Hearth
One lamp. Then another. Then a village.
Hearth lights after-school rooms across rural Bihar & Jharkhand — donated textbooks, volunteer hours, first-generation graduates.
01/
One child is touching.
Five is a pattern.
Twenty is a movement.
Every story below has a name, a village, a date, and a number. Because outcomes without accountability are just stories. These are records.
"Before the lamp came, I finished my homework by phone screen light. Now I read till nine every night. My father said he never learned to sign his name — I want to be a teacher."
Priya Kumari, 14
Cohort of 34 · Volunteer: Anita Sharma
31 of 34 children passed Class 8 board exams
March 2023
"My mother sells vegetables at 5 AM. She woke me at 4 once to say she was proud. I had never heard that before. Now I help the younger children with maths on Saturdays."
Rajan Munda, 16
Cohort of 19 · Volunteer: Dr. Suresh Patel
First student from village to sit Class 10 in 11 years
February 2024
"The retired teacher who called us on Saturdays from Bengaluru — she remembered every name. I felt like someone outside my village knew I existed. That changed something in me."
Sunita Devi, 17
Volunteer: Meera Krishnan (retired, Bengaluru)
02/
Every rupee.
Every hour. Traced.
We publish our accounts annually. Below is a live snapshot of where Hearth stands today — not projections, not aspirations.
First-Generation Graduates
Dharampur Basti cohort, 2023
20 of 22 students completed Class 10
Avg. Cost per Child
per year · textbooks + lamp fuel + volunteer hours
Active Villages
Bihar & Jharkhand
Active Volunteers
teachers · mentors · translators
Avg. 2.4 hrs/week per volunteer
State Scholarships Unlocked
₹0 lakhFor 312 students across 6 districts · 2020–2025
2024 Annual Impact Report
32 pages. Village-by-village breakdown. Full financial audit. Downloadable free — we ask only for your email so we can send you the 2025 edition when it's ready.
03/
Three ways in.
One direction.
Whether you have a budget, a skill, or an hour — there is a specific way Hearth can use what you have.
Allocate your CSR budget where every rupee is named.
Hearth is registered under the Companies Act 2013 Schedule VII (Clause ii — promoting education). We provide quarterly utilisation certificates, village-level photo documentation, and a named beneficiary list. Minimum engagement: ₹5 lakh per annum.
Light a lamp from wherever you are in the world.
Diwali, Eid, a birthday — every occasion is a reason. ₹500 keeps one child in lamp fuel for three months. ₹2,000 covers a full set of textbooks. ₹5,000 sponsors a child for a year. FCRA-compliant for international transfers. 80G certificate for Indian tax residents.
Two hours on a Saturday. A child remembers it for years.
Retired teachers, working professionals, students — we match you to a cohort based on your subject strength and availability. Sessions run on Saturday mornings (IST). We handle scheduling, translation, and curriculum. You bring your knowledge and your name.
Light the Next Lamp
One decision here starts a chain. A child reads tonight. Passes an exam in March. Becomes the first graduate their family has ever seen.
Not ready to commit?
Download the 2024 Impact Report. 32 pages. Every rupee traced. Village by village.
Why trust Hearth?
- Registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 · Reg. No. BHR/2019/0041
- 80G & FCRA certified · Annual accounts publicly filed
- Every village has a named coordinator with phone number
- Independent audit by Mitra & Associates, Patna (2024)
- 4.9/5 on GiveIndia · 847 verified donors
"₹2,000 is one dinner out.
For Priya in Saraiya Tola,
it is an entire year of books."
Anita Sharma · Field Coordinator · Gaya, Bihar