Child Education
Standard, dignified schooling for underprivileged children across India — books, learning material and the support that keeps a child in class.
About us
Bright Pines Foundation — Education & Climate Action
A registered non-profit working with rural schools and communities on water, sanitation, awareness and education.
Our story
Bright Pines Foundation was founded by a group of friends and professionals who kept running into the same problem in rural India: schools that existed on paper but could not function in practice. No drinking water. No toilets. Classrooms where children sat on the bare floor.
Rather than campaign from a distance, we chose to work school by school, village by village. We assess what a school actually needs, cost it honestly, raise the money, and stay involved after the work is done.
Over the years that approach has grown into four focus areas — water, sanitation, awareness and education — supported by relief work whenever our communities have faced a crisis, from the COVID-19 pandemic to seasonal emergencies.
Focus areas
The four pillars we work through
Uplifting School Infrastructure
Many rural schools still seat children on bare floors. We rebuild classrooms, furniture and the everyday fabric of a working school.
Digital Transformation In Schools
Bringing computers, connectivity and digital literacy to government schools so rural students are not left a generation behind.
Building Toilets
Separate, safe toilets for girls, boys and staff — the single change that keeps adolescent girls from dropping out of school.
Clean Drinking Water Facilities
RO purification systems in rural schools, paired with water awareness programmes for hygienic and sustainable water use.
Social Welfare
Relief for families in crisis — ration, safety kits and direct community support wherever the need is most urgent.
The people behind it
Who runs Bright Pines
There would be no Bright Pines Foundation without the dedication and passion of its founding members. With the singular motivation of helping humanity, our driving force is to provide healthier living for all. We encourage you to join our team and work towards empowering lives globally.
Jorawar Singh Rathore
Director
Jorawar Singh Rathore is Director of Bright Pines Foundation. He leads the foundation's work in safe drinking water, sanitation, school infrastructure and the development of its current education and climate initiatives.
His background in business development and operations informs the foundation's practical approach: define the need, establish responsibilities, document the work and complete the project.
Founding directors
- Amarjit SinghAdvisory Director
- Jasveer SinghDirector Operations
- Gurcharan SinghDirector Operations
- Amrik SinghDirector International
Executive team
- Kapil GuptaRegion Head, Punjab
- Summit JhaRegion Head, Maharashtra
- Mr Subhash VermaAdvisor
- Keshav DattaLegal Head
- Atul Kumar SinghHead Technology
- Rajiv ShrivastavHead Accounts
Advisors
Rajiv Mehtaji · Fatehjeet Singh · Jayant Singh · Chetan Gupta
Recognition
Awards and appreciation
Recognition received for our COVID-19 relief work, community awareness drives and school programmes.
India 5000 Startup Award 2020
Nomination phase
Covid Warrior 2021
By Prajanya Eva Foundation
South Delhi Municipal Corporation Award
Community awareness campaign
SDMC Certificate of Appreciation
Swachh Bharat initiatives
Letter of Appreciation
Municipal partnership
South Zone Letter of Appreciation
Community awareness drives