Project Proposal

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Project Proposal Kasturba Gandhi Balika
Vidyalaya (KGBV)Implementer Mahila Samakhya,
Uttar Pradesh
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Initiative by MS- Mahila Samakhya
http//education.nic.in/ms

• Mahila Samakhya program is an initiative by
  Department of Education of Govt of India.
  Launched in 1988 for education and empowerment of
  women in rural areas particularly of women from
  socially and economically marginalised groups.
• 10 Districts from 3 states namely UP,Gujarat and
  Karnataka were selected.
• MS societies were registered in those states by
  govt and these societies were made responsible
  for implementation of this program. In Gujarat
  and Karnataka societies were registered in april
  1989 , in UP it was registered in 1990. (first 2
  years in UP , the program was run thro aid to
  voluntary organisations)
• In April 1989 the govt of Netherlands agreed to
  fund the program.
• Mahila Samakhya started as a pilot project has
  grown into a programme of scale and is currently
  being implemented in 60 backward districts in the
  country covering over 9000 villages in 10 states.
• It is estimated that over two lakh women are
  actively mobilised and organised by the programme
  with a much larger number being impacted
  indirectly.
• The programme is being implemented in the states
  of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand,
  Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh,
  Uttaranchal.

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What is Mahila Samakhya (MS)?

• MS program started in 1989 different states by
  the support of Dutch Government to empower
  womens in rural India.
• MS is registered as society (autonomous body)
  under direct control and funded by MHRD. As the
  MS works in states they also work closely with
  state government.
• The idea behind MS was to create a organization
  which can work as bridge between NGOs and
  government. The structure is created in such a
  manner that it has the freedom and spirit of NGO
  and stability and support like other government
  departments. (good comparison IIT, IIM, AIIMS
  etc)
• In UP MS is active in 12 districts and this
  year expanded to 4 more districts.
• As MS is autonomous body in every state MS have
  evolved differently and have decided different
  goals for themselves keeping the focus of women
  empowerment.

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What does this program MS contain ? The MS has
following components Sanghas Sahyogini Federations
Educational Interventions Support and convergent
services Training Documentation Monitoring and
evaluation Project Management
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• MS contain
• MS essentially works to bring women together to
  collectively solve their problems empower them
  to address wide varieties of issues themselves.
  This is achieved via formation of Mahila Sangh
  (cohesive groups)
• Program involves enabling women especially from
  socially and economically disadvantaged and
  marginalized groups to address and deal with
  problems of Isolation , lack of self confidence,
  oppressive social customs, struggle for survival
  all of which inhibit their learning.
• MS has adopted innovative approach that
  emphasizes the process rather than mechanical
  fulfillment of targets.
• MS believes that in this process women is
  empowered.
• The focus of MS in UP is Education, Health,
  Rights and Governance and Economic empowerment.

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What is Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhalaya (KGBV)
Scheme?

• KGBV is a scheme launched in 2004 by Ministry of
  Human Resource
• Development (MHRD) under Sarva Sikhsha
  Abhiyan (SSA) to educate
• girls drop out after class 5 in the backward
  districts of India
• MHRD sanctioned 1180 such schools to be
  implemented in India. (124 in UP)
• The schools are residential in nature can
  accommodate 100 or 50 girls.
• The girls will learn compact bridge course (class
  VI, VII, VIII.) , which is designed
• by resp.state govt so that girls can continue
  main stream again.
• Available(MS,SSA) will implement this scheme in
  state.
• The scheme has reservation of 75 from OBC, SC/ST
  and 25
• for economically weaker section rural population
  (BPL).
• SSA has allocated money to MS and 10 schools are
  running in rented building
• in 10 districts of UP from 15th aug 2006.

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MS - UP vision- for MS districts
Education, Health , Rights Initiatives and
Governance Economic Employment discusing only
of education for this presentation
In 3 years Gender and class discrimination in schools will end
In 5 years Teachers would be more understanding and sensitive towards the needs of adolescent girls. Feeling of sexual insecurity among adolescent girls will end. All adolescent girls between the age of 14-18 years will go to School or various skill based learning canters. Increase in the level of functional and right based knowledge of all adolescent girls and women between 18-35 years of age.
In 7 years Higher Education, Entrepreneur Institutes / Employment, Technical and vocational training will be within the reach of adolescent girls and women of Mahila Samakhya (MSK, Sanghas, KGBV).
In 10 years Making educational environment conducive and favourable. Literacy rate of women and adolescent girls would at least group to 80 in developmental blocks where Mahila Samakhya has intervened
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States and sanctioned Numbers of school and money
released till march 2006. (not very visible here
but this was given to UDAY when he filed
application under RTI to MHRD)
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How can Asha for Education work with MS- UP?

• AfE can work with MS on any of its four focus
  areas.(education,health,rights and governance and
  employment empowerment)
• The relationship and the quality of work are not
  necessarily limited to funding some projects but
  evolving ideas and working with MS to implement
  them. If the ideas are successful then MS can
  present it to MHRD for replication across the
  country.
• Eg
• Whats the best way to have kitchen in government
  school for mid-day meal scheme? Should every
  school have a kitchen or group of 10 schools or
  one kitchen in a block or a corporate supply the
  cooked packed food in schools?
• Work with MS in implementing current MS
  projects. Help them in identifying technologies,
  expert knowledge and train womens to become
  entrepreneur. For example some of us can train
  womens in jewelry/furniture design.

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What Asha for Education gets in working with
Mahila Samakhya?
1. We get chance to work with government and
influence the policy at later stage 2. While
working with government we can make sure money
from different programs in spent in right way
3. We get access to most backward districts in
UP and get chance to work with marginalized
section of rural India (OBC, SC/ST and
economically weaker section) 4. Working on
KGBV we can spend our money on girl child in
rural India where we have few projects and our
access is limited. 5. We get chance to spend
money on secondary education where expenditure
from government is low. The ratio of number of
secondary schools to primary schools is 1/3 in
India and one of main reasons for drop out of
children. 6. One/two chapter cant start a
residential school and operational expenditure
(sustainability) is always a concern for us here
while working with MS we can add value to the
schools with small money and make sure they are
of same quality as any private run schools. 7.
instead of later working with NGO to improve
badly implemented schools if we can intervene and
improve the quality at implementation stage we
are directing our money and effort in most
efficient way. Once model schools are created we
can demonstrate and later lobby with MS and
others to increase funding and other resources
for government schools. 8. KGBV an ambitious
project and puts challenges in front of us to
work in time bound manner across chapters.
Dedicated volunteers and collected motivation is
required to make the project a success.
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How Asha for Education chapters can participate
in the KGBV project?

• Adopt one or more schools (out of 10) (in
  2006-07) and make sure they are implemented in
  best way. Contribute in terms of ideas and money
  and other resources to make the schools a
  success.
• Work with schools and MS to integrate other
  initiatives of MS in schools such as RTI center,
  vocational training center, health center,
  library etc. over a period of time (1-3 years
  time)
• Lobby with MS on different womens and girl
  child issue to get more resources in five year
  plans

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Existing funding pattern as per guideline
documentation (100 girls) NON RECURRING in
Lakhs
SN ITEM OF EXPENDITURE AMOUNT PER SCHOOL
1 Building 20.00
2 Furniture/ Equipment including kitchen equipment 2.50
3 Teaching learning material and equipment including library books 3.00
4 Bedding 0.75
  TOTAL 26.25 
RECURRING COSTS PER ANNUM in Lakhs
SN ITEM OF EXPENDITURE AMOUNT PER SCHOOL
1 Maintenance per girl student per month _at_ Rs. 750 9.00
2 Stipend for girl student per month _at_ Rs. 50 0.60
3 Course books, stationery and other Educational material            _at_ Rs 50/ month 0.60
4 Examination fee 0.01
5 Salaries                  1  Warden cum teacher              4  Full time teachers              3  Part time teachers 2  Support staff     (Accountant/Assistant, Peon Chowkidar and Cook) 6.49     
6 Vocational training/specific skill training 0.40
7 Electricity/ water charges 0.50
8 Medical care/contingencies _at_ Rs 750/ child 0.75
9 Miscellaneous including maintenance 0.40
10 Preparatory camps 0.15
11 PTAs/ school functions 0.15
  TOTAL 19.05
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Requirements per KGBV for Asha for Education to
support
MHRD sanctioned only 20lakhs per school for
construction of the school and PWD (Public works
department) of state designed the schools for MS.
The designs were seriously flawed and MS hired an
architect to get the schools redesign based on
feedback on requirements of girls, MS, teachers
and curriculum experts. The estimates for cost
of school changed to 35lakhs from 20lakhs and
that is where we have to step in to support the
extra 15lakhs per school to make it decently
livable for girls small variation in cost of
different schools as the location and area will
change. (5-7 -) As mentioned earlier if a
chapter is able to raise more money they are free
to move ahead and can spend more money to
implement other resources in schools.Land for
the construction of school will be given by the
state government and already in 4 districts land
has been allocated. For rest of six schools land
will be allocated by the end of November 2006.
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Time line involved in the project
18-19 September 06 Meeting with Architect
30th September 06 Proposal From Asha For Education
20th September to 15th October 06 Social Forestry time
Ist Week of October 06 Soil testing
October 5th Spacial requirements for KGBV
10th October 06 Terms of Reference from Architect
October 15th EC clearance for the proposal
November 15th Team building
17-18 November Visioning workshop and Sharing of the core design

November 20th 06 Design finalization and freezing
20th November to 10th Decmeber Layout, site preparation, market survey foundation
February 1st 07 Completion of 25 work
March 1st 07 50 work
April 1st 07 75 work
3rd Week of May 07 Building envelope ready
4th Week of May 07 Feedback from completion certification team
June 20th 07 100 completion of building
Before 25th June 07 Certification of completion
25th onward 07 Occupying the building
July 1st 07 Opening of new session
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Asha for Educations Initiative till now
Asha Munich (Mehar) and Asha Delhi (Uday) started
working with MS in January 2006 when they had
their first meeting with MS director Dr. Rashmi
Sinha. Initially we were evolving different
ideas on which we can work with MS. During one of
trip (Uday with Parivartan volunteers) to
Saharanpur for RTI workshop for MS women Uday
came to know of KGBV scheme and role of MS in the
scheme Asha Munich earlier worked on the
similar project and we suggest MS that we can
somehow contribute to the project and that is how
the partnership started.
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Chapters which are discussing this project- Info
courtsey - asha munich email
1 CNJ (Central New Jersey) agreed to support one
school this year and one for next year (if
successfull this year). They also agreed to make
presentation to Amerian IndianFoundation (AIF
loks for big budget projects and KGBV 10schools
fit the AIF quite well)   2. Toledo chapter will
discuss this friday to support one school. As of
now looks like they will support one school   3.
Seattle chapter will discuss the project on 12th
October (I they want they have the capacity to
support 124 schools) (biggest chapter with 1
million in bank account)   4. Silicon Vallay
chapter started the discussion but dont have
latest details. (Sv also can support all 10
schools if they want) (2nd biggest chapter)   5.
NYC/NJ (New York) chapter is also interested and
will discuss the project in details in 2 weeks
time. (3rd biggest chapter)   6. Asha Munich can
support one.   7. and we can think of jointly
supporting one with help from Frabkfurt and
Zurich chapter if seattle and SV decide not to
support the schools.
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Towards Implementation Following people met on
18th and 19th sept to discuss the path and
deadline of implementation
Kabir Vajpayi (Vinyas) Architect, from
Delhi -         Subir Shukla (Independent
Educational Consultant to the GoI) Pedagogical
Consultant to KGBV, from Delhi -         Rashmi
Sinha (Mahila Samakhya) UP State Project
Director, from Lucknow -         Nisha Chaudhary
(Mahila Samakhya) Saharanpur District Project
Coordinator, from Saharanpur -         Gaurav
(VDesignPurple) Bamboo Architecture Specialist,
from Chandigarh -         Parun Pradhan
(VDesignPurple) Bamboo Interiors Specialist,
from Bangalore -         Uday Gosain (Asha
Delhi/Project Manager, Wireless Grp, HCL Tech,
Noida) Asha Project contact for India, from Delhi
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My ideas of fund raising for this project

• Donation drive for KGBV for next half a year
  with strong publicity
• Dedicated fund raiser activity (say Disco night
  and Food festival)
• Cutting on other projects after analysing our
  commitments
• Contacting corporates (say UBS bank or ABB or big
  companies )

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More Info available

• http//www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p
  743
• http//www.ashanet.org/munich/mahila-samakhya/
• http//education.nic.in/ms

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Thank You