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Concurrent Sessions featuring persons from Lexington and the University of Kentucky during the Community Development Society (CDS) 2015 Conference held in Lexington, Kentucky on July 19 - July 22, 2015
Ravichandran and Jayanthi had two daughters until a few years ago. In an accident their younger daughter drowned in a well and died. Since then, they have pinned their hopes and dreams on their elder daughter Ramya. Being daily wage labourers they try their best to provide everything for her; and she didn’t let them down. In her 10th standard board exam she scored 475/500 (95%). But her village school has classes only up to the 10th standard. A private school of excellence in the town has accepted her as a student. The normal fee at this school is Rs. 35,000, but Ramya was offered a scholarship and was required to pay only Rs. 6,000 a year. Ramya's parents were unable to afford this fee. They required financial assistance of Rs. 12,000 for her to complete schooling.