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Sshrishti Learning Center

Site Visit Report

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Project Description Location: Kishangarh/Qutab

Institutional Area Area (urban/rural):

Urban/Urban village Primary Focus: Primary

education Aim: The aim of the

organisation is to provide good, quality education to children from slums who would otherwise not be able to get access to such education.

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Project contact: Sanghamitra Bose

Surprise site visit conducted by: Puneet (Asha Berkeley) and Kala (Asha Delhi)

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Background

Parents daily wage/contract laborers, house maids etc

Parent-teacher meeting once a month Charge nominal fees (not so much for sustenance as

to make parents feel their children are getting good education)

Government schools no good: children would rather spend their time loitering

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Infrastructure 5 rooms at Shaheed Bhawan ~5 rooms at Kishangarh Small “Library” + Computer

room: 5 really old computers at Shaheed Bhawan, 4 at Kishangarh. Could really use some more.

One meal is provided to the students, small kitchen with fridge, stove.

Toilets

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Infrastructure (2)

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Infrastructure (3)

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Students

Formal education upto class 3, students transfer to govt schools after that

~70 students spread over 4 classes at Shaheed Bhawan

~80 (regular strength 120) over 5 classes at Kishangarh

Children very happy to be attending school Given books\uniforms etc at school Sports day, zoo visits etc Remedial classes for students in evening

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Students (2)

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Students (3)

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Teachers

2 teachers (usually 4, 2 had gone for training) + 1 staff at Shaheed Bhawan

~3-4 teachers + 1 staff at Kishangarh Teachers paid regularly, seemed to enjoy teaching

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Teachers (2)

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Issues

Space is a bit tight. All students live in Kishangarh, however due to lack

of space another center opened at Shaheed Bhawan (provided for free by the war widows association)

Bus to ferry the children (expensive!) Fundraising concert to raise money for new premises

(Euphoria, spending ~Rs 1M ) Could use some better computers (donate old

computers?) Some books shared across students, could use some

more

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