Benipur & Bahadurpur blocks · Since 2014
Education
32 after-school learning centres help children from Class 1 to 12 keep up in school. We also pay fees, uniforms and books for children who would otherwise leave.
- 2,400+
- Children enrolled this year
- 32
- Learning centres
- 86%
- Class 10 pass rate
The problem
In the blocks where we work, one in four girls leaves school before Class 10. Families take children out when a fee is due or a sibling needs minding. Children who fall behind in reading by Class 3 rarely catch up.
What we do
- 01
Learning centres
Two hours every evening with a trained teacher from the same village. Classes are small, with no more than 25 children, and grouped by learning level, not age.
- 02
Fees, books and uniforms
We pay the school costs directly for children from families earning under ₹10,000 a month, so no child leaves over a fee.
- 03
Attendance follow-up
Our field workers visit the home of any child who misses three days in a row, and sort out the cause with the family.
- 04
Board exam support
Extra weekend classes in maths, science and English for Classes 9 to 12, with past-paper practice.
My father wanted me to stop after Class 8. The centre teacher came home twice to talk to him. Now I am in Class 10 and I want to become a nurse.
Anjali, 15 · Benipur, Darbhanga
From the field
Photographs from the programme
Fund education work in Benipur & Bahadurpur blocks.
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