Samarthya | Donate to us to enable Parent Participation and Voice

How would you feel if.....

You couldn't choose your own career path?

You didn't have a say in something that was brought for your house?

You were left out of a friend group?

Angry? Frustrated? Ignored?

That checks out. Thousands of parents and students in government schools are also left out of decisions and conversations that impact them the most. At Samarthya, we are working to change that and make sure they get an equal seat at the table.

Samarthya (AEES) was started in February 2017 with this belief to democratize the governance of our public institutions. From then on, we are in a pursuit of strengthening existing structures and practices which promote public participation, primarily in the context of public education. platforms. This video gives a brief overview of what Samarthya does and the impact it has had on public participation in the governance of government schools.

The Problem

Platforms and structures that allow for parental participation, such as School Management Committees (SMCs) and Parent Teacher Meetings often lie defunct. Their frequency and effectiveness remain woefully inadequate.

These can be some of the causes of this problem.

Samarthya seeks to foster community participation in public education by activating platforms and fostering voice agency in stakeholders. Our solution is crafted with a systemic lens, designed to enable large scale sustainable change by collaborating with systems. Samarthya works in partnership with state and/or district education departments on the following focus areas

We do this by

We are seeking to raise Rs. 15,00,000 to further our mission of enabling participation. If you find value in the work that we do and the world we envision, please consider contributing to us. The money we raise will be used to support our operations in the states of Punjab and Haryana.