KHEL Charities – KHEL gives future generations the necessary tools to change their lives

KHEL provides equal opportunity education, support and employment, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation. We believe that it is only through one’s own efforts that success is possible. KHEL gives future generations the necessary tools to change their lives.

Kindness

In Hindi, the language of North India, khel means “to play.” KHEL stands for kindness, health, education, and laughter. We consider these essentials of childhood. KHEL Charities is a non-profit, secular organization based in Dehradun, the state capital of Uttarakhand (previously called Uttaranchal) in northern India.

Health

Education isn’t just about academics. In order to be able to focus on their studies, children need to be healthy and learn how to stay that way. Their families need to be healthy, and they need a clean, safe environment in which to live.

Education

Fifteen years ago, some of KHEL’s teachers and managers of today volunteered as laborers, carrying bricks and fetching water with their own hands to help build what is now Lakshmi Devi Academy (LDA). At LDA we provide a healthy, safe and nurturing academic environment from kindergarten through 5th grade.

Laughter

There’s nothing like the sound of a child’s laughter: innocent, healthy and full of happiness. It is hard to laugh when you’re hungry and scared. We provide basic needs to children so they have the freedom to enjoy life, to laugh.

Saying Goodbye to Devaki

Stomya Persaud2022-04-07T14:49:13-05:00April 7, 2022|Comments Off on Saying Goodbye to Devaki

It is with deep sorrow that we share with you the passing of our good friend, Devaki. Devaki on the bank of the Ganges River in Rishikesh, India In the late 1980’s when the Arya family was living in Delhi, Devaki married Radhe, the Arya family’s cook. When our family returned to Dehradun, Devaki and Radhe chose to move with us. L to R: Lal Bahadur, Raghubir, Succha Singh, Swami Veda, Radhe, [...]

KHEL Annual Report 2021

Stomya Persaud2022-01-29T15:01:39-06:00January 26, 2022|Comments Off on KHEL Annual Report 2021

KHEL ANNUAL REPORT 2021 KINDNESS Covid-19 once again took center stage, and the systems we developed in 2020 to educate our kids and support them, their families, and our community continued to be useful. Use of Funds: KHEL had 28 employees and 3 professional consultants. As much as possible we hire from our local community and purchase from local merchants. “We used to do many activities in school such as dancing and sports, [...]

Dinesh is home from the hospital!

Stomya Persaud2022-03-09T17:41:59-06:00July 8, 2021|Comments Off on Dinesh is home from the hospital!

Dinesh at home. Dinesh, our Assistant Principal, has been moved from the ICU to his home, where we have arranged support and care for him. He is no longer Covid+, and the hospital feels that there isn’t much more they can do for him that can’t be done at home. If it was up to his family, he would still be in the hospital, but the hospital no longer wants to be responsible for him. [...]