Throughout the nine years I spent living in Bangalore, India, I (Anya Patil, founder of SoaringLetters) noticed that education, especially among underprivileged children, was a major issue. My drive for addressing this problem started when I volunteered at Seegehalli Government School, a local public school. While there was a language barrier between us as I spoke English and Hindi only and they were fluent in Kannada, I realized our goals were the same – we both desired to learn. Watching them try so hard to understand math concepts and their visible enthusiasm to participate in class discussions when they raised their hands to answer questions, barely being able to sit still in a chair, allowed me to see a younger version of myself where I sat in a class, eager to learn more about the world. I understood that this profound joy for learning would take them far in life, making them successful, if they had more educational opportunities. To address this problem, I started Soaring Letters.