Ekal Vidyalaya’s record fundraising success

NEW YORK, NY — Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation has been supporting functional-literacy, healthcare, and integral development in thousands of rural-tribal areas in India for the past 27 years.

As of now, there are 53,000 Ekal-schools (and counting), in almost 30 states throughout India, including in Jammu-Kashmir, as well as Nepal.

 

For just $365, Ekal is able to provide education and healthcare training to a group of 30-40 children (termed as one Ekal school) for the entire year. The main objective of this social-venture is not only to eradicate illiteracy, but also, to empower these rural lives by providing sustainable village-based skills.

 

Every year Ekal-USA, hosts a series of fund-raising concerts, between February and June, in all major U.S. metropolises by bringing well-known artistes from India.

 

According to Dr. Jawahar Taunk, regional president of Florida, $400,000 was raised in his region alone. Through concerts only, Ekal has raised more than $4 million so far this year. In addition, for newly-initiated ‘Endowment Fund’, $1 million has been pledged by couple of generous donors in the US and Canada.

 

A handful of entrepreneurs have also picked up their own specific projects based on necessities in certain areas.