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Siliguri, West Bengal · EducationFrom the first schoolbell to the first pay-cheque.
Education is Humrahi Foundation's third branch of work — one belief, carried across two programmes. School Adoption keeps children in class today; Humrahi Bhor, our free skilling programme, gets them ready for work tomorrow. Neither is a one-time visit — both are a presence we keep showing up for.
The gap we're trying to close
Around Siliguri, the education gap doesn't end at the school gate. Underserved schools need a steady adult presence, not a one-off donation — and even the students who make it through twelve years of schooling often reach their first interview unready, because a classroom teaches subjects, not confidence, communication or professionalism. Humrahi Foundation works to fill both ends of that gap under one education branch: School Adoption for the classroom years, and Humrahi Bhor for the first steps into work.
Not a visit. A presence.
When Humrahi Foundation adopts a school in an underserved part of Siliguri, it isn't a single visit or a photo-op donation — the school is adopted outright, given resources, programmes and a steady Humrahi presence, year after year. That steady presence has added up to 5,000+ students supported so far, across drawing competitions, Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations, and the everyday upkeep that keeps a classroom running.
Read the full School Adoption programme →
See many more moments from our schools in the media & photo gallery.
Twelve years of school. Still not ready for the first interview.
A degree teaches subjects; an interview tests confidence, communication and professionalism — the things no classroom ever graded. Humrahi Bhor is our free skilling programme that closes that gap, powered by Wadhwani JobReady: 10 courses, roughly 75 hours of self-paced learning, with 6 courses fully available in Bangla alongside English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada and Odia. Students who finish also get access to My Interview Coach, which gives AI-driven video feedback on mock interviews in Bangla, plus weekly masterclasses to keep learning going beyond the core courses.
Humrahi is an official Wadhwani Foundation training partner on the ground in Siliguri — we get students registered, and a real person on WhatsApp helps them through every course, completely free, for every student and job-seeker in the city.
Explore Humrahi Bhor — free skilling →Working with the Wadhwani Foundation
Humrahi Bhor exists because Humrahi Foundation and the Wadhwani Foundation work together to fill the education gap in Siliguri. The curriculum itself carries national weight: it is the Wadhwani Foundation — not Humrahi — that has collaborated with NCERT and the Ministry of Education, and its employability content features in NCERT Class IX textbooks and in the Ministry of Education's national syllabus. Humrahi's role is to bring that curriculum home — as the local training partner who registers students, answers questions on WhatsApp, and makes sure no one in Siliguri is left figuring it out alone.
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My Career Advisor
My Career Advisor is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education, NCERT-PSSCIVE and the Wadhwani Foundation, built for students in grades 6–12. A few interactive aptitude questionnaires turn into personalised career guidance across 1,500+ job roles — and it's completely free.
Humrahi enrols students into it pro bono and sits with them through it — a fun, friendly first look at who they might become.
How you can help the education branch
Both programmes run on the same two things as everything else we do — hands and funds. Here's how to add either:
- Volunteer at a school or a skilling session. Presence is the only skill required. Start at get involved on our homepage.
- Give what keeps a classroom or a course running. A one-time or monthly gift funds resources at an adopted school and keeps Humrahi Bhor free for everyone. Donations are eligible for 50% tax exemption under Section 80G.
- Spread the word. Tell a student in Siliguri about free skilling, or a family about an adopted school nearby — most of our volunteers first heard about Humrahi from a friend.
Every rupee is tracked — see our transparency reports.
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