Rishi Pragatisheel Shikshan Sanstha - Little Stars School

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Project at a glance
Project Brief: School for 900+ children from a slum area in Varanasi, nursery to Class 11.
Project Type: Formal Schools (description)
Primary Focus: children from slums (description)

Secondary Focus: girls

Area: Urban
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Berkeley
Project Contacts
Status: CURRENT
Project Steward: Preeti Rao
Co-Steward: kavish kondap
Project Partner(s): Asha Pandey
Project Address: Rishi Pragatisheel Shikshan Sanstha - Little Stars School
B1/111 Assi
Shivpuri Colony, Nagwa
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005
Tel: 91-542-369800
Stewarding Chapter: Berkeley
Funding History
Aug 2026BerkeleyUSD 13240
Sep 2025BerkeleyUSD 5150
Nov 2024BerkeleyUSD 5017
Mar 2023BerkeleyUSD 4424
Jun 2022BerkeleyUSD 8263
Dec 2017BerkeleyUSD 15017
Feb 2016BerkeleyUSD 10144
Nov 2014BerkeleyUSD 10664
Jul 2013BerkeleyUSD 8149
2000MadisonUSD 5000
1999BerkeleyUSD 6440
1999MadisonUSD 2000
1999NYC/NJUSD 1283
1999SeattleUSD 5000
1998BerkeleyUSD 4720
1998SeattleUSD 3500

Total = $108011

Project Description
This year, Asha Berkeley supported 10 teachers' salaries for one year. To retain their current set of teachers, LSS needed to increase teachers' salaries and requested additional support for salaries.
This project aims to run a school for the poorer sections starting from nursery level to the eleventh standard.
This project aims to run a school for the poorer sections starting from nursery level to the eleventh standard. Little Stars School (LSS) has expanded from 7 children to now over 900 children in 2 buildings. The school teaches basic education (math, science, reading, etc.) in addition to vocational training and hygiene/grooming. Most students are children of migrant workers or from illiterate families.

There is also a girls' shelter for some of the girls at the school. The shelter is also expanding, and currently has 23 girls.
Project Documents
Jul 2026 Project Metrics 26-27
May 2026 Site Visit 26-27
Mar 2026 Budget 26-27
Oct 2025 Audit Report 24-25
Sep 2025 Asha Berkely LSSGrant Proposal2025-26NEW.pdf
Nov 2024 Little stars site visit
Sep 2024 Project Quantification (V1.2).pdf
Jul 2024 Asha Berkely LSS Fl Grant Proposal
Mar 2023 98_LittleStarsProjectMetrics.pdf
Mar 2023 98_LittleStarsProjectMetrics.pdf
Mar 2023 Little Stars Project Metrics.pdf
Mar 2023 Project metrics 2023
Jun 2022 Little Stars Berkeley Proposal 2022
Jun 2022 Virtual Site Visit 2022
Apr 2019 2018-19 Little Stars Project Proposal Meeting Minutes and Poll
Dec 2018 Budget Proposal
Dec 2018 2018-19 Little Stars School Project Proposal
Nov 2017 2017 UPDATED Little Stars Project Proposal
Nov 2017 Little Stars Addendum
Nov 2017 2017 Asha Berkeley Little Stars Project Proposal
Nov 2017 LSSvisitPadmanavaNov17
Feb 2016 Little Stars School Funding proposal
Little Stars Meeting Minutes
Apr 2015 Special Teachers Funding Approval Meeting Minutes-Princeton
Apr 2015 Proposal for Special Teacher Funding-2015-16-Princeton
Nov 2014 Little Stars School Funding Proposal
Nov 2014 Little Stars School Meeting Minutes
Aug 2014 Site Visit Aug 2014 by Princeton
Aug 2014 Little Stars School Site Visit
Little Stars School Proposal Presentation
Apr 2013 Asha Berkeley Meeting Minutes - April 21 2013
Apr 2013 Asha Berkeley Meeting Minutes - 04.21.2013
Apr 2013 Little Stars School Proposal - April 21 2013
Jan 2013 Site Visit Report - Jan 23 2013
Jan 2013 Little Stars School Proposal