FRIENDS of CHILDREN- Pune, Maharashtra

Friends of Children (FoC) Founded in 2003 6 key members supported by regional volunteers Focus Areas: High School children & youth in rural & urban

areas Beneficiaries – Deserving (meritorious) students with low

family income Key Success Stories:

Abhijeet Bhor hails from a low erratic income family was sponsored by FoC for 6 yrs & Is now employed by Vodafone

Ghule Goraksha was sponsored for 5 yrs & is now in the Merchant Navy

Aruna Kandula was sponsored for 4 yrs & is now employed by Accenture

Sandhya Waykar hails from a rural farming family, was sponsored for 4 yrs

& is now employed by TCS

FoC Locations

FoC has urban & rural operations

Student Distribution Region wise (2014-2015)

Student Demographics

Educational Support Offered

Monthly workshops on behavioral skills Residential camps to encourage students to be FoC ambassadors Provide reference & textbooks as well as access to libraries Provide guidance on recruitment skills, corporate etiquettes & mock interviews.

Total = 13,72,140

Highlights of 2014 20 Workshops

- 3 Locations- 11 Trainers- 850+ students

4 Residential Programs in Pune- 12 days- 76 students

Residential Programs – “Unnati” Pre-recruitment skills workshop

facilitated by trainers from industries“Ummed” Holistic development of

students imparting life skills & higher confidence levels

Funding Request

Funds collected for FoC in 2014 = $915.00

Funding request from FoC for 2015 = $10,000