In 2019, we got word that one of the friends of Asha Deep had passed away. She was only 52. We were shocked to learn that she had bequeathed half of her assets to our school. With her sizeable donation, we were able to purchase a 1350 sq. meter piece of land on which we are now starting to construct our own school building and community center.

The plot is located in Narottampur, a dalit (low caste) village just two kilometers south of the main city of Varanasi. While our school will certainly serve the 100 families who live in Narottampur itself, it is also within a kilometer of several other clusters of poor families. Having our own school will save on rent and will allow us to expand our school up to 12th grade.

We have already raised Rs. 3,88,20,600 (USD 517,608) which is 96% of the amount needed to construct our new school. In the coming year, we hope to raise an additional Rs. 18,15,000 (USD 22,700) so that we will be able to be fully functional by our target opening date of 29 June 2023.