Government Higher Primary School, Kesarahatti  ·  Lingasuguru taluk, Karnataka

Two toilets. Two computers. One school, reimagined.

For more than 150 children at a rural Karnataka school, a missing toilet block was more than an inconvenience — it shaped whether they could stay comfortable, dignified, and focused through the school day. Here’s what changed.

Going to school should mean stepping into a place that feels safe, comfortable, and supportive to learn in. Until recently, that wasn’t fully true at GHPS Kesarahatti. More than 150 students attended classes here without a single functional toilet on campus.

Because girls make up more than 60% of the student body, the gap wasn’t just an infrastructure shortfall — it was a daily question of dignity and comfort that shaped how present and at ease students could really be in their own school.

Creating a more dignified school environment

Kritagyata Trust, led by founder Aruna Diwakar, worked with the support of Savitri Nandeshwar Malu to change that. Two new toilet blocks now stand on campus — one for boys, one for girls — giving every student reliable access to basic sanitation during the school day.

School sanitation isn’t a footnote to education. It’s part of what lets a child sit through a full day of class without worry.

Supporting hygiene and well-being

In many rural schools, a working toilet still can’t be taken for granted. At GHPS Kesarahatti, the new blocks are a practical, immediate answer to that gap — and for the girls who make up most of the student body, having a dedicated, private facility on-site carries particular weight.

Bringing computers into the classroom

Alongside the sanitation work, the initiative added two computers to the school. As digital tools become a bigger part of how children learn, this gives students at GHPS Kesarahatti an early, direct chance to build comfort with technology — inside their own classroom, on their own campus.

The effort sits within Kritagyata Trust’s wider education initiatives, which focus on building better learning conditions for children across the region.

Why rural school infrastructure matters

Education is more than textbooks and timetables. It depends on children having an environment that supports their physical comfort, their dignity, and their ability to actually take part in class. Sanitation and technology sit at opposite ends of a school’s needs, yet both shape the same outcome: whether a child can show up fully. That’s the thinking behind Kritagyata Trust’s broader work in rural education development — pairing essential infrastructure with access to learning resources.

For a child, dignity can begin with something as ordinary as a functional toilet. Opportunity can begin with something as simple as a working computer. Together, they build a school where students can learn with more comfort and more confidence.

Building better possibilities for rural children

Kritagyata Trust sees school development as part of strengthening education itself — addressing sanitation, learning resources, digital access, and whatever else a school identifies as a real need. GHPS Kesarahatti is one example of what that focused, practical support can look like on the ground.