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Make an IIMPACT! Empower the Girl Child through Education Women hold up half the sky – Chinese Saying • “Investment in girls’ education may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world” • Larry Summers, when Chief Economist at the World Bank • “Gender inequality hurts economic growth,” • Goldman Sachs, 2008 research report showing how much developing countries could improve their economic performance by educating girls • “When women command greater power, child health and nutrition improves” • Esther Duflo, Economist, MIT IIMPACT’s focus is on educating the Girl Child • • • • Primary education Girls 6-14 years Poor and disadvantaged communities Remote and rural India [Established 2003 by alumni of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad for all thoughtful professionals] IIMPACT Methodology is inclusive and empowers the community • • • • Offers good quality primary education Develops each girl to be an independent thinker and self learner Employs creative learning materials that stimulate and enhance awareness, comprehension, self esteem and confidence Provides friendly, open communication and develop happy students • • • • Bestows ownership and responsibility to the students, parents and village groups Involves community members in improving the situation in their village Girls learn to shed their inhibitions, hesitation and shyness and perform well at every stage The empowered girl, aware parents and community ensure non-interrupted education of the girls IIMPACT’s Operating Model builds an ecosystem for sustainable outcomes • • • • • • • Identification of areas and beneficiaries Mobilization of volunteers and civil society organizations Training of teachers Developing teaching and learning materials Establishing Learning Centers Innovative education techniques Special focus on pedagogy • • • • • • Impart good knowledge in key subjects Art, craft, culture and sports involvement Life skills training for girls Involvement of parents, panchayat, community and schools Mainstreaming and follow-up Advocacy, awareness generation and networking IIMPACT Monitors Success Indicators Report Card : Participation Report Card : Academic Student attendance : 75% Maximum marks obtained in Class V : 92% Attendance of parents in monthly PTA meetings: 72% Student enrolment per Centre : 32 Annual drop out rate : less than 5% • • • • • Girls getting first division in Class V exam: 97% Girls passing Class V : 100% of those who took the exams Strong systems for review and reporting Monthly reports on key indicators of performance Regular field visits by Coordinator & Board members Awards for good performance for Teachers & Students Management Audit of projects IIMPACT Governance protects all key stakeholders President Anil Tandon – Managing Director, Tex Corp Treasurer Amal Jajodia - Chief of International Operations, Pidilite Inds. Secretary Rahul Tandon – Sr. Consultant, Eureka Forbes Board Members Satish Kumar - Managing Director, Henkel India Arvind Mahajan - Executive Director, KPMG Advisory Services Devraj Singh - Managing Director (India Opns), TBM Consultants Ramasastry Ambarish - Managing Partner, SRB2 Group LLC Advisors Krishan Dhawan – Managing Director, Oracle India Biswajit Sen – Rural Development Specialist, World Bank, Delhi Vision Implementor: Nirmala Tandon Revered Teacher, ex-Delhi Public School Help replicate a proven model nationwide 2008: 8,600 girls in 290 LCs • Learning Centres 350 328 300 263 250 200 2009: 10,000 girls in 350 LCs 173 • 150 100 50 200 villages in Rajasthan, Haryana, UP, Karnataka & Jharkhand 77 12 17 21 2003 2004 2005 Expansion in Karnataka, Jharkhand, Haryana, Bihar, MP and TN 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2013: 60,000 girls in 2,000 LCs • 41 districts in 9 States IIMPACT Learning Centres are the building blocks One Learning Centre • Costs INR 80,000 per year = USD 2,500 • Educates 30 girls per year • Ideal commitment is for 5 years A $2,500 donation equates to: • $85 per girl per year • $7 per girl per month! IIMPACT has NO admin/cost recovery from donations • So every dollar donated goes straight through to the children! Next Actions: Make an IIMPACT! Donate now • Online at http://preview.tinyurl.com/IIMPACT • Wire/Telegraphic Transfer • For more information, visit our website: www.iimpact.net http://www.iimpact.net/donations.h tml Email a friendly IIMPACT rep: • India: [email protected] • USA: [email protected] • Australia: [email protected] IIMPACT Model is proven and scalable Learning Centres 350 328 300 263 250 200 173 150 100 50 77 12 17 21 2003 2004 2005 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 Expected Outcomes Tomorrow Higher Schooling Better skills Better health Social improvement [Marriage at appropriate age] Improved livelihoods Large scale literacy Progress Girl Child Community Out of school Work pressure Social problems (e.g. early marriage) Poor health Sustained poverty Generational illiteracy Backwardness Today