Dalit and Muslim aspirants seek help from strangers to pursue courses at some of the world’s most prestigious schools.
![Dalit lawyer Archana Rupwate is seeking funds to study at a university in Germany [Courtesy of Archana Rupwate]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Archana-Rupwate-lawyer.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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They grew up in slums or on the streets, but now the programme’s graduates have degrees and are helping other children.
![The Door Step School gave Phatima Sattar Mulla a chance at an education; now, at the age of 29, she has a master's degree in social work [Photo courtesy of the Door Step School]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/schools-india.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)