A charity school that had been run by a zakah-funded, not-for-profit educational trust for the last six years finally required a building. The site is located on a hill top, in the unplanned settlement within the walls of the majestic Golconda fort in Hyderabad. This school had been functioning out of a large shed with partitions to create classrooms. The project was riddled with multiple challenges, such as low budget, difficult terrain and tight context.

Mohammadia Educational Trust is a charitable organization registered with the Government of Telangana, India. It is an educational trust that gathers charitable donations and contributions and channels them towards the school education and infrastructure for students from disadvantaged and underprivileged backgrounds. The Hilltop School is one of the charity schools run by the trust that provides free education and mid-day meals to the students.