Asha for Education

To provide an excellent education that empowers each of our students to reach their full
potential, to break the cycle of poverty facing them and their family members, and to help
the students develop into empowered Indian citizens and role models in their communities.

Over the past two decades Little Stars School has been present for and a driver of a shift in the local mindset from one where education was seen as useless (a lesson taught by experiences with the local government school) to one where education is seen as means for advancement (thanks to the work of Little Stars School and other NGOs). To meet the growing demand for education, Little Stars School has grown from 7 students to almost 900 in two separate buildings with the most rapid growth occurring in the last five years. Little Stars currently is the only low-fee school to provide pre-nursery through class 12 education in the Nagwa slum neighborhood and in all of Varanasi. We also now run a shelter home for 25 street and orphaned girls. Our fees are encouraged, but not mandatory and we currently ask 1,000 Rs. per student per year to prompt the participation of families in the educational process. The problem we are attempting to address is to continue to meet the demand for high quality, low-fee education that is now recognized in our community.

Need a transportation support for Girls due to safty reasons