Vidyakul has academically empowered 1 million girls in UP, Bihar and Gujarat through its ‘Project Saraswati’ initiative. The initiative has enabled girls from outlying communities to complete their high school education, who otherwise would have been forced to drop out of school for child labor or marriage. ‘Project Saraswati’ offers low cost online education and offline assistance to each girl child across 500+ villages where Vidyakul operates. This initiative is in line with the Government of India’s ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign.
Launched in 2023, this was Vidyakul’s first edition of ‘Project Saraswati’. The company aims to take it deeper in small towns in the next two years targeting 7-8 million girl students who are devoid of basic educational resources. Under this initiative, Vidyakul offers scholarships and free subscriptions to academically promising girls, making sure there are no barriers to education. With Vidyakul’s help girls are now completing primary education and earning graduate degrees from top tier colleges/universities like SRCC, Miranda House, BHU, etc. A key impact of this initiative has been the shift of parental attitudes towards breaking resistance against girl education.
Tarun Saini, Co-founder and CEO, Vidyakul said, “Financial challenges in remote areas of Bharat often lead families to prioritize their sons' education over their daughters. Girls often juggle between household chores and overlook studies. Recognizing this unfortunate reality, we started ‘Project Saraswati’ to deliver affordable, home-based, high-quality learning to girls. We want to unlock the potential girls in Bharat hold.”
