The Joshua Jacob Greenberger Learning Center in the Kalwa Slum

Joshua Jacob Greenberger, a”h, a wonderful young man with a huge heart who joined the volunteer cohort of Gabriel Project Mumbai in 2013, was the first JDC-Entwine volunteer to teach children in the slums of Mumbai as part of the Gabriel Project Mumbai development initiative. Joshua worked with four other Jewish interns in the Kalwa slum in Mumbai, India, teaching informal education and life-skills to vulnerable children living in the slum. Joshua injected a robust sense of humor, his love of children and a keen sense of social justice into the classroom. He was devoted, attentive, and compassionate, and he was taken from us too soon. We are devastated by his loss, and eager to hang on to his memory.

To honor Joshua’s legacy, we at GPM have built a school in the Kalwa slums to honor Joshua and named it after him.

The Joshua Jacob Greenberger Learning Center (JLC) in the Kalwa Slum, opened in July 2017, is a unique educational institution committed to furthering the education of children of all ages in the slums. The school has 4 classrooms and computer lab. The JLC offers classes to 300 children and includes a robust computer literacy program for the children of the slums.

On weekends, the center can be opened for use by the community as an extended medical facility, community education workshop hall and for community celebrations.

The center is comfortable, pleasant, well-ventilated and clean. We have a back-up generator for electricity, wifi, cupboards, tables, chairs and a state of the art multimedia system. The JLC contains a curriculum of subjects from grades 1-12. Elementary school students and pre-school students will receive a daily meal as part of the GPM Nutrition Program. The only learning center serving the Kalwa slum community of 180,000 people, it will be a warm home for all children in the area who has a desire to further their education.

And of course, classes are supervised with local teachers and Entwine-GPM volunteers, inspired by Joshua’s model of giving, caring and teaching!

Please support the education and well being of the 300 children attending the Joshua Jacob Greenberger Learning Center in the Kalwa Slums.

Currently our yearly budget is only $75,000 and we need your help!

For more information, contact: Jacob Sztokman, Founding Director, Gabriel Project Mumbai jacob@gabrielprojectmumbai.org