If you think education is expensive try ignorance

Namaste Everyone,

 I am Naresh sir Director of Education at People First,,

 Because of your generous support, this has been a landmark year for us in Bihar. Despite challenges posed by the monsoon floods and infrastructure gaps in rural districts, we successfully retained 95% of our sponsored students and significantly improved literacy rates across our partner villages.

In Bihar, education is not just about learning facts; it is about dignity. It is about a child standing tall in a world that often overlooks them.

Here is a note from Anjai age 13 one of or students ( we have changed the name)

"Before the centre opened, I had never touched a computer. Now I am teaching my mother how to video call my brother in Delhi." on her phone.

Anjali was at high risk of dropping out after Grade 8 due to the distance of the high school and societal pressure. Your sponsorship provided her with a bicycle (supplementing the state scheme) and, crucially, access to our leaning support centre

 Because of your unwavering support over the past year, children in some of India’s most underserved rural communities are no longer just dreaming of a better life—they are building one. In a region where only 48% of the population historically studied up to Class 10, your contributions have provided the critical bridge between poverty and possibility.

Thank you so much for your support,

Naresh Sir

Namaste everyone,

Hope this mail finds you and your family well,

Gender disparity in literacy remains the hallmark of the Bihar education system, which was 19.7 points in 2020. 

 It also got reiterated in the latest NFHS -5 data that revealed that in Bihar, women's literacy rate is 55% compared to 76.4% in men, aged between 15 to 49 years. It marks the progress in literacy rates in Bihar but also highlights the gender gap of 21.4 points, which demands immediate attention from not only the state and centre but also civil society.

For this update I thought I would tell you about our programmes to help girls particularly.

Here are some of the measures…

We have more than 50% female staff and teachers many of whom are in senior management. Girls in all our schools and centres are given extra encouragement.

Girls at our flagship school at Dhobi can avail of a special support programme which works with the whole family to keep girls at school.

We have TOP (the opportunity programme) which offers sponsored places for further academic studies and courses in further education .

Please be assured that our schools are providing quality education for children whom otherwise could not afford it .

Thank you for supporting our educational support programme enabling us to change the lives and bring hope to so many children here in Bihar and Jharkhand. 

Naresh Sir