Seva Mandir Rural Education Program UdaipurRajsamand, Rajasthan

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Seva MandirRural Education ProgramUdaipur/Rajsa
mand, Rajasthan
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Background Seva Mandir

• Founded in 1968 and education unit for promoting
  primary education started in 1991
• Key stratetic objectives
• To create and strengthen institutions for
  development
• To enhance peoples capabilities for
  self-development
• To create sustainable improvements in the
  livelihoods base

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Seva Mandir Education Program 1

• 172 Non-Formal Education Centers/Shiksha Kendras
  running in 5 blocks of Udaipur and Rajsamand
  district in southern Rajasthan
• 4769 children (6-14) currently enrolled across
  172 Shiksha Kendras
• Focus is on building basic reading/writing,
  comprehension and math skills equivalent to grade
  III/IV
• Instructors follow a practice an interactive and
  child-centred constructivist pedagogy
• Community participation is central to the entire
  program and Shiksha Kendras and owned by the
  village community

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Seva Mandir Education Program 2

• Clearing annual examinations at grade III allows
  a child to continue with grade IV in government
  school
• Last year 982 children got admissions in
  government schools across 172 NFE centers
• Regular instructor training programs and
  workshops for improving teaching techniques
• Mandatory by-annual and annual performance
  evaluations for all children
• Residential Learning Camps to increase outreach
  amongst first generation learners and drop-outs

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Shiksha Kendras Key Stats
Block wise distribution of Shiksha Kendras/NFE
Centers and enrollments
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Learning Camps Key Stats

• 21 residential concentrated literacy camps
  conducted since 2001
• Three residential camps of around 2 months 55
  days conducted every year
• Average attendance of 210 children (6-14)
• 70 of children enroll in Shiksha Kendras after
  attending the camp
• Shiksha Kendra/NFE Center instructors along with
  Seva Mandir Health Unit conducts/runs the
  residential camps
• Evaluation exam is conducted at the end of
  learning camp to assess the literacy level and
  subsequent follow-up by a social worker for
  enrollment in a Shiksha Kendra

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Seva Mandir Proposal 2008-2009

• Continue support for 20 Shiksha Kendra (rural
  schools), formerly known as Non Formal Education
  centers in Badgaon Block
• Supporting the initiation of 5 activity cum
  tuitions centers. These centers will be set up in
  collaboration with government schools in Badgaon
  block
• Supporting at 25 out of school children of
  Badgaon to attend three residential learning camps

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Seva Mandir Proposal 2008-2009

• Activity/tuitions centers new initiative
• Attempt to partner and improve quality of
  education in government schools
• After school tuition center for middle-school
  children, class 5-7
• Provide children with an opportunity to exercise
  their creativity, and practically test and learn
  the concepts read and heard
• Help improve performance and reduce drop-out
  rates of children in/from government schools

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Budget Shiksha Kendra/NFE Center
Budget estimate for running one Shiksha Kendra
for one year

1 The stipend of the instructor at the Shiksha
Kendra is currently Rs.1400 and is proposed to be
hiked to Rs.2000 from 1st April, 2009. This hike
is keeping in mind the inflation and also to
attract and retain qualified people
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Budget Activity Centers
Budget estimate for running one Activity Center
for one year

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Budget Learning Camps
Budget estimate for 25 children attending one
Learning Camp

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Budget Overall
Proposed budget for 2008-2009 program in Badgaon
block

• for 2008-2009, only 5 activity centers will be
  supported
• project proposal will be updated to reflect the
  updated budget proposed

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Evaluation Criterion

• Q.Give clear milestones/goals that we will
  achieve in the proposal
• Ensure quality education to 600 children
• Build on English language teaching in all the
  Shiksha Kendras.
• Initiate around 5 activity centers in
  collaboration with government schools
• Maintain record of attendance at all the activity
  centers
• Access improvement in performance of children
  attending activity center at the end of year
• Q. Indication of how will we self assess our
  progress on these goals
• Have evaluation of childrens learning level
  twice a year for Shiksha Kendra and end of each
  learning camp
• Through parameters like participation and
  contribution of community in parents meetings,
  fees, etc.
• Provide case studies highlighting community
  partnership in education program, specially
  activity centers and shiksha kendras
• Compare the exam results of the students who
  attend the tuitions classes with those who dont.