Education

  • Active Citizenship course & Makkala Gram Sabhas in govt. schools in Shidlaghatta & Chikballapur taluks in partnership with CMCA (Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness) since 2010

  • Scholarship fund & youth mentoring to help needy students for their higher education since 2012; Scholarships for merit in Kannada since 2013; Citrix special scholarships for 20 marginalized girl students since 2021

  • Solar lights for 10th Std students and solar-powered smart classes in partnership with Selco Solar & Selco Foundation since 2011

  • School Infrastructure – School repairs & art painting facelifts, Toilets, Alternative playgrounds, Furniture, STEM Labs, Water filters, Library books, school kits, stationery, used laptops, computers & printers

  • Water conservation – Rainwater harvesting, Grey-water harvesting and Waterless urinals in govt. schools since 2011

  • Sustainable Science Lab, Career guidance, Spoken English classes, Summer camps, Self-defence Sessions, Child Safety programme, Eco-Ganesh making, Bird watching, cricket tournament

  • Tree planting, kitchen gardens, waste segregation & biomass stoves in schools

  • Health camps and facilitation of toilet construction in schools

  • Materials contributed by donors:

1. Notebooks, stationery, geometry boxes, files and folders

2. Kannada - English dictionaries, library books & CDs

3.Computers, laptops and printers

4. Water filters, kitchen utensils, mixie

5. Almirahs & other furniture

6.Astronomy telescope & science model materials

7.School bags, uniforms & sports materials

8.Fund - raising for school tours