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HAJI PUBLIC SCHOOL
Volunteer Programme 2013
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WELCOMETO BRESWANA
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WANT TO HELP?
Haji Public School (HPS) Breswana invites volunteers tocome help with the school and its daily operations.
We are looking forshort-term and long-term teaching staff forour primary classes.
As of 2013, HPS Breswana has 7 classes: lower kindergarten(LKG), upper kindergarten (UKG), and Grades 1 through 5.
The student strength is 55. We have a teaching staff of fourandnon-teaching staff of two people.
After school hours volunteers are at leisure to go sight-seeing,study the village, observe rural life first-hand etc.
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HAJI PUBLIC SCHOOL, BRESWANAMOTTO: TERRAS IRRADIENT LETTHEMILLUMINETHEEARTH
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Established in 2009
under the Haji Amina
Trust Foundation
(http://aminatrust.org/) Main branch of HPS
chain
Breswana is the
ancestral village offounding members of the
Amina Trust (the Haji
family)
Two new feeder
branches opened in 2010
Hoping to take HPS
Breswana up to college
level in the years to come
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STUDENTSOF UKG WITH MR KULDEEP, THEIRTEACHER
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WHO CAN VOLUNTEER?
We are looking for anyone* genuinely interested in education
and kids, with a philanthropic bent of mind. Should be comfortable with kids (in the age group 4-8 for the
most part), and be able to teach them.
No special skills or training required, though volunteers withprior teaching experience are preferred.
Should commit to help at HPS Breswana for at least 3 months.Long-term volunteers, no limit!
Non-teaching volunteers welcome as well, if you can help withthe school in some way.
Volunteers of all ages welcome. Come in a group for more fun!
Breswana IS a mountain village in Kashmir, so volunteersshould be adventurous, low maintenance, and in reasonablygood physical condition.
*The HPS management may conduct a background check on volunteers.Please have references ready.
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INTERESTING NEW CULTURE AND THE PAHADI (mountain) WAY
OF LIFE
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WHAT VOLUNTEERS CAN DO
Regular classes:Step into class and well let you take
over the syllabus. Give the regular teachers a breather.Or assist them.
Help improve the kids English.
Teach them a new language.
Teach extras like music, dance, drama, arts and craft or
games. Tell the kids about the world outside their village: Open
their eyes and minds.
Organise fun activities like Show & Tell, Story-Time,Play-Acting or just talk to them.
Teach the Teachers: Hold workshops or trainingsessions for the teachers to help improve their skills.
Not a teacher: How else can you help? If youre adoctor, do medical checkups for the students, forexample. Media professionals can help us create videosor documentaries of our work and get the word out.
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ABOUT BRESWANA
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Breswana - located in the mountains of Doda District,Jammu and Kashmir.
Coordinates: 3311'22"N 7542'33"E Wikimap:
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=33.1895212&lon=75.710274&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9
About 6,500 to 7,000 feet above sea level
Closest cityDoda (District Headquarters)
Closest road access town - Prem Nagar, by the River
Chenab.
Primarily an agrarian society. Majority of the populationare subsistence farmers growing crops and tendinglivestock for own consumption
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Population = 1300, nearly half of whom are minors
Local languages: Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi
100% Muslim population
The literacy rate is quite poor, especially amongwomen. Things have improved with the youngergeneration though the quality of education in Govt
schools is still very bad. With the exception of a few households, the
villagers fall in the Below Poverty Linedemographic.
The village has basic electric and water
connections, and no telephone lines. Mobile phone coverage is pretty good (Indian
operators)
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THE VOLUNTEER PACKAGE Food and accommodation will be provided in comfortable
guest quarters at the Haji cottage. (Running water, electricity,
Western toilets. )
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Cottage located in close proximity to school premises
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During free time, volunteers can explore the village
and surrounding areas.
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Mix with the locals; get a feel of village life.
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Help with farming if you feel like it.
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Or hangwith the
kids and
have
them
cook up
a storm
for you.
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Get pally with the farm animals
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Enjoy farm fresh food, and the local cuisine
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Relax, enjoy the view.
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Snow-dusted early spring morning
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Terraced fields by the house
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CONTACT US
If you think youd like to volunteer with HPS or
would like some more information, please do get intouch with:
Sabbah Haji Director, Education Wing (Amina Trust
Foundation)Email: [email protected] /
Phone: +91-9858-516-588 / +91-9797-640-173
Website: http://aminatrust.org
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GOODBYEAND GOD BLESS!