Setu Shiksha Jyoti Kendra - ( Formal School)

Trustees Report 2018-2019

Project Office: Setu, Gali No 7, Near Masjid, Village Nithari, Sector 31 Noida 201301

Email: contact@mysetu.org      # +91 9810909928    www.mysetu.org

Dear Friends

 Greetings from Setu,

At Setu Our Dream is to work with like-minded people, organisations and Corporates to fulfil their and our aspiration of empowering the Under-served thereby leading to achievement of our Vision – “Transforming Lives”.

History and Achievements:

• 2019 – Launch of a Physiotherapy Lab for People with disability is up and running at our Village Sadarpur Centre. In additional two of our locations at Village Nithari and Village Sadarpur Noida shall turn Green with the installation of Solar Power Plants at these locations. Our school would be the first school in NCR moving to Non-conventional Energy.
• 2017 – Launch of the exclusive Women Empowerment program (SWEEP) at our Multi Skill Centre in Jaipur.
• 2016 – Launch of Skill Programs for Differently abled (students with special needs) (Project Sammaan) (formally on 14/11/2016) in Noida.
• 2015 – Launch of the exclusive Women Empowerment program (SWEEP) in Noida. The SWEEP Program has since been extended to 4 locations across Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad and Jaipur. Partnered with Smile Foundation to implement their Skilling program - Step which is now 4 years in running.
• 2012- Added Skilling to projects with offering to illiterate, Semi- literate & Literate - Digital Learning, Low End Tailoring & High-end Tailoring and in Health Care leading towards Empowerment and Employability.
• 2011 – Launch of Special need centres for physically impaired women & HIV affected women at Pondicherry and Trichy.
• 2008 Start of Project: “Uday “- Setu Shiksha Jyoti Kendra. School at Nithari Village Noida with focus to educate girls.
• 2007 - Grooming of over 700 street children to formal schooling

Thanks to support from our Corporate and individual donors we have been able to successfully work on our mission to Empower Women and the Girl Child thru our projects. A brief update on the projects is as follows:

Project “Uday” – Formal Education at the Setu Shikshajyoti Kendra Village Nithari Noida: Setu provides formal education to children of poor families. Setu Shiksha Jyoti Kendra, Nithari, Noida, started as a primary school over the last eleven years the strength of children has gone up to 405 and 282 of these are girls in the session 2018-2019. The school works in 2 shifts. We started the 2019-2020 session with 117 students in the pre-primary 146 students in the primary section and the balance 142 in the middle and senior section.

The project is on for the last eleven years and we introduced smart classes to help enhance the quality of delivery as well as leaning of the students. Digitization shall also help in standardising curriculum and ensure that the marginalised student get the same quality of education as any other child in the country. Based on learning and ambition of the senior students we also put them thru skill training once they complete their education to ensure they are employed when they become adults so that they can support their families.

The infrastructure increased from a two room shack to a 28 room facility comprising of Classrooms, Science Labs, Library, Computer room, Activity room, a proper lunch Room and a Kitchen. Adequate seating space is also available for staff and hygienic wash rooms are also available separately for boys and girls. All the students apart from teaching were provided, Books, Uniform, all Stationery items and Midday meal at the school. In additional the students also underwent regular Health, Eye and Dental Checkups along with immunization Camps.

Project Saksham – Vocational Skill Development Creating Employability: The Focus of the Setu Skill Development Program is mainly women empowerment of under the Setu Women Empowerment and Employability Program (SWEEP). Various project have been launched and Skills are offered in Basic IT, Tally, English Speaking and Retail, Tailoring ( Low end as well as High end), Textile, Hospitality, Health care and Beauty & Wellness. Skill Development courses are currently offered at our Multi Skill Centre at Village Nithari, Village Sadarpur in Noida, Village Berhampur in Ghaziabad and at Dawas, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Over last 7 years 7208 people, skilled including 6416 women & 2437 placed.  “Project Saksham” which was extended to our Multi Skill Centre at Dawas in Jaipur laying our footprints outside Uttar Pradesh and our centres at Village Nithari Noida and Village Sadarpur offer Vocational courses and have a capacity to skill 1680 students in a year. During the last one year 870 students were enrolled, and 258 have been placed.

High-end Tailoring under “Project Jagriti” 32 students completed the course and 13 we employed. We have no bias towards men and skilling is also offered to them in Basic IT Skills, Tally, Health Care and Hospitality. At our Nithari Centre 44 are currently undergoing the course.

“Project Saaman”

We started with 15 students in 2016 and till date to summarize we have 714 the total enrolments, assessed & certified 497 and 130 have been employed/self- employed/ Main streamed. After enrolment student’s assessment is also being done. This assessment takes time and after the assessment their skill training starts. Courses are offered  in Basic IT, Tailoring, Sign Language, Hospitality, Beauty and Wellness, Paper Products making, Jewellery making, Scanning Documents, Basic Cookery, Remedial Classes, Grooming & Professional etiquette and English Communication.

Thanking You

Cordially yours

 Trustees of Setu