Chaksikhari, Gyanpur / Bhadohi
This school was a real pioneering project and was established in Chaksikhari in 2012:
A secondary school for girls was built directly next to one of our existing schools as the first such
CARE & FAIR institution of its kind.
At the initiative of our English member Hill & Co. Rugs, the CARE & FAIR office in India negotiated with the John Lewis Foundation to establish and build a high school for girls. Soon thereafter, a piece of land was secured in Chaksikhari.
In November of 2012, Ms. Paula Nickolds and Mr. Sean Allam of the John Lewis Foundation laid the cornerstone. The school was dedicated on 3 July 2014, just in time for the start of the new school year.
This meant that girls who had graduated from primary school in May of 2014 could continue their
education in the first class at the new secondary school.
From 2012 to 2021, the school was sponsored by the John Lewis Foundation, UK.
After that, we were able to win the company Rugs & More, together with the
organization Vision Express, USA, for sponsorship from 2021 – 2023. 
Since December 2024, the running costs have been covered by ICE International, NL.
Students ± 149
Teachers ± 10
Staff ± 5
