There can be no greater joy than watching Martin Lewis try to cheat on his exams. His head casually lolls forward and his eyes dart from side to side in guilty pleasure. He suddenly sits up, back straight as a rod, eyes furrowed in concentration. Miraculously, the answer comes to him! He sits back with a contented sigh, hands locked behind his head, whistling adroitly.
For Martin, there is no home to return to. Being one of the many orphans in St Mary’s Orphanage, Cox Town, he has only his friends as family. His, cheating is thus not a mere ploy for a higher score but shows a genuine desire to achieve, by hook or crook. Under normal circumstances, Martin would have studied in a Kannada medium school till his tenth standard, if he was lucky. When he passes out he will suddenly be faced in a world full of opportunity and no means to exploit these opportunities. This is where MAD comes in.
Make A Difference, is a non-profit organisation that aims to provide individuals like Martin with the tools to achieve in modern India. English, being the path for a brighter future, is taught by MAD volunteers. This volunteer base comprises of individuals from both the professional and academic world. Devoting two hours a week, each volunteer teaches a class of seven to ten kids. A ratio even international schools cannot boast of!
MAD is located in eleven districts in India and has a volunteer base of 800 individuals. Every week over 2500 students are taught by MADsters. With its impressive organisational structure MAD can accommodate every type of volunteer.
There are thousands of Martins yearning for instruction. Contributing two hours a week, you can make a difference in a child’s life. Maybe it’s time you went MAD.
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