  As the Delhi agency was opened just five years ago,  I am sure extensive preliminary research was completed and the agency leadership would be very aware of the challenges that face students from families relocated to the resettlement colony in years past.  I am thankful for the encouraging programs sponsored teens are offered.  The next five years promise to be intriguing as we watch the Delhi CI agency guide their first group of teens through the secondary education system. 

Thank you saddare, and wallyflores too!  I am very interested to read all these individual experiences.SAHAY/kolkata has quite a track record in encouraging completion of upper education, and now we will be able to root for teens in Delhi, including your 11-year-old, saddare, to also attain higher education.  Again thanks for your input!