MUKTI MISSION INC

EMPOWERING THROUGH EDUCATION FUND: WING TWO OF THE ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL (EMS):THE SECOND WING OF THE EMS BROKE GROUND IN DECEMBER 2020. FUNDING WAS STARTED WITH OVER US$130,000 ON HAND TOWARD THE OVERALL US$360,000 FOR LEVEL ONE PLUS THE MULTI-PURPOSE HALL. DURING 2023 ALL FUNDING WAS SECURED FOR WING TWO: LEVEL ONE. DURING 2023 THERE WERE MANY SETBACKS TO CONSTRUCTION DUE TO GOVERNMENT REGULATION, AND TAXATION ISSUES, AND BUILDING DID NOT OCCUR FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS OF THE YEAR. CONSTRUCTION OF LEVEL ONE WAS FINALLY COMPLETE DURING DECEMBER 2024. LEVEL ONE INCLUDES SIX CLASSROOMS, STAFF SPACES, BATHROOMS, TWO STAIRWELLS, AND THE MULTI-PURPOSE HALL. STUDENT ENROLLMENT IS CURRENTLY AT APPROXIMATELY 550. THE SCHOOL OFFERS CO-ED CLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 5 - 10. SINCE LEVEL ONE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, WE HAVE BEGUN SEEKING FUNDING FOR LEVEL TWO PLUS AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY US$360,000.MARATHI HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY CLASSROOM:THE MARATHI LANGUAGE SCHOOL ALSO BENEFITTED FROM US DONORS. IN 2024, THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT PASSED THE NEP (NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM) INCREASING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOLS IN THE AREAS OF CLASSROOM SPACE AND EXTRA ACTIVITY CLASSROOMS. MUKTI IS AHEAD OF THE CURVE DUE TO OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. THE MARATHI ACTIVITY CLASSROOM IS ONE SUCH PROJECT. INITIATED BEFORE THE NEP CAME INTO EFFECT, IT WILL SATISFY SOME OF THESE NEW REQUIREMENTS.

LIFEGIVER FUND:MONIES GIVEN TO THE LIFEGIVER FUND BY OUR PARTNERS IN 2024 HAVE BEEN USED TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS WORK OF THE PANDITA RAMABAI MUKTI MISSION IN INDIA. PARTNERS CAN ALSO DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS THROUGH LIFEGIVER SPONSORSHIP, PROVIDING A HAVEN, A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE, CLEAN CLOTHES, CLEAN WATER, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH GRAD LEVEL, MEDICAL CARE, CAREER TRAINING/OPPORTUNITIES, AND SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT.50K OPPORTUNITY:FOR THE FIFTH YEAR, WE PROMOTED PROJECTS AT MUKTI MISSION DURING OUR YEAR-END 50K OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE SELECTED PROJECTS TOTALING US$50,000. IN 2024, WE FULLY FUNDED FIFTEEN PROJECTS. THEY WILL BE BOUGHT/INSTALLED IN EARLY 2025.TECH PROJECTS:WITH THE CONSTANT CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE MUKTI SCHOOLS AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICES HAVE ADEQUATE HARDWARE TO MAINTAIN THEIR EDGE IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. DURING 2024, WE FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF COMPUTERS FOR THE OFFICES AND SCHOOL COMPUTER LABS, AS WELL AS PRINTERS.