Our projects: Yashodhan school

The brightest minds and happiest hearts inhabit Yashodhan School in the Shastri Nagar slum of Thane. And we are thrilled and proud to help keep things that way.
In 2007, when we first met with the wonderful people at Yashodhan, the school was close to shutting down, as it had little money and fewer resources. Yashodhan is one of the many schools in Mumbai catering to children from low-income groups, so there was no doubt that we had to pitch in with our time and money.


Since then, a first floor has been added, the classrooms are clean and airy, and more teachers are on the rolls. The school has 700 students divided into two shifts -- English-medium in the morning and Marathi-medium in the evening -- and has classes up to Std X.


And, even more heartening is that with the school getting upgraded, more people in the surrounding areas are realising the importance of a good education.