Sakshar Organization: The Vigyan Vijay Foundation Location: Mahavir Enclave, Delhi Budget: INR 402,000 (USD 8120)
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Sakshar
Organization: The Vigyan Vijay Foundation
Location: Mahavir Enclave, Delhi
Budget: INR 402,000 (USD 8120)
About
o Vigyan Vijay Foundation, est. 2001
o Founded by Asha Rani and Lipika Ahuja
o Numerous projects in education, IT training
and conservation
o Sakshar is a group of 3 schools targeting slum
children
o Asha sponsors Sakshar-1
o 82 children in 2 classes and crèche
Issues o High (60%) dropout rate in neighborhood primary
school
o Younger siblings
o Lack of family enforcement
o Frequent illness, malnutrition
o High barrier to start late or return to school
o Fall out of habit
o Lack basic skills like holding a pencil
o Cannot keep up with curriculum
o Government school cannot provide personal attention
o Migrant children are never assimilated into the system
Goals
o Prepare grade 1-5 students for the formal
education system
o Provide personalized and disciplined learning
environment for students to adapt
o Remove common barriers
o Provide support to students in formal schools
o Focus on education for girls
Strategy
o Encourage local parents to send children to
Sakshar
o Regular interaction between parents and
teachers/founder
o Recruit local teachers who have completed
high school education
o Split children into two groups – NFE 1 and NFE
2 based on age and skill level
Strategy
o NFE 1 focuses on grade levels 1-3 including
basic reading, writing and math
o NFE 2 focuses on grade levels 4-5 including
literature and more advanced math
o Detailed record is kept of student progress
o Regular evaluation to see if student is
mentally prepared to join formal school
Strategy
o Target children under 10 years who have never been
to school, drop outs and recent migrants
o Attempt to place students in formal school at grade
level appropriate for their age within 6 months
o Provide crèche for younger siblings
o Remedial evening courses for students who have
graduated
o Nutritious mid day meals
o Health check ups, de-worming, vaccination
2009 (Sakshar-1)
o Total students = 82
o NFE 2 = 30
o NFE 1 = 27
o Creche = 25
o Admitted to government school = 29
o (approx. 180 since 2002)
o Remedial Class = 27-30
o Drop out rate (since 2005) = 10%
o Girl/Boy ratio range = 45-60%
2009 (Sakshar-1)
o Letter of commendation from principal of
local school on performance of Sakshar
students
o Hired a coordinator for 3 Sakshar Schools
o BCG, Hepatitis-B vaccination
o Moved to a different location further away
from the slum – caused a drop in students
Organization
o Asha Rani – founder
o Shalini Sharma – coordinator
o 2 teachers
o 1 cook, crèche manager
o VVF board of directors
o Kanchan – administrator
Budget
2009 2008
Project Coordinator 120000 120000
Rent 60000 60000
Teacher Salary 132000 120000
Stationary and
supplies 12000 12000
Acitivities, excursions 12000 0
Mid-day meals 66000 60000
Total 402000 ($8120) 372000 ($9731)
Site Visit o Shivam - Oct 15, 2009
o Children participate actively in the learning
o Skill level of many students at par for their age
o School hours are 9a-1p including lunch. Remedial from 2p-5p
o Founder and teachers are involved and well known in the area. Regular interaction with Parents
o Good tracking of students by teachers
o Students happy with the healthy meals
o Many parents are construction workers or unskilled labor – would not be able to send older siblings to Sakshar without the crèche.
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