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Every school-going child deserves a fair chance at quality education, regardless of social status. This back-to-school season, we are starting a campaign to provide essential school supplies (school kits) to children from migrant worker families and other underprivileged communities attending government schools.
For children of migrant workers and those from underprivileged backgrounds, a new academic year brings a lot of challenges. Without access to basic school supplies — bags, notebooks,
pens, and pencils they begin the academic year at a disadvantage. This lack not only dims their enthusiasm but also impacts their self-esteem and ability to perform in class, pushing their dreams further out of reach. According to the Government of India’s report, approximately 12.6% of students in India drop out of secondary school, most often due to socio-economic hardships.
A simple school kit can change that.
It can give a child the confidence to learn, the pride of being prepared, and the motivation to aim high, setting them on a stronger path toward education and opportunity. Studies have shown that when school supplies are provided to children, classroom participation, school attendance, and classroom preparedness have significantly increased.
Pencils are sharpened, erasers untouched, books neatly bound, and bags zipped up — for migrant children, the start of a new school year can be filled with excitement and hope. They can walk into school with dreams in their hearts and the tools they need to succeed.
Each school kit contains 1 school bag, 1 pencil box, 1 lunch box and 1 water bottle.
We aim to provide 1,393 children from migrant worker families across Bangalore with school kits to start the new academic year with excitement, newness, and confidence.
Every contribution equips a child with all the essential school supplies needed for the academic year. We’ll be running this campaign from May to June, giving us two months to ensure every migrant child starts school feeling prepared and confident.
We invite you to participate in our Back to School Campaign, and this is how you can help us fulfil our goals in curating essential supplies for school children.
1. Donate a school kit Contribute towards school supply kits, including notebooks, pens, uniforms, water bottles, and
more.
2. Buy from Amazon & send it to us! Scan the QR code, directly purchase essential school items from Amazon and send them to us.
3. Donate pre-owned school supplies Donate pre-owned school bags, lunch boxes, stationery, or books that your children or
neighbours don’t use to our office, and help a child have their school essentials.
4. Volunteer to assemble school kits Assemble the kits in your office and be part of something meaningful and team-driven!
Share this campaign with your friends, family, and networks. Every share, every conversation brings us closer to reaching a child who dreams of a better tomorrow. Your support can light the path for a migrant child, opening doors to education, hope, and a
future full of possibilities. Together, let’s build a stronger, more compassionate society — one child, one school kit, one
dream at a time.
Contact John Moses
Assistant Manager, Fundraising and Communications
9035556103| john@sampark.org
For donations in foreign currencies like USD, please use the GlobalGiving platform.
For contributions in Indian Rupees (INR), you can donate through GiveIndia or DanaMojo.
Last year, thanks to the generous support of donors like you, our Back-to-School campaign reached over 1200 children across Bangalore. We distributed fully-equipped school kits that brought joy, confidence, and motivation to children who otherwise would have started school empty-handed.
Parents shared how their children were more excited to go to school. And the children — their smiles said it all.
Create awareness and apply for membership in the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (KBOCWWB), which enables them to apply for 19 different social protection schemes including education scholarships, maternity benefits, and financial support in case of accidents and illnesses. Support to apply for the schemes regarding applying for id cards, are also provided.
Health camps and awareness on pre and postnatal care, HIV/AIDS are conducted at labour colonies. Formal linkages are created for the workers with the local PHCs. Pregnant women are supported to procure a Mothers’ Card which helps them to get immunization injections and other required treatment during pregnancy, along with the immunization of the child after delivery.
Awareness about the importance of having bank accounts and information on Government insurance schemes and bank products are provided. Assistance is provided to open bank accounts and workers are also trained on how to use the ATM cards to withdraw money.
WRC team identifies workers who are active and who have a good rapport with community as Shramik Mithras and build their capacity and leadership skills to take up the responsibility of guiding their fellow workers to WRC. Shramik Mithras help to sustain Sampark’s efforts towards providing the worker access to their benefits. Workers with the support of Sampark have formed and registered “Karnataka Kattada Sharmikara Sangha” with 130 workers. Linkages are also made with the Karnataka State Construction Workers Central Union.
As part of legal counselling, the WRC team provides Mediation and legal services for wage and compensation disputes for migrant construction workers.
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