Welcome

1. Welcome www.ssrvm.org

2. SSRVM Agenda • Vision and Mission of SSRVM • Strategy and Achievements • Short Term Plan • Project Logistics and Monitoring • An invitation to participate • An overview of SSRVM Karkala • Project Summary www.ssrvm.org

3. SSRVM Vision Enable students worldwide to blossom to their fullest potential by providing holistic education that broadens the vision and deepens the roots www.ssrvm.org

4. SSRVM Mission • Establish holistic educational institutions which facilitate Cognitive, Physical, Emotional, Social and Spiritual growth • Encourage holistic education by organising conferences and offering teacher training programs • Promote vocational training programs to create employment • Partner with the corporate world, NGO’s and government to make holistic education relevant and ubiquitous www.ssrvm.org

5. SSRVM Strategy • Establish formal schools in 600 districts in India • Leverage learning from these schools, donations from companies and philanthropists, grants from agencies to adopt, establish schools in slums, rural and tribal areas • Establish vocational training centers to help improve employment thru entrepreneurship • Establish higher education institutions under Sri Sri University to offer professional education • Launch Corporate Partnership Programs www.ssrvm.org

7. SSRVM Achievements SCHOOLS • 60 urban schools in operation • Standard syllabus • Uniform methodology • Regular organizer and teacher training programs • Over 10000 students • 62 schools for underprivileged children benefiting 8000 students • Schools located in remote tribal areas, rural areas and slums • Focus on building self-confidence and entrepreneurship • Emphasis on retaining their innate skills (eg. Archery in tribals) www.ssrvm.org

11. SSRVM Achievements • HIGHER EDUCATION • Sri Sri Ravishankar Pre University College • Sri Sri Institute of Ayurvedic Science and Research • Sri Sri Centre for Media Studies • Sri Sri Institute of Management Studies, Goa • Sri Sri School for Performing Arts & Fine Arts • Sri Sri Academy for Teacher Training www.ssrvm.org

12. SSRVM Achievements • Government Collaboration • MHRD collaboration offering seminars on Value Education • MHRD collaboration on Educating Children in Indian Culture and Values • Agency Collaboration • Grant received from NOVIB, Netherlands to construct school in village Naubhari, Agra • Grant received from United Way to adopt slum schools www.ssrvm.org

13. SSRVM International Conference • Organized an International Conference on “Integrated Value Education” on June 26-28, 2006 in collaboration with UNESCO and MHRD, Government of India • Participation from 40 countries • 1400+ participants • 75+ speakers • 40 Vice-Chancellors • 100 other top educationists from all over the world www.ssrvm.org

14. SSRVM Short Term Plan • Establish more pre primary schools • Establish Sri Sri Ravishankar Learning Centres countrywide • Publish Primary Education Textbooks • Establish Pilot Vocational Training Centre • Establish Sri Sri Centre for Product Design • Establish Sri Sri Centre for International Languages • Establish Sri Sri University – MOU signed with Government of Orissa in Dec 2006 • Extend Teachers Training Programs to other institutions • Launch Corporate Partnership Program www.ssrvm.org

15. SSRVM Project Logistics and Monitoring • The Art of Living has a committed volunteer base who need administrative and financial support • The Art of Living has an administrative overhead of less than 5 % • Complete insight into the project – A project ID is given and regular reports and updates given • Photographs, Videos of work in progress, views of beneficiaries will be provided

16. SSRVM An Invitation to participate • We invite philanthropists, donor agencies and foundations to participate in this noble activity • SSRVM is a registered non profit charitable trust and had a permanent number under the FCRA act, Government of India • Audited financial reports are provided both to the donor and to the Government of India annualy

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