Asha for Education New York City/New Jersey

Asha for Education­NYC/NJ • P.O.Box 153 • New York • NY ­ 10040

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Project Name: ALOKE KENDRA Date: 27. 12.

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Project Contact Asha Contact

Name S. N. Singha Roy

Address Mandra Lions Club,Saradapalli, Baghmundi,Purulia. (WB)

Phone(s) 03252 250381.

Fax 03252 250381.

E­mail mandralionsclub@sancharnet.inroysomnath23@rediffmail.com

Part I: Information about your group/organization

Please feel free to attach any additional sheets and/or information such as brochures, press reports etc.

1. Name of the group/organization requesting funds.

Mandra Lions Club, Saradapally, Vill. & P.O.Bagmundi, Dist.Purulia, 723152

2. When was the group established?

In the year 1975 on 12th January on Swami Vivekananda Birth Day & registered itself in the year 1985

3. Briefly describe the motivation for starting this group.

In the year 1975 Mr. Somnath Singha Roy (Present Hony. General Secretary) united a group of educated

youth for forming and thinking for the basic education of deprived children at Hooghly district of West

Bengal. In the year 1992­93 he shifted to his maternal Uncle’s home at Baghmundi and started working

with the deprived tribal children in a right­based mode through local fund collection and gradually with the

support from CRY. Afterwards other like­minded organization has extended their support for fulfilling the

minimum requirement of the children and their family. Gradually the organization has diversified its

activities to different sectors including education.

4. Briefly describe the aims of your group.

"A Society without poverty and injustice in which every person enjoys their right to live with dignity."

The Organization believes that rural development can be possible through concentrating on people andplace   where   the   development   activities   will   be   done.   MLC   also   believes   and   intends   to   promotedevelopment through a collective effort and sustainable process and which can be achieved from man tomankind. And this development is possible if it started from grass root (children of the society).

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5. Does your group have any religious or political affiliation? If yes, please describe the type

of affiliation and the reason for it.

No

6. What non education-related community development activities is your group involved in?

Health (Supported by CRY & CARE)(Since 1992­93 at Bagmundi block and since 2000 and onwards at Balarampur block & Barabazar block)

• Community Health Interventions and community based strategic planning.• Mother and Child Health (MCH).• Reproductive Child Health (RCH).• Integrated Nutrition & Health Program for the mothers and 0­2 year’s children with ICDS, Health,

and Panchayat.

Women   Empowerment   through   self   help   group  (Supported   by   CRY   &   NABARD   through   UBI,Baghmundi Branch)

• (at Bagmundi since 1992­93 and Balarampur block since  2000)• Self Help Group promotion and Savings & Credit Linkage.• Micro­Credit and Income generation Program

Sponsor a Grand Parent (Supported by HELPAGE, UK through Help Age India for Baghmundi Block)• Basic Need Support Service in kind. • To mobilize his/her family as well as community people about the rights of the older followed by

sustainable resource generation initiatives. 

Malaria detection & control (At Ajodhaya Hill of Baghmundi Block)

Technical Advisor Dr. Amitava Nandi, Professor & Head, Department of Paracitology & Protozoa logy,STM, & Expert Committee Member (Health) Govt. of West Bengal, State Representative, National AntiMalaria Campaign, Govt. of India.(Technical Support by Centre for Tropical Medicine and Proctology i.e. CENTROMAP)(Initiated through a Pilot initiatives by GTZ, Germany) & Present support Agency Association for India’sDevelopment (AID), USA & District Health & Family Welfare Society, Purulia District, Government of WestBengal) 

Intervention of PULSE MALARIA PROGRAMME (PMP) • Sensitization & Training Programs for the Community volunteer, 

• GO – NGO intervention and Joint Program implementation mainly with Dist. H & FW Department,Purulia.

• Basic Primary Health Care.

Natural Resource Management. (Min.of Env, & Forest, Govt. of India)(At Baghmundi & Jhalda Block)• Environmental awareness Programs.• Training Programs.• Information,   Education   and   Communication   (IEC)   materials   development   on   Environmental

issues.  

Gramin Vikash Andolan on Water Conservation and Management (CAPART, EZ, Bhubaneswar)At Jhalda I and Jhalda II Blocks of Purulia District.

• Water conservation• Water Management• Linking existing Government Schemes with these issues

SANITARY MART Programme (At Balarampore Block)(A Joint Initiative of Zilla Parishad, Purulia & UNICEF)

• To mobilize the people about the health & Hygiene through BCC technique• To initiate the Total Sanitation coverage of the total family under BPL & APL.

Renewable Energy Promotion. (WBREDA, Govt. of West Bengal)(At Baghmundi, Jhalda­I & II, and Balarampore Block)• Installation Durable Smokeless Chullah in Purulia District.• Self Employed Worker (SEW) development program among the rural youths for  installation of

Chullah in the rural areas.• Solar energy Promotion and Awareness Generation.

Resource Mobilization & Philanthropy.Legal aid based awareness generation among the rural women and general peoples on varioussocial evils.

• Consumer Protection and awareness on consumer rights.• Block   based   Disability   Information   collection   and   Organize   Community   Based   Awareness

Generation Programs.• Field Exposure Support to the Professional Social Workers of Department of Social Work, Visva

Bharati University and Udaipur School of Social Work, Rajasthan Vidyapith, Rajasthan.

Part II: Details about your educational project/s

7. List the school/s run by your group, and their locations. If you are requesting funds for

only a few of several schools, please specify which one/s.

Sl.No

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School / Village Panchayat Block

1 Baghmundi Baghmundi Badhmundi2 Sindri Sindri Badhmundi3 Ghorabandha ­Do­ Badhmundi4 Rangramati ­DO­ Badhmundi5 Rerangtanr Matha Badhmundi6 Madhupur Matha Baghmundi7 Lewa Begunkudar Jhalda II8. Mamudi Begunkudar Jhalda II

8. Location of school/s Urban   Rural   Other

9. Specify the type of education provided (e.g. basic literacy, vocational training etc.).

Basic Literacy & Vocational teaching

10. Please tell us about your teaching techniques (conventional vs. alternative).

We do use innovative teaching materials. We do not use books. We use teaching learning

materials developed by the tribal group of the villages.

11. What is the literacy rate in the local community?

Baghmundi Panchayat: 48.06,Sindri Panchyat : 45.21; Matha Panchyat : 40.25: Begunkodar

Panchayat: 54.06.

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12. Describe the socio-economic background of the children and their parents (e.g. education,

occupational). If any of your students are employed, please tell us about that as well.

Demography of the block under intervention: Baghmundi block

Number ofHouseholds    

21,629 Proportion of Urban population (%)   

0.0 

Household size     5.0  Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)     952  P M F Sex Ratio (0­6 Years)     980

Population ­ Total112,44

857,599 54,849 Sex Ratio (SC)

   973

Population ­ Rural112,44

857,599 54,849 Sex Ratio (ST)

   969

Population ­ Urban 0 0 0   P M FPopulation (0­6) 19,341 9,770 9,571 Proportion of SC population (%)  9.9  9.8  10.1 

SC Population 11,181 5,666 5,515 Proportion of ST population (%) 24.

2 24.0  24.4 

ST Population 27,200 13,817 13,383 Literacy Rate (%)46.

9 67.6  25.1 

Number of literates 43,711 32,338 11,373 Illiteracy Rate (%)73.

8 52.8  96.0 

Number of illiterates 68,737 25,261 43,476 Work Participation Rate (%) 52.

1 56.6  47.3 

Total workers 58,548 32,577 25,971 Proportion of Main Workers (%) 30.

0 44.0  15.4 

Main workers 33,781 25,329 8,452 Proportion of Marginal Workers (%) 22.

0 12.6  31.9 

Marginal workers 24,767 7,248 17,519 Proportion of Non Workers (%) 47.

9 43.4  52.7 

Non workers 53,900 25,022 28,878Proportion of cultivators to totalworkers (%) 

43.4 

49.8  35.4 

Cultivators 25,402 16,220 9,182Proportion of agricultural labourersto total workers (%)

36.6 

25.7  50.3 

Agriculturallabourers

21,456 8,387 13,069Proportion of workers in householdindustries to total workers (%) 

2.5  2.6  2.4 

Workers inhouseholdindustries

1,455 835 620Percentage of Other workers to totalworkers (%)  

17.5 

21.9  11.9 

Other workers 10,235 7,135 3,100Source : www.censusindia.net     E­mail : rgoffice@censusindia.net

Food Security Status as reflected in Rural Household Survey by Government:

Block Gram Panchayat No. of BPL Families with 1 timefood a day

Families with 2 times food aday

Baghmundi

Ajoyadha 1171 115 955Baghmundi 618 103 450Beergram 449 33 86Burda ­ Kalimati 666 33 322Matha 620 31 210Serengdih 591 11 98Sindri 695 83 390Tunturi ­ Suisa 427 95 130

Total in Bagmundi 5237 504 2641

(Source – Rural Household Survey, www.wbprd.gov.in)

13. In addition to education, does your group provide any other services to the children in

your schools (e.g. food, health care, clothing, etc.)?

School Tiffin by project, Health Care through linkage with Govt. health services.

14. Does your school have:

Its own building(s):   Yes   No           Number

Number and type of classrooms (e.g. Pukka): We have no class rooms. In Rainy season we use

places provided by community and in other seasons we teach under tree.

Yes No Yes No Yes No

Toilets                     Playground    Toys             

Chairs & Tables      Blackboard    Library         

Drinking water        Electricity      Computers    

Laboratory               Teaching aids (e.g. books/slates)      

15. How many children are currently enrolled in your school(s)?

Male: 114, Female:106   Age Range: 2.5 yrs. to 5+ yrs.

16. How many staff are employed at your schools?

Teachers: 8              Minimum Qualifications: Class 10 Pass.

Other staff: Field Organizer: 2, Coordinator: 1

17. Average distance the children travel to attend your school.

School running in same village.

18. How many children have gone through your program in the past five years and what are

they doing currently? Please tell us about their future education and employment possibilities.

The Project is running for last 5 years. During last 2 years 217 nos. students are linked to

mainstream of education. We are doing a regular follow up and found except a few

migrations all of them are continuing their education.

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19. Do you help your students with their future education efforts after they have passed out of

your school?

We do make a linkage with formal educational institutions. We do visit their families for

follow up and link their families with government schemes. During our follow up visit we

found that the parents of the children facing problems on Tuition fees, Dress and learning

materials for which some children showing irregularities in attending classes.

20. Are there any other schools (Kindergarten/Balwadi, Elementary school, High school) in

the area? If so, please list the schools and the range of classes each of them offers.

Baghmudi G.P. 19 Primary, Matha G.P. – 17 Primary ; Sindri G.P. – 14 nos.Primary

21. Is your program different from that provided at these schools? Please explain.

Yes it is different. Teaching is done through local language in 1st & 2nd year and gradually in

the 3rd year link with Regional (Bengali) language, the state language of formal schools. We

do not use books. We start education with locally prepared materials from their nature and

traditional use.

22. Why are the children in your school/s not attending government/other schools in the local

area?

• Language problem,

• Distance,

• School Timing due to late attendance of teachers.

• Teachers from outside the ajodhaya hill.

• OVERALL THE SCHOOL IS NOT CHILD FRIENDLY.

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23. Do you try to involve the parents of the children in the running of the school (e.g. in

setting the syllabus etc.)? Please specify.

We do conduct guardians' meeting on school timing, students' regularity, health and hygiene,

school place during rainy season etc. we have a school committee at every hamlet to look after

and monitor the education related issues.

24. What are your expansion plans for the future (e.g. adding more classes or schools)?

Increasing Nos. of schools, build rooms for schools partly with support from community,

setting a static library with in communities reach.

25. Do you have any suggestions on how Asha can be a positive influence in changing the

education scenario in India?

By supporting the common school system as suggested by Kothari Commission in the year

1966

26. If possible, please provide us with the contact information of two individuals from your

community who can describe the impact of your program.

1. Name Upendra Nath Mahato 2. Name Mrs. Malati Singbabu

Address Vill: Baghmundi Address Vill. : Matha

PO: Baghmundi P.O.Matha ForestDt: Purulia, Dt. Purulia, WB, India WB, India.

Phone 09732210972 Phone 09932677238

27. Asha for Education requires reports from its projects every six months to continue

funding. Please provide the contact information for the person from your group who will be

responsible for these reports.

Name S. N. Singha Roy

Address Mandra Lions Club, Saradapalli, PO: Baghmundi­723 152,

Dist: Purulia. WB, India.

Phone +91 9434033145

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Part III: Financial Details

Please feel free to attach any information such as annual reports, budgets etc.

28. What sources fund your group’s activities at present? List the sources and the current and

future funding from each of them. If these funds are meant for a specific part of your group’s

activities, please describe those restrictions.

Sl. NO Name of the agencies Amount (In Rs.)1. Helpage International (Sponsor a grant parent) 3,13,194.002. CARE, INDIA (INHP­II) 1,59,648.003. AID, USA (Malaria Control) 1,09,035.004. CRY (Peoples initiatives for child survival) 7,80,000.005. ASHA Stanford & silicon Valley, USA (School in Bag) 4,55,890.006. UNICEF (SLIP +) 11,83,203.00

29. Please provide us with details of your projected budget for the next 3 years:( Requested to

ASHA)

Year(s) Recurring costs Fixed costs

2008­09 4,73,000 420002009­10                             5,20,300

2010­11                             5,72,330

30. Salary expenditure details:

Number Salary Range

Teachers 8 Rs. 1500.00

Paid Staff 03 Rs. 1250.00 to 4000.00

Volunteer Staff 0 0

31. Please provide details of the fixed costs of your school/s for the next three years.

Rs. 42000.00

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32. How many of your students pay school fees? Please provide details.

NIL

33. What amount are you requesting from Asha, and for what specific purpose?

Sl. NO. ITEM No/Unit

Cost (per No /Per unit /Per

day / Permonth)

Amount (Rs.) Annual (Rs.)

A FOR HUMAN RESOURCEA1  Home Educator cum Mobilizer 07 Nos 1500.00 1,26,000.00 1,26,000.00A2 Field Organizer 02 Nos           2500.00 60,000.00 60,000.00A3 Co­ordinator 01 4000.00 48,000.00 48,000.00B BOOKS AND LEARNING

MATERIALSB1 Purchase and repairing of

educational materials14 Unit (7 old

&7 New)700.00 9,800.00 9,800.00

C STUDENT MEAL (400CHILDREN)

C1 Tiffin cost @ Rs.2/­Per day, for200 days in a year

400 Nos 1,60,000.00 1,60,000.00

D CHILDREN PARTICIPATIONRIGHT INITIATIVES

D1 Annual sports & CulturalProgram 400 Nos, of centers &other non school children of thevillages

600 Nos. 21.00 12,600.00 12,600.00

D2 Children day observation 600 5.00 3,000.00 3,000.00E MOBILITY SUPPORT FOR

SUPER VISION ANDMONITORING

E1 1(One) Motor cycle fortravelling of supervision andmonitoring

1 No 42,000.00 42,000.00

E2 Fuel cost for movement ofsupervision team @ 18 days ina monthX 12 Month for 3 supervisor= 648 days

2 Nos. 50.00 32,400.00 32,400.00

F CAPACITY BUILDINGF1 Staff Meeting Round the year

(Monthly)12 Nos 500.00 6,000.00 6,000.00

F2 Parent including Communitymeeting for continuation ofbasic education of otherchildren in the each village (Bymonthly)

7 centres X 6Nos = 42 NOs

100.00 4,200.00 4,200.00

G ANNUAL REVIEW ANDPLANNING 

G1 By involving the 10 Nosprogram staff and 2 from eachsupported villages

1 No 5,000.00 5,000.00

H CHILDREN LIBRARYH1 Cost of children books,

periodicals and playingmaterials for the library

L.S 10,000.00 10,000.00

I ADMINISTRATIVESEXPENSES

1 Salary of Office Assistant 1 No 1250.00 15,000.00 15,000.00

2 Postage, Telephone, stationeryetc.

L.S 5,000.00 5,000.00

GRAND TOTAL 5,39,000.00        5,39,000.00