Help educate girls in rural India

Despite the remarkable progress which our country has seen, education in India still remains problematic. With free and compulsory education only granted between the ages of six and 14, a large number of girls drop out of school to support their families or because they live in government care homes which only support them up to 10th Standard.

We believe in equal access to education. When women are educated, the whole community benefits. In India, only 47% of girls start secondary education and only 2% of girls successfully complete secondary school. Within the areas we work, uneducated women and girls are targets for sex traffickers and ruthless money lenders. We work with local women and girls to raise awareness about their rights and provide them assistance to maximise their educational attainment.

With your help, we are planning to continue giving a lift to the girls' aspirations through our educational facilities, supporting those who are experiencing barriers to their full entitlement of schooling, and advocating for improved equality in education locally and nationally. We're offering practical support to help more girls continue their education through to 12th Standard and college. Our IT Center also provides digital literacy classes.

We have also joined forces with Malala Fund to target those most at risk of child marriage and labour, trafficking and sexual exploitation. Our year long campaign aims to give girls the education to empower them to influence the education agenda nationally and internationally.

We help educate 1,000 girls each year, fully financing at least 25 young people through college to give them financial independence, choice, and security which will ultimately help in breaking the cycle of poverty. In our district, where HIV is prevalent, girls' education also improves family health - educated mothers are 50% percent more likely to immunize their child and administer medication properly, meaning 50% more children surviving beyond age 5.