Education in rural and semi-urban India is so appalling that doing something about it has always been on my agenda. So I run and raise funds for Isha Vidhya and also volunteer my professional services to help them. Isha Vidhya runs 9 schools in Tamil Nadu and 1 in Andhra Pradesh. Besides they have also adopted 26 Govt. schools impacting over 8,800 students and 50 teachers in TN. Funds raised this year will be utilized for Scholarships, Classroom and Infrastructure, Learning Aids, Computers, Laptops, Tablets, LCD projectors, School buses in Isha Vidhya schools and for Govt. school adoption program in TN. Since Isha Vidhya schools are run largely by volunteers, the cost of fund raising is very low (<2%). Every rupee you donate will be put to effective use. No amount is small and you can even choose how your donation is to be utilized. Donations have tax benefits in India under Sec 80(G) and United Way of Mumbai will issue the receipts for the same. Join our campaign and gift an underprivileged rural child a future. Your contribution can transform the life of an underprivileged child. Visit www.ishavidhya.org for more information Watch 'A Volunteer's Story' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMmCbiLWr4 Or call me and I'll tell you my Isha Vidhya volunteer story :)