Adopt A School

Do not wait for leaders;do it alone, person to person.
Mother Teresa

The objective of Adopt A School program is to strengthen Government schools that are providing formal education in rural areas in India. These schools provide full time schooling for children with the syllabus prescribed by the government. The formal schools being supported by Bighelp are the schools that have been neglected by local communities and government officials. The children attending these schools pay little or no fees and come from low socio-economic backgrounds. The goal of this program is to increase the student enrolment & retention rate, incorporate good teaching and learning techniques in government schools and ensure that the education that the children receive is effective.

Under this program donor can adopt a public school in remote villages in India to provide basic facilities like drinking water, sports equipment, lab equipment, teaching/learning material, school building infrastructure, additional teachers, rest rooms (toilets), uniforms or books to the students. It takes minimum of US$1500 to adopt a school. This amount may be higher depending on the current status of the school and its requirements. A donor can sponsor entire project by donating US$1500. Donor may donate any amount as they like; in that case their donations will be pooled with other donations to fund a project. Bighelp surveys schools and fulfill their requirements in the order of their priority. Projects are implemented in the name of donor and all the details are published in our website.

Click here to view the list of projects under Adopt A School Program.