FRIENDS PROVIDES GRANTS TO PAY FOR FOOD, CLOTHING, HOUSING, MEDICAL, AND SCHOOL EXPENSES FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 ORPHANED CHILDREN WHO LIVE AND ATTEND SCHOOL AT RAMANA'S GARDEN FULL TIME; FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 LOCAL VILLAGE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND THE FREE SCHOOL AT RAMANA'S GARDEN BUT DO NOT LIVE THERE; AND FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 CHILDREN IN THE KODIYA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE SCHOOL LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 100 KM NORTH OF RAMANA'S GARDEN INDIA. FRIENDS ALSO PROVIDES TUITION AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR YOUNG ADULTS THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE SCHOOL AT RAMANA'S GARDEN, AND FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES TO SERVE AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR RAMANA'S GARDEN AND ITS MISSION TO SUPPORT ORPHANED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN.