Schoolgirls raising their hands in a classroom

Northeast India

Education & Children

Every child in school, and every young person learning by doing.

Overview

Every child belongs in school

Equal learning opportunities, especially for girls through our STEM app, are at the heart of our mission. Any child out of school is at risk of child labour, so we work to strengthen formal education in rural communities and promote crèches in formal institutions.

Our commitment is simple: every child in school, in line with SDG 4, Quality Education.

Supports the Global Goals

  • 4Quality education
  • 5Gender equality
A schoolgirl standing beside her science project

What we do

How we make it happen

  1. 01STEM for girlsA STEM learning app that gives girl students an equal chance to learn science and maths.
  2. 02Ending child labourKeeping children in school, and promoting crèches so mothers can work.
  3. 03Catching up after COVIDAssessing learning loss and helping children reach age-appropriate levels.
  4. 04Right to EducationPolicy advocacy for better implementation of the Right to Education Act.
  5. 05Skills for lifeLife skills and vocational training for young people.
  6. 06Learning in the fieldInternships and field projects where students learn with artisans and farmers.

Results

What this work has achieved

  • 18student interns hosted this year
  • 3partner institutions
  • 4medical specialities at our free health camp

Internships 2025-26

Students learning with communities

  • A student working with artisans on a craft project
    IICD Jaipur
    • 10 students in crafts and design
    • Handloom in Nongtrai, black clay pottery in Tyrshang and Larnai
    • Banana fibre products and Eri stoles with MSRLS
  • Two women at a field visit
    USTM
    • 6 Master of Social Work students
    • A month of NGO training and field exposure
    • Day-to-day work of a development organisation
  • An eye examination at the free health camp
    Health camp
    • Free check-ups at our skill centre in Digaru, Sonapur
    • With Soroptimist International Guwahati and KGMT Hospital
    • Spectacles given out in June 2026

ICCo gave me the opportunity to learn from the field and build a strong bond with local artisan communities.

PayalIICD Jaipur intern
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