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Mahila Vikas Tribal Children’s Education Project in Gajapati district, Orissa

Mahila Vikas Tribal Children’s Education Project in Gajapati district, Orissa. Primary Steward : Arjun Dutt. Orissa, India. Gajapati district. Project Description. Location : Gajapti District, Orissa Area (urban/rural) : Rural

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Mahila Vikas Tribal Children’s Education Project in Gajapati district, Orissa

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  1. Mahila VikasTribal Children’s Education Project inGajapati district, Orissa Primary Steward: Arjun Dutt

  2. Orissa, India Gajapati district

  3. Project Description • Location: Gajapti District, Orissa • Area (urban/rural): Rural • Primary Focus: Dropout and non-school going children of Saura tribals – inadequate govt schools • Project Type: Class 1-3 primary education • Amount Requested (US$): 8080 • Purpose of Funding Request: Operating Learning Centers • # of Beneficiaries: 200 children/year

  4. Project Goals • Provide education and healthcare to tribal girls and empower female population. • Provide primary education to girl children of ages 5-12 years from class 1 through class 3. • Run 15 bridge course centers in 5 panchayats to enroll dropout and non-school going children in govt schools. • Utilize prolonged community involvement through – • Established rapport of female literacy project (SHG) • Project started by community, of community and for community.

  5. Project Background/Impact • Project request through Mrs. Sibani Panigrahi, secretary, Mahila Vikas by email. • Continuous contact with project and site visit volunteers. • Site visit done by Raj Jeba Durai from Asha Honors and Jitendra Sinha, Indo-Swiss Foundation.

  6. Organization Description • Mahila Vikas – Wealth of experience in tribal development • Founder: Mrs. Pramila Sabar – belongs to tribe • President: Mr. Raj Kishore Panda • Secretary: Mrs. Sibani Panigrahi • Other Activities: Formation of SHGs, Water and Sanitation, Accelerated Female Literacy. • Helped educate about 15K, 15-35 year old tribal women, formed SHGs, built rapport and awareness in community.

  7. Existing Infrastructure/Facilities • Mahila Vikas staff is 6 FT and 16 volunteers from the community. • Utilize existing community halls in villages for learning centers – can accommodate 50 students. • Training Barefoot teachers to teach in learning centers. • Training for the community VEC, SHG, CBO

  8. Mahila Vikas

  9. Curriculum/Pedagogy • Specially designed curriculum for dropout and non-school going children to prepare for govt schools. • Teaching aids used to make learning fun and creative. • Games, Puppets, Model making, Singing, Drama. • Study tours to connect lessons with real world. • Children’s festival – Balmela for self-expression. • Awareness through PTA meetings. • Teacher/Student Ratio of 1/35

  10. Expected Outcomes/What After? • 200 dropout/non-school going girl children will be admitted to the govt schools. • Awareness level of tribals towards education will improve. • Metric of success is number of students accepted in govt schools each year. • Conduct appraisals for Barefoot teachers and students. • Conduct monthly review meetings and inform Asha. • Conduct exams to check progress of children. • Send project work photos to Asha every month.

  11. Budget for Requested Funding

  12. Other Funding Sources • No other funding sources as of now. • Funding for previous projects from govt sources but unlikely now due to shrinking education budget. • Continuing costs. Recommended that we fund in installments to measure progress.

  13. Site Visit Report • Site visit conducted by Raj Jeba Durai (Asha Honors) from Oct 10th – 15th, 2006. • Confirmation from Jitendra Sinha (Indo-Swiss foundation) • Tribal girl children are neglected and need support. • Parents are eager to send children to learning centers. • Great deal of community involvement through support, SHGs, villagers monitor project progress. • Mahila Vikas staff are dedicated and from the area. • Lots of women are involved in the operational aspects.

  14. Strengths/Opportunities Large impact to female literacy and empowerment. Essential ingredients/ infrastructure in place. Opportunity to learn from a community based project. Proven track record. Low incidence of early child marriage. Weaknesses/Risks Govt schools might not increase capacity. Sustainability of livelihood of villagers in long-term. SWOT Analysis

  15. Steward Recommendation • High need and high impact project - Saura Tribals have been neglected by govt and local population. • Unique opportunity to learn from a project started by, of and from the area. • Contribute to a large cause of female empowerment, poverty by solving education and healthcare needs of children. • Fund the entire amount to Mahila Vikas in installments.

  16. Project Discussion/Decision

  17. Mahila Vikas Learning Centers

  18. Discussion (10 minutes) • Questions/Thoughts • Arguments for funding • Arguments against funding

  19. Decision (5 minutes) • Round I: Need more information/Can decide today? • If ready to decide: • Round II: Fund/Do not fund • If decided to fund: • Round III: Fund full amount/Fund part amount • Notes: • Please vote only if you are familiar with the project details and our overall funding philosophy • Decision to be made by 2/3rd majority. Quorum of 5. • All projects must be resolved by the 2nd meeting

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