Employment Readiness Program

Our hearty gratitude for your continued support in our endeavor of empowering the educational community. We are on the verge of completing 18 years of existence. During the calendar year 2018 we continued to engage college students through our flagship Nurture Merit Program. We also had programs made for high school children. The initiative to Nurture the Non-academic talent in selected fields is gaining momentum. 

• During the year 331 students were trained through 7 Residential Bridge camps till December, 2018 and 4 more are planned for the 4th quarter of the academic year 2018-19.

• In the second batch of our IIT/JEE training out of 16 students 6 students cleared JEE mains. The third batch of training program is going on in which 40 students are getting trained.

• Carving out Counsellor program - two batches of interested persons were trained as lay counselors. Till date 67 lay counselors are trained to offer counseling to the needy. The training is being offered by ‘Samadhana Trust’ Bengaluru, headed by Dr. C.R. Chandrashekhar, a renowned psychiatrist.

• Abdul Kalam Susandhi Fellowship program is a unique program designed to impart technical skills along with exemplary behavioral skills. 72 students are now part of this program. All previous batch students are successfully placed for industrial training in different companies.

• Tutoring in Government Schools: This program is a joint venture between Vidya Pohsak and eVidyaloka. The program addresses shortage of teachers and poor quality of teaching in rural schools. Trained volunteer teachers, based across the world deliver online interactive sessions through skype in vernacular language to the children studying in 5th to 7th class. This program is being run in 20 villages of Dharwad block and 2500 children are being benefitted

Vidya Poshak – GlobalGiving Report – 2nd Quarter (July – Sep 2018)

Vidya Poshak, India is a registered Non-Government Organization (NGO), serving education community from 2001. We strongly believe Education is the solution for Ending Poverty. When we invest in a Young, economically challenged meritorious youth for a few years, we can break the poverty cycle of a family forever.

During the quarter 3 Skill training programs were organized for the students who are studying in Class 11 & 12 covering 165 Students

Prominent objectives of the camps: 

1. To facilitate students to be more successful in personal and professional life
2. To instill confidence through interactive life skills workshops, develop self esteem and enabling to get rid of inferiority complex
3. To encourage development of English communication
4. To promote the idea that each student can become a leader
5. To bridge the gap between the formal education and demands of meaningful career
6. To assist the students to set and achieve desired career goals
7. To enlighten the students on their rights and responsibilities including social responsibility.

Unique features of the VidyaPoshak camps

1. All sessions are interactive
2. Audio Visual aids used
3. Hands on leadership roles asssignedto students throughout the camp
4. Activity based sessions ; Averageof 10 hours of training and activitieseveryday
5. Horde of useful books made available
6. Reflection sessions held at the end of each day’s sessions
7. Interaction with achievers
8. Exposure visits
9. Yoga sessions in the morning
10. Exclusive camp coordinators( a male and a female) taking care of students 24 x 7
11. Closing ceremony managed entirely by participants

We whole heartedly appreciate your generosity in extending a helping hand to Vidya Poshak for the noble cause of nurturing meritorious but economically challenged students.