Circles/Delhi
Logos Circle / Delhi first met on 9 May 2026 in Delhi-NCR, India. The Circle chose education support for children who fall through the gaps of formal schooling. It works with a volunteer-run, open-air tuition group that teaches children under a tree.
Introduction
Declaration
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Winnable issues completed
Dated by the day the work was done, or the meetup that reported it done. Figures are the Circle's own, from its reports.
| # | Date | Issue | Area | What was delivered | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Jul 2026 | Supplies drive for open-air tuition classes | Education | After a needs assessment at the tuition site, the Circle distributed notebooks and learning materials to the children. The report gives no quantities. | t/1787 |
Working on
The Circle aims to turn the tuition group into a stable community learning hub within six months, for about 20 children (t/1787). On 1 October 2026 it captured a learning baseline for about 35 students, and its fundraiser on FundBrave was live. The report gives the amount raised as about $200 in one place and $224.99 in another (t/1993).
Local context
Delhi has an estimated 1,000–1,500 children who fall through the gaps of formal schooling — including school dropouts, children denied admissions, and enrolled students who are not receiving enough support to read at grade level. Many of these gaps remain invisible because children are technically outside the system or enrolled without meaningful learning outcomes.
In one community, a group of volunteers has already built a grassroots response: informal tuition classes run outdoors, under a tree, for children who would otherwise have limited access to learning support. The initiative exists because community members stepped in where formal systems were not reaching.
However, the effort remains fragile. Classes depend on individual volunteers, supplies come through occasional donations, there is no protection from bad weather, and there is no system for tracking attendance or learning progress.
This creates an opportunity not to build a new solution from scratch, but to strengthen an existing community-led institution and help it become a stable learning hub.
Winnable Issues
Transform an informal tuition group into a stable community learning hub
Goal:
Within 6 months, support the existing tuition initiative to become a reliable community learning hub serving ~20 children, with consistent supplies, a volunteer tutor roster, a fixed weekly schedule, basic learning-progress tracking, and a sustainable operating model.
Approach:
Strengthen the existing volunteer-led model through:
Volunteer tutor system
- Formalise a roster of 5 committed tutors and backups.
- Create a fixed weekly teaching schedule.
- Reduce dependency on individual volunteer availability.
Child learning tracking
- Create a simple attendance tracker for each child.
- Introduce basic learning-progress tracking to understand whether children are improving.
Sustainable supplies pipeline
- Move from one-off supply drives to a recurring community-funded model.
- Build a predictable pipeline for notebooks, stationery, and learning materials.
Weather-proof learning space
- Identify and secure a monsoon-proof teaching location through a community hall, shared premises, or local partnership.
Replication model
- Document the approach, learnings, and operating model so other Circles can adapt it for similar community education initiatives.
Status: First milestone completed — Assessment & first intervention delivered.
The Circle visited the teaching site, observed classes, and spent time with volunteer teachers and children. The team documented the key challenges: lack of a fixed tutor roster, irregular supplies, no shelter during bad weather, and no system to track attendance or learning progress.
The Circle also ran a supplies drive and distributed notebooks and learning materials to the children, moving from assessment into direct support within the first intervention cycle.
Planned Follow-Up Actions
- Finalise a weekly/bi-monthly support slot with volunteer teachers to maintain consistent Circle involvement.
- Recruit 2–3 committed tutors or backup volunteers from Circle meetups.
- Formalise the tutor roster and weekly teaching schedule before the next milestone.
- Begin child-level attendance and learning-progress tracking.
- Define a recurring fundraising model to support learning materials and supplies.
In LAN
- Under a Tree, Issue 1, page 22.
Reports
- May 2026, first Circle: t/1638
- July 2026, needs assessment and supplies drive: t/1787
- October 2026, learning baseline and fundraiser: t/1993