Support Kshamtalaya Prioritize Learning & Well-being for Children in underserved communities

At Kshamtalaya Foundation, we believe every child, no matter their background, deserves a chance to learn, grow, and realize their full potential. We're raising funds to strengthen our holistic education programs for children in marginalized communities across Rajasthan, Delhi, and Bihar. Your support will help a child experience dignity in school & community spaces, enhance their well-being & learning and feel safe to come and learn everyday.

Where Does Kshamtalaya Work & Why?

Rajasthan: Kotra, census 2011 says 11% literacy rate of females; learning engagement is highly inconsistent due to harsh geographical conditions, child labour, child marriage, and above 90% children working with are first generational school-goers. We also work with the Gogunda Block of the Udaipur district & Pindwara Block of Sirohi District.

Delhi's Seemapuri: Disproportionate access to opportunities, lack of learning support and difficult for families to make ends meet. Most of the children we work with come from slum areas and low income communities. Seldom quality education is de-prioritized. Shocking but true, drop-out and out-of-school is a reality in the capital.

Bihar's Samastipur District: Succumbed to stereotypes: Bihari is a Gaali, Mussahars are Rat-eaters. Learning/Education is de-prioritized for dalit communities, limited opportunities & resources due to high population density.

Why Support Kshamtalaya?

Amongst all the struggles that these geographies have offered to us, we have managed to demonstrate the incredible, untapped potential of these areas! Sharing a few below:

1. We launched a well-being curriculum, Khushi Shaala: Khud ki Khoj, in collaboration with Rajasthan SCERT. It’s now in its pilot phase, paving the way to connect policy with classrooms. Know more in this video: https://shorturl.at/rh3pv
2. We’ve empowered nearly 1 lakh teachers in Rajasthan, Bihar, and Delhi with tools to manage self-regulation, attention, compassion, and community-building skills. Read more on this report: https://shorturl.at/chZKF
3. Our Learning Festivals in have demonstrated enhanced life skills of collaboration and creative confidence that children hold crossing the milestone of 500 festivals. The successes of its implementation in Bihar has paved potential pathways for expansion beyond Samastipur. Delhi Learning Festivals video: https://shorturl.at/8YNy6

How Do We Do This?

We adopt a 3-pronged approach, with regional leaders as key anchors. We DEMONSTRATE our pedagogy through fellowship models, SUSTAIN it by activating dormant local governance and parental participation systems, and SCALE it by collaborating with state institutions like SCERTs. See Video About iDISCOVER fellowship.

Your Contribution Will Make Visible the Following:

1. Demonstrating 100 schools as “Centers of Excellence”
2. Improving foundational learning and well-being for the children we work with
3. Aligning 2,500 teachers with self, purpose, and responsibility
4. Activating school committees and increasing parental engagement for accountability
5. Sustaining our programs for 2 years, giving us stability to apply for future grants

Rs 100/- will ensure 1 child's cost to participate in Learning Festivals FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR!!

Rs 500/- will support 1 child's learning & well-being outcomes for 6 months intervention

Rs 1000/- will support 1 child's learning & well-being outcomes for an entire year

Rs 5000/- will ensure you are contributing to making classrooms welcoming, caring and attractive for children!

Donate. now.