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Rajvir Sing

Mr Singh is the tenth generation to steward the family farm in Chakarsi. He retired in 2002 from a long and challenging career as an agricultural engineer in the State Agro in Uttar Pradesh. He now oversees his ancestral farm and continues to manage community relations, alongside Gaurav.
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Anurag Siddh

Anurag is Mr Singh’s eldest son and is an engineer living and working in Gurgaon, near Delhi. He was instrumental in getting the school off the ground, overseeing design and construction along with Gaurav.
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Gaurav Siddh

Gaurav is Mr Singh’s younger son. He is an education and development economist. With Joanna, Gaurav dreamed up the idea for the school when working in the anti-child labour campaigning field. They were inspired by the need for good, accessible education to keep children away from the world of work for as long as possible. Through this project they wanted to give back to the community that had supported the family for generations.
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Joanna Härmä

Joanna went to India after completing an LLM in International Human Rights Law, keen to work on labour rights. She started work at an anti-child labour NGO in Delhi. She later went on to study for a doctorate in International Education which launched her career as an international education consultant for the UK government and other donors and foundations. She now writes and teaches about international education. 

Location

Mateshwari Kanya Vidyapeeth
Chakarsi Village (old name Chak Aarfi), Uttar Pradesh, ​India
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Joanna Härmä
jcharma@hotmail.com

UK telephone
(Rosemary Härmä) 
+44 (0) 07837 775 190
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