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Who Are We

What We Do

What We Wish to Achieve

Make Our Dreams Come True

Who Are We

VIDYA is a registered non-profit organisation dedicated to community development

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VIDYA – INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS

September 2008

People speak for VIDYA’s work

Who Are We

An indigenously developed grassroot program that India should be proud of - Sen. Hillary Clinton

Rashmi your enthusiasm is wonderful and your efforts are so fantastic. I am always in awe. - Peter Simon

After seeing India and its lifestyle and the need of its impoverished people for the first time, it is so refreshing to see so much positive activity and the commitment of staff and pupils. Thank you for all the information will pass details and pictures to everyone at Monsoon and encourage further fundraising. - Lindsay Mohindra

So many of us look at the problem in the world and become overwhelmed…. It is evident that Vidya has, instead of becoming overwhelmed, embraced problems and has created solutions. I am inspired. - Allison Smith

I thoroughly enjoyed the discussion sessions I had with the girls of class 10. This was one of most satisfying projects, I have ever done. All young women need support, guidance, and role models from their “didis”, and over the weeks we all developed a special relationship together. Thanks for the opportunity, it was a real privilege! - Mrs Mukerji

This has been a magnificent experience for me and my children. Pleae keep in touch. We would love to develop a letter writing program between this school and the one that my children go to in the USA Good luck and Best wishes for a great future! - Ranjani Saigal

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VIDYA believes in today's children and women to be the future

Mission: An effort to educate and empower the underprivileged through integrated methods and to initiate and implement progressive change

Vision: Establish a school for the underprivileged children from the slums and villages where the education and facilities are at par with the best public schools in the country.

Who Are We

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VIDYA is dedicated to the empowerment of India’s socially disadvantaged people

A volunteer driven, registered non-profit organisation

• Founded in 1984 by Rashmi Misra• Started in IIT by volunteers teaching basic

Hindi & Maths to slum children

Who Are We

Grass root level development programs in some of the poorest neighborhood of New Delhi, Mumbai and Goa.

Holistic education at pre-school, primary and secondary levels

Remedial Education and NIOS for dropout youths

Adult literacy and vocational skills development

Health, nutrition and family planning centers Income generation programs including micro-

credit programs

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Who Are We

Vidya has flourished because of the tremendous passion and energy of thousands of volunteers from across the globe

o All of VIDYA’s programs are managed by volunteers from across the globe

o Many of the creative training methods were conceived and implemented by our volunteers.

o VIDYA’s volunteers span a wide range of ages, nationalities and professional backgrounds – and typically have no formal training in social development.

The expanding network of volunteers has helped VIDYA raise both awareness and funds

o A strong “friends-of-VIDYA” network exists in the US and the UK

o Volunteers are a primary source of leads to potential donors and sponsors.

Volunteers are a critical asset and the core source of motivation and energy at VIDYA

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Who Are We

A tremendous amount of energy and focused effort is required to give India’s underprivileged a real chance at a brighter future

Consider a typical family of 5 living in one of New Delhi’s many slum settlements:

Poverty Monthly salary less than $60 (Rs1200)

The parents are labourers

The children are domestic servants

The family lives in a One room temporary “Jhuggi”

Illiteracy

Lack of Health Care Children were not inoculated against prevalent diseases like Polio, Tetanus and Smallpox.

The family cannot afford treatment for common illnesses like Tuberculosis, Malaria, HIV and Malnutrition

Very limited access to physicians and other care providers

Lack knowledge of family planning, disease prevention and nutrition

The parents are not educated The boys went to school, but

dropped out The girls never went to school No one in the family can read &

write

Millions of Indian families are struggling to overcome severe social disadvantages

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DonorsDonors

The VIDYA Family

Management & Executive BoardManagement & Executive Board

CommunityCommunityProfessionalsProfessionals VolunteersVolunteers

1,500 Women, Men and Children involved in Literacy, Vocational Training, Social Awareness and Health

and Nutrition Programmes

Who Are We

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The VIDYA team

Who Are We

Chairperson

Finance

ProjectOperation

PR & Fundraising Volunteering HR & Admn.

Schools Bridge Course for dropouts

Bal Vihar – Gayatri Kapani

VCA – Roma Robinson

Rashmi Misra

S.K. Gulhati

Asha Mirchandani Malavika Goyal

Leena Kapoor

Community Development

Education

Rekha Chaturvedi

Alpana Manchanda Skill training

Niti DayUdyog

production centre

Micro finance

Pratima Goel

Mandira Mukherjee

VIDYA gives every child and women the opportunity to dream and live their dreams

What We Do

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Crippled by Polio as a child, Mamta was a virtual prisoner in her home - deprived of an education and lacking self confidence. She came to VIDYA and has graduated from class XII, completed a Computer Course and now dreams of working for a software company.

Our Success stories speak for us and our work

Badrasen came to Bal Vihar from a remote tribal village, determined to pursue him dream of being an engineer. Through a combination of hard work and good fortune he is now doing just that - as a college student in the USA!

Bal Vihar is very proud of all its students. These children have overcome many problems to become educated, aware and

responsible members of society.

What We Do

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A housewife, Pushpa bought a phone funded by VIDYA. Initially she had problems managing finances and running her business. A field worker taught her the basics of managing the credit debit of her budget. Today she is a confident woman managing an STD booth in her house.

Previously running a small stall and barely able to make ends meet, Meena the only earning member in her family came to VIDYA in the hope of becoming self sufficient. Today she has constructed a double storey house for herself

Our Success stories speak for us and our work

What We Do

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Children attend school

Educate & empower mother

She understands importance of

education

Integrated Development of the Community

VIDYA covers a diverse range of development

What We Do

We invoke the spirit & confidence within the mothers, change their mindset & then there's no looking back!

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VIDYA works directly with women and children, and covers a complete spectrum of development needs

Underprivileged Children &

Women

Non Formal

Education

Community Development

Education

Remedial Education

Computer Education

Dance, Theatre & Sports

Education

Production Centre

Skill Training Health Awareness

Adult Literacy Micro CreditCreche

What We Do

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What We Do

VIDYA has evolved over time

VIDYA has continually increased its effectiveness by expanding the scope of its activities and leading them from within communities

Development from within communities

External support to communities

Independent Focused Programs

Cordinated Integrative Programs

VIDYA - 1984

VIDYA - 2008

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VIDYA - Milestones

1985

2007 2008

VIDYA is born on Rashmi

verandah IIT Delhi

Peter Simon (Monsoon UK)

visits & sponsors Bal Vihar School

Registered as Prayas

Foundation

Operation moves to open air theatre in

IIT Delhi

Sen Hilary Clinton visits, we get

worldwide recognition for our

work

Changed our name to VIDYA

Held our 1st Seminar to announce VIDYA’s work – attended by Chief Minister, Corporate housesand NGO

leaders

William Comfort, Natasha Foundation pledges his support

to build the VIDYA Comfort Academy to transform slum

children to technocrats

VIDYA Grows

Launch of programs:

• Drop out youth program

• Microfinance

• Udyog production centre

• Rainbow Montessori School inaugurated by Sheila Dixit

1986 1987 1991 1995

•Deutsche Bank pledges support for Bal Vihar School

•Monsoon Trust supports community programs in Oklha

1997 2000 2004

VIDYA dreams turn to reality with the start of construction of

the VIDYA School in DLF

VIDYA will strive to do more and more to make our children and women dreams come true – VIDYA will make a difference to many lives and the future

What We Do

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Over time, VIDYA has developed an extremely strong bond with the community it serves

Gaining the trust and confidence of the community enabled VIDYA to overcome common problems like the very high primary school dropout rate

By forging strong relationships with the mother of the house, VIDYA has been able the change negative perceptions about the value of education – particularly for the girl child- “ By educating a woman, you educate a whole family” – Gandhi

VIDYA has consistently developed and adopted training methods which emphasize leadership, community, and teamwork skills

Our long term mission is to extend the VIDYA model to cover a much wider set of communities

VIDYA’s has succeeded in developing individuals who become leaders of sustainable social change within their communities

What makes VIDYA successful?

What We Do

What We Do

VIDYA in the press

To build a role model school for India to educate the less priviliged children to compete for the IIT’s

What We Wish to Achieve

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VIDYA & our DREAMS are expanding beyond horizons – to build a first class school, The VIDYA School in DLF

Objectives of the School

Build a Top notch school providing holistic education for less privileged children, from start to finish and eliminating drop outs

Providing all round developments, including talent and art that develops “The Total Child”

Allowing every child to dream, giving them the opportunity to become the future graduates of top business schools such as IIT and India’s future leaders and good citizens

Facilitating the empowerment cycle - the progress of the less privileged children and equipping them with tools to better their lives, family and give back to society

What We Wish To Achieve

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An ace structure and outstanding facilities to motivate and educate our future leaders

Well trained and qualified faculty

Outstanding IT, Math and Science laboratories

Library and reading rooms

Facilities for sports, music, yoga, dance, drama

Leadership training

Community service

Vocational training and career guidance

THE VIDYA SCHOOL IN DLF

THE VIDYA SCHOOL IN DLF

VIDYA COMFORT ACADEMY

VIDYA SCHOOL

• Class VI to XII

• One child per family

• Focus on high achievers

• Focus nurturing technocrats

• Nursery to class XII

• All siblings from each family

• Focus on all students

Structure of the School

Less privileged Students will come

from catchments areas around

Gurgaon


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A first in our state, a first class school providing holistic education through micro-level intervention

Summer workshop

Education

Health interventions

Computer education

Theatre workshops

Music/dance

Physical training & games

Uniform

Study material & stationery

Art and craft

Clay modeling

Counseling

Educational tours

English speaking

The VIDYA CHILD

Celebration of national festivals


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Project timeline and evaluation

Lease Deed signedPossession of Land-DLF city GurgaonAppointed project managers –Punj LoydSecure funding

Progress meeting

Periodic reports to funders on progress of project and

other relevant feedback

Assessment of targets and key measurement indicators

– funding, - contractors progress, variation orders,

operational set up

Final Invitation to opening and PR and marketing of

event

Estimated Completion and inauguration

Progress update to trustees/donors

All party meeting All party meeting

Mobilisation

Kick-off meeting

Stage 1 Stage 3 Stage 4

06/07 08/07 10/07 12/07 01/08 09/08 2008 2008 05/09 06/09 007/09 2009

Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11

Progress meeting

Stage 2

Soil testingElectrical connections up

Appointed architects – Urban ConsultancyObtained boundary wall contractTenders for building contractorsAppointed building contractors MODTECH

02/09/2008

BHUMI POOJA (Land prayer)

Boundary Wall complete

Foundation of building in progressApplication of completion CERTS from HUDAComplete fixtures, fittings & furniture


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How you can help to make the VIDYA School in DLF a success

Notes

*: Estimate exchange rate USD/Rs 45

^: Total built up area of school is 76,776sq.fit @850 per sq.ft

Notes


1. Pledge towards ConstructionConstruction & Infrastructure cost (Sponsor a room and have it named after your loved ones)

Buy some bricks

Pledge raw material, fixtures & fittings

Please refer to Appendix for detail budgets & costing, structure & built up area and site plan of School

2. Sponsor the childrenSponsor a child

Sponsor a room and have it named after your loved ones

Each child will be provided with first class education, books, uniforms, transportation, nutrition and health care.

3. VolunteerWe need teachers, staff, artists, volunteers, mentors,

motivational programs, vocational training programs and much more for our children


Rs USD*Sponsor a child 23,000 511

The VIDYA School in DLF - Recurring Cost & SponsorshipSponsoring children per annum

Amount

Rs (in lakh) USD* Construction^ 653 1,450,213 Other infrastructure 252 560,000 Total 905 2,010,213

Pledge by William Comfort (USA) 450 1,000,000

Funds needed to bring the School to LIVE

455 1,010,213

Sponsor construction of a classroom (house 30-35 children)

5 11,111

The VIDYA School in DLF - School Construction and Infrastructure Cost

CostingAmount


VIDYA is working towards sustainable development of underprivileged communities from urban slums

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Support us and let us connect YOU with our wonderful children and hard working women

Pledge, sponsor and/or fund VIDYA School in DLF Ongoing education and community

development programs

Participate and volunteer Upcoming Fund raising events Activities and projects Volunteer programs Workshops and mentor programs Corporate Social Responsibility Tour visits to meet our women and

children


GE is VIDYA’s partner and supports the bridge course and

mentoring program. We are proud to share that VIDYA

students are now a part of the GE workforce.

Deutsche Bank believes in VIDYA and supports VIDYA’s Bal

Vihar schools

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Volunteers are the backbone of VIDYA – partner with us and become part of the family


Mridu was a great success teaching women at the Shaheed Bhawan

Slum

CCS volunteers specialise in working with Pappankalan project

and extremely dedicated t empowering women and children

Rosanna and Loiuse (UK) worked with the community program in Munirka and Bal Vihar

Schools in the afternoon – extreme

dedication and enjoyed teaching the

children

Puneet Malik helped with remedial teaching at Bal

Vihar III school in the afternoons

“There is so much to learn from the VIDYA kids despite all the

odds. They are fighting to succeed…an inspiration to me” Linah Hashmi (Canada)

Paul (Germany), worked with VIDYA for one year, fully

involved in our production centre and Bal Vihar schools.

“It is really through small steps that we get to achieve wanders” Daniel Lalande

(Canada) who worked on the Pappankalan project

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VIDYA needs volunteers to make the VIDYA School in DLF a success


VIDYA has an immediate need for dedicated volunteers:

☻Support and raise funds for the sponsorship of children – 175 children

☻Design the education and arts streams which go beyond the syllabus – hands on time with the kids, math tutors, classical arts, summer camps

☻Brainstorm and implement parental programs – home and educational visits

☻Evaluate infrastructure plans – land development, plan classrooms, lay out of sports and art rooms

☻Introduce and administer governance and administration plans – as provided in private schools, management of staff, volunteers, children

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VIDYA needs volunteers to enable our Ongoing Programs continue to make dreams come true


Use your professional and personal experiences to be a part and enhance VIDYA programs:

EducationAdministration

FundraisingHealth AwarenessIncome Generation

Micro Enterprise

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Education- Lesson planning/worksheets- Material & teaching aids- Games with children- Different subjects – make it fun for the children to

enhance learning- Counseling of children- Grammar & English conversational skills- Conduct art workshops, theater, health, music &

dance workshops

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Administration & Fundraising- Business management- Marketing & advertisement- Website and graphic design- Implementation of efficient administrative systems- Management of high profile corporate relationships- Management of strategy and implementation of large

scale fundraising campaigns- Spearheading country specific grant writing

initiatives

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Health & Income Generation- Generate awareness on hygiene and sanitation,

nutrition- Organisation of health checks and sponsorships- Sales and marketing of VIDYA products- Strategy execution to meet financial targets- Initiate domestic and international orders by bulk- Training support- Design workshops and skill enhancement seminars

for women

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Micro Enterprise- Loanee mentors to support women under the micro

finance scheme; improve business skills, accounting, educational, health and economic stats of families

- Administrative trainers to train employees in office administration and computers

- Senior advisors to provide overall guidance on creating long term goals and realistic immediate strategies

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VIDYA United Health partnership – working together towards our corporate social responsibilities


VIDYA benefits Volunteers with professional

and corporate experiences Self driven, motivated

individuals who believe in empowering the underprivileged

Children and women have direct access to volunteers for advise and support

Business management and administration support

MOST OF ALL WE GET A NEW FAMILY MEMBER

United Health benefits Personalised CSR All rounded employees with

social responsibilities Enhance experience and

training of employees by participation in VIDYA road trips, fundraising and events

Acknowledgements as VIDYA top partners in all publicity material

BLESSING FROM THE VIDYA FAMILY, WOMEN AND CHILDREN

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Be our Partners in our mission and join the VIDYA familyDonation Information

All donations to VIDYA are tax exempted under 80-G of the Income Tax Act,1961.

• Foreign Donations may be made via Foreign Currency cheques or Bank Drafts. Please make payable to “VIDYA” SB A/c Number 1077-357-1617, State Bank of India, IIT, Hauz Khas, New Delhi.

• Bank-to-bank Transfers please send transfer to “SWIFT” via SBI, IIT, Hauz Khas, New

Delhi, Code No.: SBI NIN BBA 104, credit to “VIDYA” SB A/c Number 1077-357-1617 . When transferring funds please obtain SWIFT number from your bankers and forward the number to us for issue of receipt.

VIDYA Fundraisers

Mrs Rashmi Misra (Chairperson)

[email protected], +91 9819499800

Mrs Asha Mirchandani (Head of Fundraising)


Ms Radhika Nandrajog (Fundraising and strategy)


Mrs Mala Goyal (Head of Volunteering)


THE VIDYA TEAM

Get in touch with VIDYA at : C-52, Mayfair Garden, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.

Phone: (+91) (011) 26011490,46065056, 41740019

Email: [email protected]

Website:www.vidya-india.org


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VIDYA thanks the family, friends, donors, sponsors and volunteers

Thank You

IIT Delhi, IIT Mumbai Mr. Peter Simon (Monsoon Trust) GE Fund Bill & Natalie Comfort, Natasha Foundation Ms. Helen Burge, Deutsche Bank (Singapore) Mr. Jim Lawrence (Sikri Trust) South Delhi Central Rotary Club The Shri Ram School NTPC The India Sponsor Foundation Indians for Collective Action American India Foundation Mr. Ajay Relan Mr. Rahul Bajaj United Way of Mumbai Microsoft Delloit American Women’s Association American Express Accenture Charities Aid Foundation

Kamla Charitable Trust

Mrs. & Mr. Mohit Goyal

Young Indians (CII)

Children’s Hope Foundation

College Du Leman

Ranbaxy

MCD

Venu Eye Institute

Som Dutt Foundation

Youthreach

Inner Wheel Club

Asian Development Bank

TMI

Friends India Trust Germany

Ms. Bela Singh (CCS)

Xansa

Mr. Carlos – Magnum Enterprises

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Appendix 1: VIDYA School in DLF - Construction & Infrastructure Cost

Appendices

Notes


^: Total built up area of school is 76,776sq.fit @850 per sq.ft

Rs (in lakh) USD* Construction^ 653 1,450,213 Boundary wall 65 144,444 Filling 12 26,667 Landscaping 40 88,889 Furniture & fittings 50 111,111 Consultants & architects fee 10 22,222 Fire figthing 15 33,333 Road & drainage 35 77,778 Ancilliary services 25 55,556 Total 905 2,010,213

Pledge by William Comfort (USA) 450 1,000,000

Funds needed to bring the School Building to LIVE

455 1,010,213

The VIDYA School in DLF - School Construction and Infrastructure Cost

CostingAmount

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Appendix 2: VIDYA School in DLF - Structure & Built Up Area

Classroom 40 415 16,589 Music room 3 415 1,244 Physics, Chemistry, Biology Labs 3 829 2,488 Computer room 2 415 829 Administration block 1Kitchen & dinning hall 2Head mistress room 2Staff room 2Toilets 9Staff toilets 3Store room 3Library 1Assembly hall 1Stage 1Total built up area 76,776

55,626 N/A

The VIDYA School in DLF - School Structure & Built Up Area

CostingSize per unit

(Sq.ft)Total (Sq.ft)

Number

Appendices

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Appendix 3: VIDYA School in DLF – Site Plan

Appendices

“Be the change that you want to see in this world.”

Mahatma Gandhi

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