Our founder shares a close connection with the city of Delhi as she often reminisces her memories from childhood but also remembers the hardships faced by her in the city. It was never an easy road for her and other girls like her who were trying to make a mark for themselves. While she could pave the path for herself, many are still struggling to even meet the ends on a daily basis. Thus, when we were working on our next project, Delhi propped up.

From the outset we all read in the news about this fascinating Delhi Education Model. But the reality is far from the claims. In one study, 44% of the 219,377 pupils who started 9th grade in 2013–14 did not graduate high school by 2016–17. This figure is particularly skewed towards the marginalised sections of the city living in the rural pockets and slums. Thus, while mapping out our target areas for the event, we hit the road in rural Delhi.

Our team primarily focused on getting kids who have dropped out to enrol once again in their nearest government school. Most of them were ragpickers and we would never want our future to go to waste. It has been a generational thing that none in the family was educated and for them getting two square meals was the most important thing in their lives. The next thing we did was to provide them with books and stationery as going to school is expensive too.

Finally, we have scheduled food distribution drives to support them whenever there is a calamity or food shortage in such areas.