Description of project: Ongoing project – “Educational support to underprivileged Children”

Period of project: 2 years (24 months) towards the educational support to 500 children in one school over two years at Haridwar District, Uttarakhand

Objectives:

• i) To transform existing school to exemplar centres that will set high standards in their locations for others to emulate in two backward locations of the country
• ii) To provide high quality holistic education to children
• iii) To facilitate them to emerge as productive assets and set the foundation for nation building.
• iv) To build sustainable systems with full community support

Activity Description:

1. Classroom Teaching Learning – Regular classes will be conducted for the students in the identified education centre.

2. Asset Building –

• a. Providing basic sports facilities
• b. Setting up basic IT Centre
• c. Strengthening library
• d. Repairing water and sanitation facilities

3. Enhance Co-Curricular Expertise of Students Like Art and craft, dance, music and sports etc.

4. Environment Education – Handling waste, tree plantation etc.

5. Celebration of Important Days – Like Republic Day, World Environment Day, Independence Day, Teachers’ Day, Children’s Day, etc.

6. Parent Teacher Meetings and Community engagement – For increasing interaction between school and Parents/Community with the idea of building ownership and sustainability.

7. Exposure visits – To be conducted regularly as an on-going activity

Implementing Agency: “Prayatna” Noida, a non-profit organization in India working on issues related to education, health, livelihood, youth development, sustainable development and disaster management for more than a decade.