Education
New Bags, New Beginnings
Binodpur, South 24 Parganas
At the start of the school year, children from our villages lined up for something many had never owned: a brand-new school bag of their own.
For a child in the Sundarbans, the walk to school can be long, and books are often carried in a plastic bag or tucked under an arm. A proper school bag sounds like a small thing. For many of the children we met, it was the first one they had ever owned.
Before the new academic year, our volunteers set out rows of bags in the community hall. Children sat on mats with their parents, waited for their names to be called and walked up to collect a bag of their own.
We hope a bag that keeps books dry and safe is one more reason to keep going to school. The society will continue to support these students with study materials throughout the year.
A small gift today can be the reason a child stays in school tomorrow.
This story is part of our Education for Children programme.
Ready for a new school year. 
Every child, ready to learn. 
Books, bags and big dreams. 
New bags. New beginnings.
