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Malvi Educational & Charitable Trust · Since 2003

Bringing equity to the tribal heartland of South Gujarat.

MECT runs residential schools, village learning centres and scholarship programs for 3,300+ tribal children in South Gujarat, turning talent that poverty would have buried into productive citizens and changemakers.

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3,300+Students served

92Into medical college

95%Board pass rate

40%From broken families

3 schoolsResidential care

Tribal girls at Roop Kunvarba Kanya Vidhyalay

Our program partners

Arch (Teacher Training)Muktangan Education Trust (Teacher Training)Shabad Shala (Kabir Dohas)Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram (Value Education)Dani Sports Foundation (S4D)Shree Samarth Vyayam Mandir (Malkhamb)NJ Charitable Foundation (Digital Education)Y4D (Computer Education)Urmi Science Center (Science Education)SmartLink Roboticsirobokid (Robotics)Desh Apnayen Sahyog Foundation (Citizenship Values)Govardhan Rural Development (Organic Farming)Waah Community Science Center Arch (Teacher Training)Muktangan Education Trust (Teacher Training)Shabad Shala (Kabir Dohas)Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram (Value Education)Dani Sports Foundation (S4D)Shree Samarth Vyayam Mandir (Malkhamb)NJ Charitable Foundation (Digital Education)Y4D (Computer Education)Urmi Science Center (Science Education)SmartLink Roboticsirobokid (Robotics)Desh Apnayen Sahyog Foundation (Citizenship Values)Govardhan Rural Development (Organic Farming)Waah Community Science Center

Who we are

A resource-rich ecosystem built around one belief: talent is everywhere, opportunity is not.

Founded in 2003 by Shri Parimal Parmar, Malvi Educational & Charitable Trust serves children from the six predominantly tribal districts of South Gujarat, a region where over 80% of rural families are small farmers or landless labourers, and early dropout is the norm, especially for girls.

98% of our students are tribal, 40% are orphans or from single-parent homes, and 60% are girls.

From preschool to STD 12, and onward through college as alumni.
Holistic growth: academics, sports, arts, values & vocational skills.
Fully registered: 80G, 12A, FCRA, CSR-1 & NGO Darpan.

* The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Higher Secondary of Gujarat at 47% is one of the lowest amongst developed states.

The challenge

Prosperous Gujarat has one of the highest secondary-school dropout rates amongst the developed states, and economically poor tribal children are the worst affected. Poor quality of education and limited access to affordable residential schooling in higher grades keep children locked out of life-changing careers. MECT is attempting to break that cycle, systematically.

Key numbers

Coverage at a glance

Students in 3 residential schools

Students in 60 Vidyavan centres

Students in the Dharampur Special Project

Alumni supported in higher education

Organic farmers

What we do

Six connected programs, one mission

Transform the lives of the tribal community on a sustainable basis through education and livelihood interventions.

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Residential Schools

Three residential schools, Shantaba Vidyalaya, Roop Kunvarba Kanya Vidhyalay & Lata Chandrakant Sheth Vidyalay (Gurukul), caring for 1,200 tribal children from preschool to STD 12.

1,200Students

3Campuses

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₹1.18 cr

Vidyavan Centres

60 community learning centres run by local women Gurus, lifting 1,650 primary-grade children to minimum learning levels and facilitating access to government scholarships.

1,650Students

30%CET pass rate

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₹1.25 cr

Alumni Connect

Scholarships and mentoring that carry our students through college, 253 alumni supported, including 92 future doctors in MBBS, BAMS, BHMS, BNYS & BPT programs.

253Alumni

92Future doctors

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New · ₹3.5 cr

Shaktipath

A unique residential learning centre for gifted poor (mainly tribal) students, aspiring for careers in professional streams like medicine, engineering and civil services. The campus will be launched in June 2027 to serve 200+ girls and 30+ boys.

200+Girls

30+Boys

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₹0.50 cr

Khadki Cluster Development

Integrated rural development in remote Dharampur, a boys' hostel, foundational-reading in 14 schools, and a regenerative millet farming revival with 300 farmers.

850Children

300Farmers

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Gaushala

40 indigenous cows nourish 1,000 students with fresh milk and feed our 5-acre organic farm with manure, while providing exposure for children to learn cow-care and cow-product skills.

40Desi cows

1,000Children fed

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Proven outcomes · last 3 years

Results that rewrite a child's destiny

In a region where roughly 3 in 10 students clear their higher secondary grades, our children are clearing boards, winning scholarships and entering professional courses.

95% & 90%Average pass rate in SSC and HSC board exams.

92 studentsQualified as MBBS / BAMS / BHMS / BNYS / BPT, approx. 30% of the batch size.

90%+ continuePursue education beyond HSC, with 50%+ supported as scholarship alumni.

64+ podiumsPodium places in sports at School Games & Khel Mahakumbh.

Lives changed

From landless homes to medical college

Now at GMERS Medical College

Sahil Halpati

A landless labourer's son from Kukeri, Sahil scored 92% in SSC. He lost his father just before his HSC exams, yet, after counselling and a year's drop, topped the school and earned an MBBS seat.

Now at Kiran Medical College, Surat

Payal Patel

From Bamanvel village, Payal lost her father in primary school. Despite a serious illness and blood transfusion in her final semester, she powered through her HSC exams to win an MBBS seat.

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