Amit Singh was born in a small district of India. Now 31, Amit reminisces of his childhood days, playing and studying at a make-shift shed that also doubled up as the only school in the village. A diligent student, Amit, with the financial backing of his parents went on to pursue higher education at Lucknow University, a decision he says changed his life. His transition to the big city provided him with the confidence and knowledge to pursue his dream job. Many of his fellow classmates have not been awarded with the same opportunities and it breaks his heart to have seen them left behind. The could-have-beens haunt him and he is motivated to change that for the next generations of students from his district.
Amit has started a fundraiser on Bharat Reform called “Help Build A Public Library For Kids“ hoping to raise an amount of Rs 3,50,000 to build a public library to supplement the school. The library, the first in the district, will educate communities on a wide range of topics and will be equipped with diverse resources from computers and the Internet to books and qualified teachers. Installation of solar energy panels will generate clean electricity for the school and library all through the year.