Loknayak Shikshan Mandal New High School, Yashwantnager, Sangli, India -Sudhakar Gaikwad (Former Student)

Loknayak Shikshan Mandal – A quick glance Mission: Education for underprivileged Children in Sangli Chronology:  Aug 1986: Loknayak Trust was registered as a Charitable Education Trust  Aug 1987: The Trust started first high school (New High School) in Yashwantnagar with 16 students  Jun 1996: More than 1000 students enrolled with the school  Sep 1996: The Trust decided to construct a new building to provide the students a better learning environment  Jun 1998: Adarsh Vinay Primary school started to provide primary education  Jun 1998 –2000: Three more schools, Adarsh Vinay Highschool, Vidya Mandir Highschool and Pragati Vidyalaya, were established to expand the Trust’s reach to more underprivileged children  Jun 2004: Total enrollment across five institutes crossed 2000

Loknayak Shikshan Mandal - Locations of the schools The schools are located in different slums considering living conditions, parents’ income, number of children and their age in the region Area selectedSchool nameDemographics Yashwant nagar New High School Adarsh Vinay Most parents work in sugar factories, cotton mill or work as temporary workers in small industries Annual family income $500 to $600 Parents are either semi skilled or educated till 7 th standard Ahilya nagar, Sanjay nagar Ramkrishna nagar New High School Adarsh Vinay Parents are daily wage workers earning less than a dollar per day Parents are uneducated and have big families Child labor is prevalent in the region 100Ft Road, Shamrao nagar Vidyamandir school Pragati school Parents are daily wage workers earning less than a dollar per day Parents are uneducated and have big families Child labor is prevalent in the region

Loknayak Shikshan Mandal – Success story  The Trust has brought quality education to the underprivileged children at their door steps  The Trust’s schools are the only in the region to provide education at free of cost  Adarsh Vinay School is the only school in the vicinity of Ramakrishna nagar and Gomatesh nagar  Only New High School has computer education facility in the region  In 2007, 42% girls were enrolled in New High School and total enrollment of the students for the year was 1159  So far more than 2000 students are able to complete high school education, and more than 60% are girls  School enrollment is increasing each year and child labor is on its decrease in the region  Schools’ results are better than any other school in the region

New High School’s extraordinary performance  Special coaching provided to weak students has helped the students to score more than 80% in SSC exam for past 7 years  In session, 6 students scored more than 90% and total SSC result of the school was 84%

Loknayak Shikshan Mandal: Other initiatives  Helped founding Harinana Pawar Krida Mandal. The Trust encourages talented students to pursue career in Kabaddi, Wrestling and other sports Yogesh Dodke, Munnalal Sheikh are some of the prominent wrestlers from the Krida Mandal  The Trust has set a Computer lab with 15 PCs to provide Government approved courses to the students to provide self employment opportunities  The Trust is involved in arranging health camps to facilitate vaccination programs and programs to create awareness about diseases AIDS, TB etc.  The Trust also arranges camps for NCC, Wild life organization, Rastra Seva Dal etc.  Lectures by the key speakers are arranged to motivate the students.

Loknayak Shikshan Mandal: 2008 Achievement All 5 schools managed by the Trust were audited by GiveIndia Foundation and has been recognized as a trusted NGO The Trust’s GiveIndia profile can be seen here: The Trust is in compliance with GiveIndia Foundation’s standards for accounting, donations and utilization of the donated funds Recognition from Give India Foundation has enabled the Trust to reach out to distant donors and has also added credibility to the Trust’s activities So far the Trust has received Rs as donation in past 15 days from distant donors

Difficulties faced by Loknayak Shikshan Mandal  Unable to complete new construction work at New High School started with the help local donors Due to agriculture based economy, whole region is affected due to unprecedented floods and local donors are not able to donate anymore to complete the construction.  Available funds are diverted to complete the construction work. This is making it difficult to manage expenses of other schools. The Trust is counting on completion of the construction as the Trust will receive 8% of salary cost per year as rent from Government as per the rules. This will help the Trust to cover expenses of other schools in future.  Student enrollment in the schools is stagnant as the school has no capacity to accommodate more students.  Plans to expand libraries and computer labs are at stake.  Other schools are also suffering due to unavailability of funds.

How Asha can help?  Asha Chapters can sponsor cost of slab for 2nd floor (appox. Rs.12,000,00). The Trust could then finish rest of the construction with the help of funds raised from local donors and other resources.  Else, Asha Chapters can help the Trust to cover expense of other schools so that other donations can be routed only for the construction. #1 : Total = INR 2,49, #2 Total = INR 2,18, Name of schoolHead MasterTeacherClerkPeon Vidya Mandir Pri school124, ,460.00XX Adarsh Vinay Mandir12, , , Name of schoolHead MasterTeacherClerkPeon Vidya Mandir Pri school124, ,460.00XX Pragati Vidyalaya12, ,750.00X12,600.00

Loknayak Shikshan Mandal appreciates Asha’s support ! Thank You!