Gift an Education… Make a Life ! Isha Vidhya

8 rural schools (7 in TN in districts of Coimbatore, Erode, Salem, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Tuticorin and Nagarkoil, and 1 in AP in Chittoor Dt.) are creating a bright future for over 4,050 children

New school starting June 2013 at Dharmapuri Dt. Many of the students are first-generation school-goers About 60% of the students are supported by full tuition scholarships. The rest pay a nominal fee Actively promoting education of female children Transforming parental attitudes to education & increasing educational awareness in rural

communities while striving to preserve village identities and culture Highlights

Infrastructure by way of clean and spacious classrooms Science, maths and computer labs, digital classroom, library, playground and play equipment Extensive print, audio, video libraries and computer material augment English-medium, computer-

aided education Education beyond literacy and rudimentary skills by following a holistic approach

o Attention to sports, arts & crafts, environmental awareness, health and yoga Balanced mid-day meals containing proteins and salt fortified with 11 micro-nutrients

o For most children, this is the only wholesome meal of the day. Most students learn even basic hygiene only in the school

Government School Adoption Project With experience in setting up and running schools in rural areas, Isha Vidhya is only too aware of the challenges faced by government schools. These include a high student-teacher ratio, lack of basic facilities such as toilets, benches, library books, lack of inspired teachers and a high drop-out rate among students. Isha is, therefore, currently working with the government to dramatically impact the quality of education in government schools through critical interventions by adopting 31 government schools in the districts of Coimbatore, Dharmapuri and Salem and is using its extensive experience to benefit over 26,800 students. Initiatives include:

Hiring and training teachers to fill critical gaps in the classrooms & reduce student-teacher ratio Providing special assistance to slow learners by hiring extra teachers Improving children’s English language skills through additional methodologies Infusing hitherto neglected aspects like sports, yoga, environmental education, art & craft, health

and hygiene.

Guides and Supporters: Prominent individuals including Deepak Satwalekar, former MD of HDFC & HDFC Standard Life, Prahlad Kakkar, Ad Guru, Ravi Venkatesan, Independent Director at Infosys & former Chairman of Microsoft India serve on our Board of Trustees & Advisory Committee, which guide the functioning of Isha Vidhya. Some of our major corporate sponsors include Infosys Foundation, Apollo Hospitals Group, LIC of India, Tata Motors, Agility Logistics, SBI Life, Ashok Leyland, JFA, Cognizant Foundation, EID Parry, HP, IBM, ICICI Lombard, ICICI Prudential Life, India Infoline, Indian Diamond Industry, etc.

Funding Needs fo 2013-14: For new school at Dharmapuri Dt.:

Equipment, furniture, computers (Rs. 4.5 mn / $90,000 / £ 60,000) 300 scholarships ((Rs.10000/ $ 240 / £ 150/ child/year) (including tuition, books, notebooks)

For other existing schools: 69 Classrooms with furniture (each Rs.750,000 / $ 15625 / £ 10000) 7 Toilet Blocks (each Rs.1.3 mn / $ 27083 / £ 17333) 250 Full Educational Support scholarships (Rs.20000 / $ 480 / £ 300 / child/year)

(including tuition, books, notebooks, food, transport & uniforms) 3,000 Scholarships (Rs.10000/ $ 240 / £ 150/ child/year)

(including tuition, books, notebooks) 3,500 Noon-meal subsidies (Rs.3,000 / $ 72 / £ 45 / child/year)

For adoption of 31 Govt. Schools: (Rs.500,000/ $ 10420 / £ 20000 /school/year) (including salaries for teachers, sports equipment, English language program materials)

Donations enjoy tax benefits in India, US & UK. To donate online: http://www.ishavidhya.org/donate-now/financial-donation.html

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Cheques in favour of: Isha Education [for India], Isha Foundation Inc. [for USA & Canada] and Isha Institute of Inner Sciences [for UK]. Please send your Cheques to:

India HO USA & CANADA UK

Isha Vidhya, 14, CA Thevar Layout, Kannapiran Mills Road

Udayampalayam, Coimbatore – 641028.

India donations@ishavidhya.org

Ph: +91-9442544458, +91-422-4272740

Isha Foundation Inc., Attn: Isha Vidhya

951 Isha Lane, McMinnville,

TN 37110, USA. Sathish.Raj@ishavidhya.org

Ph: +1 813-434-3515

Isha Institute of Inner Sciences Attn: Isha Vidhya

62, Clayton Avenue, Wembley, Middlesex HA0 4JT

United Kingdom. uk@ishavidhya.org Ph: +44 7837060625

Singapore & Malaysia: Tina.jabr@ishafoundation.org

‘Quality education is the only ladder that we can provide these rural children to help them

and their families climb out of the vicious cycle of poverty.’ – Sadhguru