Children are our future. What they learn today, what they want today, will determine the future of the world.

India's population is still largely distributed in rural areas.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of educational infrastructure, many rural children receive insufficient education.

Many children are also malnourished because of several factors, including lack of proper nutritional information.

PAVAN organises regular distribution of nutritious vegetarian food to integrate the diet of children in the nearby villages.

Drinking fresh cow milk every day at recess at school.

Girl children are facing even greater difficulties than boys, because of social pressure and disempowerment of women

Yet, it is the girl children who often take care of their younger brothers in their early age. This immense potential of proactive responsibility needs to be encouraged and supported.

The educational programme of PAVAN was inaugurated in 2003 with the Children's Feasts, breaking the ground in cultivating relationships with the children and their families.

Our aim was to find the most meritorious children and families, who could in turn become inspired and empowered to help others and extend the circle of positive cooperation.

Every year our big family has grown, with the valuable help of our friends and supporters, and we have now a core group of 50 children who regularly attend our school. The school is Oriya/English medium and is registered under the Bharatiya Sikshya Parishad..

Besides the regular school students, we have a larger group of about 300 children from the nearby rural areas who participate to our general programmes. Particularly popular with the children are the Vegetarian Food Festivals, where traditional local food is cooked with the participation of the village people.

First class rice, dal soup with vegetables, sabjis, chatni, and sweet rice pudding are the usual courses distributed at the Vegetarian Food Festivals.

The food is prepared fresh in the open with carefully selected ingredients, and immediately served to the children who sit in batches until everyone has taken a good meal.

The children also assemble at the school during the Festival, and interact in friendship beyond barriers of caste and gender.

All adults who interact with the children are strictly controlled to avoid any possibility of mistreatment or abuse, and to guarantee the maximum morality and affection for the children.

The children assembled with the teachers for the function celebrating the Indian Independence Day.

Programmes are also held in villages to stimulate children to develop a cultural interest, in full respect of the local traditions.

Sitting on the veranda for the first Children's Feast.

PAVAN runs a child sponsorship programme by which meritorious children from financially disadvantaged families can get scholarships and other assistance to grow into a better future.

The child support programme includes the Children's Feasts, special occasions when children are offered useful gifts and enjoy themselves with delicious food and educational entertainment.

Special care is dedicated to encourage the creativity and intellectual development of the children.

Supporters of PAVAN send their gifts to the sponsored children and contribute a yearly donation to help meet the expenditures.

Health camps include eye exams and other medical check ups.