1. Tomorrow’s Foundation Update | Renewal
May 2016

2. Introduction
Founded in 1991 by Arup, Swarup Ghosh on a terrace in Kolkata with 17 children
Projects in 3 states - West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand
12 active projects
8000 children participate per year

3. Projects Overview

4. CEEP (Community Education and Empowerment Program)
Education and awareness program for adolescents and parents
Objective is to develop peer educators within the community to make it self sustaining
Focus on
personal hygiene
pubertal changes, gender discrimination
early marriage and pregnancy
Contraception, STD’s
As with most TF programs, school education is a part of CEEP and its aims to mainstream drop-out kids in the 8-14 year range via Bridge Courses
8 regions across Kolkata & Chattisgarh
~180
Children
mainstreamed
~ 1200 people impacted in 5 yrs

5. Model School 104 students Continuation rate 90% 11 schools will adopt
Objective is to improve student retention and hence increase rate of completion of primary education
Uses activity based learning developed by TF staff
Prototyped in the Mother Project and proven in a Govt school that had closed down due to lack of attendance
104 students
Continuation rate 90%
11 schools will adopt

6. Year in Focus

7. 1 student succesfully graduated
ASV funded students 50
students supported
1 student succesfully graduated
90% pass
rate - 12th board exam
100% pass
rate - 10th board exam
11 discontinued
1 dropped out

8. Success Stories Debashish Mete
completed B.Tech and employed at Control n Technologies in Kolkata
Somnath Sen
Laboni Patra
completed graduation and employed as Private Tutor and Dance Instructor
Sunil Mondal
Subrata Dutta
Mongal Halder
completed hotel mgmt training at Taj Bengal and began working there
Sonia Baniya
Rupsha Shaw
Received bicycle from Govt of West Bengal as appreciation of academic performance in V grade
Extra-Curricular
A team of 8 won the boys group dance competition at La Martiniere
Growth
Chariabeti expanded operations in Garden Reach for YWD. 6/9 youth placed in reputed companies.

9. Looking Ahead

10. Project Diganta 11 schools 3 years Target Retention - 75% Pass - 75%
Project Diganta is the latest undertaking by TF
Kolkata Municipal Corporation has agreed to adopt TF teaching methodology in 11 govt. schools following the success of Model School
Diganta’s objectives are :
To train KMC teachers in the Activity Based Learning developed by TF
Spread awareness in communities to increase enrollment
Monitor increase in enrolment and continuation of education beyond V grade.
To meet well defined, quantifiable targets (specified in the concept note) in the next 3 years
Target
Retention - 75%
Pass - 75%
11 schools
3 years

11. Budget

12. Budget (rupees) - TOTAL 12,60,130 Secondary School Students Expense
High School Students Expense
Sponsorship co-ordinator salary
4,41,990
4,74,060
78,000
Administration cost
Pending from last year
TOTAL
12,60,130
99,405
1,66,675

13. Why support TF?
Founding and operating philosophy align with ASHA’s objective
Projects address not only the obvious problem of lack of education, but also delve into the
causes for a more effective and long lasting impact
Project Diganta is a segway into self sustainability of the Activity Based Learning (ABL) approach.
It is the culmination of several years of lessons learned that has begun to bear fruit now
If it succeeds in the next 3 years, it will be the flagship of an effective paradigm of education in government schools

14. Funding Related Information
Site Visit - Will get it done by June 15th via a friend that resides in Kolkata
Audit report - Requested

15. Questions ?
Harsha Kudoor |

16. Thanks! TF Website | http://www.tomorrowsfoundation.org/
TF Movie - Little Wings |
Calcutta de la Rue a l’Ecole | Video