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Jagriti Bal Vikas Samiti An organization commited to children’s education and welfare. Our vision. Education and welfare of underprivileged children Learning is fun!! Learning through activities. A lot of scope for creativity. Avoid rote learning. Our vision.
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Jagriti Bal Vikas SamitiAn organization commited to children’s education and welfare
Our vision • Education and welfare of underprivileged children • Learning is fun!! Learning through activities. A lot of scope for creativity. • Avoid rote learning.
Our vision • Humanist education with due emphasis on understanding of the environment. • Integrate vocational training • Teachers training to widen their horizons in science, history, social issues as well as in leadership and execution of responsibilities.
About us • A group of • IITK faculty and students • Social workers • Youth in the neighbourhood • Teachers and children • Professionals in the country and abroad
About us • Our schools at • Swami Vivekanand Vidyalaya, Lodhar • Evening tutoring school for children of IIT servants and labourers. • Various construction sites and brick kilns in the city for migrant children • An school for dropouts in Dighalo, Orissa.
About us • Research on • An effective and meaningful education system combining creativity and learning. • Workshop modules to spread science.
SVV, Lodhar • 180 children and 8 teachers • A very good library with 6000 books, a science lab, a computer laboratory. • We also emphasize art, music, play, leadership.
SVV, Lodhar Cultural function on 12th Jan. 2003 Teachers’ Training with eklavya’s Shushil Joshi
Science Workshops • We are conducting science workshops on relevant topics like (a) Human body and its various systems (b) Day-night, seasons, and eclipse • We take a batch of approx 25 children in a village and do the workshop with the help of school teachers and volunteers.
Model Making During Workshop Making models with through-away objects
Kids Watching Animation Children watching animation
Model making of Earth Sun Children acting as Sun & planets Shadow measurment
Science Popularization • We have a good science lab containing • Microscopes, slides, dissected animals • Chemicals • Physics instruments • Lab incharge goes to 10 neighbouring schools with above kits and interacts with children.
Schools for migrant children • There are around 2 lacs migrant labourers in Kanpur. • We are running 17 schools for children of these labourers.
Schools for migrant children One such center is close to Hall 7 IIT
Schools for migrant children • Each center has 30 children and 1 teacher. • We provide books, stationary, and nutrition to the children.
Evening tutoring school • Run at SAC for children of IIT servants and labourers. • We promote art, music, reading, sports, along with regular subjects.
Printing Press & Publications • We have an offset printing press capable of printing four colour jobs. • We have published and printed following books so far. catur maomanaa maanava SarIr mao pacana tM~ • Plan to print books, posters, and newsletters.
Mobile Library • Mobile library in Kursauli, Ratanpur, and Nankari. • Library at Jagriti office at IIT Gate • Library at SVV school Nankari
Computer class for Lodhar boys Health awareness program
Activities in Orissa • Relief work after supercyclone. • We constructed a community toilet after cyclone. • Cooperative formed by girls. They make handicrafts. • A school for dropout children.
Collaborators • Prayas, IIT Kanpur • Eklavya, Hoshangabad (M.P) • National Service Scheme (NSS), IIT Kanpur • Vivekananda Samiti, IIT Kanpur • Association for India’s Development (AID) • Asha • Dr. R. Venkataraman Foundation • Freelance Social Workers
We request your support and participation in • Financial • Books and toys • Old computers • Developing educational modules • Translation • Teaching • Buy our cards and handicrafts to support the children
We request your support and participation in • Vocational training and avenues for our youth volunteers and graduating students. • Ideas.. Contact: M.K.Verma (mkv@iitk.ac.in) V. Subrahmanyam (vmani@iitk.ac.in) Jagriti (jagriti_kanpur@yahoo.com) http://home.iitk.ac.in/~mkv/jagriti