Asha Boston started funding the Mobile Science Van in 2009, supporting a new idea from SVYM to address the issue that high school students in government schools were unable to …
Looking Back on 2023
The full school year after the COVID closures has seen many successes. It has been inspiring to see how our project partners have overcome many challenges. We present here a …
As 2022 Draws to a Close
As the end of the year draws near, we are deeply grateful for your support, for the tireless work of our project partners in India, and for the indefatigable enthusiasm …
Libraries to Power their dreams
With schools shuttered by the pandemic for almost two years, millions of children across India lost precious learning and growth opportunities. Access to resources is (and has always been) …
Help Us Bridge the COVID Learning Gap
Schools reopened after nearly a 20 month shutdown, and attendance was 40-70% in many schools. Boys had taken up jobs, girls had been married off. Children had lost the habit …
Challenges as Schools Re-Open
The devastating impact of the long COVID lockdown has begun to emerge as schools reopen. Only a third of rural children had access to learning resources and support during this …
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Learning as Schools Re-Open in India
Schools are slowly reopening as we (hopefully) enter a post-COVID world. A student who stopped going to school in class 4 is now in class 6. A student who was …
Full Many a Flower is Born to Blush Unseen …
Maniya is from a small village in DB Kuppe Gram Panchayath in HD Kote taluk in Karnataka. Located inside the dense Nagarahole forest, it has limited resources and connectivity in …
Happy Teachers Day
Teachers can bring such joy to a child. Be they formally trained teachers with education degrees, Or teacher trainers who train other teachers, Or volunteer youth from the community …
Soldiering On When Schools are Closed
This trying period has been harsh on our students, our teachers, their families. Online learning has had many challenges for underprivileged communities – lack of devices and connectivity in rural …