Meet Dharani, a scholarship recipient studying engineering. In under two minutes, she shares what it took to get there and where she’s headed next. Watch it now, then read on to see how an education scholarship can help the next student take that step this GivingTuesday.
A promise we made in 2019
In 2019, Miracle Foundation fully committed to family-based care. It became our guiding principle, and it changed everything about how we work.
Today, every child we support lives in a safe, loving family. Our mission is simple to say and hard to achieve: a family for every child in our lifetime.
We hold to it because children don’t just need shelter. They need the love, care, and security that only a family can give. With that foundation in place, children can go to school, build confidence and grow toward independence.
Meet Dharani, an Education Scholarship Recipient
Dharani lost her father in 2021 and her mother to cancer in February 2024. Since then, she has lived with her brother.
Dharani always wanted to be an engineer, but her mother couldn’t pay for her further education. That’s when DKSHA-Cornerstone Child Care Institution stepped in. While there, she trained in robotics, life skills, cybersecurity, and computers, which she says helped shape her career goals.
Thanks to an education scholarship, she is in her final year of a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science. “My dream of becoming an engineer is becoming a reality,” she says. “I am the first graduate in my family.”
Still, she isn’t stopping there. After her degree, Dharani plans to earn a Master of Engineering, find a good job, and take care of her family. She also wants to pay for her younger brother’s education and, in her words, “help children like me.”
This is what we mean when we say a family is the beginning, not the finish line. First, a child with stability and support can focus on learning. In turn, a young woman with a scholarship can turn that learning into a career, and then lift up the people coming after her.
Give an Education Scholarship This GivingTuesday
On GivingTuesday, December 1, we’re raising $30,000 for education scholarships for young people in Miracle Foundation’s care.
Dharani’s dream almost stopped when her family couldn’t pay for school. A scholarship kept it going. Today, your gift can help another young person take that same next step: into a classroom, through graduation, and toward a future they choose.
Mark your calendars for GivingTuesday on December 1st! Can’t wait until December 1? Share this video with a friend today and help us spread the word that every child deserves a family and a future.