SACSAS Academy(SAve Children SAve Society)

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SACSAS Academy

- secular organization dedicated to socio-economic change in Manipur.

- in pursuit this goal, SACSAS focuses on basic education in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change.- to open schools in remote villages where there are

no schools of any form

Founded by:

Shantikumar NingthoujamSurjit Yumkhaibamand other friends

Open the first center at Laishoi village (2003) in Manipur

Currently there are 5 centers

- SACSAS Academy 1 - Laishoi branch

- SACSAS Academy 2 - Maobam branch

- SACSAS Academy 3 - Uyungkhong branch

- SACSAS Academy 4 - Loilamkot branch

- SACSAS Academy 5 - New Dampi branch

Asha Houston started to support from 2005Asha Dallas joined in 2008

So far Laishoi branch has 60+ kids 4 teachers Class KG-I, KG-II, 1, 2

Maobam branch has 75+ kids 4 teachers Class KG-I, KG-II, 1, 2

Uyungkhong branch has 70+ kids 4 teachers Class KG-I, KG-II, 1, 2, 3

Loilamkot branch has 75+ kids 4 teachers Class KG-I, KG-II, 1, 2, 3

NewDampi branch has 185+ kids 6 teachers Class KG-I, KG-II, 1, 2, 3, 4

Performance Statistics

- 65+ kids graduated from these centers- 40+ of them went to neighboring government schools- 4 of them ranked top 5 in the district level II standard test

Funding status this year

Laishoi branch - need funds

Maobam branch - need funds

Uyungkhong branch - need funds

Loilamkot branch - Anurupa (from Austin, TX) is supporting

New Dampi branch - Martin (from London, UK) is supporting

Funds needed for 2009:

Each school needs:

Headmaster salary (2000x12x1) =    Rs. 24,000         Asst. teacher salary (1800x12x3) =    Rs. 64,800         Books for 70 kids                              =  Rs. 38,000

Total per school = Rs.126,800

Number of schools need support for 2009: 3

SACSAS Academy at Laishoi village is at a point where the school will be closed if we do not support them ASAP.

SACSAS Academy Conference at Moirang, Manipur – Sept 2008

SACSAS Academy, New Dampi branch (2009)

New Dampi Building Inaugural Ceremony - 2009

Remote villages in Manipur are infiltrated with extremists/terrorists/extortionists

If we do not send the kids in these villages to school, there is highly likely that they will pick up guns and join these extortionists groups

If we send these kids to primary school, they may go to high school and to college and to university and even to the USA

Let us give them a chance

If we do not help who else will