About us Mission: Isha Vidhya aims to provide high quality school education to rural children who cannot otherwise access or afford it. Vision: A holistic,

About us

Mission: Isha Vidhya aims to provide high quality school education to rural children who cannot otherwise access or afford it.

Vision: A holistic, activity-based approach nurtures children’s development beyond just academics, ensuring that students realize their full potential and learn in a joyful manner.

History & Journey till date: 1st School in Santhegoundanpalayam Village, Coimbatore District in 2006 9 rural schools (8 in TN and 1 in AP) with 5820 children 58% on scholarship, 47% girls 40 Govt. Schools in 4 districts of TN impacting more than 28000 children.

Founder: Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev is a visionary and a humanitarian whose life has been dedicated to promoting the physical, mental and inner well being of thousands of people through the powerful science of yoga.

Milestones & Supporters

Partnerships: Agility Logistics, Apollo Hospitals, Infosys Foundation Nuclear Power Corporation, etc.

Accredited by reputed funding agencies like Give India, Global Giving, CAF India & United Way of Mumbai

Thousands of individuals run Marathons in support to create awareness & raise funds

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Holistic development

Noon-meals Library Computer Lab Sports Low student teacher ratio Yoga

Isha Vidhya - Salient Features

Infrastructure by way of clean and spacious classrooms Science, maths and computer labs, digital classrooms, library,

playground, adequate toilet facilities Noon-meal kitchen providing highly subsidised nutritious

lunch Special methodologies for English proficiency Extra efforts to include the most economically and socially

disadvantaged children, including tribal children and girls Holistic development through sports, yoga, environmental

awareness, arts & crafts, healthcare Helping children appreciate their local culture & traditions

Govt. School Adoption Program (GSAP)

Remedial classes for slow learners English language program Extra Curriculars

Govt. Schools - Key Interventions

Critical interventions in 40 rural government schools in the districts of Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Kanchipuram and Salem of Tamil Nadu, benefiting over 28,000 students.

Initiatives include: Hiring and training teachers to fill critical gaps in the

classrooms Providing special assistance to slow learners by hiring extra

teachers Improving children’s English language skills through special

methodologies Infusing hitherto neglected aspects like sports, yoga,

environmental education, health and hygiene into school life, which, besides helping holistic development, also enhance a child’s interest in school.

Training of Govt. school teachers, both regular and remedial using Isha Vidhya methods

Our Key Supporters

Infosys Foundation Apollo Hospitals Agility Logistics IDBI Bank Ramaniyam Real Estate Indian Diamond Industry Cognizant Foundation SBI Life Insurance Lakhi Foundation Barclays, Singapore Asha for Education Gaja Capital Advisors Seahorse Trust Yatra Foundation,

Australia

JFA HP IBM LIC of India L & T EID Parry Tata Motors BPCL HPCL GAIL MyIris.com All Cargo Google Himedia

TNFoundation,USA TNPL Alok Industries Ashok Leyland Hitachi Metglass Mahendra Brothers Vijaya Bank S.Kumars Nationwide ICICI Lombard ICICI Prudential Life India Infoline Dr. Ravi Sankaran

Trust Central Warehousing

Corp Nuclear Power Corpn

& thousands of individuals

How can you partner with us?

Classroom/Bus Scholarship Adopt a Govt. School Sponsor a Marathon team Volunteer

Get Involved

Sponsor a Govt School – Avg.Rs. 4 lakhs/ school/year Sponsor Teachers in Govt. Schools (Avg. Rs. 60000/teacher/year) Sponsor Teacher Trainers for Govt. Schools (Rs. 6 lakhs / trainer/ year) Sponsor School Infrastructure for Isha Vidhya Rural Schools

(Classroom– Rs.7 lakhs, School Bus – Rs. 16.75 Lakhs) Sponsor a Corporate Team of your employees to Run for Isha Vidhya in

Marathons at Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai Payroll giving by your employees (to sponsor scholarships/noon-meals) Have your employees volunteer (several options including off-site)

Watch our project video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMmCbiLWr4&feature=youtu.be

Like our face book page: www.facebook.com/ishavidhya Follow us on twitter: www.twitter.com/ishavidhya

Summary of Fund Requirements ‘14-15

S.No. Description Amt. (Rs.)

Amt.(US$)

Amt.(GBP)

1Infrastructure Reqts. for all schools in TN 8,77,37,239 1,595,223 1,169,830

2 Student Sponsorships 4,78,50,000 1,149,200 718,000

3Govt. School Adoption Program 1,30,00,000 236,364 173,333

Total14,85,87,23

9 2,980,786 2,061,163

Impact Stories/Sharing

Harini is the daughter of an electrician who earns Rs.200/- as his daily wage and he gets to earn only for 15 - 20 days in a month. His irregular income does not meet the family expense and they live under the poverty line. Her mother is a house wife. Harini also has a younger sister Swetha studying in UKG in Isha Vidhya under the scholarship program.

“As a laborer I never imagined this quality of education with computers and modern learning systems. Now I have hope for my son’s future. This scholarship is God’s gift to my family through you.” Mr. Venkatesh Subramaniam, father of Logesh, student at Isha Vidhya.

It was a moving experience to see such a wonderful atmosphere prevailing in the schools. We could see a sense of dedication among the teachers & the management.-Chitra Sairaj, Visitor at School

Quality education is the only ladder that we can provide these rural children to help them and their families climb out of the economic and social pit. – Sadhguru, Founder

Web: www.ishavidhya.org E-mail: [email protected] M: +91 9489045045

Isha Vidhya Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMmCbiLWr4&feature=youtu.be