Make an IIMPACT! Empower the Girl Child through Education.

Make an IIMPACT!

Empower the Girl Child through Education

Women hold up half the sky – Chinese Saying

• “Investment in girls’ education may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world” 

• Larry Summers, when Chief Economist at the World Bank

• “Gender inequality hurts economic growth,” • Goldman Sachs, 2008 research report showing how much

developing countries could improve their economic performance by educating girls

• “When women command greater power, child health and nutrition improves”

• Esther Duflo, Economist, MIT

IIMPACT’s focus is on educating the Girl Child

• Primary education• Girls 6-14 years• Poor and

disadvantaged communities

• Remote and rural India

[Established 2003 by alumni of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for all thoughtful professionals]

IIMPACT Methodology is inclusive and empowers the community

• Offers good quality primary education

• Develops each girl to be an independent thinker and self learner

• Employs creative learning materials that stimulate and enhance awareness, comprehension, self esteem and confidence

• Provides friendly, open communication and develop happy students

• Bestows ownership and responsibility to the students, parents and village groups

• Involves community members in improving the situation in their village

• Girls learn to shed their inhibitions, hesitation and shyness and perform well at every stage

• The empowered girl, aware parents and community ensure non-interrupted education of the girls

IIMPACT’s Operating Model builds an ecosystem for sustainable outcomes

• Identification of areas and beneficiaries

• Mobilization of volunteers and civil society organizations

• Training of teachers• Developing teaching and

learning materials• Establishing Learning

Centers• Innovative education

techniques• Special focus on pedagogy

• Impart good knowledge in key subjects

• Art, craft, culture and sports involvement

• Life skills training for girls• Involvement of parents,

panchayat, community and schools

• Mainstreaming and follow-up

• Advocacy, awareness generation and networking

IIMPACT Monitors Success Indicators

• Strong systems for review and reporting• Monthly reports on key indicators of performance• Regular field visits by Coordinator & Board members• Awards for good performance for Teachers & Students• Management Audit of projects

Report Card : Participation

Student attendance : 75%

Attendance of parents in monthly PTA meetings: 72%

Student enrolment per Centre : 32

Annual drop out rate : less than 5%

Report Card : Academic

Maximum marks obtained in Class V : 92%

Girls getting first division in Class V exam: 97%

Girls passing Class V : 100% of those who took the exams

IIMPACT Governance protects all key stakeholders

President Anil Tandon – Managing Director, Tex Corp

Treasurer Amal Jajodia - Chief of International Operations, Pidilite Inds.

Secretary Rahul Tandon – Sr. Consultant, Eureka Forbes

BoardMembers

Satish Kumar - Managing Director, Henkel India Arvind Mahajan - Executive Director, KPMG Advisory Services Devraj Singh - Managing Director (India Opns), TBM ConsultantsRamasastry Ambarish - Managing Partner, SRB2 Group LLC

AdvisorsKrishan Dhawan – Managing Director, Oracle India Biswajit Sen – Rural Development Specialist, World Bank, Delhi

Vision Implementor: Nirmala Tandon

Revered Teacher, ex-Delhi Public School

Help replicate a proven model nationwide

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2008: 8,600 girls in 290 LCs• 200 villages in Rajasthan,

Haryana, UP, Karnataka & Jharkhand

2009: 10,000 girls in 350 LCs

• Expansion in Karnataka, Jharkhand, Haryana, Bihar, MP and TN

2013: 60,000 girls in 2,000 LCs

• 41 districts in 9 States

IIMPACT Learning Centres are the building blocks

One Learning Centre• Costs INR 80,000 per year =

USD 2,500• Educates 30 girls per year• Ideal commitment is for 5

years

A $2,500 donation equates to:• $85 per girl per year• $7 per girl per month!

IIMPACT has NO admin/cost recovery from donations

• So every dollar donated goes straight through to the children!

Next Actions: Make an IIMPACT!

Donate now• Online at

http://preview.tinyurl.com/IIMPACT

• Wire/Telegraphic Transfer http://www.iimpact.net/donations.html

• For more information, visit our website: www.iimpact.net

Email a friendly IIMPACT rep:• India: [email protected]• USA: [email protected]• Australia: [email protected]

IIMPACT Model is proven and scalable

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Girl Child

Community

Today

Tomorrow

Higher SchoolingBetter skillsBetter healthSocial improvement[Marriage at appropriate age]

Out of schoolWork pressureSocial problems (e.g. early marriage)Poor health

Improved livelihoodsLarge scale literacyProgress

Sustained povertyGenerational illiteracyBackwardness

Expected Outcomes