World Services Committee » Promise Worldwide (India)

e-Learning in South Africa Promise WorldWide is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2001 by Los Gatos Rotarian Jaya Basu.  The organization educates and empowers underprivileged children in Nawabpur, India (about an hour from Kolkata).  Currently Promise serves 200 children, mostly very young, and provides them with before & after school educational support and a hot meal.  Los Gatos Rotary has sponsored Promise for several years and is currently applying for a Rotary Future Vision grant in order to install a tube well at the Promise school for use by students, teachers and the greater Nawabpur community.  The project also seeks funds to improve class room conditions, install computers and completely renovate the school’s kitchen.  Los Gatos Rotarians plan to travel to Nawabpur to visit the project and oversee installation of the school improvements upon approval of the grant.