Situated in a remote village in Balesar district of Jodhpur, Ganesh Public School was established in 2004 by Mr Mangilal. He opened this secondary school with an aim to provide quality education to children of village communities. Though he has not recevied any formal education, it was his dream to open an English medium school in his village Tolesar. Through this school he promotes the learning of an ancient language known as Dingal-Pingal, which is slowly disappearing from textbooks.
With sheer dedication, and collective hardwork, his students have maintained a 100% academic result. In other words, till date none of his 222 students have had to repeat a class.
The Trust has been supporting this school from 2015, and now every child receives free education. Since then attendance in the school has increased, they even have a playground where the Trust has donated swings and slides.
This came as a helping hand for not only parents, but also for Mr Mangilal. He has now installed projectors in the classrooms, and encourages students to conduct street plays to spread awareness on social issues.
The school also run a rehabilation centre for victims of alcoholism and addicted to tobacco.
Lokendra Shekhawat, aged 22 years is an aspiring doctor who was staying with her parents and four siblings in Jodhpur. She cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and secured a seat in Shri Padmavathi Medical College for Women, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. She had the admission in hand, but not the fees to pay. Daughter of an auto-rickshaw driver who earns a meager salary of Rs 9000 per month, she found it difficult to ask for money to pay the college fees. She shared her plight with Khetri Trust and the Trust agreed to support her educational expenses.
When he approached Khetri Trust with his academic documents, he failed to meet the eligibility criteria for scholarship. It was his confident, all-rounder personality that sealed the deal. Aman Prakash Gupta is the son of a daily wage labour who works at a glass factory for a salary of Rs 4000 per month. He is a bright student, who aspires to become an IAS officer. Since school he is actively participating in writing poetries, acting in street plays, playing sports, and programming.
Aman is currently pursuing graduation from Jaipur.
Arpit Jain, aged 18 years is currently preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), the gateway to India’s most prestigious engineering institutes. He did not have an easy journey though, he decided to give up education after finishing class XII, because his father’s salary was only enough to support the family. Arpit had almost given up on his dream when he came across Khetri Trust through his school teacher. He wrote to the Trust requesting for a scholarship to prepare for JEE.
It was his dream to work with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that brought him to Jaipur. His educational expenses are being supported by Khetri Trust.
