1. 3 million children EQUIP Tamilnadu Eureka Quality Improvement Program
A bottom up approach to systemic change
Measurably Improving Learning Quality of
10 districts = 150 blocks = villages
3 million children

2. What has been done so far…
School Quality Improvement
Padippum Inikkum Reading Campaign
450,000 children
in 7300 schools in 5 districts
Reading skills improved
from 54% to 85% in 5 months!
Community Learning Initiative
Eureka Village Library Movement
100,000 children
in 2000 villages in 10 districts
Are accessing over 450,000 books and booklets through their village libraries.
Reading Campaign Started in Oct 06

4. EQUIP TAMILNADU PROJECT
Learning Quality in Schools
Reading Campaign
Math Campaign
Science Campaign
Pre-primary Skills Campaign
Community Learning Initiatives
Eureka Village Library
Children’s Learning Clubs
Teachers and Children’s Network
1500 schools per district
1000 villages per district
300,000 children in a district impacted
Cost per District = $ 100,000
Cost per Block = $7000
Cost per School/Village = $70
Cost per Child = $0.35 (Rs. 15)
10 districts in TN = schools = 3 million children learning well
Systemic Change Bottom Up