Educate 2000 Underprivileged Children In India

India celebrated her 73rd year of independence and hundreds of U&I students celebrated with the country!

At one of our Learning Centers in Mysore, for instance, the children worked for weeks, along with our volunteers, to put on a show for Independence Day. Some of the children delivered speeches, others sang songs about the country and a few got to demonstrate their artistic side with rangolis (floral patterns made on the floor with colored powder).

 While to many this may not have been a spectacular show, to the children it was a unique chance to express themselves and build their confidence. 

Our tutors couldn't have been prouder to see the excited kids work hard and take on the stage with exuberance. This is partly whatIndia's independence is about - that every individual, irrespective of caste or income, has the right to education, the right to express themselves and the right to be heard. The country's future is in these children. 

Without our donors and their support, we wouldn't be able to build these future generations. We are investing in children. We are investing in the country.  

On U&I’s social media, our volunteers write reports about their teaching experiences. A uniform thread runs through all their stories: these volunteers receive more than they give. That’s in their words. Not ours.

Again and again, these volunteers report that they first went into classes expecting to teach and inspire students. At the end of their stint of nine months, they were amazed by the resilience of the children, inspired by their teachable hearts and motivated to smile through adversities.

U&I is now gearing up to recruit more volunteers for the coming academic year. We have launched our recruitment campaign for 2019-2020. This year, we expect about 2,500 volunteers to join the tribe of U&I change-makers.

We’re excited about the start of the academic year. Our office basement is overflowing with towering textbooks for 2000 students. But more than that we’re excited that our volunteers are such an amazing bunch who are determined to give to the community and also vulnerable enough to receive from the children. We are excited about today's changemakers who empower tomorrow's leaders.