Open Doors to Rural Karnataka — Education, Livelihood and Mobility

In rural communities, progress is often slowed not by lack of effort — but by lack of access.

A student may be capable and motivated, yet lose valuable learning time walking several kilometres to school each day. A trained woman may possess tailoring skills, yet remain dependent because she does not own a sewing machine. An engineering student may earn admission to college, yet struggle to continue due to a modest financial shortfall.

These are not large barriers in monetary terms — but they are decisive barriers in life.

"Access, when provided at the right time, changes the direction of a life."

This campaign seeks your support to remove those barriers. Through structured, verified interventions, Right to Live is committed to strengthening three essential pathways across rural Karnataka — access to school, access to livelihood, and access to higher education.

Access to Education Through Safe Mobility

Many students in government schools across rural Karnataka travel long distances each day to attend classes. During summer heat and monsoon months, this journey becomes physically demanding and sometimes unsafe, leading to irregular attendance and increased dropout risk.

Right to Live aims to provide bicycles to students from low-income families, with beneficiaries identified through structured school verification processes. A bicycle reduces commute time and physical strain, improves attendance, and enables students to engage more consistently in their academic journey.

Access to Livelihood Through Skill and Asset Support

Women from economically vulnerable households undergo structured tailoring training at our Sphurti Skill Development Centre, Humnabad, Bidar. Upon successful completion, each selected beneficiary is provided a sewing machine to begin income-generating work from home or within her local community.

When a trained woman gains access to her own machine, she is able to earn independently, strengthen her household income, and move towards long-term financial stability.

Access to Higher Education Through Scholarships

Right to Live has supported higher education since 2012, assisting first-generation learners pursuing engineering and professional degrees across rural Karnataka. Students are selected through a rigorous, verified process to ensure support reaches those with genuine need and demonstrated commitment.

Timely scholarship assistance ensures continuity in professional education, reduces financial stress on families, and strengthens long-term economic mobility for entire communities.

Your Support Matters

You, along with the group of BFL friends and the extended network, may choose any amount — even a modest contribution creates real, measurable change in a person's life.

A contribution of

• INR 5,000 provides a bicycle for a student who travels long distances each day to reach school, reducing the physical burden of the journey and helping them show up, every single day.
• INR 10,000 funds a scholarship for a bright student from a low-income family who needs timely financial support to continue their education.
• INR 15,000 supports tailoring machine to one woman trained at our Sphurti Skill Development Centre, equipping her with the tools that can sustain her family for years to come.

Any other amount contributed towards the consolidated fund is equally valued and will be directed where the need is greatest.

Please help open doors to brighter futures in Rural Karnataka — through Education, Livelihood, and Mobility.

Access, when provided at the right time, changes the direction of a life.