page_title: Singing Skylarks
section_title: Better Living Conditions
hierarchical_section_title: Singing Skylarks / ACTIVITIES / Better Living Conditions
caption_attribution_description: English: Singing Skylarks Volunteer making donations for Education Sponsor in Karur
context_page_description: Singing Skylarks - Music for a cause is a non-governmental organisation based in Bangalore, India. It was formed in 2006 by music enthusiasts working for different software firms in Bangalore. Initially, the members were primarily involved in producing music programs for television. Once the band started growing, attracting different artists and volunteers who wanted to contribute towards the society, the NGO increased in size and the team of engineers and musicians started working on different social projects. Projects include the sponsorship of education for Poor and Deserving Students of all standards, Empowering Government Schools, Counseling Students for Evils of Alcoholism, curbing Corruption and Planting trees in and around Bangalore as part of environmental "go green" initiatives.
  Singing Skylarks was founded by Venkatesan Subbunarayanan along with a bunch of musicians giving programs to raise funds for the charity. The group grew to around 50 members in 2008 and started counseling children addicted to alcohol and drugs.
context_section_description: Singing Skylarks learned about a village named Kerethanda which is located in the North Karnataka region in Hospet town. The village lacked even basic amenities, and the school was poorly maintained and without basic materials. Around 20 volunteers from Singing Skylarks from software companies visited the village twice in 2010 to counsel the students and donate books and geometry boxes to the school. Singing Skylarks in Kerethanda Article in DNA newspaper The NGO has also arranged for employment for the youngsters as security guards in the Bangalore area.
caption: Education Sponsor
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