REWARD Trust (Rural Education Welfare and Resource Development Trust)

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REWARD Trust(Rural Education Welfare
andResource Development Trust)

• Nagender Bandi
• Rahul Batra

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Project Executive Summary

• Organization REWARD trust
• Location Koovathur which is about 20 kilometers
  from Anupuram township (which in turn is about 70
  kilometers from Chennai)
• Area (urban/rural) Rural
• Primary Focus Goal is to help upgrade government
  schools by recruiting qualified teachers
• Purpose of Funding Request remaining funding for
  the 3 schools in Koovathur village in Tamil Nadu.
• Amount Requested (US) 12.35 lakhs
• of Beneficiaries 1650 students in 3 schools

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Project Description

• Description - Recruit qualified teachers, conduct
  monthly teacher training sessions, merit based
  pay on student performance, peer reviews of
  teaching techniques, evaluate of subject matter
  delivery, upgrade government schools etc.
• Community Involvement - Donations
• Challenges - Teacher retainment, Funding
• Successes/Impact Thus Far Kids succeeding in
  higher studies and contributing back

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Project Big Picture

• Education Components
• Every bit of the funding
• Non-Education Components
• None
• Funding
• NGO Donations Asha funding
• Project Its complicated
• Our Component 12.35 lakhs per annum for
  Kovathoor for these 3 schools - Government Higher
  Secondary School, Govt. Primary School, Govt Adi
  Dravida Welfare Primary School schools in
  Nerumbur, Neelamangalam.

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Details of Funding Requirements

• Amount of Funding Requested (US) 21K
• INR 12.35 lakhs details in next slide
• Duration of Funding Request (June 2013 June
  2014)
• One-Time Costs? Continuing? (None)
• Other Current Sources of Funding
• Plans for Self-Sufficiency (None)
• Funding Timeline - How Urgent is the Need?
• Urgent

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Budget for Requested Funding

• 3 teachers in Higher Secondary school _at_ pay
  scales of Rs 9500 
• 3 teachers in High school _at_ pay scales of Rs 8500
• 3 teachers in Middle school _at_ pay scales of Rs
  7500
• 3 teachers in Primary school _at_ Rs 6500
  respectively  1 month equivalent incentives.
• Total 12,35,000
• 2 installments of 617000

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Project Goals Achievements

• REWARD added 50 Teachers to 19 schools with 7500
  students in 25 villages
• Impact of REWARD
• Before
• In 2003, 70 students failed to graduate High
  School
• In 2005, 5 students scoring gt 80 overall
• After
• In 2011, 71 students passed High School
• In 2011, 82 students scoring gt 80 overall

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Expected Outcomes/What After? (Update with new
knowledge)

• Expected Outcomes
• Measures of Success
• Evaluation Methods
• What happens to beneficiaries after this program?

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Steward Thoughts/Recommendation

• Fund it!

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Project Discussion/Decision