Maharashtra AIM for Seva San Francisco Bay Area’s Commitment to

AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel for Boys Yoga Ashram, Amboli Village & Post, Taluk, – 416 510 Maharashtra

Sindhudurg District

Know Amboli

Amboli is a village in Sawantwadi taluk in Sindhudurg Literacy Rate district of Maharashtra state, with a total of 822 families residing. It belongs to region. It is located 44 km towards east from the district head quarter, Oros 100 and 24 km from Sawantwadi and 421 km from the state 92.15% capital, . 83.45% 80 Verle (5 km), Gele (7 km), Kalambist (8 km), Chaukul (9 72.15% km), Shirshinge (9 km) are the nearby villages to Amboli. 60 Amboli is surrounded by Dodamarg taluk in the south, taluk and Ajara in the east and taluk in 40 the west. 20 Sawantwadi, Mapusa, Panaji, are the nearby cities to Amboli. Total population – 4,004 Children between the age group of 0-6 years - 354 Average Sex Ratio of Amboli – 791 Literacy Male Female

Know Sindhudurg

Number of villages in Sindhudurg District : 756 Total population of Sindhudurg District : 849,651 Male population of Sindhudurg District : 417,332 Female population of Sindhudurg District : 432,319 The average literacy rate is 85.56% Your Impact

Vishal Shivnath is a 13-year-old boy benefitting through AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel located in Amboli village, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. His father waits for employment everyday, and on a good day finds a job, otherwise he returns home empty handed. His mother works as a cook in the village. Hailing from Shevga village in district, this teenager is happy to be living in this hostel. He says that he gets healthy food and looks forward to going to the Union English School in Amboli. “I would have never imagined that I will go to an English medium school. I am learning and like to speak in English. However, I do make mistakes”.

AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel for Boys

Inaugurated: 2014

Number of Students: 42

Educational Institutions AIM for Seva’s Boys Attend

Classes 3 to 10

School Divine Touch English Medium School, Amboli Union English School, Amboli

Our Reach Meet Our Boys Villages of Our Students

9% Tembhurni Rangoli Pinguli Konad 34% 57% Kalkam Belgaum Nandapur Sukhapuri Sangaon Shevga Javalkhed Amboli Devalgaon Nigave General Caste Nimgoan Kalamba Other Backward Caste Scheduled Caste Colours of a Happy Hostel!

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Dear Team San Francisco Bay Area,

I attend the Divine Touch English Medium School in Amboli. I like going to this school. It’s very big, and very clean. There is a big sports playground and here I play cricket with my To friends. Back in the village, the school was not AIM for Seva this good. I am happy to be here. Thank you. San Francisco Bay Area USA Aditya Petule Kailash, 12 years AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel for Boys Amboli Sindhudurg Maharashtra