The Banjara community in Ramanthapur Thanda faced difficulty in learning at school due to language constraints. To unlock these students' full capabilities, the GMR Varalakshmi Foundation introduced a Vidya Volunteer from the local community to the GMRVF-supported government school. This significantly improved the students' academic progress. With GMRVF's assistance, Chitti thrived academically, earning her a place in the state-run Gurukul school.
At the GMRVF-supported government, school in Ramanthapur Thanda near GMR Pochanpalli Expressways Ltd., language barriers between the native Banjara-speaking students and their teacher’s impaired learning. To bridge this gap, GMR Varalakshmi Foundation introduced a local Vidya Volunteer. Children started improving in academics and Chitti excelled in her education.
Chitti’s father needs special care due to his ill mental health, so the family majorly depends on her mother who sells firewood, gourds and melons collected from the nearby forest. Her mother dreams of providing good education to all her children but due to financial strains, she was not able to send them to a school with good pedagogy.
Recognizing Chitti's potential, the Foundation supported her and others to take the State-run Gurukul school admission test, providing study materials and coaching. Chitti excelled, becoming the first girl from her village to enter this prestigious school, now in Std. VIII, and inspiring 30 more students from Thanda to follow suit over two years.
Chitti's mother says, "Seeing my daughter speak English like the officers in town makes me happy. One day, Chitti will become an officer too."