Ek Tara | Her abilities. Endless Possibilities.

Our Mission

Ek Tara supports disadvantaged children, through:

Independently run learning centres
Educational Programs in Government Schools

How Our Interventions Transform Lives

We provide a holistic education in a safe and nurturing environment by

Improving
communication skills

Encouraging logical
thinking and reasoning

Facilitating
employment opportunities

Enabling
Informed life choices

Changing mindsets
towards position of girls in society

Empowering
communities

Ek Tara
Learning
Centre

The Ek Tara Learning Centre (ELC), established in 2021, provides a safe and nurturing space for the education vertical at Ek Tara. When possible in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions, the Learning Centre was operational in a staggered manner to accommodate 950 students to ensure that all children continued to have access to high quality learning resources. The Ek Tara Learning Centre offers tailored academic interventions and co-curricular support for students in the Early Years Programme (EYP), Primary Years Programme (PYP), Higher Education Programme (HEP). The ELC has well-equipped classrooms, digital teaching tools, a STEAM laboratory, a computer laboratory, and a library. The Tomorrowland Foundation Music and Arts School (TLFMAS) is also housed in the ELC, providing facilities for arts, music, dance, photography, and theatre.

Creative Ek Tara Foundation

Ek Tara established its social enterprise- Creative Ek Tara Foundation in 2018 . This is a sustained income generation platform for women from disadvantaged backgrounds. It provides women the opportunity to lead empowered lives. The foundation runs two projects – “ Ek Tara Creates” and ”Annam “.

Ek Tara Creates

Annam – The Community Kitchen

Tomorrowland Foundation
Music and Arts School (TLFMAS)

Ek Tara partnered with Tomorrowland Foundation, to create a state-of-the-art music and arts school for children in underserved communities, living in Kolkata. Tomorrowland Foundation has been set up by Tomorrowland which is one of the largest and most popular electronic music festivals in the world.

Partnerships

Ek Tara firmly believes in collaboration across various spectrums. Through the years this has helped us increase our knowledge, expertise, and maximize resources available to reach a greater impact.

Chakke Pe Kaksha

This project is in partnership with Belgian organization – The Mobile School. The initiative aims to provide quality learning resources at the primary level using an extendable six-meter-long, two-sided blackboard on wheels.

Chakke Pe Kaksha currently reaches 73,449 students.

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Kolkata Municipal Corporation Model Schools

Ek Tara has partnered with the Kolkata Municipal Education Department to enable conversion of primary schools into model schools.

Conversations by Tara

Ek Tara is proud to present to you Tara: our very special mascot who is champion for girls’ education! Tara represents the millions of girls in India who come from low-income homes and miss out on basic development opportunities. Through a series of conversations and publications, Tara aims to reach out to such children across the country and the world to educate them on issues which directly impact their wellbeing.

Our
Stars

Our
Stars
Navreen Aslam
Navreen comes from one of the most economically deprived families associated with Ek Tara. She lives with her parents and three younger brothers. Her parents recently moved to the suburbs as they could no longer afford to live in the Topsia slum. They currently live in a 110 sq ft room and use a common toilet that is shared with six other families.
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Stars

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Stars
Sufia Khatoon
Sufia, initially a quiet, shy, anxious child, has blossomed under the right guidance into a confident young woman. Being a child in a single parent household, the struggles for her have been many. Unlike others with financial and social constraints in the same region, Sufia has had to also deal with the trauma of abandonment and grapple with the loss of a mother’s presence.
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Stars

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Stars
Naheda Ali
Naheda has been with Ek Tara for seven years and is an inspiration to other young girls. She is one of our first students to have completed her graduation in B. Com honors from one of Kolkata’s most prestigious colleges, Shri Shikshayatan. Naheda completed her schooling from Khalsa High School.
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Stars

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Stars
Rukaiya
Rukaiya grew up in a poor family in a small village in Bihar. When she was in class four she was forced to drop out of school in order to help her mother with household chores. Her parents married Rukaiya off at the age of 15, and she found herself living in a teeming slum in Kolkata. Nothing in her rural home prepared her for the challenges of urban squalor: lack of space, lack of access to regular water supply, and high cost of staple foods. Her husband earned an irregular income from working as a semi-skilled artisan in a small shoe factory.
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Stars

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Stars
Mahinoor
Amid an environment of protracted poverty and obstacles, Mahenoor’s story epitomizes hope and resilience. Throughout her schooling, she could have given up in the face of several challenges, including her low socioeconomic status, pressure for her to marry and remain at home, and access to educational institutions. But Mahenoor responded with resilience. She aspires to become a chartered accountant, and is working hard to realize her dream. We were introduced to Mahenoor in 2006 when she was just six years old. With no formal education or experience of attending school, she had to start from scratch.
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Our Impact

Since its inception Ek Tara has educated close to 2000 children.

The high quality education model means that 95% students successfully transition from pre-primary to high school.
Children moving from Ek Tara to other educational institutions continue to secure 1st division in their higher examinations.
Girls have been sensitized about the need to be self-sufficient and there is a 70% increase in women seeking skill building opportunities.
Change in mindset of parents towards girl’s education as demonstrated though various participation in their child’s development.

Her Abilities
Endless Possibilities

Our Mission

Ek Tara
Learning
Centre