Sikh Charity

If you are looking for Sikh/Punjabi charities/NGO's to work with and support, then please surf through these articles below. I have also included my journey of how I found the Punjabi charity of my choice. There are many charities to choose from. Just pick one and make a difference and stop making excuses.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Update on Sikligar Sikh Children Education Project

As of July 4, 2006, only 137 of the 351 school going Sikligar Sikh children in Karanataka have been covered by the after school tutor program (39%).

Efforts are underway to raise this number, with 100% coverage being the stated goal.

Tutor deatils are as follows:

1. Tutor Gita G Patil in Dharwad looking after 55 students
2. Tutor Ranchandran in Nipani/Belgaum looking after 16 students
3. Tutor Manohar Nirmade in Bangalore looking after 17 students
4. Tutor Shahnaz Begum Amargol in Hubli looking after 28 students
5. Tutor G F Hiremath in Shiggaon looking after 21 students

Update on Nishkam Canada Scholarship Recipient

An update on the Nishkam Canada scholarship recipient


Dear well wishers of Nishkam,

It gives us great pleasure in reporting that Jasdeep Singh, the recipient of the scholarship from Nishkam Canada has secured 74% marks in his first year at the Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology, New Delhi. These are First Class marks and we shall be sending him congratulations on your behalf.

You may recall that Jasdeep’s family was not able to afford to send him to Engineering school as his father is a diabetic and the mother can barely make ends meet by giving private tuitions. That is when Nishkam met Jasdeep and was able to extend a helping hand.

We sincerely hope that as Jasdeep matures into a responsible young man and takes his first steps towards a deserving future, he will pass on the message of compassion by helping others when he is able to do so.

In addition to Jasdeep, Nishkam Canada is the sponsor for 351 Sikligar Sikh children in Karnataka, India. Nishkam Canada is paying for the school supplies, school fees, uniforms, books etc for these children. Nishkam Canada also funds private tutors that ensure that the kids are able to study when not at school, given that in most cases the parents of these children are not literate.

We hope the several more Jasdeeps come to the fore from amongst the 351 Sikh children and they make us all proud.