A PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL FOR LESSER PRIVILEGED KIDS
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Who We Are:
Dhwani Zaroorat is the only school in India that specialises in performing arts educations for the poor, inclusive of basic academics, and recognized by educational authorities.

OUR MISSION:
To make high quality performing arts education accessible to a greater number of children irrespective of economic background.

Founded in 2003 by Kathak maestros Vaswati Misra and Krishna Mohan Misra and their cultural organisation, Dhwani, the school is located in Khanpur Extension of South Delhi and is attended by 85 students (aged 6-18). The children all come from the adjoining slums, from homes of rickshaw pullers, domestic staff, unemployed poor and construction workers.

WHY PERFORMING AND FINE ARTS?
Performing and Fine arts training gives these children another vocation besides academics, while serving as an effective, alternative and therapeutic tool for integrating them into the mainstream. Unlike, most ‘academics-only’ schools for the poor, we have negligible truancy records.

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The School:
The students are taught by a staff of 14 highly qualified, dedicated performing arts and academic teachers. The school provides free basic academic education up to 10th Std – (IGNOU certification), books, uniforms, food, transport, medical check-ups and hostel facility.

THE CHILDREN:
Our children have taken to the training offered to them with great enthusiasm and we have discovered some extraordinary creative potential in a few of them. As a result of this they regularly perform along side professional dancers of Dhwani's repertory and are invited regularly to perform at events organised by various Ministries and Departments of the Government, some corporations and cultural organisations as well.

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How You Can Help:
IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL

Sponsor a child’s education (Includes tuition, uniforms, food and hostel fee)
For a year: 11,500

Sponsor the remuneration for a skilled teacher Per month: 12,000

Sponsor a special lunch and afternoon event Per event: 5,000

Skill Donation Accounts management / Marketing and PR support for running Zaroorat or teach the kids a language

Sponsor an Event Support an educational/recreational outing or special workshop by an expert for the children

Contact us for more information
IF YOU ARE AN ORGANISATION

Infrastructure Contribution: Currently, we need fans, power back-up, fridge and coolers

Sponsor/Organise a Zaroorat Concert Our children can perform for your company, organization and friends

Your support and encouragement is vital to the continuation of our work. We hope to expand our school and make our facilities available to more and more children in the future.

 

Upcoming Events
The students of Zaroorat will be presenting various short dance/theatrical and musical productions through the Navraat and Durga Puja festivities:

October 5, 2008   8:00 pm

 Durga Puja Mela (Cooperative Puja)

K, Block Chittaranjan Park

New Delhi

 

October 5, 2008 – 9:00pm 

Durga Puja Mela

South Extension – I

New Delhi

 

October 6, 2008 – 8:30 pm 

Dakshinayan Puja

Greater Kailash – II

(Opposite Anupam Sweets, M- Block Market)

New Delhi

 

October 7, 2008 - 10:00pm
Durga Puja Mela
K Block,
Chittaranjan Park
New Delhi

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Contact us
For more information or visits to the school contact:

Vaswati Misra
Founder/Director
Dhwani Zaroorat
I-1637, Chittaranjan Park
New Delhi 110019 India
Tele : +91 11 2627 0359 / 2627 8343.
Fax: +91 11 2627 0359
Mobile: +91 98 100 646 97
E-mail: vaswatimisra@yahoo.com
mail@dhwanidanceandmusic.org
www.dhwanidanceandmusic.org

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