Thirteen-year-old Ananya from Barpeta still remembers how the floods turned her world upside down. When her village submerged, school closed, and the relief camp became home. Privacy was impossible, clean water was scarce, and asking for a sanitary pad felt terrifying after her family’s heavy losses. Embarrassed and unprepared, she began missing classes. That changed
Nine-year-old Rohan Deka from Morigaon still remembers the day the floodwaters swallowed his school. With classrooms underwater, he feared he would forget everything he had worked so hard to learn. That’s when NEAID set up a temporary learning center in his village. “I love studying, but missing classes for so long scared me,” Rohan shares.
Dipamoni Kalita, a student from Chayygaon Champak Nagar Girls High School in Kamrup Rural, always had curiosity, but little exposure. Before joining STEM for Girls, her ideas felt bigger than the opportunities around her. The turning point came during the SFG ideathon. Encouraged to observe, imagine, and build, she looked at her mother struggling with
Rinky, a bright 12-year-old from Mayong, once blended into the background – quiet, unsure and distant from group activities. When our WST program began, things shifted. Through joyful assemblies and small leadership roles, she slowly stepped forward -reading the thought for the day, helping in assemblies, joining storytelling. Her confidence grew bit by bit. The
Priya Boro, just 11, carried more than a child ever should. Between cooking, cleaning and caring for her sister, school became something she managed only on the days life allowed. With her father gone and her mother working long hours, education felt like a distant luxury. Things began to shift when the WST program entered
