Girls from Muni Seva Ashram engaging in community visits
When girls are given real opportunity, the ripple effects can be extraordinary. Over the past six years, C2C has partnered with the Guru Krupa Foundation to bring expanded learning opportunities to tribal girls studying at schools run by Muni Seva Ashram in Gujarat. What began as a focused program in one school has steadily grown into a multi-school initiative reaching more than 420 girls each year and continuing improvement in outcomes.
A Challenging Starting Point
The girls at Muni Seva Ashram come from tribal communities where access to quality education is limited. In surrounding rural areas, several villages share a single K–5 school, and learning gaps remain significant. According to recent ASER data, only 26% of Grade 3 students can perform basic subtraction, and just 25% of Grade 5 students can read simple English sentences. Many of the girls grow up hearing stories of early marriage, financial hardship, or older students leaving school before completing their education. In this context, classrooms can sometimes feel quiet and hesitant.
For many students, the residential school at MSA represents their first opportunity to pursue sustained secondary education from grade 6 onwards. However, C2C recognizes that opportunity alone does not guarantee outcomes when girls are coming from challenging backgrounds. The objective is clear: build the academic strength and confidence necessary for these girls to compete for professional career pathways and jobs of the future.
Building Skills for the Future
Since 2020, support from the Guru Krupa Foundation has enabled C2C to introduce programs at MSA that strengthen both general academic performance and essential life skills. These include:
Spoken English and Language Lab programs
Computer Science, STEM enrichment and Robotics Labs
Vedic Mathematics
Counseling and mentoring services along with collaborative learning activities
Together, these programs are designed to develop the 4C’s: Confidence, Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Communication.
Measurable Results
The results have been both visible in classrooms and measurable in outcomes that we have observed over the past five years:
Board exam passing has improved from 87.5% in 2021 to 100% in the most recent academic year
We have seen a ~5% year over year improvement in English, Math, Science and other allied subjects from grades 6-12 over the last 5 years.
Increased confidence in girls of ~ 23% each year over the project period.
99% program attendance demonstrating strong student engagement
45+ girls have been supported into higher education, including fields such as nursing, engineering, and science.
For communities where professional careers for girls were once rare, these outcomes represent a powerful shift that cannot be overstated.
Growing the Impact
The program began at Eklavya School and has since expanded to Baxipanch Ashram Shala and Vivekanand Vidyalaya Vankuwa, bringing new learning opportunities to additional students across Muni Seva Ashram. What started as a single-school initiative now supports 420+ girls annually across three campuses.
A Partnership That Makes Change Possible
This growth would not have been possible without the sustained partnership of the Guru Krupa Foundation. Their support has allowed C2C to strengthen learning systems, expand programming, and help tribal girls build the skills and confidence needed to pursue higher education and professional careers.
Together, we are not only improving academic outcomes. We are expanding what girls believe is possible and we are helping hundreds of girls move toward brighter, self-determined futures.