My name is Richa and I am in Grade 11 at the Sishya School, Adyar, Chennai.

I have undertaken this campaign because I am a strong believer in the fact that education is a basic necessitiy that should be provided to all children. Our mind is a vessel for knowledge, and the knowledge we collect during our school life is going to benefit us tremendously in different walks of life.

I think being able to impact the life of a needy child (who possibly is my age or younger) by funding their education for a year would be incredible. This is being done for students who study at the Gen Cariappa school at 1, Kamaraj St, Gandhi Nagar, Saligramam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600093. This school has lots of kids who come from extremely poor homes. Many of the parents are unable to pay the entire fee for the year. The parents are daily wage workers, maids kids and most of them are illiterate. Their children can be the first ones to be educated in their family.

The cost of educating them is just INR 10000 per annum. Educating a child here holds the promise of them getting a job once they grow up. This will help them get their family out of the vicious cycle of poverty.

Please fund my campaign as a simple act of kindness on your part can have a profound impact on a child’s life. It will give them education, confidence, and wonderful life.

As an individual, I am trying to raise INR 20000 to impact 2 children for a year by funding their education. Let us make a difference together. If we collect more fund’s we could together transform the lives of more children.

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest"
- Benjamin Franklin