Going to School Fund

Mission

Going to School (GTS) is a non-profit trust that creates media for children to make going to school relevant to their lives & most importantly, lots of fun. GTS raises funds to create media for underprivileged children in India. GTS partners with organisations where there is a potential for systemic change towards improving quality of education & reaching out to most vulnerable. GTS works with public/private sector to ensure that the media reaches millions of children across India free of cost.

Programs

10 books & 9 movies in regional languages, Girl Stars – 15 movies & books creating icons of girls who changed their lives by going to school; BE! a media series, inspire children to be entrepreneurs.

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Be! - inspiring girls to become entrepreneurs

Going to School in India - Mini-Books for Children

Personnel Overview

Lisa Heydlauff - Director
Lisa Heydlauff founded GTS in 2003 believing that media could change the way children go to school. Lisa grew up in UK, USA & Canada, & now calls India home. Changing schools frequently gave her the idea that children around the world could understand each other through the shared experience of going to school. Lisa was a teacher in London, then moved to India, worked for UNICEF & then began GTS.

Personnel Statistics

Lisa Heydlauff,
Director, Creator
Founded in 2003
Employees: 15
Volunteers: 5

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): $ 550,000
Budget (2005): $ 300,000
Maximum Budget: $ 1,400,000
Overhead: 0 %
Other funding sources: UNICEF, Plan International, Ashoka Innovators for the Public, POGO, HSBC, BHP Billiton, Navodaya Foundation, Bharti Foundation, Global Fund for Children
Religious Affiliation: None