NEW YORK, NEW YORK, November 14, 2019 (India Life): November 9, 2019 will remain as the historic day in the annals of Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation. On this day, in star-studded, glamour-filled “Future of India” Gala in New York City, Ekal reached a 100,000-schools milestone fund-raising within minutes of its beginning. Going into the gala, Ekal had 99,200 schools and so the evening was full of anticipated excitement to ring the bell for a magical 100,000-school landmark. As soon as Mohan Wanchoo, took the reins of the evening as the chairperson of the gala, he took everyone by surprise with his trailblazing announcement. He pledged $1 Million over a period of 5 years, patching, with immediate effect, a shortfall amount for 800-schools to reach the magical figure of 100,000-schools.
These additional schools will be established shortly and will benefit 25,000 children bringing annual literacy total to 2.7 Million children. Mohan Wanchoo’s pronouncement was not only celebrated with thunderous applause and sparkling fireworks, but it also set in motion an exuberant outpouring of generosity, for the rest of the evening. By the end of the evening $3.1 million was raised. This was in addition to Los Angeles Gala where $2 Million was raised.
[HPI adds: The Ekal movement is the largest grassroots, non-government education in India, operating schools in 96,000 villages and providing free education for over 2.2 million children annually in the poorest and remote corners of India.]
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