Empower India Rural Girl Children with Education

Shares Thilagavathi, the Principal of Erode Isha Vidhya School:

My journey started as a 6th grade teacher at Isha Vidhya in 2010.
Before I joined Isha Vidhya, I had acquired nine years of experience
in a well–equipped school. Through a volunteer, I came to know about
Isha Vidhya schools, and the scholarship support provided to the
students. I was impressed by this concept because I had struggled
hard to complete my schooling and higher education after losing my
mother during my school days.

At Isha Vidhya, I experienced how education can transform life and
hence decided to be part of Isha Vidhya throughout my life. When I
was a student, my teachers introduced me to the beautiful world of
academics, so I decided to give back to the children.

When I joined as a teacher in Isha Vidhya, I met a scholarship student
named Kavitha in my class. Her story was similar to mine, she came
from a school that taught in Tamil as a medium. She struggled very
much to learn English. We helped her gain proficiency and to
understand the importance of education. When she was in grade 9,
I got the opportunity to be the Principal of Isha Vidhya Erode school.
It helped me to tend to many replicas of Kavitha undergoing the same
pain and struggle at a very young age.

Kavitha went on to become a topper, she scored 493 out of 500, and
stood first in grade 10. Now she is pursuing a career in Engineering,
and a student of Government Engineering College in Erode. Last week,
she came to our school and shared her wish to support children’s
education by donating a part of her earnings when she gets a job.
Kavitha inspires me a lot. She has become a role model for many other
students in our school. These children will soon become a valuable part
of our society.

I have miles to go and I wish that my actions speak louder. I express
my sincere thanks and best wishes to our donors, who are transforming
the lives of our children.

Links:

• Start a recurring donation for Isha Vidhya at GlobalGiving

Dear Patrons,

Hope you are all keeping well.
We thank you for your continued
support and interest in the
activities of Isha Vidhya!

We would like to update you
that all the Isha Vidhya schools
have been closed as a measure
of precaution because of the
spreading of Coronavirus.

We take the health and safety
of our students and staff
pretty seriously, and hence this
measure. The local government
has also put in guidelines to
follow during this trying times.

We will keep you updated on
the status of when the schools
are likely to be reopened as
and when we get to know.

Again, thank you so much for
your awesome support for
our project!  We look forward
for your continued engagement.

In case if you have any questions,
you can email us at
global.giving@ishavidhya.org

Best Regards,

Links:

• Start a recurring donation for Isha Vidhya at GlobalGiving