Sshrishti Learning Center

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Sshrishti Learning Center

• Puneet, Pankaj

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Project Description

• Location Kishangarh, Qutub Institutional area
  (Delhi)
• Area (urban/rural) Urban
• Primary Focus Children from slums (community -
  families of migrant workers)
• Project Type Formal school
• Amount Requested (US) 8200
• Purpose of Funding Request Teachers salaries
  transportation uniforms
• of Beneficiaries 4 teachers, 80 students
  (uniform)

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Project Goals

• Current Condition of Beneficiaries
• children of the migrant laborers, who come to
  Delhi to make a living first-generation learners
  
• Short-Term Objectives
• provide good, quality education to children from
  slums who would otherwise not be able to get
  access to such education
• 5-Year Vision (long term)
• residential school for accelerated learning
  process, provide for vocational skills
• Community Involvement
• parent teacher meeting every month to discuss the
  progress of the child
• counsel parents on the issues of health,
  nutrition and hygiene

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School Details

• Kishangarh location Nursery, KG 4 classrooms
  office room small courtyard, rented property
• Qutab location KG to Std. III, 4 classrooms
  office room computer room, premise offered by
  War Widows Association
• High transportation cost to bring students from
  one location to another (4-5 kms)
• No playground

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• Holds two sessions in the learning center
• Morning Nursery to Std. III
• Evening Remedial studies for students from Std.
  I to Std. IX and computer classes.
• 200 students (regular) 75 students (remedial)
• 4 to 14 years

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Project Background/Impact

• Background, that is, how did the request reach
  us?
• Asha, Delhi
• Sources of Information
• Project is in Delhi, Asha Delhi is helping with
  regular site visits, Most recent visit (Puneet
  Jan08)
• Successes/Impact Thus Far
• have reached out to more than 250 students
• Challenges
• Lack of space, high cost of rented property
  transportation

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Organization Description

• Name of Organization Sshrishti, started in early
  2003, registered in Dec 2003
• Background of Directors
• Sanghamitra Bose Post graduate, writer (Main
  contact)
• Any red flags?
• Religious or Political Affiliations - No
• FCRA status applied for permanent FCRA

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Sshrishti Activities (taken from website)

• Sshrishti Learning Center
• formal schooling to children from neighboring
  slum clusters. Classes 1-4  Students 65
• SShrishti Ladli
• Introducing to schooling underprivileged
  children. Classes Nursery to KG. Students 100
• Project Asha
• Non-formal education offered in the afternoon to
  girls who have dropped out of school /those who
  work. Number of students 20
• Project Disha
• Non-formal education to children who beg at
  traffic intersections. Students25
• SRC
• Shrishti Remedial Classes held for students of
  MCD and Govt. schools Students 50

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Existing Infrastructure/Facilities

• Staff
• teaching only occupation of teachers (morning
  section)
• teachers of the evening section are UG/PG
  students working part time
• minimum qualification - High School
• Infrastructure
• Two locations
• Food/Medical Services
• Mid-day meal is provided
• Periodic dental and eye checkup are organized

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Curriculum/Pedagogy

• Curriculum Currently Used/ Government Recognized?
• NCERT
• Teaching Methodology
• Conventional
• Teacher/Student Ratio
• 120

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Expected Outcomes/What After?

• What happens to beneficiaries after this program?
• Sshrishti get them admitted in the government
  schools so that they can continue their education
• Measures of Success
• Evaluation Methods
• talk to community/teachers, surprise site visits

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Budget for Requested Funding

• Ssrishti requires total funding of Rs.708,000 for
  2007-08. Srishti's priority is a minimum of
  Rs.324,000 for teachers, transport, and uniforms
• Teachers (4)_at_ Rs.3000/ monthRs.144000/
• School Bus_at_ Rs.10000/ monthRs. 110000/
• Uniform (80) _at_ Rs.875/ studentRs. 70000/
• 8200

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Other Funding Sources

• Current Funding Sources
• Individual donors, matrix cellular, Delton cables
• (outside) AfE, Target, Sage Publications (UK),
  Secours (France)
• If funding has been discontinued from another
  source, reasons for the same
• No answer
• One-Time Costs/Continuing? Plans for
  self-sufficiency
• Continuing, they plan to do fundraising concert
  this year

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Project Big Picture

• Education Components No Answer
• Non-Education Components No Answer
• Funding
• NGO No answer
• Project (Total) Rs. 708,000
• Our Component (requested) Rs. 324,000

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SWOT Analysis

• Strengths/Opportunities
• promising initiative to work with kids of migrant
  families
• Org. has been able to attract many outside donors
  and has raised significant amt. from individual
  donors in short time.

• Weaknesses/Risks

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Steward Recommendation
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Project Discussion/Decision
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Discussion (10 minutes)

• Questions/Thoughts
• Arguments for funding
• Arguments against funding

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Decision (5 minutes)

• Round I Need more information/Can decide today?
• If ready to decide
• Round II Fund/Do not fund
• If decided to fund
• Round III Fund full amount/Fund part amount

• Notes
• Please vote only if you are familiar with the
  project details and our overall funding
  philosophy
• Decision to be made by 2/3rd majority. Quorum of
  5.
• All projects must be resolved by the 2nd meeting