About Us (Background)

Moved by seeing the pathetic condition of homeless children at Lucknow Railway platform, begging, sweeping floors in trains, selling water in used bottles, rag-picking, Ms. Sonia Singh decided to do something for them. She strongly felt that education was the only way to save them from falling prey to exploitation, violence, stunted growth and psychological scarring and also to bring them in the mainstream for living with dignity. Thus an informal school for these children was started by Ms. Singh on the platform of Charbag Railway station of Lucknow.

Encouraged by the enthusiasm and willingness amongst the children and the improvement the little education brought in their living, Ms. Sonia Singh decided to extend her endeavour to provide free education to orphans and slum children, who were deprived of any sort of education, in other areas in the city.

This modest beginning gave birth to "ASTHA KIRAN SHAIKSHIK EVAM SAMAJIK VIKAS SANSTHAN", an organisation which not only believes that the underprivileged children have right to dream but also help them in realizing those dreams by providing suitable education and training.

"Astha Kiran Shaikshik Evam Samajik Vikas Sansthan" was registered in year 2004 under ‘Societies Registration Act, 1860’ and has been working since then for the welfare of underprivileged children by providing them free education through its ‘ Shiksha Jyoti’ and ‘Support a Child’ programmes. Through our projects, so far we have provided informal education to hundreds of underprivileged children and got admitted 58 children in mainstream private schools for formal education.

Now we are also running a formal school, namely "Nai Roshani" at Dubagga, Lucknow where the underprivileged girls of poor families are provided totally free education which does not put any financial burden on the families, the main reason for depriving the girl child of education in those families.

Our Mission

To reach out to the vulnerable and neglected children from the slums and the children from the poor and marginalized families and enable them to become self-reliant, responsible and contributing citizens by providing them suitable formal and vocational education.

Our Plans
  • To provide good and useful education to all students of our centres free of cost.
  • To establish formal schools for underprivileged children..
  • To develop self confidence in the children.
  • To enrolled dropout children into school system.
  • To motivate children to learn vocational skills that will ensure a dignified employment and help them to earn their livelihood.
  • To have a home for homeless children living on the railway platforms, provide them suitable education to make them self-dependent and responsible citizen.

PLEASE CONTACT US AT

+919794632188, +919838556491

OUR REG. OFFICE

Astha Kiran Shaikshik Evam Samajik Vikas Sansthan. B-2049, Indra Nagar, Lucknow, U.P. Pincode 226016