14th Convocation

Ashvin Ahir, hailing from a BPL family located in the remote village of Padhar , Bhuj, Kachcch district Gujarat .. a 2024 Gold medalist in Masters in Public Administration from Kachcch University being felicitated on the occasion of the 

14 th convocation of Kachcch University by Honorable Governor of Gujarat, Shri Acharya Devvrat…..”The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” Oprah Winfrey
 
Ashvin Ahir salute and respect his fierce determination (against all odds , familial pressures ), commitment , integrity, honesty and hard work to travel this distance . and all this while diligently fulfilling his duties as the Teacher cum Administrator of White Desert Mahamaya Trust, Padhar village ….”Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.” Les Brown
 
A very happy day for Kuheli Bhattacharya, Praveen Desai, who started this journey a decade earlier without any expectations …”We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

Daughter of a village tailor

this girl is not only pursuing BSc in Microbiology from HVHP Institute, Kadi, Gujarat , but also showcasing her multiple talents,including on stage. Rinku [ Krupa Darji] is the destination of the White Desert Mahamaya journey, an inclusive future of equal opportunities

You must be the change you want to see in the world

Circa 2014-15, 2 non descript girls, engaged to be married at an early age, and resigned to life in anonymity
Enter, White Desert Mahamaya Trust……interacts with and counsels the parents, provides free academic support @MAHAMAYA KUTIR, extols the children to keep believing so that they can fulfil their dream

Cut to 2023, Jagruti and Rita are pursuing BA+BEd @IITE -Gandhinagar- now in their 7 th semester ..and you may call it divine intervention since their internship is @ same village school form where they started their journey

Yes, we are well on the way to creating a Bank of dedicated, committed and empathetic teachers who will facilitate an inclusive future of equal opportunities, www.whitedesertmahamaya.org

You can support and make this possible, just like Mr Jaydipsinh Vaghela
Managing Director , Raviraj Foils, whose sponsorship was critical to this journey and to whom we owe a vote of thanks

Hear Hear !!

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Back to 2014-15 The siblings Ashvin and Urmila , hailing from an economically challenged background , were resigned to toil from an early age to augment the family income @ Present day Ashvin Trained in computer software and hardware Armed with a graduate degree in Commerce Pursuing Master of Public Administration Doubling up as Administrator and Computer teacher White Desert Mahamaya Trust, thus contributing in a small way to the family income as well Urmila Pursuing graduate degree in Microbiology from HVHP Institute, Kadi, Gujarat, a student sponsored by White Desert Mahamaya Trust Plans to attain a Masters degree and pursue a career in the Health Care Industry All things are possible for those who believe ….we @White Desert Mahamaya Trust(https://lnkd.in/g8EtFpi) believe an inclusive future of equal opportunities is possible…..Come, join and enjoy our journey Praveen Desai Ashvin Ahir Kuheli Bhattacharya

Provide academic support to the senior students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyala

As part of “Project Sunshine”, we White Desert Mahamaya Trust with support from SRF Foundation provide academic support to the senior students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalay, Kachchh Bhuj Kodaki Kodki Gujarat India If you educate a woman, you educate a nation, you educate a generation

The concern on literacy and its importance to a vibrant, ATMA NIRBHAR, VIKSHIT BHARAT is well appreciated but seems to be missing out on the key criteria for delivering on its objectives
Infrastructure can be developed, syllabi can be moderated, courses,gradation and progressives can be designed BUT WHERE WILL THE TEACHERS COME FROM?
And not just teachers, but empathetic, committed , inclusive individuals for whom education is a passionate journey beyond employment and a livelihood opportunity. Teachers who are willing to reach beyond the classrooms, engage with the parents/society, dismantle boundaries and create a seamless society and deliver GLOBAL CITIZENS
We @White Desert Mahamaya Trust plan to deliver 100 such teachers over the next 10 years and this is work in progress ….The question is HOW WILL THIS TRANSALTE TO A PAN INDIA MISSION ?
A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.

The other major issue is bridging the gap between primary education and college education. The ability of the teacher to charter a path and outline a vision for the children along with upgrading local primary schools to accommodate secondary education are key factors
We @ White Desert Mahamaya Trust have applied for a license and plan to throw up a secondary school/ learning centre for the local students very shortly

Kuheli Bhattacharya