Not every story has its ending yet. These are three students our donors are supporting right now, at different points on the way through college.

Dharun: from medicine to software, after losing his father

Dharun, from Madurai, had been thinking about a career in medicine. Then his father, the family's only earner, was killed in an accident, leaving Dharun, his mother, and his younger sister with no income. Dharun switched his focus to computer science engineering, a path that would let him support his family sooner.

He had scored 461 in 10th grade and 554 in 12th. His first choice, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, was out of reach on fees and hostel costs. With his uncle's help he secured a place at Kamarajar College of Engineering in Virudhunagar instead, but his uncle was already covering the family's basic needs and could not pay for college too. A bank loan, with its high interest and long repayment, was a risk the family could not take.

Our donors covered a significant portion of his fees. Dharun is now in his final year and already has a job offer as a software engineer. He will be the first graduate in his family.

Tamil: a future in animal science

Tamil, from Salem, finished with the top rank in her school's graduating year and 550/600 in her 12th-grade exams. Her father is a mechanic on a low income, and the family is already repaying a bank loan for her elder sister's B.Sc. in Nursing.

Tamil wants to work in animal welfare and veterinary science. With a scholarship covering her fees, she won a place at a government college and is studying for a B.Tech in Poultry Technology.

Pranav: the self-taught programmer

Pranav's father is an electrician and his mother a homemaker; the family of five lives in a 250-square-foot rented home in Chennai. With little to spare, Pranav taught himself C and Python.

He won admission to the Madras Institute of Technology in Chennai, where he is studying AI engineering and has impressed his professors. He wants to become a machine learning engineer. A scholarship covering his tuition lets him focus on his studies instead of on the fees.

How your donation reaches them

Volunteers verify each student and family in person, fees are paid directly to the college, and donors receive updates on how the students are doing. Nobody at OneFamilee is paid, so your donation goes to the student.

See how earlier students turned out in Where Our Scholars Are Now.