Ganeswar Club, our NGO partner from Odisha, runs Adolescent Clubs—safe, empowering spaces where girls come together to learn, grow, and thrive. These clubs meet six times a year, each session designed around thoughtfully curated topics to inform, inspire, and uplift. At present, 15 clubs are actively engaging 375 adolescent girls from various
Do you know that many students from lower economic strata do not opt for higher education after finishing Grade 12—not because they lack dreams, but because no one is around to remind them those dreams still matter.
We at ILP understand that the dreams of these children too matter and hence we decided to do something
Led by IIT Madras, in collaboration with the Department of Education and ILP, the Hands-on Electronics and Science initiative is revolutionizing experiential learning in government schools across Tamil Nadu. Spanning all 38 districts, the program covers 253 schools and benefits 337,137 students from Classes VI to XII.
Each school has
We recently came together for our Annual Planning Event — a chance to pause, take stock of our journey so far, and think ahead to where we’re going next.
With the support of the Department of School Education & Literacy, Government of Karnataka, and the dedication of our volunteers and partners, we’ve had the opportunity to
In September 2024, a new chapter began at the Police Boys and Girls Club (PBGC) in Arumbakkam. A group of 34 students joined the first batch of ICT classes, launched in partnership with HCL Foundation and Don Bosco Anbu Illam (DBAI). The goal was simple yet impactful: to give
Jyoti Patel, is a Vidya Saathi with ILP from a humble farming family in Varanasi. In July 2024, she stepped into the role of a Vidya Saathi that would shape not just the children she taught, but her own journey as well.
Her mission was to uplift the Musahar community, a group long denied access to
India Literacy Project champions education as a lifelong journey starting in childhood. Partnering with NGOs and governments, ILP advances Early Childhood Education (ECE) in rural India through community-driven efforts, particularly engaging mothers.
While supporting all Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)—nutrition, health, preschool education, etc., ILP prioritizes ECE as the most critical gap in
Durga Devi, a science graduate from Baragaon, Varanasi, is a quiet force of change.
As a *Vidya Sathi with the India Literacy Project, she has taken on the mission of bringing education to Musher Basti, a remote hamlet where schools felt like a distant dream. When she started the **Village Learning Center (VLC), only a handful
ILP is proud to share that two of its dedicated volunteers, Padmaja Sathyamoorthy and Uma Venkatesh, were awarded the “Trailblazer Women” Award on Women’s Day by the Association of Indo Americans (AIA) in San Francisco. This recognition celebrates their extraordinary leadership and unwavering commitment to creating lasting change in their communities.
Padmaja’s journey
Our NGO partner from Madhya Pradesh, Sankalp, has introduced a simple yet impactful initiative to support Class X and XII students during exam time. By setting up ‘May I Help You’ kiosks, they are addressing key challenges students face: