Sponsor Learning and Teaching Aids through our Ayuthadaan Program

Shifting Orbits Foundation is a non-profit organization that operates chains of After School Learning Centers in under-served communities with the focussed mission of increasing the number of educated members in each of the communities they touch.

Each of the After School Learning Centers serve as an "Extended Home" providing the most safe and conducive learning space for students whom we prepare to eventually lead a movement of change in their communities. WE become their PARENTS and do everything we can to ensure they get the best.

Each year 15-20 students join each of these center in Grade 8 and go on to receive a "long and deep rooted support" in the form of tuitions/scholarships/soft skilling/financial literacy/mental wellness and practically everything they will ever need till they complete their college.

Established in 2018, SOF today impacts over 350+ families/1200 dependents spread over 7 locations across Urban Bangalore with Rural parts of Kerala.

Our hope in that in next 3-5 years we would have flooded the under served communities with enough educated members and started a "movement" of change in each of these communities!

What are the learning and teaching aids that we provide?

We aim to democratize the after-school space and want each of our students to have same access to resources as their affluent counterparts. Which means they should have same access to

• Books (reference and text) and Stationary supply
• Ed-tech resources (Byjus/Upgrad/Khan Academy)
• 24 by 7 backup power and Internet
• Computers and printers
• Daily nutritional snacks (fruits/biscuits/nutri-grains/bread)
• And finally a good and joyful furnitures as anyone else in the world.

And we are determined to make sure that we make that happen for all our students!

How can you help us?

Ayudam means weapon. Daan means contributions. Together in our context it symbolizes - gifting our students with the "ammunition of resources" that will help them win the battle of sustaining education that they constantly have to fight!

While most of our needs are met by in-kind giving by corporates, business establishments and good samaitans all around us, sometimes we do fall short of budgets to accomodate and sustain all these needs.

Thats where YOU can step in.

Here is a rough cost estimate per center for your reference

Recurring/Opex (Annual)

1. Books and Stationary (45-60 Students) - INR 1,65,000 / USD 1986
2. Ed Tech subscriptions -INR 50,000 / USD 600
3. Intenet charges - INR 12,000 / USD 145
4. Daily snacks - INR 60,000 / USD 722

One time/Capex

1. Backup Power Invertor - INR 30,000 / USD 361
2. Computers(8) - INR 80,000 / USD 963
3. Printer(1) -INR 20,000 / USD 241
4. Furnitures - INR 60,000 / USD 722

Anything you contribute adds to the pool and helps the center and its students

We promise this journey of Giving will be most gratifying and one day you will be proud that YOU have changed lives and destinies of so many people who perhaps will turn out to live beyond our lifetimes!

Where will your contributions be used?

For every Dollar or Rupee that you contribute , more than 95 cent/paisa will go directly for procuring our learning aid . 3-5 cents/paisa may be required for admin and legal compliance costs.

We value transparency and every purchase bill will be available in our website as well as indiviudally shared as a report to all donors of this program

Please back our fundraiser so that together we can build a better India for all of us. Pledge your support, donate now!

If not YOU, who? If not NOW, when?