Blog & Resources
Insights on child education, girl empowerment, and how your donations make a real difference. Written by our founders from Bhavnagar.
How Your Donation Educates a Child in India
Every rupee you donate to AFJS Trust goes directly to a child's education. Here's exactly where your money goes and the transformation it creates.
Girl Empowerment Through Education: Why It Changes Everything
The data is clear: educating girls produces the highest returns of any development investment. Here's why we focus specifically on girls.
Section 80G Tax Exemption: Save Tax While Changing Lives
Your donation to a registered Indian NGO can save you up to 50% in tax. Here's everything you need to know about Section 80G and how to claim it.
How to Donate to an Indian NGO from the US, UK, or EU
Living abroad but want to support children in India? A complete guide on how to donate internationally to AFJS Trust.
Nutrition and Learning: Why a Full Stomach Means a Better Future
Malnourished children are 20% less likely to attend school regularly. Our Food & Nutrition Drive addresses this invisible barrier to education.
Annual Impact Highlights: What We Achieved Together in 2024
A full accounting of what AFJS Trust achieved in 2024: the children reached, the meals served, the lives changed, and what it cost.
Why Education Is the Only Thing That Permanently Breaks the Poverty Cycle
Every other intervention treats the symptoms. Education treats the cause. Here's the evidence, and what it means for our work.
The Science of Hope: How Community Support Transforms Outcomes
Research shows that social support is as predictive of educational outcomes as family income. Community is not a soft concept. It is a hard intervention.
The Hidden Crisis: Mental Health and Children Growing Up in Poverty
Poverty is not just a material condition. The psychological toll on children is real, measurable, and deeply underaddressed in India.
Our First Year: What We Built, What We Learned, and What Comes Next
Every organisation makes mistakes in its first year. Transparency demands we share ours, alongside what we got right.
Women's Literacy: The Lever That Moves Everything
When a woman can read and write, everything changes for her, her children, and her community. Why literacy is the foundation of all development.
Understanding Bhavnagar's Underserved Communities and Why We Work There
Bhavnagar is a city of contrasts. Understanding its underserved communities is the first step to changing them.
5 Powerful Ways to Help AFJS Trust Without Donating Money
Not everyone can donate. But everyone can help. Here are five high-impact ways to support our work that don't require opening your wallet.
From Germany With Love: How Varun Supports AFJS Trust from Abroad
Varun Gonsalves grew up in Bhavnagar, moved to Germany, and never stopped caring about the children he left behind. This is his story.
What It Really Means to Sponsor a Child Through AFJS Trust
Sponsoring a child's education is more than a transaction. Here's the full story of what your ₹25,000 actually does over the course of a year.
Family Welfare in Practice: When Making Ends Meet Is Not Enough
Supporting a family is more than food and school fees. Our Family Welfare program addresses the full picture of what a household needs to thrive.
Christmas with Underprivileged Families: A Night to Remember
This Christmas, AFJS Trust celebrated with 60 families in Bhavnagar: music, food, and the kind of joy that money cannot manufacture.
Mid-Day Meal Schemes: The Gap That NGOs Like AFJS Fill
Government mid-day meal schemes are vital but imperfect. NGOs bridge the gap, ensuring no child goes hungry in or outside school.
Child Marriage in Gujarat: What We're Doing to Fight It
Child marriage remains a reality in Gujarat's underserved communities. Education and empowerment are our most powerful tools to end it.
What Volunteering at AFJS Trust Looks Like, and Why It Will Change You
You don't need to be rich to make a difference. Our volunteers find that the biggest gift they give is also the one they receive.
Diwali With the Children: Joy That Cannot Be Bought
This Diwali, we celebrated with 80 children and their families in Bhavnagar. Here's what happened when light met laughter.
The School Dropout Crisis in Rural India: How We're Fighting It
Millions of children in rural India drop out before completing secondary education. The reasons are complex, and solvable.
Why India's NGOs Need Your Support Now More Than Ever
India's informal welfare system, its network of grassroots NGOs, is stretched thin. Here's why your support has never mattered more.
Breaking the Cycle: Child Labour in Gujarat and What We Can Do
Child labour robs children of their childhood and perpetuates generational poverty. Here's why education is the most powerful antidote.
AFJS Trust: The Story Behind Our Mission
Two childhood friends from Bhavnagar, a shared memory of hardship, and a decision to do something about it. This is how AFJS Trust was born.