Poverty not barrier for Education - Nurture Merit

Dear Well Wishers & Friends,

Greetings, Thank you very much for your support to our mission "Poverty should not be a barrier for Education". We would like to take this opportunity to appreciate your kind gesture in extending a helping hand for the noble cause of nurturing meritorious but economically challenged students.

Your valuable donation utilized to support the following activities under the ‘Nurture Merit’ program. Following is the updates and highlights for the year 2014-15.

Till date more than 4000 students completed graduation and brought their families out of poverty forever. Overall more than 250 Million has been invested for Empowerment of Youth. This would not have been possible without your support & guidance.

Sample Achievers Profile for the current year is uploaded here: http://vpstudentprofiles.blogspot.in/

Nurture Merit Program Highlights for 2014

1. 2012+ Students assisted financially to continue their Education with an overall contribution of INR 110.0 Lakhs directly by Vidya Poshak in 10 districts.
2. More than 80 students studying in Engineering streams are placed through campus placements with an average salary of INR 3,30,000 per annum
3. 150+ students who have completed general degree courses have been placed in reputed companies.
4.  6 Libraries & 28 book bank centers are extending free library services to the needy student community.
5. 156467 students utilized library services including the computer facilities (Between April 2014 – Feb 2015 ). Now we have overall more than 77,000 books worth 9.3 Million Indian Rupees.
6. 1400+ Students were assisted to continue their higher education by our partners with a fund of INR 64.0 Lakhs. 
7. 100% Applicants home was visited by the volunteers.
8. 545 student’s successfully completed graduation during the year 2013-14.  
9. 50+ students cleared  CPT&IPCC Exams (An Entrance exam of Charted accountancy)

To implement all the above activities the Program team was very vital and your valuable contribution in this made it possible to happen. We feel very happy to extend our warm greetings for you being a part of such support. Please refer your friends and colleagues to join our mission.

Links:

• Vidya Poshak Student Achievers Profiles