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Thank you to the families funding places at UCL

The Bhaskar family and the Campagnola family are among the supporters making our free summer school possible. Here is what their giving pays for.

Summer school students in a laboratory session at UCL

Our summer school is free at the point of use — travel across TfL Zones 1–6, lunch and every piece of learning material is covered by the charity, and every organiser and mentor is a volunteer. That is only possible because people fund it.

The Bhaskar Family

The Bhaskar family is committed to expanding educational opportunities for underprivileged children. Having supported several education-focused charities in India, we believe that access to learning is one of the most powerful ways to break cycles of poverty and create lasting change. Bridging the Future’s mission to help young refugees rebuild their lives through education resonates strongly with our family’s values and outlook and we are proud to support their work.

Campagnola Family

We are also grateful to the Campagnola family for their continued support of our work.

Where the money went in 2025

  • £1,500 raised for summer school 2025 through direct donations on this website
  • 30 students supported, alongside £8,500 in funding from UCL
  • 3 ongoing projects — we are now raising for summer school 2026 at UCL

If you would like to join them, you can give here. Every donation goes directly into running the programme.

Spotted something out of date, or have a figure we should include? Write to contact@bridgingthefuture.org and we will correct it.

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Every place is free, because volunteers and donors make it so

In 2025 we received 315 applications for 30 places at our summer school. Closing that gap takes both time and money.