Isha Vidhya, a not for profit education initiative, works for the economic and social empowerment of rural children in the villages across southern state of Tamil Nadu, India. Through this effort, the foundation is committed to raising the level of education and literacy in rural India and to helping disadvantaged children realize their full potential. The schools presently have 6415 children, with approximately 60% students on free education supported by donations under a scholarship program, while the rest pay a nominal fee. 2015-16 could be a landmark year as we are hoping to complete critical infrastructure like classrooms, compound walls, school buses, computers & sports equipment through funds raised from Mumbai Marathon. This will ensure all major infrastructure needs of Isha Vidhya schools are completed by this year. So next year onwards we can focus on growing the Government School Intervention programs quite significantly or building a new Isha Vidya school in a new district. In the current year, we need to build 11 classrooms, 19 school buses, provide for scholarships and support the 56 Government schools that have been adopted. In addition to the above, approx 700 new children get admitted every year who require scholarships over and above the existing children. Isha Vidhya schools are run largely by volunteers and hence cost of fund raising is very low. Every rupee you donate will be put to effective use.