Sshrishti Learning Center

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Sshrishti Learning Center

• Site Visit Report

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Project Description

• Location Kishangarh/Qutab Institutional Area
• Area (urban/rural) Urban/Urban village
• Primary Focus Primary education
• Aim The aim of the organisation is to provide
  good, quality education to children from slums
  who would otherwise not be able to get access to
  such education.

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• Project contact Sanghamitra Bose
• Surprise site visit conducted by Puneet (Asha
  Berkeley) and Kala (Asha Delhi)

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Background

• Parents daily wage/contract laborers, house maids
  etc
• Parent-teacher meeting once a month
• Charge nominal fees (not so much for sustenance
  as to make parents feel their children are
  getting good education)
• Government schools no good children would rather
  spend their time loitering

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Infrastructure

• 5 rooms at Shaheed Bhawan
• 5 rooms at Kishangarh
• Small Library Computer room 5 really old
  computers at Shaheed Bhawan, 4 at Kishangarh.
  Could really use some more.
• One meal is provided to the students, small
  kitchen with fridge, stove.
• Toilets

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Infrastructure (2)
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Infrastructure (3)
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Students

• Formal education upto class 3, students transfer
  to govt schools after that
• 70 students spread over 4 classes at Shaheed
  Bhawan
• 80 (regular strength 120) over 5 classes at
  Kishangarh
• Children very happy to be attending school
• Given books\uniforms etc at school
• Sports day, zoo visits etc
• Remedial classes for students in evening

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Students (2)
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Students (3)
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Teachers

• 2 teachers (usually 4, 2 had gone for training)
  1 staff at Shaheed Bhawan
• 3-4 teachers 1 staff at Kishangarh
• Teachers paid regularly, seemed to enjoy teaching

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Teachers (2)
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Issues

• Space is a bit tight.
• All students live in Kishangarh, however due to
  lack of space another center opened at Shaheed
  Bhawan (provided for free by the war widows
  association)
• Bus to ferry the children (expensive!)
• Fundraising concert to raise money for new
  premises (Euphoria, spending Rs 1M )
• Could use some better computers (donate old
  computers?)
• Some books shared across students, could use some
  more

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