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Projects - Education
Since 2007, Washington University students have been augmenting the teaching at the RDF Junior College- "Achutha Pai Campus" with mini courses under the Village India program.
Launched in July 1998 at Matendla village in Medak District, now has its own new campus thanks to India Literacy Project, the American Telugu Association and Dr. Reddy Labs Foundation which were the lead financial donors for this project.
Jeevan Nirman Sansthan,
Bharatpur, Rajasthan Mahamana Bal Niketan,
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This school started in 1996 currently has a strength of around 560 students, and 10 grades (Kindergarten through Grade 10). It offers high quality education to the children of Kalleda and surrounding villages. The first graduating class (2004) passed with distiction. Close to 50% of the seats are reserved for girls, and admission to the school is based on a lottery system. Care is taken to ensure all communities are adequately represented based on the local demographics. The children have access to their own computer center and the internet. All students are provided nutritional mid-day meals, school uniforms and books. The purpose of the school uniforms is to eliminate caste and class barriers. 
The archery team from this school has done wonders in the past few years. Two of its students Pranitta Vardhineni and Adonda Raju represented India in the world Junior Championships in Mexico (October 14-21, 2006) where Pranitta & Raju won a
The second non-profit primary school is located in Redlawada village in Telangana. This school with a strength of around 140 students, and 5 grades(Kindergarten through Grade 4) offers high quality education to the children of Redlawada and surrounding villages. The medium of instruction is Telugu, but English is taught as a second languages starting from grade one.
Matendla village is from an area that is considered to be backward by even Indian standards. The school now has Kindergarten(KG) through Grade 10 with a student strength of 360.