Over 12,000 students have been supported with grants of various sizes till 2006. Children from across the country have been applying for aid, with knowledge about the Trust’s work spreading through word of mouth alone. Most applications are received from rural children and their families.
The Education For All Project prioritizes need above merit, with the belief that any child who wants to continue going to school has the right to do so.
The Trust believes that problems plaguing the nation such as unemployment, crime, corruption and population explosion have all been created by the lack of basic education. Creating opportunities for children to be educated will help minimize, if not eradicate, such issues. The Trust does not discriminate on the basis of caste, creed, religion or gender.
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