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The Paper Preeti Project

The Paper Preeti Project started in April 2009 as a way for students at Pardada Pardadi Girls Vocational School to learn about the world outside of their village in Uttar Pradesh India. 25 girls were selected to create Paper Preeti versions of themselves - these versions were then sent to friends & supporters of Pardada Pardadi throughout the world.

We hope that these Paper Preeti's can open the eyes of the Girls of Pardada Pardadi to some exciting areas of the world.

Pardada Pardadi translates directly into English as "great-grandparents". The term is used as an analogy to the ancient Indian wisdom that knowledge and education from your family contributes to the full blossoming of an individual.

Since 2000, Pardada Pardadi Educational Society (PPES) has been improving the lives of girls in rural India. Its mission is to uplift and empower girls from the poorest section of society by providing free education and vocational training—creating a new generation of self-reliant and educated girls who will break the cycle of poverty in the region.

PPES is based in the village of Anupshahar, in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, India. This area is one of India’s poorest. It is infamous for being crime-ridden. Moreover, it is one of the least-educated and least-literate sections of India.

Have you received a Paper Preeti in the mail? Here are instructions for the Paper Preeti Project.

1) Take a picture with the ‘Paper Preeti’ in a place that you think is meaningful.
2) Email the photo to hours80close@photos.flickr.com and use the subject line to tell us the location in which the picture was taken.
3) Place ‘Paper Preeti’ & these instructions in an envelope, and forward to a friend or relative in a different city.
4) Return often to track ‘Paper Preeti’s’ progress online at www.flickr.com/paperpreeti

If all this Paper Preeti travelling has you wishing you or your child could participate, create your own for one of the girls in Anupshahar and mail it to:

Pardada Pardadi Girls Vocational School
Attn: Paper Preeti
Malakpur Road, Anupshahar
Dist. – Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh, India

For Media Enquiries
Phone: +91 11 4650 2631
Email:info@pardadapardadi.org Attn: Sally Gioia