New notebooks, pencils and crayons unpacked right outside the classroom.
Beyond the trail · Initiative 02
School Stationery Drives
Notebooks, bags and basic supplies, delivered by convoy to schools that sit far off the highway.
6,200+Stationery kits given
54Schools reached
12Chapters participating
3Years running
Why it matters
Not a generic care package
Before major expeditions, chapters collect notebooks, pencils, bags and basic supplies from members and local donors. The convoy delivers them directly to schools that sit far off the highway — often the same schools our members' own children later hear about at chapter meets.
We work with the schoolteachers ahead of the visit to identify what's actually needed — a specific grade short on notebooks, a shortage of geometry boxes before exams — rather than dropping off a generic box of pens and calling it done.
How a drive comes together
From wish list to classroom
Needs assessment
Chapter coordinators talk to teachers ahead of time to find out what's actually short in supply.
Collection drive
Members and local donors contribute notebooks, bags, pencils and basic supplies before the trip.
Convoy delivery
Supplies travel with the expedition and are handed over directly at the school, not through intermediaries.
Follow-up visit
Chapters that repeat a route check back in on later trips to see what's needed next.
From the field
Deliveries along the route
Every backpack handed over one child at a time, not dropped off in bulk.
The whole class lines up, new backpacks on, before heading home for the day.
We asked the teacher what she actually needed instead of guessing. Turned out it was geometry boxes before the exams, not more pencils. That conversation changed how every chapter plans these drives now.
— Yagnesh Parekh, Founding Member, Mumbai
Know a school along your next route?
Tell your chapter coordinator — a short detour and a box of notebooks can be worth the whole trip.