Education · Rural Telangana
Keep a future open.
A child rarely leaves school in one dramatic moment. It happens quietly.
Help make sure the reason a child stops is never something this ordinary.
The problem
It is almost never one big reason.
A missing set of books. A bag that gave up. A term where the family simply could not stretch. Attendance slips, then confidence, then the child stops going — and the decision, when it finally happens, looks like it was about money that was never very much.
- 01Learning materials the family cannot buy this term.
- 02Falling behind, then losing confidence.
- 03Attendance that quietly stops.
- 04A decision that is very hard to reverse.
Why it matters
The cost of keeping a child in school for one more year is small. The cost of that child leaving is a lifetime of narrower options. Few interventions are as cheap relative to what they prevent.
Who this is for
- Children in government schools in rural Telangana
- First-generation learners
- Households hit by a season of medical or income shock
- Girls, who are usually the first to be withdrawn
What Ujjwala does
How the work actually runs.
Learning materials
Books, notebooks, stationery and school essentials, given at the start of the term when the gap actually bites.
Study support
Academic guidance for children falling behind, before falling behind becomes leaving.
Household conversation
Talking with parents about staying in school when pressure builds mid-year.
What makes this different
- Timed to the start of term rather than to a convenient event date.
- Support is direct in kind, not cash.
- Follow-up on attendance, not only distribution photographs.
Why now
The work is ready. Funding decides how far it goes.
What is ready
Schools and children are identified with teachers in the villages we work in.
What funding unlocks
Funding decides how many children receive materials at the start of this term.
What delay costs
Materials that arrive mid-term arrive after the child has already fallen behind. The term start is the moment that matters.
What your support does
What your support can help make possible.
Contributions to this campaign are pooled and applied to the work below. We use “can contribute toward” deliberately: we do not publish a per-person cost we have not verified.
- ₹300
- Can contribute toward notebooks and stationery for a child.
- ₹500
- Can contribute toward a child's learning materials for the term.
- ₹1,000
- Can contribute toward materials and study support for a child.
- ₹2,500
- Can contribute toward a group of children in one classroom.
- ₹5,000
- Can contribute toward a classroom's learning materials for the year.
Funding covers
- Books and notebooks
- Stationery and school essentials
- Study and academic guidance
- Attendance follow-up
Funding progress
- Funding goal
- ₹6,00,000
- Raised
- ₹0
- Still needed
- ₹6,00,000
- Funded
- 0%
Goal set by the trustees for the current academic term. Raised reflects confirmed payments only.
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Income-tax registered u/s 332(8) · Donation approval u/s 354(4) · CSR-1 CSR00116765 · NITI Aayog Darpan
Program brief
Get the education program brief
How schools and children are identified, what is provided and how attendance is followed up.
Request the briefQuestions donors ask
Before you give, ask us anything.
Is this cash to families?
No. Support is provided in kind — books, notebooks, stationery and school essentials — with school and teacher involvement.
How are children selected?
With the school and the teachers, based on household need and the risk of the child dropping out.
Do you pay school fees?
Not as a rule. The children we work with are largely in government schools where the barrier is materials and support rather than tuition.
How are beneficiaries selected?
Selection is done on the ground, household by household, by the trustees and field volunteers who already work in these villages. Need, willingness to participate and the ability to sustain the next step after our support ends are all considered. There is no fee, no broker and no political or community reference required.
How are the funds used?
Contributions to a campaign are pooled and applied to that campaign's work — materials, training, field delivery and the coordination it takes to reach a village. Every rupee is recorded in our expenditure register, and our registration certificates and financial records are shared on request.
What happens if the funding target is not met?
We deliver at the scale the funding allows. A partially funded campaign is not abandoned — it runs with fewer households in this round and continues into the next. We do not hold money idle, and we do not move it to a different cause without telling you.
Can I choose which campaign my donation supports?
Yes. Giving from this page attributes your donation to this campaign in our ledger. If you would rather we apply it where the need is greatest, use the General Fund on the donate page.
Can I give monthly instead?
Yes. Predictable monthly support is the most useful kind of funding we receive because it lets us commit to a household before the money has fully arrived. You can set that up on the Give Monthly page.
Will I receive updates on this work?
Yes. Donors receive program updates as the work moves — what was delivered, where, and what we learned. We do not pass your details to anyone else and you can stop the updates at any time.
How can I verify Ujjwala Foundation?
We would prefer that you did. Ujjwala Foundation is a registered society in Telangana with tax registrations under the applicable provisions of the Income-tax Act and a CSR-1 filing. Certificates, PAN, registration numbers and governance details are published on our Trust page.
Will I get a donation acknowledgement?
Yes. Once the payment gateway confirms your payment, an acknowledgement with your reference number is generated and emailed to you automatically.
Still unsure? Write to hello@ujjwalafoundation.org or call +91 73968 35639.
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