Transcript ASHA – SVYM Update June 1, 2008 Issue #1: VTCL school • Have been funding the education of 30 tribal students for several.

ASHA – SVYM Update
June 1, 2008
Issue #1: VTCL school
• Have been funding the education of 30 tribal
students for several years now.
• (show update for the past year)
• Approve funding for the ‘08-’09 school year:
– In past, $3000/year, in two installments of $1500.
– Last year, due to weak dollar, last installment was
changed to $1875
– For the coming year, we have been asked to give
$3750 (or twice $1875) for the year.
Issue #2: SVYM/WAH projects
• Project #1: VTTRC
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two-year teacher training program
Currently, they want to support 20
total students (10 per year)
The average student’s age is 1720 years. Many have graduated
from VTCL/SVYM program.
They assess through State Board
exams, internal assessments,
employment statistics, practice
teaching internships.
Currently the program has 5
students funded. ASHA-SD has
approved funding for 7 students.
This leaves 8 more students to be
funded..
Sl.No
1
Particulars
Per Student
Uniform Charges
Educational Materials, including textbooks, work
books, stationery etc
1250
800
400
1200
6
7
8
Laboratory Expenses(Sciences & Psychology Lab)
Library Expenses
Exposure Trip Expenses
Special Sessions (using resource persons for English
language, Computers and IT; Creative Teaching, Soft
skills and Personality Development);
Cultural Programs
Sports Materials
9
Miscellaneous
2
3
4
5
10
11
12
13
Operational and Admin expenses
Food and accommodation Expenses
Personnel Cost
Capital expense
TOTAL
1750
2600
300
150
500
550
12000
9500
12000
43000
Government sponsors 18,000, student
spends 5,000.
NEEDED: Rs. 20,000 per student, or Rs.
160000 total.
Issue #2: SVYM/WAH projects
• Project #2: Mobile
Science Vans
Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM) is a registered voluntary social service
organization working amongst the rural and tribal masses in the southern state of Karnataka in
India for the last two decades and more. The organization mainly works in the areas of health,
education and community development and has projects across the state of Karnataka. More
information can be had from the website at www.svym.net
The organization has been working in the field of education for the last 18 years amidst the
marginalized rural and tribal communities and amongst the urban poor for the last year. The
experience gained by the organization shows that the rural children are generally unable to cope
in maths, English and science education. The organization today works amongst nearly 500,000
school going children spread across 6 districts of Karnataka. These children mainly attend
Government schools wherein the infrastructure and quality of teaching facilities is lacking.
Moreover the teachers are not adequately trained in teaching science. One of the reasons for the
children underperforming in science has been the lack of proper laboratory facilities and
knowledge of easy-to-do and local science experiments amongst the teachers.
SVYM would like to handle this problem by setting up a mobile science lab. This lab will be set up
on a vehicle which will travel to the schools on fixed days of the month. A trained science
teacher/Demonstrator will accompany this lab and experiments will be performed in the
Government schools. These experiments will be low cost and locally contextualized for the
easier understanding of the students.
SVYM will help mobilize support to procure the vehicle from local sources. This is expected to
cost around Rs. 1 million. (US $ 23000)
Support is now sought to modify and equip the vehicle and furnish the same with different science
experiments. The vehicle will have solar panels on top and generate the electricity required for
the experiments. Support is sought for setting up the mobile science lab and running the same for
at least 6 months. Further support to sustain the program will be generated locally and from other
sources.
The budget requirements for the project are: Total project period of 9 months
Conducting of the Workshop (5 days for 12 persons)
Modifications and equipping the bus (incl. solar power)
Operational/Admin expenses
Costs for experiments
Travel expenses @ average of 1000kms /month @
Rs. 15 per km
Per diem expenses for 3 persons @ Rs. 100 per day
per person for 24 days a month for 6 months
Awareness generation/Publicity
Personnel costs
Science teacher/Demonstrator (Rs.5000 X 7 mths)
Driver (Rs.3000 X 7 mths)
Helper (Rs.2000 X 7 mths)
Contingency/miscellaneous
TOTAL
Approx. 9823 US $ @ Rs. 44 per US $
Rs. 45,000
Rs. 100,000
Rs.
6,000
Rs. 60,000
Rs.
90,000
Rs.
Rs.
43,200
9,000
Rs. 35,000
Rs. 21,000
Rs. 14,000
Rs.
9,000
Rs. 432,200
Note: This budget
should be increased
20% for increasing
costs AND adjusted
for weaker dollar.
Also, this money
might be used to
procure the van
instead, because the
van is not being
made available to
them anymore.
Breakdown for the 5-day workshop:
Food for 12 persons for 5 days @ Rs 100 per day
Rs. 6000.00
Accomodation at Mysore for 5 days @ Rs. 200 per day
Rs. 12000.00
TRavel expenses @ Rs. 500 per person
Rs. 6000.00
Resource person fees @ Rs. 250 per day for 12 persons
Rs. 15000.00
Other training materials and misc expenses
TOTAL
Rs. 6000.00
Rs. 45000.00
How will they sustain
this? At this point,
project is too
undefined to say.
Melli’s call last night with Dr. Balu
• ASHA Boston should raise money for the
van (Rs. 10lakhs – will have a more
detailed breakdown later
• Focus on only 18 schools in HD Kote taluk
initially
• We will be a “real” partner in this
• They have already piloted the program for
a couple of months using a temporary van,
with success.