Many kids in Baarali village in Udupi, India drop out of school due to the nearly 2-mile hard trip through the forest to reach the school. So, one of the school’s teachers bought a bus and now drives the kids to and from school to ensure they get a good education.
“There are no roads from the houses of the children to the school. There is a mud path through the forest and most of the girl students began dropping out as their families were afraid of allowing their children to walk for a total of 6 km to and from school,” said Rajaram, science and math teacher at Baarali Government Higher Primary School.
Saddened by the state of affairs, Rajaram reached out to Vijay Hegde, a former student of the school who runs a property management company in Bengaluru.
“Every week at least five to six students were not turning up. I called up one of our former students Vijay Hegde, and suggested the idea of buying a bus to pick up and drop the children,” Rajaram said.
About six months ago, Hegde and Rajaram pooled in money and bought a bus for the school. Rajaram could not afford to pay a bus driver, so he decided to drive the bus himself.
Every morning, Rajaram leaves home early in the morning and completes four pick-up trips. And he makes sure that all students are on time. Rajaram also spends money from his own pocket on vehicle insurance and gas for the bus. Rajaram says after the pick-up and drop facility began, the school's attendance increased from 50 percent to 90 percent.
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