Provide Uniforms, Textbooks and Notebooks to Underprivileged Students

Parli, a small village just 90 km from the financial capital of India was amongst the most backward and undeveloped tribal areas of Maharashtra. Young children were made to work in neighbouring breweries and the situation of girl children was worse, where they had to take care of the entire house and their siblings to get trained and married off at a very young age. There was a lack of even basic infrastructure and facilities, let alone educational opportunities.

The children are full of talent and aspire to get well-educated and lead better lives like urban children. Though their parents realize the importance of education, the annual family income is low and they are barely able to meet both ends.

Our rural school Shree Raj Educational Centre was started with a modest beginning of teaching a few children under a temporary shed under a Tree. It is the first English medium school in the entire Taluka. All educational expenses including uniforms, books, educational kits, meals as well as transport are being provided for, through the Centre.

• 40% of students are girls - a remarkable achievement in spite of it being a rural area.

• Covers population over 40 km radius – children from 90 neighbouring villages attend School.

• First School in entire Taluka to introduce E-learning & Computers for all classes from the 1st standard.

• First ‘Green school’ in Sudhagad Taluka by adapting to Solar Power generation for captive consumption

• Awarded the “Best Grade for School” from the Education Department, Zilla Parishad, in 2011 – 2012.

• Apart from studies, yoga, music, dance, sports and moral values are also part of the curriculum.

We aim to provide the best rural education and sustainable skill development to tribal & village children and thereby become instrumental in bringing about positive changes in their culture for generations to come.

Today 1200 children are being provided English medium education from Nursery to 10th standard.

Shree Raj Educational Centre is a one-of-its-kind rural school and has facilities and infrastructure that only the topmost urban schools would have. The main idea is to provide the best education to these tribal & village children and integrate them into mainstream society.

We envision these rural students to become entrepreneurs and CEOs instead of ordinary clerks and peons, and thus shape the future of the villages they come from.