Friends of SchoolsIndia

Good schools need good friends.

We connect schools with people who want to help. Together, we can make a difference.

Find a school to support Learn how it works

Find your schoolEvery school in Maharashtra, searchable.
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Bring a few peopleFind the school first, then start a WhatsApp group — a group chat is usually enough.
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Give what you canTime, a skill, or the thing itself.
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Three simple ways to help

Get people together

Find a school, then start a group with friends, classmates or colleagues to help that school.

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Offer your time

Find a school, then offer a few hours to teach, mentor or support it — online or in person.

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Offer a skill or a thing

Find a school, then share what you know, send materials, or connect it with someone who can help.

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Every child deserves a great place to learn. Explore schools near you and see how you can help.
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Real schoolsEvery school on the national register, not a hand-picked list.
Real needsWhat a school is short of comes from people who know it — never invented.
Real impactSmall things, done by a few people, add up to a lot.

When I Grow Up

Ask a child what they want to be. Then find someone who does it.

Children across Maharashtra write down what they want to be. People who already do that job answer them — one video, or a few written words, for every child who shares that dream.

See the dreams Support a dream

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dreams written down so far

No child is ever named.

Two ways to help build this

Maharashtra is searchable because volunteers sat down and did the work. The rest of the country is waiting on the same thing, and both jobs below are things you can start in the next minute.

Two minutes · on your phone

Read a few squiggles

Type out the wobbly letters you see. Each one you get right opens up another block of schools. Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.

Solve a few

There is a leaderboard, if that helps.

One evening · then it runs itself

Lend a laptop for a night

Take a batch of districts, double-click one file, and leave the laptop on overnight. In the morning it hands you a single file to send back.

Take a batch

Batches are waiting.

This is early, and it is being built in the open by a handful of people. If something looks broken or wrong, tell us — that's genuinely useful.