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Sunbird Trust is a non-religious non-profit organisation striving for peace and progress in conflict affected North East India through the medium of education. Reaching out to the most under resourced communities, irrespective of religion, caste or race, Sunbird works to bring about lasting peace and understanding for a better future of self-reliance, dignity and hope. Starting in Mizoram in 2004 as an informal initiative of a group of friends, Sunbird Trust was formally launched at Bangalore on 11 Dec 2014 as a registered Trust with its national office at Bangalore. It is governed by three Trustees and advised by a Board of Advisors. Sunbird enables a positive change cycle through a network of beneficiaries who become its contributors and support education and self-reliance for the next generation.

Sunbird works in the remote and rural parts of conflict affected states in Northeast India. Currently Sunbird is providing physical or financial access to education largely in Manipur, Nagaland, Assam and in few parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Sikkim. Overall, we have created 34 Schools and Hostel and sponsored the education of 10,000 children in the aforementioned NE states. 

At Sunbird, we prioritize the dignity and privacy of our beneficiaries by not disclosing their identities to donors without their explicit consent. All our financial reports are available on our website, and we encourage donors to visit our schools, either virtually or in person, to gain a deeper understanding of our work. Donors also have the option to choose whether or not to reveal their own identities.

We adhere to the highest standards of accounting, bookkeeping, and auditing practices. The audited financial statement for the previous year is available upon request. Sunbird remains fully accountable to all its stakeholders—donors, the local community, beneficiaries, and the Government—by ensuring the highest level of transparency in all our transactions.

Our current auditors, Sridhar and Brito, are based in Bangalore.

You are free to exercise your preference of age and sex of the child (provided you prefer a female child). Most sponsored children are in the age group of 5 to 16.

Sunbird insists on receipts in the name of the child from the school to avoid malpractice. Sunbird also considers any attempt to interfere in the culture and religion of a child is a violation of the rights and dignity of the child and his or her family. Principals of all schools sign an undertaking that misusing the sponsorship to interfere in the culture or religion of the child would result in cancelling the partnership with Sunbird.

Donors can choose to support as many children as they wish. However, we recommend focusing on supporting a child over a longer period rather than spreading support across multiple children. This approach ensures a more sustainable and lasting impact on the child’s life.

You can make your payment monthly, quarterly, biannually or annually, whatever suits you best. You could send your contribution online or through money order, demand draft, cheque. You can send post-dated cheques to save you the hassle of remembering and corresponding time and again. You could also authorize monthly deductions from your credit card till further written notice from you. All cheques/DDs should favour “Sunbird Trust” and sent to our registered office at #43, Ground Floor, 2nd Cross, Vivekanada Nagar, Maruthi Sevanagar Bangalore 560033. Details of the Sunbird Trust Account Number are as under:- Sunbird Trust, Savings Bank Account Number: 34654481744 IFSC Code: SBIN0007987 CIF Number: 88178288218 State Bank of India, Church Street, Bangalore Bank Phone Number – +91-80-25588312