Send a Child in India to School for a Year

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Project Need: $170,000

Funding
to Date:

$156,848 (%)
As of Feb 13 02:57 2012

Theme: Children

Country: India [View country profile]

Sponsor: Manish Bapna

Project Information

Project duration: Ongoing

Project's area of focus: Non-formal education, community management, capacity building,

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Seva Mandir (SM) runs non-formal education (NFE) centres to cater to children from poor tribal families in 583 villages of Rajasthan. Access to education is limited because (a) it is locally unavailable (b) of domestic and economic pressures or (c) it has traditionally not been accorded value. SM involves local communities in the management of NFEs and trains local instructors. NFEs equip children with essential skills for coping with the challenges of contemporary life.

Activities

NFEs run in rooms donated by villagers (or rented). Children are taught by village young men/women the basic numeric & literacy skills. Besides 3Rs, good habits, creative activities, visits to city/zoo/library are also undertaken.

Expected Outcomes

Enabling children to read and write independently with comprehension; Enabling marginalized tribal communities to experience alternative and meaningful education; empowering communities to demand quality education from the government.

Project Message

A reason why children in this region cannot attend school is that there is not enough 'push' in community/ family of the children & simultaneously no 'pull ' from Govt. schools.
- Priyanka Singh, Incharge- Education program

Project Contact

Priyanka Singh,
Executive Director
Dr Mohan Sinha Mehta Marg
Old Fatehpura
Udaipur, Rajasthan (INDIA) 313 004
India
+91-294-2450960

Resources

Organization's Overview


Seva Mandir Seva Mandir Marg Old Fatehpura UdaipurRajasthan313004 India +91-294-2450960 Organization's Homepage

Organization's Mission

To make real the idea of society consisting of free and equal citizens who are able to come together & solve the problems that affect them in their particular contexts through - Creation of platforms for people to come together & participate in development processes; Equipping village groups & leaders with skills & resources to respond to their own needs; &, Ensuring that members of village communities are able to interact with, & access benefits from government & non-government agencies.

Organization's Programs

Seva Mandir works through a triangular strategy based on strengthening sustainable livelihoods, building people's capabilities, and empowering village institutions. Seva Mandir's work spans village institutions, natural resource management, income-generation activities, health, education, women's empowerment, and child development. At the village level, democratic village institutions are formed, which are responsible for managing all aspects of local development. (469)

Organization's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Send a Child in India to School for a Year

Profit for Poor Farmers

Improving Food Security for Tribal Farmers

Fellowship Programme for Tribal Community Leaders

Building Self Reliant Rural Communities in India

Organization Statistics		Financial Statistics
Priyanka Singh, Chief Executive Founded in 1968 Employees: 302 Volunteers: 0		Other funding sources: Interchurch Organization for Development Co-operation (Netherlands), Plan International (Delhi), EED (Germany), Canada India Village Aid (Canada), European Commission, Ford Foundation- Delhi), Target International Religious Affiliation: None

Personnel Overview

Angela Jacob - Incharge-Education

Angela Jacob has done her Undergraduate in Arts and she has been working for past 15 years in Seva Mandir. Presently she is the Incharge of Education program. She has worked extensively in Women Empowerment Program.

Megha Jain - Program In Charge - NFE

Megha has done her Masters in Family Community Science from Baroda MS University. She has been working with Seva Mandir for past 1 year. She is also looking after a pilot action study to prevent Migration of Children in Kotra Block.