In 2004, the support of an anonymous corporate donor and Children's Hope India (USA) enabled us to launch a comprehensive school upliftment programme in primary and secondary government schools located in far-flung villages and in the municipality of Mount Abu. The programme has three major components - health, nutritional supplements and educational aids.

Under the auspices of this programme, we conduct extensive health check-ups on the school children. Children needing spectacles or hearing aids are suitably equipped. Children are also explained the basics of personal and dental hygiene. Regular follow up visits ensure that children needing medicine or hospitalisation are taken care of.

A nutritional component of this programme involves the distribution of supplements - biscuits, seasonal fruit, a mix of groundnuts and black gram and a glass of milk - twice weekly. A novel part of this programme is a nutricandy that is distributed daily to all school children.

Students are also distributed educational aids, books and uniforms, while the schools are provided sports materials and classroom teaching aids.