sampoorna

manthanAnnual Report 2015-16

vikas

kendra

‘Sakshar Bharat Sashakt Bharat’ ‘Literate India Empowered India’

MissionTo provide quality education to the under-privileged

and underperforming children of rural belts and urban slums

through powerful tools of moral wisdom & ethical values.

Education nourished with values will nurture awakened

individuals who will invigorate the sentiments of peace, harmony, integrity and positive growth in the society.

Vision

Approach

This unique educational initiative

manifests the fusion of academic enhancement

through enrichment classes and ingrained value system to

strengthen the core educational foundation of those who have never been to school or are first generation learners and the ones who stand

vulnerable to drop-out scenarios

Transition from Underprivileged to THE MOST PRIVILEGEDManthan SVK is targeting the vulnerable urban slums of Delhi-NCR & Punjab and the flood affected rural belts of

Bihar through its 18 state -of- art learning centers.

Supplementary Education Centres in the name of

‘Sampoorna Vikas Kendras’ SVKs are carving out the best of students’ potential through Holistic Education & Development.

Manthan SVK Centres Locations No. of Children No. of girls No. of Boys

New Delhi

Shakurpur 79 46 33

Mangolpuri 48 34 14

Badli 44 20 24

Vikaspuri 26 18 8

Dwarka 77 48 29

Paschim Vihar 20 11 9

Patel Nagar 105 63 42

Rithala 35 19 16

HaryanaFaridabad 39 18 21

Gurgaon 68 29 39

Punjab Ludhiana

Ashok Nagar 76 31 45

Gopal Nagar 108 61 47

Kitchlu Nagar 78 42 36

Sekhewal 66 33 33

Bihar

Padampur 167 91 76

Dhanauja 96 25 71

Gaya 53 28 25

Parasauni 129 76 53

Total 18 1314 693 621

No. of Children

Total Students

Girls

Boys

2015-16

2014-1518

17

16

15

Manthan SVK Centres

Academic sessions through enrichment and supplementary classes strengthen the core educational foundation of students who lack elementary

understanding of subjects (Language, Mathematics and Science). The program specially focuses on school drop-outs and non-school goers to build their

knowledge base and elevate their academic level to help them join formal schooling. Innovative teaching-learning methodologies help to enhance critical

thinking abilities in the children.

Press releases3819 enrichment classes through focussed learning approach

41 Value Education Sessions through moral learning

Education blended with values and morals channelizes the thought pattern of children towards righteous thinking that rests on the pillars of harmony,

unity, integrity, brotherhood, sympathy, and compassion. The value-based education strives to develop the moral, aesthetic, and spiritual aspects of

children’s personality. Attention-grabbing movie sessions, exciting storytelling sessions, and informative motivational orations are planned to sow the

seeds of morality.

Press releases

16 Cultural Enhancement Sessions through Performing Arts

Art gives expressions to our feelings. Art can transform lives as it gives us the power to question, to confront, to explore and to challenge how we think

about the world. Hence, children are groomed with co-curricular activities like dance, music and dramatics so as to offer them big platforms to showcase

their artistic expressions and develop self-confidence.

Press releases

23 Spiritual Enhancement sessions through Yoga, Meditation and Vedic chanting

Yoga, Meditation and Vedic chanting sessions are undertaken to take care of mental health as well as cognitive intelligences and to improve

concentration and grasping power. Prayer recitations and Vedic mantra chanting sessions are conducted to infuse the students’ demeanour with

positive energy, soul nourishment and optimistic attitude towards life.

32 Physical enhancement sessions through outdoor games and excursions

Since recreation is important and impacts on studies, regular dose of exciting outdoor activities is necessary. With these, students are instinctively

inclined to study and perform to the best of their ability. They are encouraged to prove their worth in outdoor games like cricket, football, rugby, athletics

etc., and sharpen their competence. Excursions are also organized to visit educational and leisure spots to learn, groom and rejuvenate sufficiently.

16 Intuitive enhancement sessions through indoor games

To maintain the cheerfulness and exuberance of the ambience, indoor games are conducted. The games and activities are designed to enrich the

academic strengths such as magic square, carom, chess, surprise bag etc.

19 Mental enhancement sessions through life skills

Life Skills manifest the psycho-social skills that instil positivity and valued behaviour, including reflective skills that are problem solving and critical

thinking as well as personal skills such as self-awareness and interpersonal skills. Impactful sessions on time management, good study habits, memory

improvement skills, coping with emotions, good communication skills, reducing communication gap between parents and children etc. are imparted to

groom the students with high valued life skills essential for overall growth.

Press releases

76 Skill enhancement sessions through Art & craft

Skill Enhancement Sessions at Manthan-SVKs are based on Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) that includes Home Science and Art & Craft.

Keeping in mind the hobbies and interests of students, such sessions will be customized and organized to help them nurture their skills. The promotion

of Visual Arts like drawing, painting, craft products etc., is equally important for the students to transform their emotions, imaginations and realizations

into their masterpieces.

Art & Crafts made by children

90 Events celebrations through cultural activities

All festivals and international days are celebrated to promote the healthy spirit among students. The students are apprised of the social, spiritual,

scientific, environmental and historical significance, as related to a festival or the day celebrated. Cultural activities include dance, music, theatre, mime,

mimicry etc. National and International days relevant to the children are also celebrated at Manthan SVK’s.

Press releases

15 Pics helath camps

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15 Health check-up camps

Lack of education and awareness among people living in slums and remote rural takes a toll on the health of children. In addition, the fear of losing a

day’s wage emerges as their reluctance to approach a physician or reach the nearby medical facility. On that account, regular health check-up camps

are planned for general medical examination and eye testing of students as well as their families. Such community initiatives proved to be extremely

influential in raising awareness among students, their parents, and community on health and hygiene. Besides, providing needful medication, daily

nutritive supplements are also provided to the students.

Press releases

22 Parent-teacher meetings

Regular parent-teacher meetings are organized to inculcate the sense of responsibility towards their wards education and development. Also to give

feedback to the parents about their ward’s progress and discuss suggestions and areas of improvements.

Awareness on various government social development schemes and facilities are imparted to the parents in the community so that they have informed

choices to avail benefit of Government’s schemes in the areas of health, education, skill development, water, sanitation etc.

Distribution of material and supplementary diet Support material like stationery items and text books are provided to the students by generous sponsors. Children are also provided with supplementary

diet in the form of seasonal fruits, cow milk and iron/ fibre rich food etc.

Teacher’s Training & Skill Enhancement workshops Teachers’ skill enhancement workshops and trainings are arranged to learn and new skills, technology, activities and techniques that are useful for

upgrading the education standards of students.

Teacher’s & Volunteer’s Training at Jagannath Institute of Management Studies (JIMS) and at Ludhiana centers were organised by professional trainers

and counsellors. LeapForWard- English Literacy Program Training for enhancing the English Language skills of children in under-served communities

of India was also organised for Manthan SVK Centers in Bihar.

Press releases

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Teacher’s Day Celebration: Motivating and encouraging teachers for their services

Sponsor’s visiting the centres; encouraging children and supporting the cause

Summer camps organised to enthuse creative skills and learning, logical thinking process and hobby patterns in children

Specialized Counselling sessions to combat proliferating issues prevalent in children

New Projects, Initiatives and Achievements in 2015-16

Financial Support in higher education with support of Women Empowerment International Foundation (WEIF)

8 needy students from Bihar state and 3 deprived children from Gujrat state have been

provided financial assistance for their school education.

5 teachers from Bihar state were sent for one year Aarogya Gram Sewak Training

(Midwifery) in Somaya Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra

4 Manthan teachers of Bihar centres were enrolled for B.Ed. course

Scholarship provided to 15 Manthan SVK students from Rajasthan Ratnakar Society

Participation in “Speaker of the year” – an event organised by Maverick ventures wherein our student Bunty made us proud by bagging 2nd runner up prize.

Rugby sport for Manthanites in association with Delhi lions rugby club Digital Literacy classes organised for 30 students of Manthan – Sampoorna Vikas Kendra

Adult Literacy center (ALC) project initiated under Manthan SVK program of DJJS. An ALC Center An ALC Center inaugurated at Shakurpur Basti, Delhi, with support of Rotaract Club of Sri Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi University.

Two new Manthan SVK centres unwrapped in urban slums of Ludhiana, Punjab - Kitchlu Nagar and Sekhewal wherein hundreds of underprivileged children are receiving quality education.

Sponsor’s Meet – an event organised to showcase gratitude towards our generous sponsors – displaying annual result, cultural activities and achievements to the parent-sponsors

Smart Classes setup for Manthan SVK students. The smart classes software is provided by smart solutions online Pvt. Ltd.

Capacity Building workshops were organised for the volunteers on varied topics like self-grooming, personality development, NGO management, financial management etc. Volunteers also participation in UNESCO MGEIP TAG 2016 event (Violent Extremism and Education)

International Yoga Day Celebrated at Divya Dham Ashram, Delhi. 200 children from Delhi-NCR centers participated in the event.

Providing varied platforms to Manthanites for Holistic growth- participation of Manthanites in Kids carnival, Punjab

Exclusive 10 days Sanskrit workshops held at Manthan centers– “Back to roots”

Manthanites Participated in Internaional Book fair, 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

Project “Harit Prakalp” initiated – a step toward making children sensitive and responsible towards environment protection

Students of renowned Delhi Public School(DPS) volunteered their day with Manthan students of Ludhiana, Punjab centers.

Manthanites generating awareness in RAHGIRI street events in Gurgaon, Haryana.

Manthantes participated in Origamy workshop at Pearl’ s Academy Institute, New Delhi

Employee Engagement- Employees from reputed corportaes like Tata Consultancy Services and Sapient India Pvt. Ltd. volunteer and support the cause by sharing their experiences , helping teachers in making teaching-learning material and spending quality time with the children.

Manthan kids were invited in “CONSORTIUM” event of the Rotaract Club of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi University.

Manthan SVK program of Divya Jyoti Jagarati Sansthan was invited to participate and celebrate the Birth Anniversary of Bharat Ratn- Dr. A.P.J Abdul kalam on the eve of STUDENTS DAY at Constitutional Club of India, New Delhi. Honourable Shri Indresh Kumar ji applauded and praised the students for their enthralling performances.

Manthanites generating awareness and learning on important National-International Days

Accomplishments 2015-16 S.no Activities Outcomes

1 Upgrading Support plan for

slow learners

80% of the children have been

upgraded to their respective level and

standards.

3 Health checkups for children Approximately 2000 children have

been examined by qualified doctors

twice a year. Health awareness

for practicing preventive and care

measures have been adopted by

children.

4 Creating global awareness

and enhance confidence

& overcome disinclination

through organizing national

& international days

providing big platforms

Mass awareness rallies on sensitive

issues like child labour; environment

etc. generated consciousness and

helps them develop as socially

responsible citizens. Stage fear

overcomes & public speaking skill

enrich in children by participating in the

events organized. Big platform given

to children make them feel inclusive,

proud and confident compared to the

students of privileged backgrounds.

Even I can do it feel comes in children

and their parents feel proud to see the

children on stage who otherwise never

gets such opportunities.

5 Early childhood Education

(ECE)

A transition in the learning levels has

been observed in children as they pass

out ECE classes and core education

foundation of children becomes strong.

6 Life skill education Certain improved behavioral changes

are observed in children besides

improved hygiene, adapting good

habits and living practices.

7 Parents teacher meeting Parents have started taking interest

in their wards education, understand

importance of education, and have

become more cooperative and sensitive

towards the improvement desired in

children. Through parents counseling

and support children have been

transitioned to mainstream education

as child labor has been reduced.

8 Organizing Summer camps Exclusive and focused learning classes

in Sanskrit, Arts, Dramatics, Music,

Dance, science experiments, audio-

visuals etc. have enthused liveliness,

interest and commitment towards

improving their education levels.

9 Providing regular Nutrition to

combat undernourishment

An improvement in immunity has been

observed after meeting their regular

nutritional demand, mental health is

improved and 85% of the children have

reduced taking junk food and have

adopted healthy food habits

10 Sports and Yoga for physical

enhancement

Regular sports activities were

conducted alongwith yoga practice.

14 Teacher’s training Teachers training provided at Rishi

Valley, Madanpalli, Andhra Pradesh

have met significant improvement in

teaching skills and helped the teachers

to develop their own USP and ECE

syllabus to meet the demands of slow

learners and combat the major issue of

bridging the existing education gaps

otherwise prevalent.

15 Encouraging students to

give Medhavi scholarship

tests and Pratibha vikas

vidyalaya merit tests of

Government schemes by

providing extra focused

classes. Helping drop-out

and first generation learners

to join mainstream education

15 students have gained Medhavi

scholarships

Community Initiative Program in association with Women Empowerment International foundation (WEIF) – consequently for 2 years (2014-2016)- Operational funds provided for 4 Manthan SVK centers of Bihar, Teachers training at Rishi valley Institute of Educational resources and 26 Manthan Teachers of Bihar were provided financial assistance in Higher education under the project.

Village Improvement Program in association with Women Empowerment International foundation (WEIF) for 2 years (2014-2016)– Adopted 6 villages (Lokahi, Parsauni, Dhanauja, Dharmapur, Pachgachiya, Lakshminia) of Bihar state wherein 1000 landless women were provided with good quality vegetable seeds and fruit saplings for kitchen garden, training on good agricultural practices with support of Krishi vigyan Kendra, Saharsa, training on mushroom cultivation, organising health camps etc.

• Women’s Empowerment International Foundation (WEIF): for providing

operational funds for all 4 centers of Bihar to upgrade the level of

education standards, construction proposed for schools at Village

Gaya, Bihar & Village Parsauni, Bihar and Village Improvement program

to empower approx. 1000 landless women of Bihar till year 2015-16.

• Academy for Skill Development: for providing life skills training and

counselling.

• Machis Events Private Limited: for organization of events in a

professional way.

• Rugby [Delhi Lions Club]: for voluntary support in sports

• Rotaract Club of Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi

University: for Voluntary support in upgrading centers

Partnerships and Collaborations

• Maverick Ventures: for improving communication skills in children

through youth forum Speaker of the Year

• Smart School Online Private Limited: for providing free software for smart

classes

• Sanskrit Bharti: for imparting Sanskrit language learning classes

• Singer India Private Limited and Rotary International, New Delhi: for

imparting stitching and sewing skill to girls of poor families residing in

the vicinity of Manthan-SVK Centers

• Tata Consultancy Services: for providing free software for Adult Literacy

Classes(ALC)

• National Literacy Mission: for getting certifications of ALC students

• National Digital Literacy Mission: for imparting digital literacy to students

Manthan SVK Promotional Stalls & Dignitaries’ visits

Thankyou cards for Sponsors made by students

OUR INSPIRATION

Manthan SVK Promotional Stalls & Dignitaries’ visits

“SOLE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE DIVINE SAGA OF TRANSFORMATION AND PEACE”His indomitable spirit and exceptional zeal to transform the torn

and tormented human society into a peaceful “Global Village” on

the sole strength of eternal science of self –realization, Brahm

Gyan in its quintessential aspect is His divine forte.

To re-infuse life into the dying humanity; awaken yourself and

play the symphonies of Peace, Love and Harmony .

– His Holiness Ashutosh Maharaj ji

Manthan – Sampoorna Vikas Kendra (SVK)The Holistic Education Program of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan

H.O – Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan, Pocket O.C.F, Parwana Road, New Delhi-110034

For sponsorships & details contact: + 91 8826214468, +91 9810904888 email:

manthan@djjs.org, web: www.djjs.org/manthan