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Project WHY

Project WHY aims to enhance the performance of underprivileged children and provide them with better employment options by creating a community-driven model of quality education support. Started in 1998, it now serves over 1000 children in South Delhi through after-school support centers. The project focuses on low overheads, local employment, and community empowerment.

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Project WHY

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  1. Project WHY ANNUAL UPDATE FOR 2015-16 AmolAgarwal Kannan C. Iyer 06 April 2016

  2. Project WHY was conceived to answer a series of queries: • Why do children from underprivileged backgrounds perform poorly? • What could be done to enhance their performance? • What skills should be taught to them to better their employment options? • How could this be achieved in a replicable community driven model? • Project WHY set out to create a model whereby quality education support in underprivileged areas, could be spearheaded by parents even if they were illiterate. The idea was to empower the community to pool its resources and run a sound support programme for its children. Mission

  3. Primary function: after school support center • Est 1998, started as English speaking class in 2000 with 40 children, now serves 1000+ children • Director : AnouradhaBakshi • Attitude comes from the top and the top is service oriented • Serves South Delhi are urban and rural residents • Hires slum residents for teaching, transport, food etc. • Keeps very low overheads • Has large volunteers network • Low administration cost • Keep the employment local History

  4. Name : Sri Ram Goburdhun Charitable Trust • Primary contact : AnouradhaBakshi, Founder • Other : • Rani : Project Coordinator, in-charge for Pwhy • Dharmender : Womens Center Director • Both are Pwhy Alum • Shamika, addl Project Coordinator (Anou’s daughter) • Other teaching staff with minimal hierarchy – all from slums • Non-teaching staff and vocation teachers • Board includes 9 members other than Anou, many of them prominent Delhi citizens Organization Structure

  5. Location NEW DELHI

  6. Center Profile

  7. GIRINAGAR - GOVINDPURI - OKHLA Early Education: 1 creche at Govindpuri Primary outreach: Okhla, Govindpuri, Giri Nagr Special children: 1day care at Govindpuri Junior Secondary Okhla Classes VI to XII Senior Secondary Giri Nagar Classes IX to XII Computer centres: Giri Nagar, Okhla Other activities Cine Club and Library, Print shop Profile of community served: Migrant Labour from Bihar, UP, Nepal and other states Parents are self employed, daily wage earners, street vendors, part time employees in factories, sweepers. Average income: 3000 Rs Average family members:6 Activities Children: 1000+ Main centre: ~650 Women centre:~370 Women : 120 MADANPUR KHADER - Women centre Primary outreach Classes I to V Secondary Outreach Classes VI to XI Vocational activities Stitching and Tailoring, Beauty classes Computer Centre Staff: Main centre: 30 Women centre: 15

  8. Shows only Education budget in remaining slides • Sri Ram Goburdhun Trust also provides other services • Expenses under these heads: • Education (Project WHY) – classes, staff, computers, learning aids, transport for kids/staff • Boarding school for 8 kids – Asha Seattle supports thru SAC • Medical expenses for slum kids, adults • Nutrition programme • Clothing support (mostly from Europe, now cash sent for local purchase) • Bldg maintenance for owned buildings and other infrastructure items purchase like cooler • Other expenses • Rest of the heads expense limited to support or support raised on ad-hoc basis as needed • For ex, if someone needs heart surgery, funds raised specifically for this from network and personal pleas Finances

  9. Monthy Budget 2015-16 http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/745/MonthlyBudget2015-2016.pdf Expected montht budget 2016-17 http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/745/MonthlyBudget2016-2017.pdf Finances : 2015-16

  10. Other organizations support • EnfannesIndiennes, EUR 2500/mo • Now add EUR 500 for Utpal for boarding expense • Project WHY Germany, EUR 2100/mo down from EUR 3700/mo starting Aug’14 due to German tourism drop • EUR 700 for boarding school, EUR1400 general funds • Omprakash Foundation • Misc, random donations collected and forwarded • Used as payment option for random collections. Now charging 2% commission that has impacted donation amount • Project Why UK collecting small donations from the UK • Chopra Foundation $500 Finances

  11. Asha, Seattle Involvement

  12. Asha Seattle supports ~25% of Project WHY’s annual budget • Asha support used for educational expenses including staff salaries, educational aids, transportation, etc • % of total expenses covered by Asha has increased from 15% to 25% in last one year. • With Asha Seattle since 2006 • Dallas and Vancouver did some grants in 2005, Vancouver supported since 2007 as well • Key contacts : • AnouradhaBakshi, Founder • Rani, Project coordinator & Dharmendra, Womens Center Director send monthly reports Asha, Seattle Involvement

  13. One-time partial funding for Planet WHY (Rs 20 Lakhs) • social enterprise planning a commercial activity, motel, to support Project WHY activities; this will also house residential foster care unit. • Land appreciated from Rs. 80 lakhs purchase price to Rs 2.5 croresest value now. • Project WHY SAC for 8 children to attend residential school, in cooperation with Asha Canada. • Barely covers costs – shortfall covered by personal pleas and fundraising • Asha Seattle contribution is sporadic and sparse Asha, Seattle Involvement Contd.

  14. Asha, Seattle Budget

  15. Updates for 2015-2016

  16. English classes run by International volunteers. • Sex education workshop for adolescents in Okhla and Khade. • Damyanti Gosh from the Singapore Book Board held a workshop for teachers on improving spoken English skills and public speaking. Podcasts were made and uploaded on every teachers mobile phone • Celebrations of festivals with art competition and theme based exhibitions • Dance and singing competition in Okhla with medal distribution General Partner Updates

  17. Construction of roof in Okhla to increase space • Moving main computer centre to Okhla where no computer teaching facility exists. • Opening of Yamuna day long centre for children of agricultural labour who have never been to school. Would mainstream through Open School. General Updates - structure

  18. Project why children top their respective classes. • Some selected for the Medhavi exam that secures scholarships for secondary school. • Have 3 scholarship holders. • Boarding school kids doing good • Anita a project why student since class I passed her XII and is now teaching secondary classes at pwhy while studying for her BA • Vocational courses at Women’s centre big hit • some started their own beauty parlours, many work in parlours and some work on call; • Many of our stitching students have got jobs in boutiques, export houses, etc.; many have started their own tailoring units in their homes. General Partner Updates - Successes

  19. Girls: 130 ; Boys 146 • 47 new children admitted • 13 children mainstreamed. • Workshop on gender issues, self confidence at the end of the workshop all the children were given a certificate • 23 new admissions in computer centre from community • Appointed a new teacher Rahul, a Project Why alumni Okhla center - Successes

  20. Children: • Creche: Girls 14; boys 15 • Primary: Girls 35; Boys 30 • Junior Secondary: 10 Girls; 20 boys • 21 new admissions in primary • 10 children mainstreamed • 2 children Roshani and Prashant came back from the village after a long break. WE helped them make up and get admitted back in school in the appropriate class. Govindpuri center successes

  21. Govindpuri Achievements

  22. Extra Curricular • Tejas Class VIII B (singing) • Mansi Class IX 3rd (200M race) • Shruti Class IXB 3rd (basketball) • Sneha VII 2nd (dance) • Kiran IX 1st (role play) • Yash class X, 1st (kabbadi) and 2nd (model making) • Mayank class VIII 1st (athletics) • Jatin 3rd Tae Kwan Do • Aditya VIII 1st (swimming) • Shivani 1st (drawing) • Academics • Aditya Class VII 2nd • Mayank Class IX 1st • Vicky Class X 1st 9.8 aggregate • Afreen Class X 2nd • Akshay XI 2nd 90% • Himanshu Class XII 1st 97%’ • Sahil Singh Class XII 1st 97% Giri Nagar Achievements

  23. Weekly hand wash programme to reinforce the importance of hand washing for good health. •  Medical workshop on the abuse of antibiotics for the parents •  Viewing of Teacher day’s Speech by PM by all students •  Launching of Clean India Programme on October 2 by cleaning the school and the lane that leads to it. On going •  Workshop on the unnecessary ritualism and the need to adapt religion to modern life Madanpur-Khader Women center

  24. Madanpur-Khader Child center Achievements

  25. Low cost intervention • Low overheads, Modest infrastructure (no car used), Volunteer work • Community centred • Well rooted, Appropriate and well adapted behaviour • Low turn-over of staff: The teachers are long-term committed • Job creation that enables teachers to continue their studies and education • Changing social mind-sets among staff; breaking of social barriers • Full-heartedly committed donors • Large variety of smaller donors • Large network of volunteers • Good impact that is measurable • Constant external monitoring, through school grades of students • Organic structure – Flexible to the student’s needs – Adaptable • Year-round teaching • Pleasant family-like atmosphere • Long track-record General Partner Updates - Strengths

  26. Fragile funding model • Erratic funding cycles • Dependence on individuals • Dependence on foreign donors – No large Indian donor community • Shortage of funds prevents: • Higher teacher’s salaries • Future development of projects – Creative, Outings, More expertise • Unsustainable • Lack of further teacher’s training • Shortage of money , Shortage of time • Parent’s obstruction • Lack of exchange between centres • Personal dependence on the founder Anou • Low social media presence • No adequate administration cell The lack of institutionalisation could cause difficulties to CSR etc. General Partner Updates - Weaknesses

  27. CSR policy • Wealthy Indians, NRI • New sources of funds beyond the personal network • Social media presence that lead to crowd funding • Alumni network • Internet-based learning for both staff and students • Professional expertise from abroad General Partner Updates - Opportunities

  28. Political threats • Government policies regarding NGO’s may change • Local politicians that could target Project Why • Anou’s involuntary departure • Rumours that could lead to a loss of reputation • Extraordinary cost increase General Partner Updates - Threats

  29. Last site visit in April 2016, by M Ravi, Asha Delhi coordinator. • Monthly reports from project • Annual audited statement, annual report and annual Budget uploaded to Asha project site yearly. Site Visit Report

  30. Audited financial report for year ending Mar 2016 is expected around Jun 2016 • 2014-2015 Audit report, uploaded to project site. • 2013-2014 Audit report uploaded to project site. Audit Report

  31. Process Checks

  32. Primary Okhla, Khader and Govindpuri

  33. Secondary Khader, Okhla

  34. Computer Centres Giri Nagar, Okhla, Khader

  35. Women programmes

  36. Project Photographs Saifin, the scholarship holder Specialsection

  37. Resources/Contact • Website : http://projectwhy.org • Blog : http://projectwhy.blogspot.in • Book by Anou on Utpal : http://www.dearpopples.com • Call Anou anytime at : +91-9999079705skype: projectwhy To schedule visit to Project Why for any Asha volunteer/donor/guest.

  38. Questions?

  39. Some FAQs at Asha, Seattle meetings. • How many rs are we spending per kid per year? • Does the amount being spent on infrastructure items (building schools, repairing roofs, etc. ) look reasonable? • Where exactly is the partner located? (especially for remote projects. Be ready to locate the project area on a map) • What is the graduation rate of the school? • What is the student to teacher ratio in class rooms? • What is the girl to boy ratio in the school? • What are the line items in the budget? • Why is the partner asking for more funding for line item N? (You will be asked this if there are changes in the budget line items) • Community opinion of the project. • What went well, what didn’t go as expected, what can be done differently. FAQs

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