Nurturing Young Minds for a Promising Future
Empowering Girl Child Through Education, Knowledge, and Creativity
By removing educational barriers, we allow young minds to dream big and achieve their fullest potential—transforming lives and building a foundation for lifelong success.
Our Projects In India
Education transforms lives. ANEW provides access to critical educational resources to ensure children have the tools to succeed.
For nearly 20 years, ANEW has supported the Sphoorti Children’s Home near Hyderabad, Telangana. We maintain a library where more than 200 children can access texts, workbooks, fiction, nonfiction books, and other written materials. This space enables students to explore topics beyond their school curriculum, encourages them to pursue personal interests, and deepens their learning.
Our computer lab ensures that students have access to up-to-date research tools, digital literacy resources, and online educational content—preparing them for the modern world.
We proudly support the Dharavi Art Room, a transformative program that provides children in Mumbai’s Dharavi community with access to space, materials, and guidance to explore and enhance their community through creative expression.
In 2023, ANEW funded the construction of a new playground at Sphoorti Foundation, Hyderabad, to encourage and provide opportunities for creativity, physical activity, and social interactions between school children.
To encourage safe transportation of schoolchildren from the Sphoorti campus to the Zilla Parishad Government School (about 4 km or 2.5 miles) in Hyderabad, ANEW funded a new school bus in 2022.
The route is not safe given incidents such as snake bites and theft. Walking to school poses an even more serious threat for girl children. This new bus also provides safe transportation for field trips and related educational opportunities, ensuring children can learn beyond the classroom without risking their safety.
In 2012-2013, ANEW built separate toilets for boys and girls at Government High School, Dammaiguda, Telangana, along with a school kitchen. These improvements significantly enhanced hygiene, nutrition, and overall learning conditions for students.
The school kitchen ensured that children received nutritious mid-day meals, addressing malnutrition and improving concentration and academic performance.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when schools shifted to online learning, ANEW donated 20 mobile phones and laptops to underprivileged students in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana. This ensured that children from disadvantaged backgrounds could continue their education remotely and not fall behind academically during lockdowns.
In 2019, ANEW collaborated with the Andhra Pradesh government to develop and distribute the “Muddmandaram” illustrative book in social welfare schools. This culturally relevant educational material helped make learning more engaging and accessible for tribal and marginalized children in Andhra Pradesh.
In 2024, ANEW adopted 25 girl children for education in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, sponsoring their school fees, uniforms, textbooks, and other educational needs. This initiative ensures that girls from disadvantaged backgrounds can complete their schooling without financial barriers.
Additionally, ANEW donated school bags and water bottles to 200 students in government schools across Telangana, providing essential supplies that support their daily learning needs.
In 2025, ANEW provided educational scholarships to 50 students in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana to promote continued academic success and reduce dropout rates among underprivileged children, with special focus on the girl child.
These scholarships cover tuition fees, school supplies, and other educational expenses, ensuring that bright young minds can pursue their studies without interruption.
Our Future Projects
Over the next two years, JJMMF is dedicated to expanding health and hygiene programs for women and children in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana:
Scholarships for the Girl Child
Sponsoring Education for Children in Need
Infrastructure Development
Scholarship Expansion
Your Support Changes Lives
Millions still lack access to basic needs like education, health, and dignity. With your help, we can continue to make a difference in communities across India.
₹1,000 (or $12)
a month feeds a child for one month
a month provides music lessons/therapy for each child
₹2,000 (or $25)
a month provides music lessons/therapy for each child
a month provides education per child per month—includes tuition, uniforms, textbooks, school supplies, and transportation
supports educational resources for one child
Building a Better Future
For Indian Donors: Donations are eligible for 80G tax exemption. All funds donated to the Indian chapter are used exclusively for programs in India.
A majority of your donations are used toward supporting school children. Administrative costs are kept to a minimum because volunteers and donated time are used to run the Foundation and its activities.
Join us in building brighter futures for the girl child and marginalized communities in India.
Building a Better Future
For Indian Donors: Donations are eligible for 80G tax exemption. All funds donated to the Indian chapter are used exclusively for programs in India.
A majority of your donations are used toward supporting school children. Administrative costs are kept to a minimum because volunteers and donated time are used to run the Foundation and its activities.
Join us in building brighter futures for the girl child and marginalized communities in India.
Contact
- The JJ Metta Memorial Foundation, 143 Rollins Ave, PO Box 20847 Rockville, Maryland 20847-2343.
The JJ Metta Memorial Foundation
143 Rollins Ave
P.O. Box 2343
Rockville, Maryland 20847-2343
Email: information@thejjmettafoundation.org
Health
Camps
Afterschool Study Centers
ANEW initiated afterschool learning programs for children in underserved urban communities in Andhra Pradesh. Each of the 16 currently operating centers provides girls and boys with expanded learning opportunities with trained teachers, augmented resources, and nutritious snacks.
Menstrual Health and Hygiene
Menstrual health and hygiene are critical issues affecting young girls and women in India.
Our Project Dignity addresses these issues by educating girls on menstrual health, providing sanitary products, and advocating for better hygiene practices. Through workshops, hygiene fairs, and access to sanitary pads, we help girls manage their menstruation confidently and safely, both at home and at school.
In the Paderu tribal region of Andhra Pradesh, ANEW worked with the Tribal Development Authority to establish a women-run menstrual pad production facility that produces clean, affordable pads and provides independent income for more than two dozen tribal women.
In tribal North America, we provide menstrual health supplies to schools, clinics, and women’s shelters in the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North and South Dakota.
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Contact
143 Rollins Ave P.O. Box 2343 Rockville, Maryland 20847-2343
Email: information@thejjmettafoundation.org
Contact Us
The JJ Metta Memorial Foundation
143 Rollins Ave
P.O. Box 2343
Rockville, Maryland 20847-2343
Email: information@thejjmettafoundation.org
