Educo
Gifting education by building schools for impoverished children in India.
overview
The story of Educo dates back to 2006 when a number of ambitious people met to form Educo. Their ambition was to build schools for impoverished children in India, in a transparent and cost-effective way, where 100% of funds raised being put towards their projects. 12 years on, Educo has built 9 schools throughout India, with a daily roll call of 3,102 children.
where your money goes
Our Mission - Gifting education by building schools for impoverished children in India.
Between 2020-2025, Educo plans to build 5 schools (adding to its existing 9 schools) in an extremely rural and poor part of West Bengal, India. Here, 85% of the children population do not attend schooling. The State schools in these areas are neglected and have the following issues that deter parents from sending their children to school:
High Teacher Absenteeism
High student to teacher ratio (1 teacher: 60 + students)
High exam failure rate with negligible teaching of English
Low levels of female education, with girls seen as second class citizens
This lack of education results in children starting work at as young of 12 years of age, working 12 hour days on the local tea plantations for as little as €3 per day.
Our schools will give these children a platform to be educated and an opportunity to break free from this poverty cycle. Once the kids graduate from school, they will be able to gain employment in the local towns that offer higher paid and less labour intensive roles. To summarise, without a school to be educated in, the poverty cycle would simply continue.
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