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Want to help a slum school succeed?
Contact: Vijayraj Kamat, vijayraj.kamat@gmail.com
What does this presentation cover?
Know the school
Know their challenges
Will my money be in good hands?
Success stories
How much money is needed?
How much contribution is enough?
The Vision
How to Donate?
Know the school
Established in 1985. Striving since 30 years!
Currently has 251 students from Grade 1 to 10
Student backgrounds:
 Parents are usually daily wage workers, rag pickers, domestic helps.
 Instances of alcoholic fathers, parent desertions, food scarcity are
common
Students in Indian Army, work as teachers, police
officials, government officials and stable jobs in private
companies
Were it not for this school, these kids would have
never got an opportunity to an education!
Bhartiya Vidhya Prabhodini School,
Siddharthnagar, KALYAN(W)  421 301
Dist: Thane State: Maharashtra
Their challenges
Poverty
Many students cannot afford the
textbook, stationery and school uniform
costs
Basic infrastructure
issues
Create security and disturbance
problems like lack of blackboards,
broken benches, water seepage, broken
window grills
No computers
The school does not have any computer.
A little computerization can go a long
way to help the administration and the
students. The kids are eager to learn!!
Lack of Support &
Mentoring
Students lack educated mentors who
can assist them with their studies,
choices and problems
Challenges
The people behind the school
 Affectionately called, Sant sir, the man poured
in his pension funds to establish this school.
 Worked as the Head Master for 22 years in
Abhinav Vidya Mandir  one of the famous
schools in Kalyan city
 Established the Chhatrapati Shikshan
Mandal(educational trust) in 1960. Started 7
town schools and 7 shcools in Adivasi areas
 Trained more than 1200 people to pursue their
BEd degree and then absorbed them in the
education sector
Founder: Shri Prabhakar Anant Sant, B.A, M.Ed Age: 86
The people behind the school
 Sulbha Madam comes from a rural background herself.
Her father was a Gram Sevak in the Jalgaon district in
Maharashtra
 Joined this school in 1991 as a teacher. Became the
Principal in 1996
 She worked for more than 15 years on paltry salaries of
Rs. 500  1000 per month($2 - $4) The pay commission
revisions has made things easier on the teachers salaries
front, but the infrastructure challenges still continue
 The lady has been striving for more than 20 years to help
provide educational opportunities to these slum kids
 She conducts extra classes herself in the mathematics and
science subjects for the 10th standard students, as it is a
crucial year for them
Principal: Smt Sulbha Sonavane, MSc, B.Ed. Age: 52
The people behind the school
Some of the school teachers and officials
Some Success stories
 Maruti Thite  Used to distribute newspapers as a kid.
Completed his BCA(Bachelors in Computer Application)
 Dilip Pokhankar - Indian Army. Fought in the Kargil war
 Dhananjay Bhansode  Secondary school teacher
 Sarika Sonar  Thane Police
 Dwarkanath Mhatre  BMC official
 Pradeep Bhalerao  Manager in a private company
We need to create more such success stories
consistently!
How much money is needed currently?
Item Details
Approx Cost
in INR
Approx Cost
in USD
Student expenses
To buy books, stationery, uniform. About 71 children
need help at about Rs. 1000 for a year
INR 71,000 $ 1,291
Blackboards Need 2 blackboards(green slate) urgently INR 5,000 $ 91
Repairing Benches
Repairing about 35 benches + installing plywood on 6
benches
INR 11,000 $ 200
Window meshes Cats, animals enter classrooms. For 13 windows INR 9,000 $ 164
Door Thresholds
Water flows into classrooms during monsoons. 5
Concrete thresholds @Rs 500 each
INR 2,500 $ 46
Door for office The main office door is broken posing a security issue.
Needs fixing and a new frame
INR 5,000 $ 91
Main gate
School has no main gate. People, dogs enter premises
causing disturbance
INR 10,000 $ 182
Computer
The school has no computer, even for administration.
Makes tracking very difficult
INR 35,000 $ 637
Netbooks
For children to learn computer skills. This can be
leveraged for E-Learning too
INR 100,000 $ 1,819
Roof gutters
To route rainwater away from the roofs. Approx 65
feet INR 12,000
$ 219
TOTAL : INR 260,500 $ 4,737
How much contribution is good enough?
 Do not worry about the total funding needed.
Give whatever you can happily afford  big/small.
 No amount is too small. Something is always
better than nothing.
 Donate an amount that will make you happy, not
an amount that will pinch. You are sharing the
underlying feeling  not just the money.
 Tip: Imagine an amount that you can donate
every month without feeling any pinch. Multiply
that by 12 and donate
The vision
SURVIVE
Fulfill financial needs to get basic
infrastructure and expenses in place
SUCCEED
Focus on process improvements to increase
academic performance
SUSTAIN
Systemize the processes to repeat successes and
replicate it in other schools
Current focus
The idea is to adopt a phased approach to the schools growth
How to Donate
 Please visit the blog below and click DONATE
NOW on the navigation bar.
http://buildschool.blogspot.in/
 Please make sure to provide requested
information about yourself so that you can be
kept posted, with how the money is being spent
 Please SUBSCRIBE receive updates on you Email!!
THANK YOU!
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Do you want to help a slum school succeed?

  • 1. Want to help a slum school succeed? Contact: Vijayraj Kamat, vijayraj.kamat@gmail.com
  • 2. What does this presentation cover? Know the school Know their challenges Will my money be in good hands? Success stories How much money is needed? How much contribution is enough? The Vision How to Donate?
  • 3. Know the school Established in 1985. Striving since 30 years! Currently has 251 students from Grade 1 to 10 Student backgrounds: Parents are usually daily wage workers, rag pickers, domestic helps. Instances of alcoholic fathers, parent desertions, food scarcity are common Students in Indian Army, work as teachers, police officials, government officials and stable jobs in private companies Were it not for this school, these kids would have never got an opportunity to an education! Bhartiya Vidhya Prabhodini School, Siddharthnagar, KALYAN(W) 421 301 Dist: Thane State: Maharashtra
  • 4. Their challenges Poverty Many students cannot afford the textbook, stationery and school uniform costs Basic infrastructure issues Create security and disturbance problems like lack of blackboards, broken benches, water seepage, broken window grills No computers The school does not have any computer. A little computerization can go a long way to help the administration and the students. The kids are eager to learn!! Lack of Support & Mentoring Students lack educated mentors who can assist them with their studies, choices and problems Challenges
  • 5. The people behind the school Affectionately called, Sant sir, the man poured in his pension funds to establish this school. Worked as the Head Master for 22 years in Abhinav Vidya Mandir one of the famous schools in Kalyan city Established the Chhatrapati Shikshan Mandal(educational trust) in 1960. Started 7 town schools and 7 shcools in Adivasi areas Trained more than 1200 people to pursue their BEd degree and then absorbed them in the education sector Founder: Shri Prabhakar Anant Sant, B.A, M.Ed Age: 86
  • 6. The people behind the school Sulbha Madam comes from a rural background herself. Her father was a Gram Sevak in the Jalgaon district in Maharashtra Joined this school in 1991 as a teacher. Became the Principal in 1996 She worked for more than 15 years on paltry salaries of Rs. 500 1000 per month($2 - $4) The pay commission revisions has made things easier on the teachers salaries front, but the infrastructure challenges still continue The lady has been striving for more than 20 years to help provide educational opportunities to these slum kids She conducts extra classes herself in the mathematics and science subjects for the 10th standard students, as it is a crucial year for them Principal: Smt Sulbha Sonavane, MSc, B.Ed. Age: 52
  • 7. The people behind the school Some of the school teachers and officials
  • 8. Some Success stories Maruti Thite Used to distribute newspapers as a kid. Completed his BCA(Bachelors in Computer Application) Dilip Pokhankar - Indian Army. Fought in the Kargil war Dhananjay Bhansode Secondary school teacher Sarika Sonar Thane Police Dwarkanath Mhatre BMC official Pradeep Bhalerao Manager in a private company We need to create more such success stories consistently!
  • 9. How much money is needed currently? Item Details Approx Cost in INR Approx Cost in USD Student expenses To buy books, stationery, uniform. About 71 children need help at about Rs. 1000 for a year INR 71,000 $ 1,291 Blackboards Need 2 blackboards(green slate) urgently INR 5,000 $ 91 Repairing Benches Repairing about 35 benches + installing plywood on 6 benches INR 11,000 $ 200 Window meshes Cats, animals enter classrooms. For 13 windows INR 9,000 $ 164 Door Thresholds Water flows into classrooms during monsoons. 5 Concrete thresholds @Rs 500 each INR 2,500 $ 46 Door for office The main office door is broken posing a security issue. Needs fixing and a new frame INR 5,000 $ 91 Main gate School has no main gate. People, dogs enter premises causing disturbance INR 10,000 $ 182 Computer The school has no computer, even for administration. Makes tracking very difficult INR 35,000 $ 637 Netbooks For children to learn computer skills. This can be leveraged for E-Learning too INR 100,000 $ 1,819 Roof gutters To route rainwater away from the roofs. Approx 65 feet INR 12,000 $ 219 TOTAL : INR 260,500 $ 4,737
  • 10. How much contribution is good enough? Do not worry about the total funding needed. Give whatever you can happily afford big/small. No amount is too small. Something is always better than nothing. Donate an amount that will make you happy, not an amount that will pinch. You are sharing the underlying feeling not just the money. Tip: Imagine an amount that you can donate every month without feeling any pinch. Multiply that by 12 and donate
  • 11. The vision SURVIVE Fulfill financial needs to get basic infrastructure and expenses in place SUCCEED Focus on process improvements to increase academic performance SUSTAIN Systemize the processes to repeat successes and replicate it in other schools Current focus The idea is to adopt a phased approach to the schools growth
  • 12. How to Donate Please visit the blog below and click DONATE NOW on the navigation bar. http://buildschool.blogspot.in/ Please make sure to provide requested information about yourself so that you can be kept posted, with how the money is being spent Please SUBSCRIBE receive updates on you Email!!