1. Pratirodh Sansthan Residential School for girls
Bhadesar block, Chittorgarh,
Rajasthan
mid-year update

2. Background
Pratirodh Sansthan has been working with tribal clans, primarily on rights movement, and bonded labor issues for a long time
Residential school for tribal girls in Bhadesar was a first formal long term intervention program of its kind in the region
Started and operating since 2008 with AfE-SV support
Girls from the backward tribal belt, mainly bheel and meena casts, attend a fully residential school

3. About The Project
Residential school with 54 girls in attendance between age group of 9-12 years
School has two full-time trained teachers
School follows the state curriculum and primarily relies on teaching aid from Digantar, and follows activity based pedagogy
Current enrollment/attendance distribution:
Class 1-3
age group(9-10)
Class 3-5
age group (10-11)
Class 5
age group(11-12) 23 20 11

4. Mid-year Assessment
10 out of 11 girls appeared for Government School 5th grade examination, and successfully cleared the exam.
10 girls have been admitted to Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyala (Central government scheme), academic session due to start in July.
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The girls are also attending free computer training lessons at Shyamdas Sansthan
Students have shown steady progress in mid-year evaluations since the start of term
15 girls are now preparing to appear in 5th grade examination for next 2011 academic year
5 New girls were admitted during the first half of the academic year