Improving Zilla Parishad and aided schools through infrastructure upgrades, new sanitation facilities, digital classrooms, school beautification, and hygiene education – creating child-friendly learning environments across Maharashtra & other States.
Child-Centred School Development
MASHAL improves Zilla Parishad and aided schools by creating safe, inclusive, and child-friendly learning environments.
The intervention includes:
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- Classroom renovation and school beautification
- Separate toilets for boys and girls
- Handwashing and safe drinking water facilities
- Solar power installation
- Smart classrooms, computer and science labs
- Libraries and learning resources
- Anganwadi construction and learning materials
- Educational, hygiene, and sports kits
Education Begins with a Safe Space
Thousands of rural schools in Maharashtra lack basic sanitation, clean water, safe classrooms, and functional learning materials. For girls, children with disabilities, and students from marginalised communities, these gaps mean missed days, missed opportunities, and missed futures.
Poor school infrastructure directly affects:
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- Student attendance and retention, especially for girls
- Health and hygiene outcomes for all children
- Dignity and safety — particularly for adolescent girls
- Learning engagement and academic performance
- Inclusion of children with disabilities
- Community trust in public education systems
MASHAL believes every child deserves a school where they feel safe, seen, and supported — regardless of where they were born.
Community-Driven, Practically Built
MASHAL combines needs-based assessment, technical construction expertise, and strong community participation to deliver school upgradation projects that are durable, dignified, and community-owned.
The proess includes:
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- Baseline needs assessment of school infrastructure
- Stakeholder consultation with SMCs, teachers, and parents
- Construction and renovation with quality oversight
- Hygiene and menstrual health awareness sessions
- Educational and hygiene kit distribution
- Handover with community maintenance capacity building
- Post-project monitoring and documentation
MASHAL’s school upgradation work has turned neglected rural schools into child-friendly spaces where girls attend confidently, children with disabilities function independently, and communities have renewed their trust in public education. Every toilet block, water station, and kit distributed has been a step toward dignity, inclusion, and better learning.
The School Infrastructure Project was conceptualized and implemented with the generous support of Motilal Oswal, with the aim of addressing critical infrastructure and learning gaps in rural and semi-urban schools across Maharashtra. The project recognized that quality education is not only dependent on curriculum delivery but also on the availability of enabling infrastructure…
The Samruddhi Program has been running since 2015 to make positive difference in the lives of Slum communities in Pune city. This holistic developmental project is sponsored by John Deere India. The Program aims to create meaningful improvement and provides the sustainable development in the field of Education, Livelihood, and Community Infrastructure Development.
The School Upgradation Project – Phase II was launched with the vision to create safe, inclusive, healthy, and child-friendly educational environments in rural parts of Maharashtra. Recognizing that inadequate school infrastructure is one of the major barriers to quality education in India, the project focused on a comprehensive approach to improving the learning…
This report marks the successful culmination of the “Gender-Specific Toilet Construction” initiative carried out across 30 rural schools in Palghar, Ahmednagar and Satara districts of Maharashtra, led by MASHAL. The primary goal of the project was to provide safe, hygienic, and inclusive sanitation infrastructure that addresses the distinct needs of boys, girls, and children with disabilities.
Partner with us to build safer classrooms, cleaner schools, and more inclusive learning environments for rural children across Maharashtra and other states.
