Programme 06 — Recognition & motivation

A child who is seen once works differently for the next two years.

Awards for the students who topped the SSC exams, and a public thank-you to the headmasters and teachers behind them.

Programme 06Hyderabad and aroundEvery month, not once
Students and teachers at a recognition event

In a government school, a child who tops the tenth class often does it with no fuss at all — no function, no photograph, nothing to put on the wall.

Our recognition programme puts that child in front of the school with a certificate, a small cheque for college, and a speech. The same function felicitates the headmasters and teachers who made the result possible, because they are the reason it repeats.

How it is run

The school selects the students on results; we never choose a child ourselves. The cash award is paid into the student's own account or the college's.

What it includes

The short list, agreed with the school, the home or the household.

01SSC topper awardsA certificate, a cash award for college expenses, and a function at the school.
02Teacher felicitationHeadmasters and subject teachers honoured publicly, with the parents present.
03Motivation sessionsAlumni and professionals from the same neighbourhood, talking about how they got out.
04Career guidanceWhat to do after class ten — the options, the forms, the deadlines.
05Follow-upWe track the toppers into intermediate and help with the admission paperwork.
Students at a foundation recognition event
An award function at a school.
Teachers and guests at a school function
Felicitating the teachers.

How you can help

Three ways that actually move this programme forward.

01

Sponsor an award

One SSC topper's college expenses for the first year.

02

Speak at a function

If you came out of a government school, a room of students would like to hear it.

03

Help with admissions

Two afternoons in June, filling intermediate and polytechnic forms.

Write to [email protected] or sign up as a volunteer. We answer within three working days.