Amir Khan
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Education · Stories of Impact

Amir Khan

New Delhi, India · Age 24

My father drove a rickshaw so I could ride in ambulances as a doctor.
The journey

From where they started to where they are now.

Education is the longest lever we have against poverty, and it rarely moves on its own. This is what it looks like when a child, a teacher, or a whole school is given the tools, the mentorship, and the steady belief that learning can change a life—and then decides to prove it true.

01 · Before

Son of a rickshaw driver, attended under-resourced government school

02 · The work

Received STEM scholarship and mentorship through foundation program

03 · Today

Medical student at AIIMS, mentors other first-generation students

My father drove a rickshaw so I could ride in ambulances as a doctor.
Amir KhanNew Delhi, India
Milestones

How the change unfolded.

  1. 2019

    Selected for Scholarship

    One of 50 students chosen from 5,000 applicants

  2. 2020

    Excelled in Pre-Med

    Top 1% in national medical entrance exam

  3. 2021

    AIIMS Admission

    Admitted to India's premier medical institution

The bigger picture

Why this work matters.

We invest in education because it compounds. A scholarship, a trained teacher, or a rebuilt classroom does not help one student once—it shapes everyone they go on to teach, hire, raise, and lead. We focus on the foundations that schools and families cannot afford alone, and we stay long enough to see them take hold.

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