1. Asha Berkeley Sshrishti Learning Center Puneet, Pankaj

2. Asha Berkeley Project Description  Location: Kishangarh, Qutub Institutional area (Delhi)  Area (urban/rural): Urban  Primary Focus: Children from slums (community - families of migrant workers)  Project Type: Formal school  Amount Requested (US$): ~$8200  Purpose of Funding Request: Teachers’ salaries+ transportation + uniforms  # of Beneficiaries: 4 teachers, 80 students (uniform)

3. Asha Berkeley Project Goals  Current Condition of Beneficiaries  children of the migrant laborers, who come to Delhi to make a living; first-generation learners  Short-Term Objectives  provide good, quality education to children from slums who would otherwise not be able to get access to such education  5-Year Vision (long term)  residential school for accelerated learning process, provide for vocational skills  Community Involvement  parent teacher meeting every month to discuss the progress of the child  counsel parents on the issues of health, nutrition and hygiene

4. Asha Berkeley School Details  Kishangarh location: Nursery, KG; 4 classrooms + office room + small courtyard, rented property  Qutab location: KG to Std. III, 4 classrooms + office room + computer room, premise offered by War Widows Association  High transportation cost to bring students from one location to another (4-5 kms)  No playground

5. Asha Berkeley  Holds two sessions in the learning center:  Morning: Nursery to Std. III  Evening: Remedial studies for students from Std. I to Std. IX and computer classes.  200 students (regular) + 75 students (remedial)  4 to 14 years

6. Asha Berkeley Project Background/Impact  Background, that is, how did the request reach us?  Asha, Delhi  Sources of Information  Project is in Delhi, Asha Delhi is helping with regular site visits, Most recent visit (Puneet – Jan’08)  Successes/Impact Thus Far  have reached out to more than 250 students  Challenges  Lack of space, high cost of rented property + transportation

7. Asha Berkeley Organization Description  Name of Organization: Sshrishti, started in early 2003, registered in Dec 2003  Background of Directors:  Sanghamitra Bose: Post graduate, writer (Main contact) Any red flags?  Religious or Political Affiliations - No  FCRA status – applied for permanent FCRA

8. Asha Berkeley Sshrishti Activities (taken from website)  Sshrishti Learning Center  formal schooling to children from neighboring slum clusters. Classes 1-4 Students: 65  SShrishti Ladli  Introducing to schooling underprivileged children. Classes Nursery to KG. Students: 100  Project Asha  Non-formal education offered in the afternoon to girls who have dropped out of school /those who work. Number of students: 20  Project Disha  Non-formal education to children who beg at traffic intersections. Students:25  SRC  Shrishti Remedial Classes held for students of MCD and Govt. schools Students: 50

9. Asha Berkeley Existing Infrastructure/Facilities  Staff  teaching only occupation of teachers (morning section)  teachers of the evening section are UG/PG students working part time  minimum qualification - High School  Infrastructure  Two locations  Food/Medical Services  Mid-day meal is provided  Periodic dental and eye checkup are organized

10. Asha Berkeley Curriculum/Pedagogy  Curriculum Currently Used/ Government Recognized?  NCERT  Teaching Methodology  Conventional  Teacher/Student Ratio  1:20

11. Asha Berkeley Expected Outcomes/What After?  What happens to beneficiaries after this program?  Sshrishti get them admitted in the government schools so that they can continue their education  Measures of Success  Evaluation Methods  talk to community/teachers, surprise site visits

12. Asha Berkeley Budget for Requested Funding  Ssrishti requires total funding of Rs.708,000 for 2007- 08. Srishti's priority is a minimum of Rs.324,000 for teachers, transport, and uniforms  Teachers (4)=@ Rs.3000/ month=Rs.144000/  School Bus=@ Rs.10000/ month=Rs. 110000/  Uniform (80) =@ Rs.875/ student=Rs. 70000/  ~$8200

13. Asha Berkeley Other Funding Sources  Current Funding Sources  Individual donors, matrix cellular, Delton cables  (outside) AfE, Target, Sage Publications (UK), Secours (France)  If funding has been discontinued from another source, reasons for the same  No answer  One-Time Costs/Continuing? Plans for self- sufficiency  Continuing, they plan to do fundraising concert this year

14. Asha Berkeley Project Big Picture  Education Components: No Answer  Non-Education Components: No Answer  Funding  NGO: No answer  Project: (Total) Rs. 708,000  Our Component: (requested) Rs. 324,000

15. Asha Berkeley SWOT Analysis Strengths/Opportunities  promising initiative to work with kids of migrant families  Org. has been able to attract many outside donors and has raised significant amt. from individual donors in short time. Weaknesses/Risks

16. Asha Berkeley Steward Recommendation

17. Asha Berkeley Project Discussion/Decision

18. Asha Berkeley Discussion (10 minutes)  Questions/Thoughts  Arguments for funding  Arguments against funding

19. Asha Berkeley Decision (5 minutes)  Round I: Need more information/Can decide today?  If ready to decide:  Round II: Fund/Do not fund  If decided to fund:  Round III: Fund full amount/Fund part amount Notes: 1.Please vote only if you are familiar with the project details and our overall funding philosophy 2.Decision to be made by 2/3 rd majority. Quorum of 5. 3.All projects must be resolved by the 2 nd meeting