1. SUGATHI SUGATHI Social Development through Child Education http://sugathi.org http://sugathi.orghttp://sugathi.org

2. About Sugathi Sugathi stands for welfare or a happy conditionor bliss in Sanskrit. Sugathi is a non-profit organization started by a group of like minded people, cutting across the professions to work for social development through child education.

3. About Sugathi contd.. We at Sugathi believe that, every child gets the real happiness through learning new things. Every child with a strong foundation in education at school level, would be shaped into an enlightened citizen of India.

4. What we do Volunteering Volunteering Volunteer and share our knowledge with the children in Government schools, orphanages and schools run by NGOs to make a meaningful impact. Teach them subjects prescribed in the syllabi in a way different from the regular classroom teaching.

5. What we do contd.. Conduct games, painting, singing, quiz competitions etc to sharpen and bring out the creativity of the kids. Organize workshops on varied topics, science fairs.

6. What we do contd.. Infrastructure support Infrastructure support Our support is given to improve school facilities, laboratories, and libraries. We support orphanage hostels, boarding schools run by NGOs etc as and when required.

7. What we do contd.. C ommunity and Government involvement C ommunity and Government involvement With the help of local community and Government, we involve ourselves in social development through the child education.

8. What we do contd.. Humanitarian support Responding to natural calamities, disasters and provide humanitarian support.

9. What we are doing Sugathi provides/provided voluntary support to the following institutions : Sugathi provides/provided voluntary support to the following institutions : Government School, NS Palya, Bangalore Government Telugu School, Jeevanhalli, Bangalore Government Primary school, Serlingampalli, Ranga Reddy Dt, AP Samskar Trust, Vijayawada, A.P Anatha Shishu Sevashrama, Bangalore Shishu Gruha, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. Ananya Trust, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore

10. What we are doing contd.. We teach English and Mathematics at Jeevanahalli and NS Palya schools on every Saturday for a duration of 2-3 hours. Periodical extra curricular activities at all the institutes, including the above mentioned schools. Tied up with GE Medical Systems – Vijaya Karnataka to distribute newspapers at Government schools. This project aims at encouraging newspaper reading among school children.

11. What we are doing contd.. Participated in “ Dakalaiti Aandolane ”, admission drive conducted by Karnataka Goverment schools in the slum areas surrounding the respective schools. Interacting with parents during the parent-teacher meetings in Government schools. Counseling the parents on various aspects of child development.

12. Sugathi ’ s approach Orphans and orphanages Schools and NGOs for Destitute children, street children, special children etc Government schools in slums and rural areas Teaching, voluntary activities, financial assistance Teaching, voluntary activities, infrastructure development, Dealing with Out-of-school children, Working with government and local community. Social development through child education Sugathi

13. Dealing with out-of-school children Encouraging through Financial support Voluntary support Awareness campaigns Community and Government involvement School drop-outs and out-of-school children

14. What we are planning To spread our weekly voluntary activities to all the institutes we are associated with. To expand our activities to schools in rural areas. To start working with the street children, children of roadside vendors in urban areas.

15. Get Involved - Volunteering We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. We can do no great things, only small things with great love. We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. We can do no great things, only small things with great love. Mother Teresa

16. Get involved contd.. Volunteering at Sugathi provides you an opportunity to interact with children and enjoy the purity of their thought, enthusiam, energy and creativity. Your interaction with children first brings smiles on their faces. It provides them an opportunity to get exposure to the real world, boosts their morale and motivates them to excel in their lives.

17. Get involved contd.. You can get the grass root level understanding of various things in the areas of child education and social development.

18. Get involved contd.. You can volunteer to Teach regular class subjects using interactive methods Help us in preparing teaching material more innovatively. Conducting games, extra- curricular activities, workshops etc. Take part in awareness and advocacy campaigns organized by Sugathi.

19. Contact us You can contact any of the below mentioned members for further details. NameEmail addressPhone number Pardhasaradhi D(BLR)saradhi2k4@gmail.com9886412174 Pavan Kumar D(BLR)pavandesabhatla@gmail.com9980199133 Sai Meera(BLR)sai.meera1@gmail.com9663384951 Srinath Bheemaraju (BLR) bheemarajus@gmail.com9886777878 Wajid Shaik (HYD)wazeedshaik@gmail.com8106538218 Satish Cheekala (HYD)satish.cheekala@gmail.com9703506035

20. Thank you Sugathi Child Education and Development Society, #24, 1 st A Cross, Maruthi Nagar, Madiwala, Bangalore -560068. http://sugathi.org http://sugathi.orghttp://sugathi.org