Sometime in September of 2021, we decided to go ahead with the LEF Scholarship for Girls with the intention of reducing the dropout rate of little girls in the wake of Covid-19. We found a partner in NSDL eGov (now rebranded as Protean). Over the next few weeks, the two teams worked closely together to put together a scholarship plan that prioritised children basis regions in India where the dropout rate was observed to be the highest.
A shortlist of 200 girls in classes VIII, IX and X was drawn up by early 2022. Applicants were sorted by via combination of financial background and marks scored in their last examination.
We reached out to a small group of direct contacts – the response was more than heartening. People contributed to the scholarship corpus whole-heartedly. In the initial phase, we were able to gather enough funds to support the educational journey of 90 little ones. This included the contribution of our supporters as well as the founders of LEF.
Our immense gratitude to every single individual who stepped up to the more than worthy effort.
Amrish Thakker, Vinay Kanchan, Kopal Naithani, J C Belwal, M Jauhari, Arvind Pathak, Dr. Sushma Shetty, Nitin K Agrawal, Jayant Singh Bhadauria, Sanjeev Agrawal, Apoorva Mathur, Naresh Killa, Depinder Singh Pannu, Santosh Saxena, Harish Mishra, Milind Pawar, Pramod Sharma, Viveck Daaschaudhary, OR Radhakrishnan, Prashant Godbole, Dipesh K Vyas, Bipin Trehan, Ramesh Srivats, Sanjeev Kudesia, Sathyam AP, Samir Chonkar, Saloni Zutshi, Arun Kumar Saxena, Manas Mohan, Hari K, Anish Daryani.
Scholarship grants have been disbursed to 53 children in classes VIII and IX as on April 6, 2022. The process of disbursal to the remaining children will be completed this month.
The scholarship corpus is still open to contribution, as we have many children who still need our help. With every contribution of INR 5000, we can help one more girl who wishes to study further, but is being held back by financial constraints.
To contribute, visit LEF4Girls. Or transfer directly to LEF for direct bank transfer (only INR transfers from Indian Bank Accounts): Live Equal Foundation for Philanthropy | HDFC Bank Account No – 50200059417623 | IFSC Code – HDFC0004101.
All contributions are eligible for exemption under 80G under IT Act 1961.
