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Seva Mandir Rural Education Program Udaipur/Rajsamand, Rajasthan

Seva Mandir Rural Education Program Udaipur/Rajsamand, Rajasthan. 2011 Project Update and Review . Background: Seva Mandir. Founded in 1968 with an extensive education program for promoting primary education since 1991

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Seva Mandir Rural Education Program Udaipur/Rajsamand, Rajasthan

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  1. Seva MandirRural Education ProgramUdaipur/Rajsamand, Rajasthan 2011 Project Update andReview

  2. Background: Seva Mandir • Founded in 1968 with an extensive education program for promoting primary education since 1991 • The work of the organization spans over 626 villages, around 70,000 households, distributed across five blocks – Badgaon, Kotra, Girva, Kherwara, and Jhadol • Key strategic organizational objectives: • To create and strengthen institutions for development • To enhance people’s capabilities for self-development • To create sustainable improvements in the livelihoods base • AfE-SV supports the education program in Badgaon block since 2007

  3. Seva Mandir Education Program • SevaMandir Education Program includes: • Shiksha Kendra (NFE) for primary education [till grade-III] • Seasonal Residential Learning Camps for tribal children • Activity Centers in government middle/upper-primary schools • Action Research Project (with MIT-PAC) • Jan ShikshanNiliyams or Village Libraries (with ICCO) • UurjaGhar – Youth Resource Centers (unfunded) • 2009-2010 Annual Report http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/annual_report_2010_converted.docx

  4. SevaMandir & Asha for Education … • AfE-SV started working with SevaMandir in 2007 supporting Shiksha Kendras in Badgaon block • The program was expanded in 2009 to collaboratively develop intervention for formally working with the government schools with following components, and supporting all education components in Badgaon • 2010-2011 Project scope is: • Supporting up-to 23 Shiksha Kendra in Badgaom block • Running up-to 5 Activity Centers in Government schools • Supporting up-to 25 tribal children from Badgaon for learning camp • 2010-2011 mid year progress report http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/2010-2011_mid_year_prgress_report.pdf • 2009-2010 Annual Report http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/annual_report_2010_converted.docx

  5. Current State and ProgressShiksha Kendra [1] • Against a target of 23 centers a total of 21 centers are running in 5 zones • The total enrollment is 560 students (260 girls and 300 boys).

  6. Current State and ProgressShiksha Kendra [2] [Closed SK/NFE Centers] • Gariyon ka Gura, (Kadiya) – 10 of 22 attending children graduated and attending government school, and remaining attending either government primary or a nearby SK • Selu village – irregular teacher attendance, 20+ children are now attending the government school where AfE-SV/SM activity center is also operating and helping bridge the students into the schools! • VendiaBhata, PatiyaOdiyakiJhad (Bagdunda), and Dhar SK - closed due to irregular attendance and lack of suitable instructors • Khokhariyon ka Bhilwara SK - closed due to lack of attendance of children and PTO/village community meetings failing to bring children to SK. Further community interventions are in progress [new SK/NFE Centers] • AkhriyaNeda hamlet in Majam village – opened in Sep 2010 in response to ‘on-paper’ primary school in the village, and after negotiations failed between Panchayat, Sarpanch, and BEO office. 44 Children are attending SK, partly run by the community • Dungerakhera –opened at request of village community, children had to cross a river which is impossible to cross for children when running.

  7. Current State and ProgressShiksha Kendra [3] • Mid Year Evaluations through standardized test, conducted in December 2010 • Following numbers are from 363 participants/18 Shiksha Kendras only • Government School Enrollments: • A total of 97 children (35 girls, and 62 boys) are attending governments schools now after attending Shiksha Kendras

  8. Current State and ProgressActivity Centers [1] • AfE-SV and SM joint intervention to improve the functioning and quality of government school education • Aims to improve the reading/writing, and math skills amongst the children attending govt. middle schools • Focus is now on the class-III-class-V children who are amongst the most vulnerable due to employability age pressure and confrontation with the external examinations mixed with poor reading/writing skills

  9. Current State and ProgressActivity Centers [2] • Mid-year baseline indicates 30-40% improvement in overall learning (reading/writing, and math skills) • Attendance has improved and has been steadily increasing since the intervention started in the government schools • Selu (Kadiya) - all classes have regularly set time for activity centers per week and has consistent attendances across all classes • Negadia (Delwara) – 4 hours assigned to class V, 5 hours to class-I and II, and 6 hours distributed between class-III and IV every week • Learning Aid and Material is moving into regular classes from the Activity Classrooms! • HM and teachers provide a lot of support and work together in all 4 centers • Ushan Center, despite repeated efforts, has not been able to function, and has been subsequently closed down [for now] • HM and teachers did not provide support …

  10. Current State and ProgressSeasonal Residential Learning Schools [1] • Seasonal school/camp of two month duration thrice a year targeting first generation learners from remotest tribal areas • AfE-SV supports two such camps with 25 children from Badgaon • Primary objective is to make most vulnerable children literate with Hindi and Math, and encouraging them to attend schools to continue their learning (either SK or Government Schools) • Tribal children from Malariya, Mada, and Dang villages attended the schools • These tribal children migrate to northern Gujarat to work in the fields, and this is the only known intervention in the region that directly targets this vulnerable population

  11. Current State and ProgressSeasonal Residential Learning Schools [2] • AfE-SV started working with SevaMandir in 2007 supporting Shiksha Kendras in Badgaon block • The program was expanded in 2009 to collaboratively develop intervention for formally working with the government schools with following components, and supporting all education components in Badgaon • 2010-2011 Project scope is: • Supporting up-to 23 Shiksha Kendra in Badgaom block • Running up-to 5 Activity Centers in Government schools • Supporting up-to 25 tribal children from Badgaon for learning camp • 2010-2011 mid year progress report http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/2010-2011_mid_year_prgress_report.pdf • 2009-2010 Annual Report http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/annual_report_2010_converted.docx

  12. Discussion & Key Issues [1] • Very Good overall performance of all components • Activity Center intervention is working well, however, the closure of the Ushan center is disappointing. • More active engagement with the BEO and Education Dept. is on-going • Activity Center model must be replicated to other zones, and blocks to improve the government infrastructure • Shiksha Kendra/NFE Centers are starting to move in capacity building of government primary schools as well. • Started a dialogue on RTE and its effects on overall education program • SM hosted a RTE workshop and discussion, and have been evaluating the Rajasthan RTE draft • Engaging more formally on SevaMandir’s position and in particular • NFE Centers in light of RTE • Para Teachers in government schools

  13. Discussion & Key Issues [2] • SevaMandir 2010-2011 Cycle is from July-June, due to logistical delays, AfE-SV approved and sent funds for 2010-2011 cycle in September 2010 • SevaMandir is completing the Annual Cycle and compiling the annual report for 2010-2011 cycle • Recommendation is to match the project cycle with the funding cycle when possible to reduce churn • In 2010-2011 cycle, there are some un-spent buffer from what was approved during the budget approval cycle • This money that was sanctioned and spent by SevaMandir that AfE-SV will now effectively send to as second installment • The agreement (after a lot of discussions) with SevaMandir is to effectively reduce the amount for second installment and match what was actually spent (with caveats) …

  14. Discussion & Key Issues [2] • Activity Center: Rs. 125,000 unspent (Due to closure of Ushan Activity Center and re-use of material across other running Activity Centers) • Seasonal Residential Schools: Rs. 35,000 (Due to cost savings by working closely with VidyaBhavan Society for running seasonal schools at discounted price) • We can revise the second installment to match the actual expenditure • The second installment is effectively $17,278.00 against an earlier expected $20914.00, with effective drop of $3,636

  15. Discussion & Key Issues [2] • Activity Center: Rs. 125,000 unspent (Due to closure of Ushan Activity Center and re-use of material across other running Activity Centers) • Seasonal Residential Schools: Rs. 35,000 (Due to cost savings by working closely with VidyaBhavan Society for running seasonal schools at discounted price) • We can revise the second installment to match the actual expenditure • The second installment is effectively $17,278.00 against an earlier expected $20914.00, with effective drop of $3,636 • The effective budget adjustment (for second installment purposes) is:

  16. Appendix - IApproved budget for 2010-2011

  17. Appendix - IApproved Budget – Shiksha Kendra Budget estimate of running a Shiksha Kendra

  18. Appendix - IApproved Budget – Seasonal residential School Budget estimate of 25 children attending Seasonal Residential Schools

  19. Appendix - IIEvaluation Criteria • 2010-2011 Evaluation Document: • http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/AfE_project_evaluation_checklist_2010-2011.doc • 2009-2010 Evaluation Document: • http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/AfE_evaluation_2009-10_complete.doc

  20. Questions?

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