This project will help empower young girls in the low-income communities of Mumbai. It will provide them with support for their education, access to quality football coaching, education in health and hygiene, sanitary materials, supplementary nutrition and national and international exposure visits.

Children with disabilities living in slums are the most disadvantaged group in Indian society. They are 5 times more likely to be out of school & often subject to severe social exclusion. Negative attitudes deter disabled kids from taking part in the family, community or workforce. OSCAR's specialised sports activities, events & equipment encourage & enable kids to be part of a team, to discover their own unique ability, in the classroom & on the field. Raising confidence & aspiration is key.

Vaccinating adults in the Mumbai slums against Covid-19 is OSCAR Foundation's priority. Misinformation, fear, lack of time, loss of income & accessibility is preventing adults from low income communities taking up the vaccine. OSCAR's 'Vaccine Education & Participation' programme provides the science, the facts & the urgency. The OSCAR team will help with vaccine registration & support adults too afraid to leave their communities to travel to the vaccination centres. Read on...

Sponsorship enables the poorest children to take part in all aspects of the OSCAR football, education & life skills programmes. Participation creates the foundation for change, for the individual, their family, community & future generations. OSCAR children live very challenging lives, which makes them vulnerable to negative external influences. Child sponsorship plays a vital part in ensuring no OSCAR children slip through the net. This project is at the heart of OSCAR's work & you can help.

In Mumbai, OSCAR Foundation will set up Digital Learning Centres in communities where children can attend courses on computer skills and access the online resources assigned to them as part of the school curriculum.

In rural Karnataka, India underprivileged OSCAR boys & girls face a daily 10km walk to get to the nearest school. Consequently many of them rarely go, missing out on vital education that will help them break out of the cycle of poverty that entraps their communities. With the help of the The OSCAR Foundation, which supports children living in low income communities across India, the money raised will be used to provide bicycles to encourage students & facilitate their journeys.