The teaching standard in rural areas is not very high and the drop out rate for girls at class 5 is very high. Girls who continue on to class 6 and 7 need extra attention to cope with their studies. The project targets 40 to 50 girls between 11 and 15 years of age. Asha MIT is supporting a project with $500/year that provides after school help/ tutorials to supplement school teaching to motivate school girls who'd otherwise drop out to cope with their studies and stay in school.Nutritional supplements are also provided since a lot of these girls are malnourished and suffer from nutritional deficiencies.
The project has been visited by Aparna, a volunteer with Asha, MIT.