AVEHI ABACUS PROJECT 1990-2018

AVEHI-ABACUS PROJECT Avehi public Charitable trust founded in 1981. AVEHI- Audio Visual Education. The Avehi-ABACUS project (AAP) was initiated in 1990 in Mumbai, to strengthen education in primary schools by promoting interactive discussions through stories and games. They focus on a parallel curriculum promoting values of equality, justice, gender parity, secularism, environmental sustainability. Asha is affiliated with Avehi since 1999 and Asha Seattle from 2000

TEAM Dr. Ms. Malvika Chari Ms. Chandita Mukherjee Dr. Ms. Saroj Jha Dr. Ms. Anjali Monteiro Ms. Simantini Dhuru Trustee Director of Avehi Abacus Project. Ms. Vasudha Ambiye Ms. Pushpa Singhvi

AAP Initiatives Sangati (children) Manthan (teachers) Saath Saath (children)

Sangati Designed for 5th to 7th class students. Used in 946 MCGM schools and has reached more than 10,000 teachers and 2 and half lakh children since last thirteen years. Also implemented in a few well-known private schools that engage in innovation across the country. Key impacts Enhance Life Skill Quality Education in Schools. Enhance general academic performance by making learning enjoyable. Enables teachers to refresh their teaching skills, self-growth & personality development. Supplemental course material with audio-visual material focused on social subjects integrating the learning in school with learning beyond the school boundaries. Builds valuable skills: critical thinking, listening, analyzing, independent decision making, harmony and diversity. Sangati Outreach: No of Schools: 950, No. of teachers :1400 No of Students: 42000

Sangati: Topics Covered Myself, my body, our Needs I am unique and yet share something with every human being. Explores understanding of the potentials & limitations of the human body Regardless of all differences human beings have the same needs Our earth and the web of life Provides the resources that make it possible for us to fulfill our needs The web of life: all life has evolved as a complex, interlinked and continuing process How societies developed Will help understand our own lives better (supplements history well) The way we live today Continuing changes in technology and different social, economic, political and cultural institutions which influence how we live today (captures gender discrimination, economic inequalities, communalism, media influence) Understanding change which characterizes our relationships, with all forms of life and the environment. It is only by understanding these changes and their impact that we can learn to deal with them and create the kind of lives and society we want Preparing for our future Exploring alternatives for ourselves as well as our society and earth

Sangati: Rollout History Phase 1: (June 1991 to March 1996) Mahalaxmi municipal school -- 35 children (same group from Std. III to Std. VII) Phase 2 (June 1996 to March 2001) 25 municipal schools – 6962 children (Std. III to Std. VII) 35 NFE centers with children age group between 8 & 13 2 private schools (Std. III to Std. VII) Phase 3 (June 2001 to March 2005) 180 municipal schools in 2 municipal wards in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Gujarati, English, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu schools covering 42,000 children (Std. V to Std. VII) 120 Zilla Parishad schools in Yawatmal and Chandrapur districts – 27,924 children 50 NFE centers Several private schools Phase 4 (June 2006 to 2016) All 905 municipal schools of Mumbai Supporting one batch through three years instead of 3 batches at same time due to financial constraints Phase 5 (June 2016 to 2018) Supporting two batch and plan to cover all three batches in parallel from next year

Specific Expected results of Sangati:

Sangati: Planned activities 2018-19

Sangati: Planned activities 2018-19

Manthan Training course designed for teachers enrolled for the Diploma in Teacher Education (DTEd) Two year foundation course with 50 sessions First pilot was conducted during 1998 and 2000 with 200 students Due to overwhelming response, Manthan was been granted permission by the Maharashtra State Council for Educational Research and Training for implementing the program in Panvel District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) and 10 other affiliated colleges Awareness workshops organized for principals and teacher educators which has helped with implementation of the program District DTed colleges  Palghar  17 Thane 17 Raigad Total No of trainee teachers 600

Mantha: Planned activities 2018-19

Manthan: Planned activities 2018-19

Saath Saath Saath Saath course focuses on gender equality in schools It is currently available in English medium schools under the Archdiocesan Board of education, Mumbai AAP proposes to translate it in Hindi for wider use both in school set up and in community set up Problems raised because of Gender Discrimination and other basti level issues are being addressed because of Saath Saath programme.

Outreach of Saath Saath Programme 2015-18 Name of the Partner NGOs   Outreach of Saath Saath Programme 2015-18 Name of the Partner NGOs Mahila Jan Adhikaar Samiti (2015-16) Sahajani Shiksha Kendra (2015-18) Alwar Mewat Institute of Education and Development (AMIED) (2016-18) Siddharth Nagar , Andheri by Avehi Abacus Project (2016-18) Numbers of Community base centers 19 62 11 1 Numbers of adolescent and women's 600 Adolescent Girls- boys 1790 Adolescent Girls 2855 women's 275 25 Numbers of schools 5 60 Numbers of Students 530 (std 5-8) 1000 35 Grand Total of participants 1130 5645 310

AAP- a success story AAP has been playing the role of a resource organisation for WIPRO’s Earthian initiative’s Continuous Engagement Programme along with the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) where elements of Sangati and Manthan have been used to develop and strengthen components of Education for Sustainable Development. Sangati and Manthan progress and achievements have motivated various organizations to seek help of Ms. Simantini Dhuru, project Director of Avehi to help revise their curriculum based on Avehi’s ideologies. The organizations include – TISS (Mumbai), MSCERT (Mumbai),State teachers training board (Mumbai).   The organisation has been actively involved in working for Right to equal quality education for all and has connected with other like minded civil society groups and eminent educationist to build State and National level forums. The Member Secretary of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), a central curriculum formulating and approving body for Pre-service Teacher Education had asked AAP to submit the entire two year course curriculum, which was presented and is waiting for approval.

Funding Status & Budget Sources of Revenue (Income) Donors Contribution ASHA FOR EDUCATION Expected ( June 2018) 7,986,000.00 One time funding (2017 Nov) 2,185,000.00 AID IN CHICAGO Expected 500,000.00 AMMADA TRUST 175,000.00 HILTON FUND FOR SISTERS Committed 964,000.00 AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE 600,000.00 Sanghavi Trust 300,000.00 ISABELA MARTIN FOUNDATION 2,275,000.00 Other donors 3,000,000.00   17,985,000.00 Sangati Outreach: No of Schools: 946, No. of teachers :2500 No of Students: 59400 Manthan Outreach: No of Colleges: 17 No of teacher educators: 17 No. of trainee teachers : 600

Site Visit Seema Chaudhary, the project co-steward, visited AVEHI in April 2018 and provided a positive feedback