As National Capital Region of India projects itself as the leading city of a 'developed' and 'shining' India, being splashed with swank apartments, office complexes and malls, the urban poor are being shoved further into invisibility. Located in sector 18, NOIDA lies a JJ Cluster completely hidden under the concrete jungle of huge Malls, five star hotels and posh commercial markets. Children in th
ese slums are exposed to all fancy capitalistic wonders that their hearts would desire, but have access to none. In 2004, we chanced upon this slum, which led to our first project. From a humble beginning of a "little children's group', primarily targeted at school dropouts, to ever increasing batches of students seeking quality learning, Parimaarjan now runs a non-formal gully school in slums of Noida Sector18. MB Sachdeva a Retired School Teacher and now a full time Parimaarjan volunteer, leads this project. Parimaarjan also conducts regular trainings, research seminars and workshops in collaboration with Government of India and University of Delhi. Parimaarjan is an NGO Registered under Societies Registration Act, (XXI) of 1960, Registration No. All donations are exempt from Income Tax u/s 80(G)
