Key Highlights 2018

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Nurture Merit
Nurture Merit Program is a well-designed, structured and focused program to support bright students coming from economically challenged families to continue their post 10th education to enable them to be graduate and thus relating a meaningful employment or self-employment. 
In 2018, a total amount of INR 83 lakhs was disbursed as financial assistance to 1279 students.

Statistical details
  1. 2600+ houses visited by volunteers across 68 talukas to identify deserving students
  2. 64% of the beneficiaries were girls
  3. 90% of students supported are from rural regions of 10 districts of Karnataka
  4. During the year 331 students were trained through 7 Residential Bridge camps till December, 2018 and 4 more are planned for the 4th quarter of the academic year 2018-19.
  5. 5000 rural youths made use of the 5 Libraries/Knowledge resource centers located at Hubli, Bijapur, Belgaum, Sirsi & Davangere




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