Rural Organization for Social Education (ROSE)

She Has Never Seen a Science Lab. Lakshmi is twelve years old. She lives in a small farming village in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, a dry, drought-prone district in South India where water is scarce, opportunities are scarcer, and the future can feel impossibly far away.  She is curious. She asks why the soil turns to dust, what makes the monsoon fail, and how a windmill works. But in her school, there are no experiments, no computers, and no one who tells her that science was made for girls like her.  Without intervention, Lakshmi, like thousands of girls in her community, will grow up never knowing what she could have built, discovered, or solved. You can change that today.  The Problem: Locked Out of the Future In rural Pudukkottai, children, especially girls, face a compounding set of barriers: No access to hands-on science or mathematics learning No exposure to technology, coding, or digital tools Climate shocks (droughts, floods) are disrupting education and livelihoods. Deep-rooted bias that steers girls away from STEM First-generation learners with no career role models in science  The result? Rural girls are systematically excluded from one of the most important developments of our time: the global science, technology, and green economy revolution.  The Solution: Girls-Centered Rural STEM & Environmental Innovation For over 30 years, the Rural Organization for Social Education (ROSE) has worked in 68 villages across Pudukkottai district, empowering women, protecting the environment, and running 50 supplementary education centers for children.  Now ROSE is launching the Girls-Centered Rural STEM and Environmental Innovation Program: an integrated, low-cost, girl-focused initiative that brings STEM learning to life using the most powerful classroom these children already have, nature itself.  This isn’t just science education. It’s climate education. It’s girls’ empowerment. It’s community resilience. Children don’t just learn about water conservation; they also measure rainfall, calculate water usage, and build working rainwater-harvesting models. They don’t just read about biodiversity, they map it. They don’t just hear about clean energy — they build windmills from recycled bottles.  What Your Gift Supports Your donation directly funds five integrated program pillars across 50 learning centers in 68 villages:  1. STEM Learning Corners in All 50 Centers Each center receives science kits, mathematics kits, activity manuals, measuring tools, and low-cost experiment materials — designed to work without electricity or expensive labs.  2. Environmental STEM Projects Girls build rainwater harvesting models, school weather stations, compost systems, soil-testing kits, and biodiversity maps — solving real environmental problems in their own villages.  3. Digital Literacy & Coding Foundations Shared tablets, projectors, and free platforms (Khan Academy, Scratch Coding, NASA Education) introduce digital literacy, coding basics, AI awareness, and internet safety — opening doors to careers girls were never told existed.  4. Teacher Training & Facilitation 50 tuition center facilitators are trained in STEM pedagogy, child-centered inquiry, and project-based learning. ensuring quality and sustainability beyond the project period.  5. STEM Clubs, Innovation Camps & a District STEM Fair Quarterly innovation camps, science exhibitions, and a district-level STEM Fair give girls a public stage to present their discoveries, building confidence, recognition, and community pride.  Who We Reach This program prioritizes the most marginalized: Girls aged 8–16 years across 50 centers Dalit children from socially excluded communities Children of small and marginal farmers First-generation learners with no science role models at home   2,500–3,000 children reached 50 STEM learning corners 50 villages served   50 teachers trained 150+ STEM projects developed 30+ years of ROSE’s track record  Your Gift — Your Impact Every dollar goes directly to girls and communities in Pudukkottai. Here is what your gift creates:  AMOUNT WHAT IT DOES $15 Provides one girl with a full STEM activity kit for a month — science, maths, and environmental experiments.  $ 30 funds two weeks of STEM sessions for an entire learning center group.  $ 75 covers a quarterly STEM Innovation Camp for 25 girls, including materials and facilitation.  $150 p rovides shared digital equipment (a tablet and projector) to one tuition center, unlocking coding and digital literacy.  $ 300 fully sets up one STEM Learning Corner, kits, manuals, charts, and tools, serving 50–60 children for a year.  $ 750 trains a teacher in STEM pedagogy and funds their center’s STEM activities for an entire year.  $2,500 establishes a complete Girls-Centered STEM Hub in one village: a learning corner, digital equipment, teacher training, and a STEM Club for 2 years.  Give Monthly — Be Her Year-Round Champion A monthly gift is the single most powerful thing you can do. It gives ROSE the stable, predictable funding to plan ahead, retain local staff, and keep all 50 centers running smoothly throughout the year. $10/month — keeps one girl in the STEM program for a full year $25/month — sustains one center’s weekly sessions for a year $50/month — Funds environmental STEM projects + digital access for an entire village cluster  Set up a recurring gift today, and give Lakshmi and thousands like her a future in science.  Give a girl a science kit. Give her a future. Your donation today, however small, plants the seed of scientific curiosity, environmental stewardship, and lifelong confidence in a rural girl who has been waiting her whole life for someone to believe in her. ✨ Donate now. Change her story.

Help Women Farmers Build Climate-Resilient Livelihoods in Rural India In the drought-prone villages of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, women farmers are on the frontlines of poverty and climate change. For generations, they have worked tirelessly to feed their families, often struggling with depleted soils, water scarcity, crop failures, and crushing debt from local moneylenders. Today, they are transforming their lives—and their environment. For more than 30 years, the Rural Organization for Social Education (ROSE) has partnered with rural women to build sustainable livelihoods through organic farming, water conservation, agroforestry, and farmer-owned enterprises. Your support helps women farmers: 🌱 Restore degraded land through organic and climate-smart agriculture 💧 Harvest and conserve precious water through farm ponds and water-management systems 🌳 Plant trees that improve soil fertility, increase biodiversity, and protect communities from climate impacts 🌾 Revive indigenous millet and traditional seed varieties that are nutritious, drought-resistant, and environmentally sustainable 👩‍🌾 Build women-led enterprises and farmer organizations that create long-term income and economic independence Proven Impact Together with rural communities, ROSE has already helped achieve: ·       92,450 trees planted through agroforestry initiatives ·       55 farm ponds harvesting over 42 million liters of water ·       1,364 small and marginal farmers organized into a successful Farmer Producer Company ·       71% of members are women farmers ·       Significant increases in farm productivity and household income ·       Reduced dependence on exploitative moneylenders and costly agricultural inputs These are not short-term solutions. They are lasting investments in people, livelihoods, and the environment. Why Your Donation Matters When you support this campaign, you are helping a rural woman: ·       Earn a stable income ·       Feed her family nutritious food ·       Protect her land for future generations ·       Adapt to climate change ·       Build a future with dignity and opportunity Every contribution helps women farmers become leaders of environmental restoration and economic transformation in their communities. Donate Today A greener future begins with empowered women. Join ROSE in helping rural women farmers restore the land, strengthen their livelihoods, and build climate-resilient communities across South India. Your gift today will create lasting change for women, families, and the environment.