Free schooling
A proper education for children whose families could never afford school fees — no child turned away for being poor.
Est. 2010 · Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Aspiring a just society — Bringing about positive changes through Education and Training.
In one of India's poorest districts, where most people can't afford a pair of trousers and decent shirts, we are educating the children and young people for a better change.
A registered society. Society Reg. No. G-46588 · FCRA Reg. No. 137360019
Our belief
We believe that the solution of all problems can be found in education and training. Therefore, we are working very hard so that no child should be shut out of a classroom because their family is poor.
The challenge
A district the future forgot
Siddharth Nagar is one of the poorest districts of Uttar Pradesh — a scatter of small towns and villages where the local language exists only as a spoken dialect, never written down.
The few schools that exist charge fees that poor families simply cannot pay. With no factories and shrinking farmland, families migrate to cities like Delhi and Mumbai for work, where too many end up exploited in the shanty towns. For girls and women, the situations are, sadly, worser.
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What we do
Four ways we open doors
Girls & women
Safe, dedicated education for girls and young women, who face the steepest barriers.
Skills & trades
Job-oriented and vocational training so young people can earn a living without leaving for the cities.
Community welfare
Practical support for families in need, because learning takes root only when basic needs are met.
On the ground
Projects making a difference
Zaitoon Girls' School and College
A safe residential school and college so girls from remote villages and towns can live, study and complete their education.
Primary & Secondary Schooling
Fee-free schooling from the early years through secondary for the district's poorest children.
Skills & Vocational Training
Practical trades and job-ready skills so young people can build a livelihood at home instead of migrating.
Since 2010
Small society, real change
950+
Children in education and many have moved on to universities
40
Teachers & staffs
100
Villages reached
2010
Serving the district since
Be part of the change
Your help and support keeps a child in class, trains a young person for work, and helps build a girls' school that will stand for generations.