Reimagining Childhood in Bastar

From Conflict to Childhood. From Survival to Possibilities.

₹2,000. One Child. One Year. A Future Reimagined.

For decades, conflict shaped the childhood of thousands of children in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. Schools remained closed, learning was interrupted, and many children grew up without the simple joys of going to school, playing with friends, and dreaming about their future.

Today, Bastar is entering a historic new chapter.

With the region being declared free from Naxal conflict, there is a renewed opportunity to reimagine what childhood can look like. Schools that remained closed for years are reopening. Communities are rebuilding. Children who were once disconnected from education have an opportunity to return to learning.

But the end of conflict alone does not guarantee a positive childhood. We must now build one.

At Shiksharth, we envision a Bastar where every school and every community becomes a space where children feel safe, loved and learning. Where no child is left out of education because of their geography, and where schools become places of joy, belonging, curiosity and possibilities.

Help Us Reimagine Childhood in Bastar

Your contribution will help us:

• Bring every child to school: Identify out-of-school children, reach families in remote villages, and support their enrolment and return to learning.

• Bring schools back to life: Support the reopening and strengthening of schools that remained closed due to conflict, creating welcoming, child-friendly learning spaces.

• Keep children learning: Work with teachers, families and communities to reduce dropouts and help children continue their education.

• Take joyful learning to the remotest villages: Bring multilingual learning materials, storybooks, foundational literacy and numeracy resources, STEM activities and contextual learning opportunities to children who need them most.

• Build communities that nurture childhood: Enable schools, teachers, parents and communities to create safe, inclusive and supportive environments where every child can thrive.

The Journey So Far

Working with government schools and communities across Bastar, Shiksharth has:

• Identified 15,000+ out-of-school children

• Supported 7,000+ children to re-enrol

• Supported the reopening of 300+ schools in conflict-affected geographies

These are not just numbers. Behind every child returning to school is a childhood regaining its possibilities.

Your ₹2,000 Can Support One Child for an Entire Year

With just ₹2,000, you can support one child's journey towards a positive and thriving childhood.

Your contribution helps us reach children who are still out of school, support their return to education, strengthen learning in reopened schools, and provide contextual learning resources and experiences throughout the year.

It helps a child discover the joy of reading their first story, making friends, exploring science, playing freely and imagining a future beyond the limitations of their past.

We have an opportunity to create a generation of children in Bastar whose childhood is defined not by conflict, but by care, learning, play and possibilities.

The Conflict May Be Ending. The Work of Reimagining Childhood Is Just Beginning.

Give ₹2,000. Support one child for one year. Help reimagine the future of Bastar.

Join Shiksharth in building a Bastar where every child can experience a positive childhood.