In February, Sonu was surprised to see Birendra Kumar Mahato, a 27-year-old engineer, quit his full-time job to open a school for orphans, naming it after the actor.
Posted Date – 06:40 AM, Tue – 5/30/23
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Mumbai: Sonu Sood recently met an engineer from Katihar, Bihar, who quit his job to start a school for orphans named after the actor and philanthropist.
Sonu will provide new buildings for this school and higher education for underprivileged children.
In February, Sonu was surprised to read that 27-year-old engineer Birendra Kumar Mahato had quit his full-time job to open a school for orphans, naming it after the actor. Moved by Mahato’s efforts to provide free education and food to 110 children, he met Mahato and the children at the school, which also served as a shelter.
The actor spent time with Mahato to understand the needs of schools, from rationing to quality education, building awareness to bridge the education gap between rich and poor. In the evening of the same day, Sunu started to build a new school building for the school to accommodate more poor children and ensure that every child has a meal.
“Increasing access to education is one of the best ways to end poverty. Our goal is to educate children from the marginalized so that they have better job opportunities.”
He added: “Higher education is something we’re working on. Another important aspect is nutrition and overall health, because this school is also a night refuge,” the actor said.
Currently, the actor is educating nearly 10,000 students across the country.
