Our approach: LEARNING and WELLBEING

The Zoya Science Schools now serve 3,297 children—112 more than last year. Built close to scattered clusters of peasant dwellings, separated by wide fields, they are near enough to enable little girls to walk to school. These are places where little else reaches. Yet in our schools, children receive the full spectrum of STEAM education: science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, delivered through hands-on workshops, that spark curiosity, build confidence, and make learning joyful.

Education and textbooks are free[1]. But many of our children come to school hungry and suffer from waterborne illnesses. That is why improving their health and nutrition is integral to our work. Our welfare effort focuses on three key areas: providing a daily hot meal to children in one school, ensuring access to clean drinking water in their homes, and in government schools, and offering cash/other support.

It is in this context that our STEAM initiative has taken root—bringing structured, hands-on learning into places where formal education is still largely unthinkable.

[1] Five Zoya Science Schools partner with the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) and receive full operational funding through it.