The community

The people who light the way.

Every donation is a choice to believe in someone you may never meet. These are the people who made that choice — and why.

I gave because someone once gave me a chance I didn't know I deserved.

Beti Ki Udaan

"I gave because someone once gave me a chance I didn't know I deserved."

Priya grew up in a government school in Dwarka where her teachers often didn't show up. A scholarship from a small local NGO got her through Class 12, and she eventually became the first woman in her family to hold a corporate job. Today she sponsors two girls through Beti Ki Udaan every year. 'I don't know those girls yet,' she says, 'but I know what it feels like when the world decides you are worth investing in.' She has never met them in person, but she writes them letters through the foundation's mentorship channel. 'I want them to know this isn't charity. It's a chain. Someone held my hand. Now I hold theirs.'

Priya Sharma

₹3,000/month

The first time I read a field report, I realised my donation had a face. That changed everything.

Shaala Project

"The first time I read a field report, I realised my donation had a face. That changed everything."

A corporate lawyer in his late thirties, Rahul started giving after attending a Roshni Night in Pune. He now contributes quarterly to the Shaala Project and has encouraged three colleagues to set up recurring donations. 'What struck me was the transparency,' he says. 'I didn't get a generic thank-you card. I got a photograph of a solar panel installed in a school I helped fund, and a note from the headmaster.' He believes small NGOs win when they let donors feel like participants, not ATMs. 'Spread Your Light does that better than anyone I've seen.'

Rahul from Mumbai

I don't need my name on anything. I just need to know it mattered.

Beti Ki Udaan · Aajeevika

"I don't need my name on anything. I just need to know it mattered."

This donor has given every month since January 2024, always anonymously, always through UPI. The only message they leave in the transaction note is a single word: 'Light.' When the foundation reached out to ask if they would share their story, they replied with one sentence: 'I was a scholarship kid. Now I write code. No one should know my name. But every girl in that classroom should know someone believes in her.' The team keeps their privacy absolutely. This entry exists only because they said yes to a single quote — nothing more.

A donor from Bengaluru

₹1,500/month

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