Co-Director Sarwar guides Sumeer
The Merasi School is proud to be the educational branch of Folk Arts Rajasthan, (FAR) an American nonprofit that works in concert with Lok Kala Sagar Sansthan, a Non-Governmental Organization in India run by and for the Merasi community, to promote their mutual missions of Merasi empowerment.
Find out more about FAR by clicking here!
Motilal surveys the classroom
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What You Can Do
Asha takes a moment from her work
3 Easy Ways to Support The Merasi School
1. Join The Merasi School on Facebook Become a friend today and shout it from the treetops! Spread the good word about The Merasi School with all your friends, family and colleagues! Feel free to send suggestions of new friends to add to our mailing list to pamela@merasischool.org.
2. Give Today Your tax-deductible donation is crucial to enriching our classrooms with exceptional curricula, quality instruction and sturdy materials. Every dollar moves us closer to community-driven artistic preservation and social justice.
3. Join the Drive for Five For just $5 a month, you endow a Merasi child with the necessary tools to grow their artistic and social freedom. Click here to join our secure online monthly giving program.
Rojeela Khan is a rising star at the Merasi School. At 10 years old, she has been attending Merasi School since its inception more than two years ago. In her thirst for knowledge, she also attends a Hindi medium school six days each week. Rojeela can sight read in both English and Hindi, and can count beyond 100 in both languages. She’s currently in Middle Class, and will be trying to move up to Big Class very soon. Rojeela can often be heard conversing in English with anyone who will listen or playing the Khartals at Music Merasi. She likes to dance and study, and she wants to learn more English and Math. To sponsor a child like Rojeela, join the drive for five.
Rojeela helps her fellow students
Photo courtesy of Karen Lukas
Rasul lights up the classroom
Mongilal cleans up outside The Merasi School
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