Introduction

EEEV Foundation focused on bringing about qualitative changes in the lives of Underprivileged children by giving a different meaning to Education

It has created an environment where the children are Encourage to develop their personality.

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Vision

EEEV Foundation believes it is every child’s birthright to receive Hope for a better future, Education to grow, unconditional Love & Protection from disease and illness. EEEV Foundation’s vision is to view a world in which children from the most impoverished regions have access to the quality education they need to lift their families, their countries, and themselves out of poverty.

Mission

EEEV Foundation’s mission is to develop the pathway for children living in rural remote areas of India to become integral members and leaders in society through quality education. EEEV Foundation is committed to cultivating the academic potential of each child through a comprehensive range of opportunities in primary school to prepare students for the next level of education, and to support those efforts through secondary school scholarships.

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Project

Parikalak

Parikalak (meaning computer in some Indian languages), is a computer literacy programme for children - most of whom have never used a computer.

WhyTo ignite young minds to the endless possibilities of the computer, make the children functionally e-literate, and help them lay the foundation for a better career.

HowParikalak has a well-structured internally developed syllabus with courses and text books that cater to children’s varying requirements, interests and aptitudes. The basic course package consists of introduction to the Computer, basic software and hardware, Microsoft Office tools and the Internet. Advanced packages deal with programming languages like C, C++, Java, HTML, Photoshop etc.

EEEV Foundation has partnered with NIIT Foundation to deliver an NIIT certified Basic IT course at one/some of our centers.

WhereOngoing at Thane (Mira Road), Mumbai (Malad, Borivali).

WhoChildren of classes 5-10

150 children are benefitting from the programme in 2012-2013

Speak Out

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An interactive English learning programme for children who have limited or no proficiency in the language.

Why

To teach English and equip under-privileged children with the skills to communicate, learn and progress in an increasingly globalised society.

To make the transition from school education in vernacular languages to higher education in English easier and smoother thereby enabling continued education and a better future.

HowSpeak Out follows teaching methodologies and syllabus by AID India, Cambridge University, Make A Difference, Vidyarambam etc. Baseline assessment tests are held to assess the current levels of English. The textbooks and workbooks with ample exercises give the children an opportunity to inculcate an interest to learn the language.

WhereOngoing at Thane (Mira Road), Mumbai (Malad, Borivali).

WhoChildren of classes 1-8

150 children are benefitting from the programme in 2012-2013

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Lakshya

Lakshya pairs underprivileged children with volunteers who act as their mentors and role models. The programme helps the children realize their potential and transforms the volunteers into more socially aware leaders.

WhyTo enrich the lives of underprivileged children (Mentees) through a caring relationship with a personal mentor who will support, encourage and build their self-confidence.

To groom the leadership qualities and the sense of social responsibility in young volunteers (Mentors), our country's future leaders, by exposing them to some of the most pressing social problems of our country.

HowEnables children from classes 9 and 10 to complete the cycle of growth by guiding them to focus on a career of their choice or need. The skill-building sessions based on some of the best practices from around the world.

Lakshya is modelled on mentorship programmes like the Big Brothers Big Sisters (USA), Vaazhai, and Dronacharya & Ekalavya.

Mentors meet mentees for two hours every week and assist them with school or home work, listen to their problems and support them in challenges they encounter. In the process, mentors instil self confidence and the ability to solve one’s own problem in the children.

Mentor’s Gain: Communication skills, Leadership, Inclusiveness, Social Sensitivity

Mentee’s Gain: Absenteeism decreases, improvement in academic performance, children pursuing higher education and entering organized sectors of labour increases.

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WhereOngoing at Thane (Mira Road), Mumbai (Malad, Borivali).

WhoChildren of classes 1-8

150 children are benefitting from the programme in 2012-2013

Little Einsteins

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Little Einsteins is an activity based learning programme that focuses on the conceptual understanding and learning of mathematics and science

Why

To tap the curiosity of children and make them understand the importance of and mathematics and science by improving their conceptual understanding.

To eliminate the fear of these subjects by widening the spectrum of their knowledge.

HowThe programme exposes them to an array of topics beyond the

scope of their text books. To ensure better understanding and retention, innovative teaching methods, manipulative, multimedia tools and live demonstration of experiments are used. The course structure has an integrated testing system which enables effective assessment and monitoring of a child’s progress.

The science programme has been internally developed to suit the needs of the curriculum at school.

WhereOngoing at Thane (Mira Road), Mumbai (Malad, Borivali).

WhoChildren of classes 3-8

110 children are benefitting from the programme in 2012-2013

V Got Talent

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V Got Talent is EEEV Foundatoin’s annual national talent festival in arts and sports for children from orphanages and other NGO’s. Over 3,000 children are expected to participate this year

Why

To provide a platform for the children to ‘Dream’, exhibit their talents, get competitive exposure, ‘Discover’ their potential, “Dazzle’ in an atmosphere of healthy competition and enrich themselves with much needed perspective about their inherent potentials.

To improve the self confidence of children, contribute for their holistic development through promotion of extra-curricular activities.

HowV Got Talent consists of an annual talent festival and the Reach Out programme. The V Got Talent Reach Out consists of competitions at children’s homes before V Got Talent and a year-long talent development programme including workshops and structured sessions

after that.

The talent festival has an array of competitive activities to ensure that children of all age groups from children’s homes participate and gain immensely from competing against their peers. 50 different competitions in arts – including flower arrangement, pot painting, clay modelling, elocution, dance, song etc and athletic and sporting competitions like sprint, high jump, shot put, volley ball, chess etc are conducted to facilitate maximum talent discovery. The event is peppered with entertainment, games, workshops and a science exhibition to keep the children busy even while they were not competing.

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Where

In Mumbai, the two day event the scheduled is yet not decided.

Patrons of V Got Talent 2013

• Bank of Baroda

• Home Search Real Estate

• KES Shroff College

• Makhija School

• Raval College

• HDFC Bank

• Arena Animation

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Think Green

Think Green is an initiative towards environmental conservation and to fight against its degeneration by involving the youth and the local communities. This programme is currently inactive.

WhyTo instill a sense of responsibility towards conserving nature in the local community through citizen level initiatives

To help bring about policy level changes in the government, to encourage corrective and preventive action for a greener environment.

HowResidents are encouraged to plant saplings of their choice in their localities. Continuous care of the trees planted emphasises our collective commitment to provide the current and future generations with a green and safe environment.

‘Free the Tree’ Campaign, in association with Nizhal is a regular activity to remove billboard nails from trees and urge advertisers not to continue this harmful activity.

WhereTree planting drives at:

AAN military Camp

Kashi gaon

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Joy of Donation week

Joy of Donation week is an annual initiative to fulfill small wishes of children.

WhyTo add colour and happiness to the lives/festive seasons of lesser privileged children by fulfilling their small wishes.

HowThe initiative connects lesser-privileged children with employees of several leading companies. Wish cards filled up by children are distributed to donors willing to fulfill those wishes. The gifts are then distributed during the weekends in October-January. The children’s wishes are necessities more than luxuries- like Hero pens, school bags, clothes, foot wear, and Sports equipment.

WhereThe programme will be conducted at all EEEV Foundation chapters

WhoAll the underprivileged children adopted by EEEV Foundation

Over 200 children are expected to benefit from the programme in 2012-2013

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U Can Change Tomorrow

U Can Change Tomorrow – Ideate, Implement, Inspire is an annual National Social Entrepreneurship competition for youngsters with the passion to change society as it is and shape a better tomorrow.

EEEV Foundation will invite you to submit your ideas which will benefit society on a particular theme. The best idea gets the opportunity to be implemented!

EEEV Foundation will fund the implementation up to Rs. 1,00,000* and will provide with the required volunteers and other resources to help implement your idea.

If you believe your idea can make a difference, let’s join hands to shape our tomorrow!

U Can Change Tomorrow

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CSR

We can help you if you are looking to

Do one off CSR activities

Start up a regular CSR initiative

Improve an existing CSR programme in education or one that works with children

Fund or partner a non-profit

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Gram Jaagran

An initiative by EEEV Foundation to understand the educational status of the children in villages across India and awaken their communities

Objective of this survey: To understand the Reading and Arithmetic Skills of the children in villages through simple evaluation tools. Though we evaluate the ability of a child to read and do math, the intention is not to grade/test them based on correct and incorrect answers but make their communities understand the scope for improvement at each level.· Make a note of the street, village, district names on top of the each sheet. Street name should be changed whenever necessary. · If there are any children between classes 3 - 5 , follow the below procedure

Before the survey:

- Contact the ASER Centre/ EEEV Foundation coordinator for your state to identify villages you can work with, our coordinators will help you choose a suitable village.

- Read through these instructions completely

- Take print outs of the Reading & Math tools from the resources section below

- If you don’t find the tool you need us email us at

eeevfoundation@gmail.com we’ll arrange it for you- Complete the survey between Oct 2 - 8. It takes 5-10 minutes per child, so if you take 2-3 friends along you should be able to complete one village in 3 hours

- Once you reach the village, try to inform the village elders/sarpanch/leaders before you start, they might help you greatly speed up your work.

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During the survey:

Surveyors are requested to put up a smile and be humble while conversing with children. Create a friendly atmosphere by breaking the ice (like asking if they watch movies/cartoons, who their favourite actor/character is) before you start using the evaluation tools on them. Ensure there is no interference (passing any negative comments about the child’s academics) from parents or neighbours during the course of evaluation. Such intervention would only mount pressure on the children to perform. Create a comfortable situation for the children to undergo this evaluation. If possible, one surveyor can speak to those around while the other speaks to the child.

Encourage the child. Be patient. Give the child ample time to read, to think and to solve.

Steps to be followed during the evaluation:

1) Reading Ability: The child should be able to read the Paragraph comfortably, not haltingly or as a loose string of words and not make more than 3 mistakes

2) Arithmetic Ability: The child should be able to do both the subtraction problems

Evaluation shouldn’t be done in front of the children as it could affect their morale.

Record the data in the Survey recording sheet

AFTER THE SURVEY – Awakening the community

· At the end of the survey you could call a meeting of the adults (esp. parents of the surveyed children) and explain about the status of education in their community.

· Do not name children but you can tell them about the general status.

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· Do not pass unqualified opinions; let the parents understand it for themselves.

· Nudge them to demand better quality from their schools and teachers· Share the results, your experiences, photos with us at eeevfoundation@gmail.com· Blog about it, share on Facebook etc and inspire youth across the nation to take up Gram Jaagran!

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design

Wants to launch a NGO for giving free education to the

underprivileged children and focusing on bringing about qualitative

changes in the lives of Underprivileged children by giving a different

meaning to Education.

It has created an environment where the children are Encourage to

develop their personality.

Population and Sample

For the first category of data-source, the population is defined in

terms of poor people from low per capita income people (with a per

capita income of below 4000 rupees, pm and those whose children

do not go to any education institution above 3 years of age

Sources of Data

Major source of data used in the study was primary, as per the

requirement of the study. people those already affiliated with the

activities of NGOs by one way or other were one category of

respondents. By choosing them as the respondents, it has been tried

to find out their purpose of affiliation, reason and motive of

contribution, ways of contribution, their views regarding the

outreach of the funds provided by them and promotional tools

preferred by themselves..

Data Collection Procedure

Three distinct set of questionnaires were prepared and they were

presented to the respective respondents with a brief introduction of

the nature of study. To make the questions more understandable to

respondents, beneficiaries and NGO professionals were presented

Hindi and English language translations of the questionnaires.

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Before starting the actual survey, a pilot testing was carried out to

test the suitability of the contents of data collection instrument.

Questionnaires were tested with 3 NGOs, Indian peoples, and 5

beneficiaries.

Field visit was the major method to collect data. NGO respondents

and beneficiary respondents were interviewed by personally

contacting on their houses or offices.

Immediately after finalizing the research topic, a notice was placed

on a the resolution to open a school for underprivileged children.

Data Analysis Tools

The data are processed using the survey form

Friends With EEEV Foundation

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Become 'Friend of EEEV Foundation by making a financial contribution towards EEEV Foundation programmes and its children every month. With a single authorisation, money will be debited from your account every month for a period of your choice through RBI’s Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) and credited to EEEV Foundation’s account.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q.1. What is Electronic Clearing Service (ECS)? It is a mode of electronic fund transfer from one bank account to another bank account using the services of the RBI Clearing House. EEEV Foundation uses ECS to debit the accounts of interested members/donors for crediting EEEV Foundation account with a small amount every month.

Q 2. Is ECS Safe?

Yes, EEEV Foundation is an RBI authorised ECS user and the mandate is equivalent to a cheque. All mandates are endorsed by the bank maintaining the donor’s account.

• Q.3. What are the advantages for the Donor?

Hassle free system – Single authorisation, five minute process

Small contribution for an amount of your choice, for a period of your choice

Tax exemption under Section 80G for the donated amount.

Q.4. What are the advantages for EEEV Foundation?

Easier to co-ordinate– Eliminates the need to go and collect contributions from members/ donors every month

EEEV Foundation saves on administrative machinery for collecting the cash / cheques

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Better financial management & future planning

Q.5. Can the mandate given once be withdrawn or stopped? Yes, for any reason if you want to discontinue your contribution, contact us at mail@eeevfoundation.org before the 1st of the month you want the ECS Debit to be stopped from.

•Q.6. What is the minimum contribution? How long can I donate? Any amount of money can be contributed over any period of time of your choice subject to a minimum amount of Rs. 150 and minimum period of one year.

Chapter

Start a Chapter

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Is your city/town not listed among EEEV Foundation’s chapters?

Do you want to start EEEV Foundation’s chapter in your city/town?

Five steps to start EEEV Foundation in your region1. Contact us at mail@eeevfoundation.org

2. Identify at least five other interested young people under 30

3. Create awareness about EEEV Foundation in educational institutions and work places to get more volunteers

4. Identify children’s / shelter homes and other places where children can benefit from EEEV Foundation initiatives

5. Arrange for an orientation for new volunteers

It’s as simple as that, contact us at mail@eeevfoundation.org for any further details.

Join us

Volunteer

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Are you under 30? Do you have the passion to contribute towards the country’s progress?

Join us!

Volunteer with us for a minimum of two hours every week byØ teaching / mentoring children at an orphanage or community centre near you

Ø contributing towards environmental conservation OR

Ø help us with designing posters et al, fund raising etc

Ø help us on and off during our events Start by registering with us, we will get in touch with you soon through email and SMS regarding the next orientation programme.

At the orientation you will get more information about all of EEEV Foundation’s projects, the centres where you can volunteer etc., before you get to choose your project, centre and timings of volunteering.Attending an orientation is mandatory to start contributing through EEEV Foundation.

EEEV Foundation is currently active in Mumbai, Thane.

Campus Catalysts

Do you want to be a flag bearer of one of India’s largest youth volunteer Non-Profits?

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Do you want to help your friends and colleagues become socially conscious citizens?

Become a Campus Catalyst and enable change!

Many young people don’t want to sit back, complain about today’s societal conditions anymore. Instead, they’re seeking opportunities to contribute and be a part of the change.

What lacks is the bridge between them and the means.

You can be that bridge!

Possessing the interest to interact with your peers on campus, the ability to be creative, the undying spirit to see your vision for change transform into an action would make you an ideal Campus Catalyst!

NOTE: Campus here means colleges and work places too!

Three steps to represent CHANGE:

- Apply for the role of a Campus Catalyst

- Schedule a 15-30 minutes telephonic interview with EEEV Foundation HR Team

- If selected, get formally inducted

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Represent EEEV Foundation on your campus/work place- Work with faculty (management) and students (colleagues) to promote the cause of volunteerism

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- Creating maximum visibility about EEEV Foundation & its initiatives through active campaigns like stalls, presentations, events, posters, online and other media.

- Creating a trigger: Identifying and motivating prospective volunteers to sign up on EEEV Foundation website and making sure he/she starts volunteering.

- Being a facilitator between EEEV Foundation and your peers on campus

Know if you’re an IDEAL Catalyst:

- Committed with at least 3-5 hours every week.

- Being accessible over phone and the Internet outside college/work hours- Strong communication and inter-personal skills to handle large audiences- Big network on campus and online

- Innovative and organized

Awards & Recognitions:

- The most innovative campaigns, highest number of drives on-campus and successful triggers made will be recognised by the EEEV Foundation’s Team at regular intervals.

- On completing a year as a Campus Catalyst, EEEV Foundation will provide a ‘Certificate of Change’ based on the quality and quantity of change enabled.

- Outstanding Campus Catalysts will be recognized and appreciated on EEEV Foundation’s newsletter and social media

Hone you leadership skills by being a part of high-spirited,

Like-minded individuals! If you’re all that this page says,

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Enroll NOW!

Careers

We currently do have vacancies for PR, Executive and Teacher .

Check out our

> Regular volunteering opportunities

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> Internships & other long term volunteering opportunities

Careers at EEEV Foundation are suitable for dynamic people capable of straddling multiple responsibilities to function as one among our volunteers, enabling and complementing their work.

SCOPE: Full time, willing to work flexible hours and on weekends

REMUNERATION: Rs.5-20,000 p.m.

QUALIFICATIONS: Any graduation

EXPERIENCE: Prior experience with volunteer and /or youth organizations desirable. Prior volunteering experience with EEEV Foundation preferred.

If you are interested, please we will contact you only when we are recruiting, please wait patiently till you hear from us.

Internships

Looking for an internship?

- We offer internships at Mumbai and Thane throughout the year and during limited periods at our other chapters.

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- Internships at EEEV Foundation are suitable for dynamic young people.- Contact us with your CV and preferred scope of internship. Eg: HR, Marketing etc

Fellowship programme

- If you have a few months of free time after college, between jobs or you are interested to check out how it is to work for a non-profit, then this is the programme for you!

- Fellowships are suitable for, dynamic young people capable of straddling multiple responsibilities.

Internships & Fellowships

- Full/part time, willing to work flexible hours and on weekends- We will provide you a certificate at the end of the engagement- If you are interested please

We receive over 50 applications every month, please wait patiently till you hear from us.

FAQ

I have registered on the website, what next? How do I start volunteering?> Every volunteer has to attend a mandatory orientation before you can volunteer, wait for us to contact you regarding the same.

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I have registered on the website, I did not receive any email from EEEV Foundation

> The email is automated; please check your primary email ID. Also, check your spam folder. If you still can’t find it, don’t worry, we’ll take care.

I am part of an active chapter, I’m also under 30, but I haven’t heard from EEEV Foundation regarding volunteering opportunities in weeks/months> Please log in to the website and cross check your details including email, mobile no., date of birth (incl. Year of birth). If there are any changes, please also email us at mail@beeevfoundation.org

My city is not listed among your chapters, when will start EEEV Foundation there?

> EEEV Foundation is fast expanding to every major city soon, if you would like to know what you have to do to start EEEV Foundation in your region check out start a chapter page

When will the next orientation in my city be held?

> Refer to the EEEV Foundation - Chapters page for details

Will I be given a certificate for my work with EEEV Foundation?> Yes, a certificate of appreciation will be provided based on the quality and period of your volunteering.

When will EEEV Foundation classes be held?

> EEEV Foundation classes at our learning centres are held at most places on Saturdays and Sundays only. At the orientation,

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you will be assigned to your preferred day/batch and learning centre.

Happy Club

Happy Club is an exclusive club for socially conscious college students across India. To be part of the club, every student has

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to engage in 5 hours of volunteering DURING the Joy of Giving Week either 5 hours at a go or 1hr/day for 5 days.

Students can volunteer either on the structured opportunities provided by partner organizations (5 hrs of teaching, cleaning a beach/park, visiting an elderly home, making educational aids, sorting out clothes, doing a collection drive, etc., or "do your own thing"

Fund Raising

EEEV Foundation relies entirely on donations to operate.We receive no government funding.

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Your generous monthly donations will help build a better, literate India. Your regular contributions will give EEEV Foundation the ability to plan effectively, allowing us to campaign for a long term progressive change.

If you would prefer to donate by cheque, please send us your cheque to: Ek Ehsaas Ek Vishwas Foundation’s postal address.

EEEV Foundation keeps its internal costs down with a small team of staff, backed up by a larger-team of dedicated volunteers. All donations go to our extensive campaign activities, building schools, providing free education, study materials, food and other basic necessities for Underprivileged Children.

Conclusion

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