Ratika’s family lives in a remote village in northeast India. They are committed parents, and Ratika’s mother, Talmu, shares, “We want to guide our children in a proper way, being good parents to them.” Ratika’s dad works at a local grocery store, making only $70 per month. Her parents had little hope that they would be able to send their kids to a good school. Talmu shares her joy in hearing about a new school nearby, “Some people from the Marocha school visited us and told of about the school. We were so eager to send our first daughter, Ratika, to this school. Now I’m sending my second child too, and I’m very satisfied with the education they are receiving.”

Talmu and Sumaya have seen their daughter Ratika growing and developing through her education, and they are proud that she has learned to read and write in English. “I can also see that there is a growing maturity in her life,” Talmu beams with pride. “The quality of the education at government schools is very low, but in this school we are getting a very quality education. So I’m overall very thankful and very happy to send my children to this school.”

Talmu has seen Ratika’s behavior and habits changing, “She used to be very hyperactive, but now she has slowed down and become more disciplined.” And Ratika has big dreams for her life, hoping to someday become a doctor. Her parents don’t know how it would be possible to send her to college to become a doctor, but they also didn’t know how her current education would be possible either, which gives them hope for the future. Talmu concludes, “We don’t know what we can do, but we will try to help our children to achieve their dreams in life.”