the new liberation education economic development trust

The New Liberation Education Economic Development Trust Regd. No: 934/2000

TNLT/AR/2009/page 1 - 22

No. ‘D’ Alsa Sheridan, 186/187 Ammai Ammal Street, Ayavoo Naidu Colony, Aminjikarai P. O, Chennai – 600 029, www.leed.in Chennai – 600 029, ph. +91 44 42082850, Mob. +91 9840029773

Annual Report – 2009 I. INTRODUCTION

a. The mission and Objectives b. Trustees c. Organizational structure

II. CENTRES

CHOOLAIMEDU – CHENNAI

a. Area description b. Benefited areas c. The New LEED Staffs d. Students’ details e. Activity Based Supplementary Education Programme

1. Cultural programme 2. Students meeting 3. Parents Teachers Association meeting 4. Annual Programme 5. Summer Camp 6. Children’s Picnic 7. Community Radio Programme 8. Sports Activities 9. Student’s and staff’s Birthday Celebration 10. Sponsorships and Scholarships 11. Indo Swiss Cultural Extension Programme 12. children’s Day 13. Teacher’s Day

f. Youth Group Meeting g. Awareness program through Networking h. Women’s program i. Skill development j. Staff meeting k. LEED Pro l. Medical Aid m. Tailoring Unit n. Self Help Group o. Family Development Program p. Core group q. Centre Working Hours

III. FUTURE PLAN

IV. DONATION

V. CONCLUSION




I. INTRODUCTION The New LEED Trust is an NGO working in the field of education for underprivileged and economically backward people in India. The meaning of LEED is: Liberation, Education and Economic Development started in the year 1991, registered as a charitable trust (Regd. No. 934/2000, 12AA Income Tax act1961). The administrative office of The New LEED Trust is at Ayavoo Naidu colony, Ammai Ammal Street, Aminjikarai P.O. Choolaimedu in Chennai.

a. The mission

• The aim of LEED is to help the underprivileged and economically backward people in and around the areas of East Namashivayapuram (Choolaimedu) of Chennai.

• LEED will help through educating the people to be self sustainable and economically and socially independent. Special concern for children and women.

• Through the help of LEED the people should learn to overcome social evils like child marriages, dowry, neglecting of women, corruption, diseases.

• The goal is that everyone in the areas should be able to live a peaceful life with less worry and become a model for the change of the whole of the Indian society.

Object and purpose of the trust as per the Trust Deed

• To undertake to impart, promote and spread education and entrepreneurial and professional skills for the benefit of depressed and weaker section of the society to the subjects to the Union of India and for the said purpose to found, maintain, set up, organize, run, manage, institutes, supervise, superintend, co-ordinate, affiliate, control, guide school, college, universities, hostels, boarding houses, museums, laboratories, exhibitions, libraries, lecture halls, practical classes and other Educational and Technical Institutions.

• To grant stipend, scholarships, studentships and other allowance, concessions or gratuities to deserving students and candidates.

• To hold examinations and to grant certificates of proficiency or other academic distinctions or title to person who have complied with the conditions laid down in the regulations or bye-laws of the Trust and/or the State Government or any other statutory body set up by such Governments.

• To provide facilities for giving residential accommodation and boarding-house for teacher, staff and other persons engaged in carrying out any of the objects of Trust.

• To provide libraries, reading rooms for the benefits of students and general public for the promoting education.




b. Trustees The New LEED Trust functions well with the support of our honourable trustees.

Mr. Elijah John Mathew (Managing Trustee) Mr. George Abraham Mr. Udhay Chandran Nayar Mr. Nazar Mr. Korula Mani Jacob Mrs. Elizabeth Shiney Abraham

c. Organizational structure

LEED Society

Switzerland

LEED Advisory

Board

LEED Board of Trustees (Managing

)

Chairman

Program Coordinator

Administrative Coordinator




Admn

Coordinator

Accounts

Documentation and Reporting

Marketing

HQ Admin

HQ

Choolaimedu

Monthly Incomes

and Expenses

Petty Cash

Final, Division and Split Accounts

ABSEP Incomes

and Expenses

Staff Salaries

Small Savings

Program and

Workshop Expenses

HQ

Choolaimedu

Monthly Account

Statements

General Staff

Meeting Reports

General Workshop

Reports

Community Radio

Reports

Monthly Reports

Networking with NGO’s

SHG Accounts

Networking with

Corporate

Stalls and Exhibition

Stalls and Exhibition

Networking

Networking with

NGO’s

Networking with

Colleges

Internship and Block placements

Staff Managemen

t

Allocation of Roles & Responsibi

lities

Staff Attendanc

e

Staff Evaluation

LEED Pro




Program

Coordinator

ABSEP

Youth

Association

Self Help

Group

Tailoring

Unit

Paper Unit

Tailoring

Tutor

Marketing Executive

Marketing assistant

ABSEP Head

ABSEP Asst

ABSEP

Volunteers

Supplementary

Education

Sports

Activities

Art and

Craft

Cultural Program

Community

Radio

Summer

Camp

Awareness Program

Youth

Committee

Association Members

Career

Development Workshops

Skill

Building Program

Job

Opportunities

Craft Work

Head

Craft

Worker I

Craft

Worker II

SHG

Committee

SHG

Members

Small

Savings

Tiffin

Centre

Savings and

Interest




II. CENTRE The New LEED Trust is conducting many programs in Choolaimedu Slum areas in Chennai for the development children, women and youths. LEED takes care of the community by providing quality Activity Based Supplementary Education Program which helps to develop their skills in various aspects. CHOOLAIMEDU – CHENNAI a. Area description: The New LEED Centre is located in the slum area on its North it has Coovam River, Nelson Manickam road in south, west Namashivayapuram in west and railway track in east. The centre is functioning in No.114, East Namashivayapuram, Choolaimedu, Chennai 600094. The area has 9 streets with 700 families, 90% of men are daily wages, 8% of men are private employees and 2% of men are government employees. Majority of women are servant maids, some women are employed in export companies, Shopping Malls, Flower sellers, snacks sellers and very few are house wives. The Most of the men do small work like painting, Auto rickshaw drivers, Head load workers. The area has only three grocery shops, number of petty shops and quite handsome number of pawnbroker shops. In most of the houses in the area instead of cooking people prefer to buy readymade food from the unhygienic shops. Consumption of alcohol is regularly is one of the very common habits among the me living in this area; people feels that most of them take alcohol to forget their stress but when it creates financial problem to the family it is considered as a big problem. Tobacco chewing and addiction to drugs are also seen among the men and youth in the area. LEED is conducting awareness programmes like cancer awareness, ill effects of alcohol, tobacco etc but still it is happening there. With Family Development Program (FDP), Self Help Group (SHG) programs most of the financial and family problem are been addressed. The people have to work daily forgetting their sickness or other health problems to fill their stomach but the flow of money is irregular due to various reasons which indirectly increase the number of pawnbroker (money lenders) shops in the area. People know the importance of savings but they lack proper planning and budgeting and could not do savings. Recently government and local NGOs organize Self Help Group (SHG) which makes the women to save and get loan for less interest. The concept of self help, working rights, living conditions are lacking among the people due to lack of awareness in them.

Choolaimedu during November floods Choolaimedu houses effected during November rain and floods b. Benefited areas: East Namashivayapuram, West Namashivayapuram, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, and M.K Stalin Nagar




c. The New LEED Staffs: The success of The New LEED Trust is its staffs and volunteers, because of their involvement and

dedication, without that LEED could not achieve its success. The following are The New LEED Trust staffs and volunteers.

SL. No Name of the Staff Education Designation Date of

Joining 01 Mr. Basil BA, MSW Coordinator – Programs (Trainee) 01.03.2009 02. Ms. Jesper Daisy J.D. BA, MSW Coordinator – administration (Trainee) 27.07.2009 03. Ms. Uma Devi. R BA, MSW Coordinator – Programs (Trainee) 27.07.2009

04. Ms. Nancy Erica .J BCom , MSW, MPhil Senior Field Worker (FDP) 14.10.2009

05. Mrinal Shankar BHM Assistant Development Worker 01.02.2008

05. Miss. Anandhi 12th ABEP Head Assistant /Marketing Executive 13.07.2007

06. Miss. Nirmala 12th , (BSc.) ABEP Assistant / In charge Small Saving 19.07.2007 08 Ms. Ramana Devi. R ( 12th) Volunteer 01.03.2009 09 Mr. Chandrasekhar .A 12th (BSc.) Volunteer 05.03.2009 10 Mr. Raj Balaji. N 12th (BSc.) Volunteer 14.07.2009 11 Ms. Muthamizh Selvi 12th Craft Worker 21.07.2009 12 Ms. Nirosha .K 12th Craft Worker 21.07.2009

The fulltime staffs are Ms. Jesper Daisy J. D Coordinator Administration (Trainee), Ms. Uma Devi R Coordinator Programs (Trainee), Ms. Nancy Erica J. FDP and Ms. Anandhi B. is in charge of Handicraft division - ‘LEED Pro’ and rests of the staffs are part time workers in The New LEED Trust. d. Students details: In the academic year 2009-10 totally 47 students were admitted in the tuition centre for the classes from 6th to 10th standard.

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6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

No of

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No.of students

Boys

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Out of 47 students, 44 of them are regular to the class with age group from 9 years to 15 years.




e. Activity Based Education Program: The main activity of LEED is to provide a space for all the underprivileged students from 6th to 10th standard in the area, to have a peaceful place to study, clear their doubts in subjects and educate them in various subjects which they don’t get in their regular schools. The Main aim is to help in overall development of the children by providing Activity Based Supplementary Education along with school subjects, cultural, skill development, Computer Classes, sports and games activity to all underprivileged students from 6th to 10th standard studying in government schools with age group from 9 years to 15 years after usual school hours from 05.00 pm to 09.00 pm and to prevent dropouts in the educations activity. The class starts with silent prayer. After that, students would read headlines from newspaper and others listen to it and take notes. Students are given education aids like notebooks, pens, pencils, Geometry instruments, creativity activity like wax, colours pencils, etc and cleared their doubts in various subjects through the supportive education. Teaching assistants conduct weekly and monthly tests for enabling them to good marks in Governments Exams. LEED had introduced more number of low cost notice boards to put news updates, students drawing, paintings, poems etc on it to makes the students more exposed to the various events and talents.

Activity Based Supplementary Education Program (ABSEP) Assistant and Volunteer interacting with students

1. Cultural programme: As a part of Activity Based Supplementary Education Program; every Saturday cultural programme is organized to develop student’s extra curricular activities which they lack in regular schools with guidance of staffs and volunteers to help the students improve their skills in various cultural programs like dance, songs, drama, poetry, drawing, recitation of poems, jokes, mimicry, narrating dance, drama, fancy dress, oratory, mimicry, quiz programmes and mono acting to motivated them to participate in the programmes happening in different inter school competitions and Network NGO programs. Competitions are also conducted and prizes are given during the annual day program. The goal of the cultural programmes is to provide opportunity for all the children to put forth their skills and develop it further. In almost all cultural programmes various people from different profession have been chief guest, this is done to encourage the students and for make them aware of different fields of services.




2. Students meeting: Once in a month students meeting was organized by the Students President. In the beginning of the academic year students select their President and Vice President. He/She presided the meeting and encourage the students to share their ideas, suggestions, problems and expectation to our Chairman, Coordinator and Teachers; follow up continues. Teachers share their views to the students and the programme maintains good student teachers relationship.

Students in student meeting where their concerns are been addressed

3. Parents Teachers’ Association meeting: Parents Teachers meeting are conducted once in three months in LEED centre. Every year parents select their committee members including President, Vice President, Secretary and 2 committee members. Parents discuss with teachers about their child’s education and behaviours. The discussion also leads to the programmes and activities done by LEED and planning the future programmes LEED could do. Coordinators and staff seek full support from the parents committee. PTA meeting is conducted to give clear picture about Leeds development, current status and future plan 4. Annual programme: The annual programme is conducted once in a year on 12th December, The New LEED Foundation Day. Students presented their talents and short Documentary movie of LEED, slideshows of photographs of LEED Students, before the chief guests and other audience. On that programme the best students, winners of cultural programmes receives prizes; apart from that students. This year Mr. Andrews, General Secretary (Forum for Social Workers) was the resource person for the Annual Programme who gave multimedia presentation on children parliament. Other dignitaries were Prof. Francis (Dept of Social Work, Loyola College), Mr. Merlin Sathyaraj, (Lecture, MGR Deemed University), Mr. Aaron and Mr. Jeku (Managers, World Leisure Tours), Dr. A Raja, ( guest artist All India Radio, writer, freelance social worker), Mr. Vasudevan (secretary Ambedkar Mandram), Mr. Elijah John Mathew (Chairman – The New LEED Trust) and Mr. Jerome (Project Manager – FDP, InterAide ) , The Masters of ceremony for the Day were Ms. Uma Devi (Programme Coordinator) and Ms. Nirmala (ABEP Asst) and all staffs, students and parents were present for the programme




Students preforming dance and play during annual day

Barathantyam Dance by students and chief guests Prof. Francis, Mr. Jerome, Mr. Vasudevan, Mr. Andrew, and chairman Elijah

Dance by students and guests Mr. Aaron, Mr. Jeku and Mr. Merlin Sathyaraj




5. Summer Camp: LEED has conducted summer camp for the students in the month of May 2009 where 35 people participated. Mr. Santhosh George was the resource person who introduced the concept of Community Radio, technical aspect of Community radio, production technics, script writing, etc to the children, which initiated the community radio programme among the students on the various topics for the Community radio project 6. Children picnic: This year the children picnic was to Kishkinta Amusement Park along with board member Marianne Stuber and President Peter Dietz. It was a great experience with water sports and music, for many it’s was a joyful freedom to play in clean water which was very much enjoyed by students and staffs during the peak summer. 7. Community Radio Programme: With the introduction of the concept of Community Radio Programme during the summer camp through Mr. Santhosh George, LEED has started conducting Community Radio Programme once in a month. So far two Community Radio Programmes have been conducted during the month of November 2009 and December 2009. The first programme was on “Health and Hygiene, Mrs. Eva Roslyn was the resource person for the day; who explained in the workshop about the importance and impacts of Health and Hygiene, environment cleanliness, health facilities available. The Second Programme was on “Alcoholism and its impacts”; Mrs. Sheeba was the resource person for the workshop. She had done a Power Point Presentation on the causes and effects of alcoholism. Through these workshops, the children were able to gain knowledge and the concepts. They had prepared questions based on the inputs and raised questions to the community people asking their opinion, they had also prepared a skit based on the inputs of the workshop. All these preparations were recorded as a radio feature and broadcasted to the community people. The Coordinator for the Community Radio Programme was Mr. Santhosh George.

Recording and editing by students based on script prepared by students for Community radio facilitated by Mr. Santhosh George




‘The Hindu’ leading newspaper covered news on 4th June 2009 about Community radio program

8. Sports Activities: With sponsorship for sports equipments like table tennis kit from various well wishers LEED could conduct coaching for Table tennis. In LEED centre the students are given opportunities to learn and play chess, carom, table tennis etc. The last two hours of every Saturday is been utilised for teaching new games and conducting games competition for the children.




Table Tennis been played by students Students and staff playing carom

Students participating in indoor games during students meeting and cultural programs

9. Student’s and staff’s Birthday Celebration: The last Saturday of every month is been allotted for the celebration of the birthdays of children who study

in LEED and staff Birthday is celebrated on their birthdays by giving birthday gifts and special cakes are cut during the celebration by the students and staffs along with various cultural programs. ‘Breadway’ bakery does provide us with discounted prices cakes.




Staffs and students celebrate the birthday in choolaimedu 10. Sponsorships and Scholarships: Eight students got scholarship from DISHA scholarship exams. LEED has also introduced staff contribution scholarship for the students. In this scheme the staffs contribute a share from their salary which is being utilised as a scholarship for the students. Two students Miss. Nithya and Master Manikandan of 7th standard are being benefited in this staff scholarship scheme. This will enable the students to prevent dropout due to economical reasons. ‘Parfait3’ bakery had sponsored refreshments for the children during Children’s Day and Teacher’s Day. 11. Indo Swiss Cultural Extension Programme: ISCEP is a platform for the LEED students in Switzerland and the students in India to communicate each other. The communication may be through exchanging drawings, paintings, poems, songs, photos etc. For the programme, 15 students were selected in both countries through conducting drawing competitions. They have exchanged their creativities through painting, drawings and friendship bands. 12. Children’s day: Children day was celebrated on November 14th with many cultural programs in which social worker Mr. Mathew was the chief guest. Students were given snacks sponsored by Mr. Udhay Chandran Nayar and Mr. Rajesh of ‘Parfait3’. The program was inspiring for many students and guest.




13. Teacher’s day: On 5th September Teacher’s day was celebrated in the Tiru Vi Ka Park in Aminjikarai where teachers and students participated with fun and games. Teachers and students participated in various games and activities and were given snacks and energetic refreshments during the event, snacks sponsored by Mr. Udhay Chandran Nayar and Mr. Rajesh of ‘Parfait3’.

Students having great time during Teachers day program in park and ABSEP assistants and volunteers with coordinator f. Youth group meeting: LEED youth group are doing well with 30 youths are registered. The main inspiration behind the youth group is to strengthen the LEED local support and to have a steady and sustainable development to that area. LEED conduct skill development trainings, awareness programmes like importance of health and hygiene, guidance for education, career counselling etc. Mrs. Eva Roslyn had taken a session on Education and Youth.

Mrs. Eva Roslyn had taken a session on Education and Youth. Dr. A raja motivating youths on career based education.




Youth games and sponsored food been given to youths and children during youth meeting.

g. Awareness program through Networking: LEED have network with various NGOs like TAP, CIOSA, SPEED Trust, and various institutions like LOYOLA, MSSW etc. Through networking many programs could be conducted like awareness programs, exhibitions in various corporate and institutions. Children were helped to understand the issues like health and hygiene, global warming, waste disposal etc. h. Women’s program As a part of the program, Women’s Day competition was conducted on 8th of March. Kolam competition for women was conducted and grand prizes were given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd winners and apart from this every participant were provided with a consolation prize. The judge were Mrs. Elizabeth Shiney Abraham and Mr. Elijah John Mathew

Judges reviewing the women’s day Kolam competition




Prizes been distributed to the women’s day Kolam competition participants and participants preparing the Kolam in street.

i. Skill development LEED gives skill training for youths and children in various aspects like terracotta jewellery making, paper based products development etc. Craft development training programs are benefited LEED Pro and people to earn an alternative way to income generation. j. Staff meeting: Once in a month staff meeting is conducted in LEED Headquarters, all the Choolaimedu staffs attended the meeting and shared their achievements, problems, future plan and suggestions for the project improvement. At the end of meeting staffs submit their bills and receive their salary. k. LEED Pro:

Aim of the ‘LEED Pro Project’ is to start handicraft production unit as a major income generation programme for the uneducated and under privileged women in slums. Which will help Alternative income generation for the slum women through a cooperative society structure, To bring confidence in them to face life, Raising the standard of living of the local population through vocational training and self-employment, Involving the community members in a cooperative effort of waste paper reusing and waste paper management, To make poor women aware of saving and create a saving habit among them.




Alternate Approach in view of present living situation in urban areas, every one prefers and suggests eco friendly products. By analysing the situation, LEED starts making such products in order to replace the non eco friendly products. These products are eco-friendly and materials are easily available. The uneducated and poor women realized the fact that to have a steady economic income they

should engage in some income generation activities that should be new to the public and should be easily marketable. So they are showing an enthusiastic approach to this project. The depressed and poor women get priority for this programme and there is no age limit for the enrolment.




At present there are 3 women working in LEED Pro and many of the handicrafts are been sold through exhibitions in various institutes and corporate sectors, handicrafts shops which have enabled to encourage the works of these women. LEED Pro could make various products like table coasters, lamp shade, baskets etc. through old newspapers which are donated by many well wishers. Perfumed candles are also being produced by the women in the LEED Pro. The women had also got an order for 1500 bags which were exported to Australia.

l. Medical aid: Students were given medical aid like medicines for students learning in LEED for frequent sickness, allergies and de-worming. First aid box and adequate stocks of medicine have helped the students to avail free medicines for sickness and precautions. m. Tailoring Unit: LEED has started a new tailoring unit for the women living in the community; around 13 women from East Namashivayapuram and M. K. Stalin Nagar are benefited through this class. Proper techniques of tailoring are been taught in this class. Ms. Uma Devi is handling the Tailoring Classes at Choolaimedu.

Tailoring classes been taken by Coordinator Uma

n. Self Help Group: A small SHG consisting of staffs and the community women have been started. At present there are 11 members in the Self Help Group. Members contribute a small amount as savings every month. A small amount as capital has been given to one of the members in the SHG to start a small petty business. The SHG has also initiated a refreshment canteen were snacks are sold for subsidised rate to the




students in LEED Centre. Mr. Elijah managing trustee and chairman was invited as chief guest and to give valedictory speech in state level workshop on Women Entrepreneurship on 6th October 2009, the program was organised by Department of commerce, Auxilium College, Vellore.

o. Family Development Project: FDP is a programme which has been started with the help of InterAide for the community of Choolaimedu , in this project, families which have a lot of problems are being identified and door to door counselling is been given by the FDP Team members. At present 20 families which are very problematic have been identified from Rajiv Gandhi Nagar and an s beginning counselling has been provided in a following procedure.




p. Core Group: Once in a month Core group meeting is held to discuss and plan the month, discussion on topic, idea on programs need to be conducted. This is evaluated on weekly base core meeting and necessary steps are been taken. The head/ in charge of different section attends the meeting. q. Centre Working hours: Number of Working days:

Sl. No Month No. Working Days 01. January 25 02. February 24 03. March 26 04. April 25 05. May 25 06. June 26 07. July 27 08. August 26 09. September 24 10. October 24 11. November 26 12. December 24

Total days 302 III. FUTURE PLAN:

• To empower women and youth in and around the slums • handicraft training centre with manufacturing unit and marketing the crafts • technical training like electrical/electronics course in Choolaimedu centre • education of children (tuitions, alternative education, activity classes) • co-operative shop • medical camps in slums • Meetings and discussion groups (women, farmers, youth, children, parents) • Library

Coordinators 10.00a.m.- 07.00 pm Teaching assistants 5.00 p.m. - 09.00 pm Students 5.30 p.m. - 08.30 pm.




IV Donations: LEED always thank our donors for their remarkable support for the poor women and children in Choolaimedu. This year donors like Mr. Sudheer, Mr. Santhosh George, Mr. Jeku and Multimedia Shopee had contributed for the organization. Parfait3 is another bakery which had sponsored refreshments for the children during Children’s Day and Teacher’s Day.

To achieve our goal we are in need of financial resources. Therefore we kindly ask you to support our work with donations.

Registered under Director of Income Tax (exemptions) 12AA Income Tax act 1961 Deduction in respect of donation to the institution is allowed under s.80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. No: DIT (E) No.2 (187) 01-02 PAN No: AAATT7523M

Our bank account: The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 96, Dr. Radha Krishnan Salai, Mylapore Chennai – 600 004 Account no: 041- 451196 - 006 in the name of "The New LEED Trust"

VI CONCLUSION The New LEED Trust take this opportunity to thank all the donors, staffs, volunteers and well-wishers for all the support given to the organisation by which we could perform successfully its duties tirelessly for helping its beneficiaries for many years. This was possible only with the help of our donors, staffs, volunteers and community. However The New LEED Trust has to go long mile to reach its goal for the service to the humanity.

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