School

Wanting to spend their free time in a meaningful manner, the couple decided to take on the task of providing education to those bright students who did not have the means to attend a formal school.

"During the winters, most families here create bonfires out of plastic waste and huddle in front of it to beat the cold. We wanted to change that and so started to encourage our students to bring plastic waste as school fees."

The programme goes much beyond creating a robust curriculum, by providing a holistic and innovative prelude to sustainability education.

“We try and initiate a dialogue about sexual health; the need for it, what we must cover in that conversation etc. We do this via a wide range of events and activities."

“As the school grew, many of our students began to come from far off places in the neighbouring outskirts. Some would travel over 15 km to reach the school"

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"The stumps of his legs were deep enough to affect his walking, and yet he used to travel 4 km to reach our village and knock on every single door, convincing people of the need for education."

Every single day, in all seasons, she would embark on a 2-hour trek across dense forests inhabited by wild animals. All for the love of education!

For every cup of tea sold at his stall, he used half the amount towards the education and health of the slum kids.

The students were sent the question paper via e-mail at 9 a.m. They were given 15 minutes of reading time, after which, they were to start writing until 11.45 a.m.