Impact Story 2 — Impact of alumni engagement in a rural school

Here goes our Impact Story 2!

The Alumni Association of Kalvabugga AP Residential School (AAKARSH) had its humble beginning in 2014. It started with 10 alumni who wanted to give back to their school. AP Residential School is a rural government school located in Kalvabugga village of Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. When an alumnus of the school, Mr. Dasanna Mareddy approached us to build their alumni network, we were more than happy to do that free of cost. With the help of the network powered by Vaave, the number of active members in the association grew to 500 in a very short span of time.

With the intent to give back to the school that nurtured them, the alumni association actively engaged its members on the network in development activities like renovating school infrastructure, mentoring and supporting graduating students and providing scholarships.

During the past two years, more than Rs. 10 Lakhs have been mobilized by alumni for making this village school a better learning space.

Rs. 1.5 Lakhs have been spent on providing benches for the school. Saraswati Kuteer has been established with Rs. 1 Lakh. Basic fittings like lights, fans, windows and doors were renovated with Rs. 1 Lakh. Rs. 50,000 per annum is being spent on additional faculty for computer training in the school. Scholarships of Rs. 10,000 per annum are being provided to top 4 graduating students to support their higher education.

Other than the monetary support, the alumni are doing a great job in mentoring and supporting students in making right career choices and achieving their goals.

It is stories like these that strengthen our belief that Alumni Engagement can truly create a magical impact and we are very thankful to AAKARSH for letting us be the catalyst for this impact.