VIMUKTI GIRLS SCHOOL

Jaipur, India

Edu-GIRLS Support to Date: $1.9M

2022 Enrollment: 650

10th Grade Board Exams: 70% passed in the First Division

12th Grade Board Exams: 73% passed in First Division

Vimukti Girls School in Jaipur, India was established in 2004, is one of the four schools sponsored by Edu-GIRLS. Over 600 girls receive free education, uniforms and books. The school has a 100% pass rate on Board exams. With Vimukti as  proof of concept for the 10 Mantras, we are on the way to cracking the glass ceiling of entrenched urban poverty.

A partner, mentor and a constant guide, Edu-GIRLS is to Vimukti what Lord Krishna was to Arjun in the Mahabharata. A catalyst who’s helped us transform, evolve, achieve and expand our vision beyond boundaries.

- Lavalina Sogani - Founder, Vimukti Girls School.

ALL 10 MANTRAS AT WORK AT VIMUKTI

1. Free Education: Includes tuition, books, and uniforms.

2. Shorter School Days and a Longer School year: 278 day school year opposed to a norm of 200 but short school days, allowing girls to fulfill family responsibilities.

3. Safe Campus and Transportation: Largely all-female campus, with safe and time saving transportation by school buses.

4. Nutrition, Health and Hygiene: Includes a daily nutritious snack at school, annual health check-up and feminine hygiene products.

5. Quality Education: The pandemic led to innovation. All girls are now on a digital learning platform where each girl is regularly assessed and given a custom learning plan to bring her up to grade level, and to challenge any who could go beyond. Activities such as debating, leadership development and financial management offer additional life skills.

6. Performance Incentives: Annual stipends for staying in school with bonuses linked to performance (to be received only after High School graduation) and merit based awards for Science, Technology, English, and Math.

7. Science Stream: Added as a High School option for those aspiring to careers in fields such as engineering and medicine.

8. Vocational and College Scholarships and Career Counseling: For acquiring vocational skills and/or college degrees, and job placements.

9. Community Outreach: Well attended PTA meetings, educated mothers mentoring those in the impoverished communities and campaigns guided by girls to educate others on the benefits of delayed marriages and valued education.

10. Non-Academic Life Skills: To work effectively in the modern workplace, skills such as self defense, conflict management, leadership, personal finance and time management.