Chandannagar Sarada Sadhan Vidyalaya

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Chandannagar Sarada Sadhan Vidyalaya

• Project Steward Dr. Gautam Banerjee
• Information compiled by Anita Chawla
• May 6th, 2004.
• Location District Hooghly, PIN 712 136
• West Bengal, India.
• More information available at http//www.ashanet.o
  rg/projects/project-view.php?p455

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Mission of the Organization

• The mission of the organization has always been
  to impart free education to the poor local girl
  children, the majority of whom belong to the
  refugee community from erstwhile East Pakistan,
  settled initially in 1947, at the time of
  Partition of India and later in greater number
  during and after the Bangladesh liberation
  movement

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Goals

• To impart upto secondary education to the girl
  children from the economically backward section
  of the local community.
• To further train the students in certain
  effective vocational training (such as knitting,
  sewing, computer software operation, etc.) to
  help them transition to a self sufficient life
  after graduation.

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Funding Information

• Total funding request for 2004 5,000
• Asha, AZ funded 4,000
• Dr. Banerjee funded 1,000
• Funding was requested for infrastructure as
  follows
• Plaster of inside wall and ceiling Rs. 55,000
• Plaster of outside wall Rs. 35,000
• Concrete Floor Rs. 38,000
• Concrete/Water Sealed Roof Rs. 45,000
• Doors/Windows Rs. 22,000
• Painting Rs. 5,000
• Electrical Rs. 25,000
• --------------------
• Total Rs. 225,000
• Budget was prepared by Gautams active
  involvement.
• Two estimates were solicited by contractors
  before freezing the budget. Estimates were within
  2 of each other.

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Site Visit

• Some observations from Gautams Site Visit
  Report
• 6 classrooms were visited that had at least 70
  students each
• Children enjoy coming to the school
• 60 of staff is recruited from the community, 9
  women teachers
• Parents of students help in fund raising
  activities for the school
• School caters to the refuge community and has
  been preferred by some parents over traditional
  schools
• Staff salaries are at par with amounts set by the
  State Government
• School helps to engage young women here rather
  than them being part of the very common brothels
• Site Visits made in May 2002, October 2002,
  August 2003 and January 2004.

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Inside a classroom
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Another classroom view