Right to Education

Sindhutai’s desire to ensure that no child suffered from a lack of love was born out of her story of being abandoned and left to die when she was pregnant. She became a mother to thousands of orphans.

From Savitribai Phule to S Radhakrishnan, these revolutionaries shaped India's education system. Whether it was opening avenues for women and marginalised communities or elevating India's academic landscape, they worked long after the school bell rang.

After seeing an Anganwadi in dilapidated condition on her trip to Kerala, Maria Kasselmann launched Positive Power for Children e.V, an NGO that works toward renovating dilapidated government schools

Taking inspiration from Maharshi Karve, Jameendar Babasaheb Keshav Narayanrao Deshmukh set up the Sanskriti Samvardhan Mandal (SSM), to start the first-ever residential school in Sagroli, Maharashtra committed to empowering girls through education

Ed-tech entrepreneur Bhunesh Sharma from Jaipur runs the Smile For All Society (SFA) NGO, which aims to help slum children access free education through a unique subscription model, much like platforms like Netflix and Hotstar

This is the story of thousands of kids studying in government schools in Bengaluru. The first-generation school-goers. The children of migrant and daily wage labourers who were empowered with wings to soar to their dreams, by city-based NGO, Dream School Foundation.

To prevent dropouts, Dharamveer Jakhar has allocated a van that provides free pick-up service. So even kids living far away have started attending the 'Apni Pathshala'.

"Things that we take for granted are often the most crucial. A desk, chair or a blackboard might sound to be the most basic requirement in a school and yet there are hundreds of schools in rural India that are devoid of them. This was our attempt to break that bubble and bring forth a sustainable solution."

The daughter of a labourer mother and an unemployed father, 13-year-old Roshni lives in a Noida slum but attends one of the city’s best private schools. All thanks to an awesome project that is giving underprivileged kids an education they might otherwise miss!

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