1. Rotary Distance Education Program R.I.D. 3131 A District RDEP Team Presentation “Since this program came to our school, we have been able to learn a lot. The software is entertaining and we learn even from playing the games. We like it a lot.”

2. THE ROTARY FOUNDATION’S SIX AREAS OF FOCUS Rotary Distance Education Program R.I.D. 3131 A District RDEP Team Presentation

3. Rotary Approach - RDEP Start from bottom – Primary & Secondary School education Utilize Rotary vocational skills to Develop village compatible rugged system Mobilize communities through rotary clubs At fraction of cost Join hands with - NGO’s, Educational institutes, corporations, Develop sustainable model One system + One software + one service = Reliability & dependability

4. Concept Company Logo www.themegallery.com Audio-Visuale-learningClassroom Maximum club Maximum clubparticipation Remote village schools Pune Teaching Hub

5. RDEP CONCEPT www.themegallery.comCompany Logo Target rural schools Future Upgrades and expandability Fully integrated Standardized software/Hardware Three year program – connected schools Deliver Education to remote areas

6. RDEP Operation www.themegallery.comCompany Logo Village schools Rotary Clubs NGO’s Sponsors Rotary District RDEP Execution

7. RDEP PROCEDURE www.themegallery.comCompany Logo Commence the program Coordinate – for installation Define funds Define - target schools and club mentors Establish RDEP team at club level

8. RDEP System www.themegallery.comCompany Logo Software Computer Projector Power Back up Support Integrated hardware/soft ware The package Broadband

9. RDEP PACKAGE www.themegallery.comCompany Logo Full Package Rs. 90 K Full system Full class room COMPUTER HARDWARE/SOFTWARE Compact package Rs. 45K 22” monitor based Target – small classrooms

10. RDEP System CONFIGURATION www.themegallery.comCompany Logo DVD RW, 1 GB RAM 250 GB HDISK 2.8GHz PROCESSOR 22” Monitor / DLP Projector RDEP Software The package

11. RDEP - roles Clubs – lead initiative and responsibility to implement & promote RDEP District – to develop concept and support clubs Schools – provide basic structure – rooms, teachers, volunteers. Community – partial financial support, participation, promotion

12. Status

13. 250 Schools by 40 clubs >200,000 Beneficiaries; 250 volunteers Rotary Distance Education Program R.I.D. 3131 A District RDEP Team Presentation

16. Future Direction

17. Rotary Distance Education Program R.I.D. 3131 A District RDEP Team Presentation “ I’m excited to know about RDEP and I think it is one of the Best Projects that Rotarians can undertake leveraging their Vocational Skills and helping to build a community. I invite DG Pramod Jejurikar to Bangkok in November to present this Project. This Project can be taken over by all Clubs in India through District 3131” 18 th October, MCCIA Board Room, Pune, India Rotary International Director – Rtn. K. R. Ravindaran

18. THREE YEAR PROGRAM www.themegallery.comCompany Logo Interconnect village schools 2012 – 13 Distance Learning 2011 – 12 Assisted Learning 2010 – 11 e - learning Traditional Lerning

19. RDEP integrated approach www.themegallery.comCompany Logo Collect/analyze data on impact Monthly follow-up by club members Teachers training for best RDEP use Syllabus based software + help tools Deliver COMPUTER HARDWARE

20. Thank you For More Information www.rdep.orgwww.rdep.org or Rtn. Anil Gupte+91 9370131365 anil@gupte.net Rtn. Raja. Kharadkar+91 9822031400rajakharadkar@gmail.com Rtn. Munir Chinoy+91 9823023070mechinoy@gmail.com