Poverty not barrier for Education - Nurture Merit

Dear well wishers

Our hearty gratitude for your continued support in our endeavor of empowering the educational community. We are on the verge of completing 18 years of existence. During the calendar year 2018 we continued to engage college students through our flagship Nurture Merit Program. We also had programs made for high school children. The initiative to Nurture the Non-academic talent in selected fields is gaining momentum.

Nurture Merit Program is a well-designed, structured and focused program to support bright students coming from economically challenged families to continue their post 10th education to enable them to be graduate and thus relating a meaningful employment or self-employment.

In 2018, a total amount of INR 83 lakhs was disbursed as financial assistance to 1279 students.

Statistical details

• 2600+ houses visited by volunteers across 68 talukas to identify deserving students
• 64% of the beneficiaries were girls
• 90% of students supported are from rural regions of 10 districts of Karnataka
• During the year 331 students were trained through 7 Residential Bridge camps till December, 2018 and 4 more are planned for the 4th quarter of the academic year 2018-19.
• 5000 rural youths made use of the 5 Libraries/Knowledge resource centers located at Hubli, Bijapur, Belgaum, Sirsi & Davangere