Children's Garden School is located in Chennai, India. It was founded 80 years ago by a German-Indian couple with the aim of provided education that is rooted in Indian tradition combining it with Western values. It is also my school.

A school that drew children from various economic backgrounds and treated us all the same. Today several of my classmates have overcome enormous odds to gain PhDs and work in multinationals and be good mothers, thanks in no small measure to the education we had at Children's Garden School.

Yet, the 80-year old school is in desperate need of refurbishment. The classrooms still have asbestos roofs over them that need immediate replacement. This school used to provide free hot lunches for children that couldn't afford to bring packed lunches. Because it recognised that children cannot learn on an empty stomach and it pains me to think that today cannot afford to replace the toxic material covering the classrooms.

I am running the Munich half-marathon and doing a few offline events. I would be grateful for any support that is forthcoming. Thank you!