Download - Can you read this ? By India Sudar
Can You Read This?
Well. But 60,000,000
Indian kids can’t.
Do you Know this?• Only 65.4% of Indian population knows how to read and write.
• 350 millions (35%) of people can’t read and write.
• In 1000 children 82 of them are sent to hazardous labor jobs due to
poverty.
• 5 Lakh formal schools for population of 2390 Lakh.
• 14% of schools don’t have proper building.
• 38% of schools don’t have black board.
• 30% of schools have only one teacher.
• 58% of schools don’t have drinking water.
• 70% of children drop out before class four(4th).
Education Level (as per census 2001)
2% 8%
20%
70%
High Professional Studies
3 or 5 yrs of Higher education
after 10+2
Attended 10th or +2
Dropouts after 5th or just
completed 8th std
Why an alarming number of children cannot
reach primary school, or drop out before high
school?
While asking WHY?
Let us think How Can We Help Too?
Let us see !
IT Youth can do this TOO !Yes. There are plenty of NGOs and e-groups formed by
IT youth to address this issues.
Indiasudar (www.indiasudar.org)Dream IndiaHelping Minds Young Helping Minds Build Future India Ignited Minds TCE-CRESCENDO eGroup RECT_BATCH_OF_98 eGroup
Who does this and How? Employees working in IT companies,colleges,schools and
students join as members. They contribute their leisure time, experience,ideas,money etc..
• Members and Volunteers visit Schools, Villages and Homes in weekends to identify the requirement with appropriate background verification.
• Decisions are made through e-mail discussions. • Every project is carefully executed & monitored with no
administrative overheads.• They are more transparent. Details such as beneficiary,
purpose, donations, expenses etc along with photos are available in their websites.
(http://indiasudar.org/account.html)
Teachers deployment in Homes, government schools & Village Learning Centres wherever required.
Establishment of Computer training centres in Villages & Homes.
Providing Education stationeries to poor students to meet their basic educational need
Conducting seminars, camp, self-development and career guidance programs for Govt school students and homes
Library provision in Govt schools & homes
Providing financial aid to poor students to meet their educational expenses
• 0 Administrative Overhead • 1 Educational and Charitable Trust • 5 States/Union Territories in Scope • 11 India Sudar Teams • 17 Partner Organizations • 80 Benefited Institutions • 239 Projects Executed • 736 Registered Members • 14,872 Benefited Students • 22,01,492 INR Utilised
Following are the summary obtained ONLY from Indiasudar Educational & Charitable Trust
Conclusion
Is this only for Information ? No.
It is our Duty to direct our students (of course we too) to take part in these activities.
Yes.Be part of this initiative and put the smile back on
their faces !!
THANK YOU