SUNBIRD TRUST
Founded in 2014, Sunbird Trust is a non-sectarian and non-religious Civil Society Organization striving for peace in conflict-affected parts of Northeast India. Its core objectives are to bring communities to live and work in harmony, and to build bridges between people and the Armed Forces. Sunbird engages with local communities through educating and empowering underprivileged children.
Sunbird Trust is headed by its Founder-CEO, Col. Christopher Rego (Retd.), who served 32 years in the Army, including spending over 8 years in Northeast India. During his tenure in Manipur, Col. Rego experienced the conflict firsthand and gained a deep knowledge of the issues that were fueling it. Using this knowledge, he crystallized his strategy of
“Peace Through Education."
Focus Area 1:
Child sponsorship to provide financial access to education
Focus Area 2:
Building schools and hostels to provide physical access to education
Focus Area 3:
Fostering national integration and peace through multiple initiatives to improve the livelihood of the people in the Northeast
IMPACT & FUTURE PLANS
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2026 Highlights
• 16 schools and 24 hostels constructed in remote parts of Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Assam state.
• 13,466 scholarships granted so far for less privileged children in 98 partner institutions in 6 North East Indian States.
• Nutrition Scheme for 1,664 underprivileged children.
• 103 higher secondary, graduate and postgraduate students sponsored in Medicine, Engineering, Law, Agriculture, Management, Arts, Science and Social Work streams.
• Over 400 Graduate and Post Graduate Alumni. They have now formed a Sunbird Trust Alumni Association, where members mentor younger alumni and repay their own sponsorship.
• Two Alumni are Sunbird Trust Advisory Board members, and ten alumni are full-fledged team members, including both the organizational Engineers.
Sunbird & LFL Plans for 2027
• Building one school (Capital Budget: USD 100,000 per school up to Class VII)
• Building one hostel (Capital Budget: USD 55,000 per hostel for 50 children)
• Sponsoring education of 30 Undergraduate Students @ US $ 1,053 per year (Operating Budget: USD $ 31,000)
• Contributions or Commitments of $50,000 or more include “Naming Rights” to schools, hostels or children’s scholarships (e.g. Sunbird School/Hostel – Sponsored by Jane Doe Endowment)
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