Asha Seattle Chapter Update

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Asha Seattle Chapter Update April 2014 Jeevan
Gnanodaya Charitable Trust
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Jeevan Gnanodaya Charitable Trust- Introduction

• Mission Helping children who have hearing and
  speech impairment.
• Vision Establish a Valley for the Disabled,
  whereby physically/mentally challenged persons
  live in a pro-active society where equality
  prevails irrespective of physical, mental or
  other challenged with the rest of the society. It
  is a futuristic vision whereby Jeevan Gnanodya
  plays the role of an enabling agent to get the
  physically/mentally challenged equality of
  status, equality in opportunities and equality in
  access. It is a society where people are
  identified as differentially abled.
• Organization Established in 1989, over the last
  two decades, the organization has identified
  children with acute hearing disability whose
  adversity is compounded by severe economic
  constraints. While providing hearing aids other
  learning materials, the need for formal education
  at the center is addressed through oral/speech
  therapy.
• Founder Founded in 1989 by Mr. L. Devarajan,
  inspired to help his son who had severe speech
  and hearing disabilities to find him a better
  education and self-sustaining life, extended his
  passion to help children similar to his son.
• Location Located in Chengelpet, approx. 30
  minutes drive from Chennai Airport, in Tamilnadu.
  
• Core Objectives
• With their focus mainly on children with hearing
  disabilities, most of them (at least 90) have
  profound hearing loss, the project's goals are
  mainly two-fold
• provide formal education to children till Class
  X, with necessary speech therapy along the way.
  Preference is given to students hailing from very
  poor families and to children who have profound
  hearing losses (meaning a hearing threshold of
  close to 90dB).
• Industrial Training Skills such as turning,
  fitting etc. -- achieved via the ITI.

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Jeevan Gnanodaya Charitable Trust Activities

• Originally started with a single school namely
  Jeevan Gnanodaya High School for the hearing
  impaired, in the last decade has branched out as
  Group of Schools to several villages around
  Chengleput and Thirukazhukundram.
• As of 2013 they have many branches catering to
  the needs of the School differently-abled and
  deprived sections of the rural society. They are
• Jeevan Gnanodaya Hr.Sec for the Hearing Impaired
  1989 120 boys girls 36
• Jeevan Gnanodaya Industrial Training Center 2
  year study 20 students2003
• Jeevan Gnanodaya Nursery and Primary School,
  Nenmeli village 2006 310 (normal children
  paid 25 free quota blind, mentally retarted
  orphans) upto 5th (self finance)
• Jeevan Gnanodaya Counseling Center Govt.
  Junivelle center chengelpet 25 students 2.5
  years 3 counselors
• Jeevan Gnanodaya Day Care Center for children
  with mental disabilities mild retarded main
  school Anna Nagar 13 year 15 years
• Jeevan Gnanodaya School, Vallipuram Village, for
  SCST Students June 2012students 200 college
  building primary upto Hr. Secondary School
  (free education) trust funding

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Jeevan Gnanodaya Charitable Trust Activities

• Most of the students except for the primary
  school and school in vallipuram, stay in hostel
  so a full free hostel service is run for the
  students. The schools shelters and educates
  speech and hearing impaired kids from poor, rural
  backgrounds.
• When children are admitted their hearing level is
  determined and they are given the hearing aid
  equipment necessary for them. They are provided
  special speech therapy classes in addition to the
  regular curriculum. All the facilities provided
  by the school are free, including food and
  lodging. They started with 5 students (in 1989)
  and the school now has 147 (40 day scholars,
  rest stay in hostel) students and classes up to X
  std.
• In addition, for self-sustaining and find good
  employment, Jeevan provides providing ITI
  training to select students. The school has also
  started an ITI for hearing-impaired children
  where they will acquire technical and
  industry-based skills like fitting, turning,
  carpentry etc. Some vocational skills like chalk
  making are also being imparted to the children.
• Jeevan Gnanodaya also conducts Medical Camp for
  their students periodically.
• Experienced Teachers are the critical asset for
  Jeevan Gnanodaya. There are several ongoing
  improvement areas
• More trained teachers, improving the
  children/teacher ratio
• Training to teachers in various new and improved
  methods of teaching
• Computer lab / computer based teaching

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Jeevan Gnanodaya Charitable Trust- Introduction

• Strong performance in all of their activities in
  making the impact to the children that this they
  serve
• Sources of income for the organization include
  Donors, Bank Loan. Biggest donors for the
  original school Asha Chapters Other public
  donation Parents of children (minimum). Continue
  to have ongoing struggle for income less than
  much needed expenses in the past 5 years given
  the increased expenses for all of their
  activities and donors contributions drying out
  (specifically donations from some of the Asha USA
  Chapter)
• Asha for Education Jeevan Gnanodaya Charitable
  Trust http//www.ashanet.org/projects/project-vie
  w.php?p84
• Latest Half-Yearly Report (MUST REVIEW)
• Latest (Feb 2014) Site Visit Report (MUST
  REVIEW)

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Asha, Seattle Budget
Item 2014-2015 2013-2014 2012-2013 2011-2012 Amount Previous Fiscal Year (Rs)
Teachers Salary Rs.10,50,000/- Rs.9,12,000/- Rs. 9,12,000/- Rs. 764520/- Rs.6,85,480/-
Paid TBD Rs.8,75,000/- Rs,250,000/- (one time Jan 2014 from 2013 funds) Disbursed Rs.8,40,000 Rs. 764520/- Rs.6,85,480/-

• Note, items that were previously supported by
  other Asha Chapters
• Food Expenses covered by Atlanta Chapter
  - 12000 per annum
• Uniform and teaching materials covered by
  Austin - 4000 per annum
• Medical camp/ expenses covered by Cornell
  - 3000 per annum
• Chance of covering any of the above to manage the
  deficit to be considered

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