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Vidya & Child Annual Report 2010-11 Page 1 of 70
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Section 1Section 1Section 1Section 1 Pg No. 3Pg No. 3Pg No. 3Pg No. 3
1. An Overview
2. Highlights of 2010-2011
3. Our Mission, Beliefs & Objectives
Section 2Section 2Section 2Section 2 Pg No. 9Pg No. 9Pg No. 9Pg No. 9
1. Our partners in Growth – Corporate & Institutional
Section 3Section 3Section 3Section 3 Pg No. 20Pg No. 20Pg No. 20Pg No. 20
1. Current Outreach and our Centres
Section 4Section 4Section 4Section 4 Pg No. 2Pg No. 2Pg No. 2Pg No. 24444
1. The Vidya & Child Process
2. Programme Overview
3. Programme Highlights
a. Non Formal Education Programme
b. After School Support Programme
c. Foundation Programme
d. Arts & Performing Arts Programme
e. Life Skills Programme
Section 5Section 5Section 5Section 5 Pg No. 35Pg No. 35Pg No. 35Pg No. 35
1. Programme –wise focus areas and events for 2010-11
a. Non Formal Education Programme
b. After School Support Programme
c. Foundation Programme
d. Arts & Performing Arts Programme
e. Life Skills Programme
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1. Vidya & Child – The Organization
Section 7Section 7Section 7Section 7 Pg No. 66Pg No. 66Pg No. 66Pg No. 66
1. Financials & Disclosures
Section 8Section 8Section 8Section 8 Pg No. Pg No. Pg No. Pg No. 70707070
1. Contact Details
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Section 1Section 1Section 1Section 1
1. An Overview
Though there have been efforts from the state for universalisation of primary
education and a constitutional directive of free and compulsory education, it
largely remains a neglected sector where a lot still remains to be done. Even if
government records show an increase in number of enrollments, in number of
schools, number of teachers etc... but qualitative improvement lags way
behind.
Children of migrant populations who move from villages to cities in search of
better livelihoods continue to be outside the education system. These children
wile away their time playing in the streets or working as casual labourers when
they should be in school studying, learning and playing for a secure future of
our country.
Vidya & Child was conceptualized in 1998 with this inherent need of our
society in mind. Since then, it has been working with underprivileged children
providing them with an opportunity to learn, explore and dream through good
quality education. Children at Vidya & Child prosper in a positive atmosphere
where they learn academics and also explore the creative worlds of Kathak,
Tabla, Music, Arts & Theatre.
Started in 1998, with 2 children being taught in a living room it today reaches
out to over a 1000 children across 5 centres of which 4 are in Noida, UP and 1
in Siwan, Bihar. With staff strength of over 70; of which about 50 are teachers,
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Vidya & Child is set to embark its journey to take the child-centric approach of
the organization to the next level. It will be our endeavour to focus on learning
of each child in the Vidya & Child system across all programmes.
2. Vidya & Child Highlights 2010-2011
OutreachOutreachOutreachOutreach
- Caters to 1000 + children across 4 centres in Noida, Uttar Pradesh & 1
in Siwan, Bihar
- Over 120 children have been mainstreamed so far
- 17 children have finished school and are pursuing higher education
- 28 children were mainstreamed in Class VI in April 2010
- 37 children have been mainstreamed in 2011 across all our centres
- NIOS Outreach – 5 boys are part of the NIOS classes started this year.
These were over-aged children and could not be mainstreamed.
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AcademicAcademicAcademicAcademic
- 12 children appeared for Class X and have been admitted to Class XI as
per their chosen streams.
- 3 children appeared for Class XII and are all planning for further studies
AAAArts & Performing Artsrts & Performing Artsrts & Performing Artsrts & Performing Arts
- We reach out to over 350 children through our Arts & Performing Arts
Programme where they are exposed to Kathak, Tabla, Art & Craft,
Theatre & Film Making etc..
- 2 short films made by our children were screened at the Filmbooth
International Short Film Festival in New Delhi and at Alpaviram, a short
film festival organized by NID, Ahmedabad
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- Children have performed at various events including Vidya & Child’s
Annual Day, corporate events at HCL, Cadence, Tech Mahindra and also
at Bal Bhawan.
- 300 children from Vidya & Child participated in a day long event aptly
titled ‘Open My Mind’. This was a creative extravaganza for the children
organized by Dreaming Child Productions in association with Sanskriti
Foundation & Max India Foundation.
Life SkillsLife SkillsLife SkillsLife Skills
- Life Skills is an integral part of our curriculum for all classes from Class
1 to Class XII.
- Vidya & Child organized an outstation Life Skills workshop for children
at Navdanya Farms, Dehradun. 47 children from Class IX and above
attended this 4-day workshop.
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- Various health camps were organized in the last 6 months with the help
of Nirvana Foundation in association with ICare Eye Hospital, Noida and
Max India Foundation, New Delhi at all centres of Vidya & Child.
- Children from Classes VI to VIII were taken for an excursion to Akshar
Dham Temple & Bal Bhawan in New Delhi.
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3. Vidya & Child – Our Mission, Beliefs & Objectives
Vidya & Child Vidya & Child Vidya & Child Vidya & Child works with the mission mission mission mission to help bridge the gap for those children
who need education and have no access to the facilities for learning existing in
our society.
We believe :We believe :We believe :We believe :
• Every child has a right to be educated
• Every child has capabilities that need to be explored and channelised
• Every child dreams and yearns to learn, to make a place for himself in
society
• We in Vidya & Child can through our small support help them explore
their talents to translate into an improved and meaningful life.
Our objective objective objective objective is to develop a creative learning environment for children and
help them merge with the mainstream of society.
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At Vidya & ChildAt Vidya & ChildAt Vidya & ChildAt Vidya & Child
• A child realises his inner strengths and works on them
• The child develops as an individual with a strong belief in his own
capabilities
• A child is exposed to the vast world of learning & knowledge
• A child gets the opportunity to explore, create and focus on his talent
• A child feels a sense of belonging
• A child learns to dream and work towards it’s fulfillment
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Section 2Section 2Section 2Section 2
1. Our partners in Growth – Corporate & Institutional
Our Corporate Partners
ATS Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, NoidaATS Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, NoidaATS Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, NoidaATS Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Noida
ATS started operations in NCR in 1998 with ATS Greens I and quickly became
the most sought after address in Noida. With over a dozen projects across
India it is a leading name in the real estate industry in Noida & Greater Noida
and has also established itself in Dera Bassi near Chandigarh. Known for it’s
quality of construction, superb design, well-planned and thought-out spaces,
ATS has earned itself a place of pride in a very short time.
The ATS group has been supporting Vidya & Child since 2005 and helps
support our centre at Shahpur Village, Sector 130, Noida. This centre caters to
over 125 children and children have been mainstreamed from this centre.
Axis Bank FAxis Bank FAxis Bank FAxis Bank Foundation, Mumbaioundation, Mumbaioundation, Mumbaioundation, Mumbai
Axis Bank Foundation (ABF) is a registered public trust set up in 2006.
Through ABF, Axis Bank seeks to define and effectively fulfill its social
responsibilities as a corporate citizen and allocates upto 1% Profit After Tax
every year to Axis Bank Foundation for its activities.
Axis Bank Foundation has committed itself to participate in various socially
relevant endeavours with a special focus on Education for the
underprivileged/special child, Public Health, and Medical Rehabilitation. Within
education it specifically focuses on quality education for the
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underprivileged/special child and supports mainstream education initiatives
and providing training to teachers.
A new area of focus for Axis Bank Foundation is to provide sustainable
livelihoods, especially to the under privileged as part of its corporate social
responsibility initiatives.
The Foundation currently supports the Non Formal Education Programme at
two of our centres at Noida - Khoda Sec 62 and at Barola, Sector 49, Noida.
Cadence Design Systems, NoidaCadence Design Systems, NoidaCadence Design Systems, NoidaCadence Design Systems, Noida
Cadence is a US headquartered, electronic design automation software and
engineering services company with a presence in Noida and Bangalore.
Cadence has been involved in our efforts and has supported us in many ways –
teaching Computers, English & Science, organizing excursions and raising
funds right from our early years. Cadence employees raised funds in 2008-09
for Vidya & Child with a matching grant from the organisation Cadence that
helped us buy a piece of land. We run our 4th centre in Sector 49, Noida.
Classes commenced in March 2010 and currently reaches out to more than
170 children.
CanvasMCanvasMCanvasMCanvasM
CanvasM is a joint venture between Motorola Inc. Tech Mahindra with it’s
corporate office in Noida. CanvasM has helped spread the message of Vidya &
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Child to it’s clients in a unique way and is currently involved in volunteer
efforts.
HCL, Noida HCL, Noida HCL, Noida HCL, Noida
HCL is a leading IT company based in Noida. Employees of HCL are part of our
volunteer programme. They have been a constant source of support to our
children of the After School Support Program for the last 5 years. They
handhold each child and guide & mentor them in Science, Math and English.
Mentor Graphics, NoidaMentor Graphics, NoidaMentor Graphics, NoidaMentor Graphics, Noida
Mentor Graphics, a US based company with its corporate R&D centre at Noida
has helped us open our 3rd centre in Khoda, Sector 62, Noida, which caters to
over 150 children. Children from Vidya & Child regularly put up Diwali stalls at
the Mentor Graphics office and look forward to it.
Price Waterhouse Coopers India FoundationPrice Waterhouse Coopers India FoundationPrice Waterhouse Coopers India FoundationPrice Waterhouse Coopers India Foundation
PwC India Foundation was formed in 2009 with the objective of making a
difference to the society in the areas of Education and Sustainability. It is
working actively to promote employee engagement in community service
activities to charitable educational institutions.
It is currently supporting a part of our After School Support Programme.
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Tech Mahindra FoundationTech Mahindra FoundationTech Mahindra FoundationTech Mahindra Foundation
Tech Mahindra Foundation believes that education leads to empowerment and
self-reliance. Besides education, the Foundation also supports the cause of
women empowerment.
Tech Mahindra Foundation has been supporting us since 2007. Their initial
support has helped us develop and follow a unique methodology – the level
based curriculum for our Non-Formal Education Programme. This has made
the whole educational approach very child-centric and has improved the
quality of delivery by our teachers. They have also helped us fund a part of our
construction costs for the new centre at Barola, Sector 49, Noida, which
became operational in March 2010 and caters to over 170 children.
TechMahindra Foundation supports our Non Formal Education, After School
Support Programme and Arts & Performing Arts Programme at our centre at
Sec 37, Noida reaching out to 450 children.
TRENTTRENTTRENTTRENT
TRENT Limited, established in 1998, is the retail operations company of the
TATA Group that owns and manages a number of retail chains in India
including Westside & Landmark. The TATA Group’s strong sense of social
commitment and values has resulted in creation of strong institutions like the
TISS, IIS, TIFR amongst many more. TATA companies are engaged in many
kinds of community initiatives covering education, livelihood, health, women &
child welfare etc.
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TRENT Limited is supporting part of our After School Support Programme in
the year 2011 – 2012.
Our Institutional Partners
Asha for Education (Asha for Education (Asha for Education (Asha for Education (Atlanta ChapterAtlanta ChapterAtlanta ChapterAtlanta Chapter))))
Asha for EducationAsha for EducationAsha for EducationAsha for Education is a global organization with more than 66 chapters around
the world. It works to bring about change in India by focusing on basic
education as it believes that education is a critical requisite for socio-
economic change.
Currently, they are supporting Spoken English Programme and our Life Skills
Programme
Caring Hand for ChildrenCaring Hand for ChildrenCaring Hand for ChildrenCaring Hand for Children
Caring Hand for Children was formed in the year 2000 to help educate
underprivileged children to help them become self-sufficient. It is run
completely with the help of volunteers and support from the community. It has
partnered with various NGO’s across India and sponsors education for more
than a 1000 under-privileged children.
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CLCLCLCLSA Chairman’s TrustSA Chairman’s TrustSA Chairman’s TrustSA Chairman’s Trust
CLSA is Asia’s leading brokerage and investment group, headquartered in
Hong Kong and present in 15 Asia-Pacific cities and major financial hubs in US
& the UK.
CLSA Chairman’s Trust is run by an independent board of trustees and aims to
provide support to those communities or groups that have been left behind in
Asia’s remarkable growth story. It works to assist education, health and
welfare, commerce and environmental needs where CLSA staff or CLSA clients
are actively involved.
CLSA Chairman’s Trust has committed to support the construction of 3 floors
of our centre at Barola, Sec 49, Noida.
Concern India FoundationConcern India FoundationConcern India FoundationConcern India Foundation
Concern India Foundation, established in 1991, is a support organization,
working with the objective of ‘Helping People Help Themselves’. It is a non -
profit, public charitable trust.
It reaches out to the most vulnerable sections of society ie children, children
with special needs, the poor and the elderly through financial & non financial
support in the core areas of Health, Education & Community Development. It
has offices across India and supports various grass root programmes.
It has supported us by giving us a one time grant for non recurring expenses.
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CCCCredibility Allianceredibility Allianceredibility Allianceredibility Alliance
Credibility Alliance is a consortium of voluntary organisations committed
towards enhancing accountability and transparency in the voluntary sector
through good governance. Registered in May 2004, this initiative resulted
from within the sector as an independent, not-for-profit organization.
Members of Credibility Alliance work within the guidelines of voluntary
disclosure of information as per norms set by the alliance members. An
accreditation system has been developed to strengthen the credibility of
member organizations. It also promotes capacity building initiatives required
to equip voluntary organisations to meet the norms.
Vidya & Child is an accredited member of Credibility Alliance.
GiveIndiaGiveIndiaGiveIndiaGiveIndia
GiveIndia is an online donation platform that allows individuals from across
the world to support a cause of their choice from across all states in India. The
organizations listed on the GiveIndia website have been scrutinized for
transparency and credibility as per rigorous GiveIndia norms which are
reviewed every year.
GiveIndia organizes various fundraising initiatives like the India Giving
Challenge, India Tax Saving Challenge every year. Vidya & Child participated in
the India Giving Challenge 2010 and was able to raise Rs 5.5 lacs and more
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importantly was able to add an additional 100 individual donors to its
database.
Vidya & Child is listed on their website under the education section. People
who want to support Vidya & Child can also do so through www.giveindia.org.
GuideStar IndiaGuideStar IndiaGuideStar IndiaGuideStar India
GuideStar India is an initiative of Civil Society Information Services India (CSIS
India) in collaboration with GuideStar International, UK. CSIS India is a trust
registered in India. It provides information of over 1000 NGOs in India to help
users connect quickly with NGO’s working in the area of their interest.
Organisations undergo different levels of due diligence before being featured
on this site.
Vidya & Child also features on their site www.guidestarindia.org.
Hope Hall Foundation School, New DelhiHope Hall Foundation School, New DelhiHope Hall Foundation School, New DelhiHope Hall Foundation School, New Delhi
It was founded in 1990 by Mr. Amir Chand Maheshwari,,,, a prominent
industrialist based in New Delhi. The Hope Hall Foundation School initially
began as a single storey building and a single school bus served the local area.
Over the years, the school has grown with respect to number of children, staff
and teachers and has also gained repute for the quality of education imparted
and overall development of children.
Today, it has over 1200 students and 90 staff members. A modern fleet of
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buses, a collection of well equipped laboratories and an array of sports
facilities are available for the students with innovative features being added to
the school periodically.
The school granted admission to Class IX in April 2010 to 3 of our well
deserving children and granted them 100% waiver on fees, books and uniform.
These 3 girls are in Class X now and appreciate the opportunity given to them
Manipal FoundationManipal FoundationManipal FoundationManipal Foundation
Manipal Foundation has been in the forefront of providing educational
opportunities to the youth in the country. It has been a pioneer in sharing its
expertise and its infrastructure of multiple institutions for the larger benefit of
the community. It offers Indian & International students scholarships and
fellowships to pursue their ambitions in the fields of Education and Healthcare.
Manipal Foundation has made a difference to the lives of thousands of people
and families by lending support financially for healthcare, education,
employment and social upliftment.
The Foundation will be sponsoring children of Class VII for a period of 3 years
starting 2011-2012.
SamhitaSamhitaSamhitaSamhita
Samhita (www.samhita.org) is a philanthropic initiative of the Nadathur Trust.
It aims to provide greater visibility, more resources and a support system for
NGO’s. The NGO’s can register their projects with this online portal and use
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this platform for its benefit. Its key technical features helps one manage
donors, volunteers etc..
The Nadathur Group is a private investment firm established by N.S. Raghavan,
one of the co-founders of Infosys Technologies. The Nadathur Group supports
projects which can be transformed from passion to financially viable and
sustainable models. Its areas of interest are - Livelihood creation, the arts,
education, medical research, and conservation. Few organizations supported
by the Group include FAME India, Active Canvas, Nature Conservation
Foundation, and Maya Organic.
Vidya & Child has been listed on the site www.samhita.org after due diligence.
YouthReachYouthReachYouthReachYouthReach
Youthreach, a non-profit organization based in New Delhi works to create
awareness on critical issues pertaining to the needs of the community and the
environment. It sensitizes people and institutions and provide opportunities
for significant participation to make a difference.
Youthreach has supported Vidya & Child since 2004. It has helped our children
to explore many creative avenues eg. Creative Writing, Art & Craft,
Photography, Jazz Dance workshops, Spoken English workshops, Painting
classes etc. Their volunteers have conducted training workshops for our
teachers. YouthReach helped us in starting our Life Skills Program and our first
LifeSkills teacher was trained in a 10-day workshop on “Life Skills for
Employability” conducted by GE and organized by YouthReach.
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Our Individual Partners - Donors & Volunteers
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
Individuals who came forward and contributed to our organization as
donors or as volunteers did so because they believed that they could
make a difference however small. They knew that if one wants to see
change a beginning is to be made and decided to be the agents of
change themselves because future comes one day at a time.
Vidya & Child believes that people as individuals should come forward
to contribute their time, effort or money towards the change they seek.
It has been slowly but steadily building upon the strength of its
individual donors to spread the need for participation by each one of us
to contribute towards development of the socio-economic fabric of our
country.
We are fortunate to have a good strength of individuals who believe in
us and trust our efforts. They support Vidya & Child as donors, as
volunteers - as our well wishers and help us spread the word around.
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Section 3Section 3Section 3Section 3
1. Current Outreach and our Centres
Vidya & Child Vidya & Child Vidya & Child Vidya & Child –––– Total OutreachTotal OutreachTotal OutreachTotal Outreach
CentreCentreCentreCentre Total no. of Total no. of Total no. of Total no. of
childrenchildrenchildrenchildren
Ambedkar Vihar - NFE 367
Ambedkar Vihar – ASSP 105
Ambedkar Vihar – FP 52
Ambedkar Vihar – NIOS 13
Khoda, Sec 62 146
Khoda, Sec 62 - ASSP 10
Vatika, Sec 130 129
Vatika, Sec 130 - ASSP 12
Barola, Sec 49 237
Siwan, Bihar 104
TotalTotalTotalTotal 1175117511751175
as on July 2011
Ambedkar Vihar, Sector 37, NoidaAmbedkar Vihar, Sector 37, NoidaAmbedkar Vihar, Sector 37, NoidaAmbedkar Vihar, Sector 37, Noida
This centre caters to over 450 children across our Non Formal Education
Programme, After School Support Programme and the Foundation Programme.
About 60 children are admitted every 10 months in Class Nursery into 3
sections with 20 children each.
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The community primarily consists of migrant population from states of Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and a few are also from Orissa,
Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra. Most parents of these children are into
casual jobs like domestic servants, vegetable vendors, rickshaw pullers, tailors
and plumbers and earn Rs 3500 – 4000 per month on an average. Staying in
an urban slum they do realize the benefits of education but their daily struggle
to make ends meet leaves little money for good quality education.
Vatika, Shahpur Village, Vatika, Shahpur Village, Vatika, Shahpur Village, Vatika, Shahpur Village, Sector 1Sector 1Sector 1Sector 133330000,,,, NoidaNoidaNoidaNoida
Our second centre in Noida is located on the Greater Noida Expressway. It
reaches out to 125+ children. A total of 13 children have been mainstreamed
from this centre and another batch of 12 is ready to be mainstreamed. The
community here consists of mainly farmers who are illiterate and have
improved financial status as they sold their land to Noida Authority. Due to
fast development of the area with residential and commercial projects there
are also few factory workers, and casual job workers like domestic helpers, car
cleaners and daily wage labourers.
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Khoda, Sector 62Khoda, Sector 62Khoda, Sector 62Khoda, Sector 62, Noida, Noida, Noida, Noida
Our Khoda centre in Sector 62 is our 3rd centre and reaches out to over 160
children from the biggest slum in Noida. The first batch of 10 children from
this centre is ready to be mainstreamed. The parent community primarily are
daily wage labourers, factory workers and casual job workers with temporary
jobs. Since there are many factories close by, many mothers are working in
temporary factory jobs. The average monthly income is Rs 3000- 4000/-. The
community here typically returns to their village at the time of harvest and
return after 2-3 months.
Barola Village, Sector 49, NoidaBarola Village, Sector 49, NoidaBarola Village, Sector 49, NoidaBarola Village, Sector 49, Noida
Our 4th centre in Noida caters to 170+ children and started operations only in
March 2010 and runs classes upto Class II. The community here mostly
comprises of vegetable vendors, rickshaw pullers, small shop owners and daily
wage factory & construction workers.
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This is our only centre where the land belongs to our Trust and it has been
constructed as per our requirements with a great deal of thought. So far only
first phase of construction is done.
CLSA Chairman’s Trust, which is part of CLSA, Asia’s leading brokerage and
investment group, headquartered in Hong Kong has committed to support the
construction of 3 floors of our centre. This would complete the total construction
planned for.
Siwan, BiharSiwan, BiharSiwan, BiharSiwan, Bihar
Located in the village Srinagar, District Siwan in Bihar, this is our only centre
outside of Noida. It caters to a little over 100 children and a few of them are
ready to be mainstreamed this academic year. The parents are mostly from the
farmer community however a few are small time entrepreneurs.
The teams in Siwan visit our main centre in Noida once or twice a year and the
content team from Noida visits Siwan twice a year to train the teachers about
lesson planning, using teachers manuals, conducting activities alongwith
administrative jobs. These regular interactions have helped the team in Siwan
follow the same systems & processes as followed in our Noida centres.
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Section 4 Section 4 Section 4 Section 4 ----
1. Vidya & Child – Process
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2. Programme Overview
3. Programme Highlights
Non Formal Education ProgramNon Formal Education ProgramNon Formal Education ProgramNon Formal Education Program (NFE)(NFE)(NFE)(NFE)
Objective Objective Objective Objective –––– to prepare a to prepare a to prepare a to prepare a child for mainstream education child for mainstream education child for mainstream education child for mainstream education fromfromfromfrom Class VIClass VIClass VIClass VI
A very intensive academic programme is followed at our centres from Nursery
to Class V.
NonNonNonNon----Formal Formal Formal Formal
Education Education Education Education
ProgramProgramProgramProgram Nursery to Class VNursery to Class VNursery to Class VNursery to Class V
After School After School After School After School
Support ProgramSupport ProgramSupport ProgramSupport Program
Class Class Class Class VI to XVI to XVI to XVI to X
FoundationFoundationFoundationFoundation
ProgramProgramProgramProgram
Class XI, XII Class XI, XII Class XI, XII Class XI, XII & further& further& further& further
AcademicsAcademicsAcademicsAcademics
Arts and Performing ArtsArts and Performing ArtsArts and Performing ArtsArts and Performing Arts
Life SkillsLife SkillsLife SkillsLife Skills
Spoken EnglishSpoken EnglishSpoken EnglishSpoken English
Development of each child
through deep and sustained relationship
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Our academic curriculum has been framed based on the following guidelines:
• An internally developed level based curriculum is followed. The focus of
our NFE programme is on building a strong educational base for the
child to be able to cope with the formal schooling system after class V.
• Subject wise, class-wise teacher’s manuals are followed for a uniform
and consistent delivery of good quality teaching.
• All subjects are taught through a variety of exercises so that children
get the opportunity to develop their logic and creative skills.
• Classes are conducted in an informal atmosphere where children are
given ample opportunity and encouragement to unleash their academic
& creative potential.
• Teachers follow detailed lesson plans which have been made well in
advance for every module. This is required for teaching to be effective
and well organised.
After School Support Programme (ASSP)After School Support Programme (ASSP)After School Support Programme (ASSP)After School Support Programme (ASSP)
Objective Objective Objective Objective –––– totototo aaaadmit children into formal schools and provide support till dmit children into formal schools and provide support till dmit children into formal schools and provide support till dmit children into formal schools and provide support till
completion of school education completion of school education completion of school education completion of school education
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• Vidya & Child facilitates admission of children into the formal school
system after the child completes Class V at our non formal education
centres.
• We are able to develop on the commitment of parents towards their
child’s education and the parents are able to appreciate the long term
support that their child will require from them for completing school
education.
• The schools are carefully selected by our board with respect to the
quality of education they provide and their social commitment towards
the cause of the less privileged.
• School costs are borne jointly by the parents and Vidya & Child. We
insist that the parents contribute towards their child’s school education
costs. This is to ensure that the parents further acquire a sense of
commitment to and involvement in the child’s education.
• We interact with the school authorities to keep abreast of the child’s
progress at school and take preventive steps wherever required in case
of any issues that may arise.
• After school hours every child spends 4 hours at our centre everyday.
This time is spent in reinforcing academic concepts as well as in extra
curricular activities.
• Teachers supplement the school education and provide help with the
lessons. These teachers play a very important role in giving the
necessary support to the children to keep them motivated.
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• A strong and committed team of volunteers provide academic inputs by
taking classes on a regular basis for all Math and Science subjects.
• We also further build on their concepts by promoting use of reference
books and workbooks in the library especially for concepts in English,
Maths & Science.
• This process involves supporting a child through school, constantly
evaluating and upgrading the quality of education being received by the
child. The project also identifies the creative potential of the child and
helps in channelling the strengths towards a suitable career path.
Foundation Programme (FP)Foundation Programme (FP)Foundation Programme (FP)Foundation Programme (FP)
Objective Objective Objective Objective –––– To provide financial, tutorial and mentoring support to enable the To provide financial, tutorial and mentoring support to enable the To provide financial, tutorial and mentoring support to enable the To provide financial, tutorial and mentoring support to enable the
child to choose a suitable career pathchild to choose a suitable career pathchild to choose a suitable career pathchild to choose a suitable career path
• Vidya & Child facilitates the admission of those children who complete
Class X to Class XI in the same or different school depending upon the
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stream chosen by the student. It interacts with the school authorities
and acts a guardian to the student.
• A very strong relationship exists with the parents of each child as a
result of the continuous dialogue that is maintained since the child
enrolls with Vidya & Child at the primary level. We develop on their
commitment towards their child’s education and the parents are able to
appreciate the long term support that their child will require from them
for completing school education.
• School costs are borne jointly by the parents and Vidya & Child. We
insist that the parents contribute towards their child’s school education
costs. This is to ensure that the parents further acquire a sense of
commitment and involvement in the child’s education. This is a policy
that we maintain from the time the child is mainstreamed in a formal
school in Class VI.
• Teachers at Vidya & Child attend school PTM’s regularly and interact
with the school authorities to discuss any issue which needs to be dealt
with at our end or may need immediate attention. Overall performance
at school is closely monitored and gap areas if any are addressed
promptly.
• Children are provided academic support in Math, Science & Commerce
subjects by a group of experienced professional tutors. These are
people who are carefully selected by Vidya & Child for their strong
credentials and a passion for working for the cause of the less
privileged.
• Children need a positive atmosphere and continuous emotional support
for them to be able to think freely for themselves without undue
pressure. Despite hardships in their daily lives these children are
focused and determined to work hard to live their dreams. Vidya &
Child maintains a continuous dialogue with each of them on an
individual basis to understand their growing thought processes and
identify areas where support/intervention is required.
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• Children undergo a professional counseling session which has
individual follow-up sessions every year to help them make informed
career choices in future keeping their interest, attitude & aptitude in
mind.
• Children who excel in Science & Math and show a keen interest in
pursuing a particular course/stream are provided professional coaching
for the same. Vidya & Child feels it is important to provide such children
with an equal footing in this highly competitive environment.
• In a world where change is the only constant, it is important that our
children are prepared to face this new world order. The Life Skills
Programme at Vidya & Child, helps children to manage their strengths
and handle their weaknesses so that they are able to face the real world
issues with confidence.
Arts & Performing Arts Programme (A&Arts & Performing Arts Programme (A&Arts & Performing Arts Programme (A&Arts & Performing Arts Programme (A&PA) PA) PA) PA)
Objective Objective Objective Objective –––– To help each child To help each child To help each child To help each child in in in in eeeexploring the uniqueness withinxploring the uniqueness withinxploring the uniqueness withinxploring the uniqueness within
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• We at Vidya & Child believe that each child has immense creative
potential within, which needs to be explored & channelised in a positive
way.
• Exposure to any form of creativity expands a child’s vision, inculcates a
sense of discipline and helps him dream.
• Every single child has demonstrated that he or she is capable of
amazing creativity. Children who have been exposed to different art
forms for more than 3 years or so have turned out to be very keen
learners and very confident performers.
• Children as part of this programme have the option to learn Kathak,
Tabla, Vocal Music, Theatre, Art & Craft and Film Making.
• Professionals trained in the above fields comprise the faculty of our
A&PA programme. They come to the centre and train the children in
respective fields of interest. The teachers associated with our program
themselves have trained under renowned gurus and have been
imparting training to several students in Delhi since many years.
• All NFE Children of Class III and above need to compulsorily take part in
atleast one or a maximum of two Arts & Performing Arts activities.
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• 45 minute classes are held twice a week – currently on Monday’s &
Wednesday’s from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
• Attendance is held for the same and children are encouraged to take it
as seriously as academics.
• All children are provided the opportunity to showcase their talent for
internal as well as external audiences through programs like the Vidya
& Child’s Annual Day, performances at our corporate sponsors like
Cadence, HCL, Tech Mahindra Foundation etc..
Life Skills ProgrammeLife Skills ProgrammeLife Skills ProgrammeLife Skills Programme
Objective Objective Objective Objective –––– to enable children to deal with life’s challengesto enable children to deal with life’s challengesto enable children to deal with life’s challengesto enable children to deal with life’s challenges
The Life Skills program at Vidya & Child allows for an understanding of an
individual’s value system and development of perspectives of the socio –
economic fabric of the environment in which we live in helps promote self-
responsibility and motivates children to maintain positive relationships and
respect for others. It helps children to learn to cope with their emotions;
develop empathy towards others, become more accepting in nature and try to
remain at peace with their inner selves in this ever changing world.
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• Life skills is an integral part of curriculum at Vidya & Child for all
classes starting from Class 1.
• Textbooks for Life Skills are being followed for NFE classes along with
activities that further re-inforce the topic being discussed.
• A wide range of topics covered in NFE are – Caring & Sharing, Our
Heritage, Health & Fitness, Protecting Public Property, Human Values
etc.
• Focus is on being child-centric – A child’s absorption of the concepts
being taken up is monitored very closely; creative in the approach and
activities.
• Enable children to take responsibility for their action or inaction.
• The design and execution of the workshops is such that the teachers
work hand in hand with the natural state of mind and development of
each child, using their natural impulses to their advantage as opposed
to trying to suppress it.
• Design is created in such a fashion that the same can be replicated
across other institutions and hence can benefit a larger section of
society.
• Each approach is experiential
• Topic and module driven approach is taken to structure the process but
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the same is not restrictive and rigid. The topics and modules vary
depending upon the response we get from children as well as the level
of absorption we observe
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Section 5Section 5Section 5Section 5
ProgrammeProgrammeProgrammeProgramme----wise focus areas and events 2010wise focus areas and events 2010wise focus areas and events 2010wise focus areas and events 2010----11111111
aaaa.... Non Formal Education (NFE) Programme Non Formal Education (NFE) Programme Non Formal Education (NFE) Programme Non Formal Education (NFE) Programme ––––
The focus areas for 2010-11 were as follows -
A. Strengthen various new initiatives started in 2009-10
B. Start and stabilize new efforts
A.A.A.A. Strengthen new initiatives started in 2009Strengthen new initiatives started in 2009Strengthen new initiatives started in 2009Strengthen new initiatives started in 2009----10101010
• Effective use of TEffective use of TEffective use of TEffective use of Teacher’s Manualseacher’s Manualseacher’s Manualseacher’s Manuals
Teachers Manuals were made to help children learn in a more practical
and fun way and to discourage ‘bookish’ rote learning. This was a
completely new concept for the teachers and to ensure that it is
successfully implemented, teacher’s training was of paramount
importance. Trainings were held all through the year to acquaint them
better and to make them understand how to teach more effectively
using various methods interspersed with a number of activities.
Curriculum co-coordinators explained each chapter in detail and
demonstrated wherever required. Doubts and queries put forth by the
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teachers were explained by the curriculum co-coordinators on their
weekly visits.
• Monitor implementation of level based curriculumMonitor implementation of level based curriculumMonitor implementation of level based curriculumMonitor implementation of level based curriculum
Vidya & Child started to follow a level based curriculum beginning last
year. This was essentially done so that children could move at their own
pace and those who needed little more time could be grouped together.
This also helped children who were over-aged move faster and be ready
for mainstreaming at the right age.
The monitoring was done at various levels starting with the Project
Officer who took weekly feedback from the teachers on syllabus
completed, issues pertaining to any topic etc.. This is done class-wise &
subject-wise.
Apart from this, the curriculum co-coordinator assigned to the centre
also observed classes on a weekly basis to understand quality of
delivery by the teachers and areas where handholding or help is
required.
• Analyze Class Flow ChartsAnalyze Class Flow ChartsAnalyze Class Flow ChartsAnalyze Class Flow Charts
To implement a level based curriculum successfully a class flow system
was started last year. This represents the flow of each group of children
right from their time of admission at Vidya & Child to their time of
leaving the centre i.e. completion of Class V. This helps us identify
over-aged children as well as slow learners so that corrective steps can
be taken to address such children.
The class flow system was analyzed from time to time through the year
to allow movement of children from one level to another for those who
were either over-aged or a slow learner. The class flow system allowed
us to keep track of their pace. It helped us identify overage children and
plan their movement so that they are ready for admission at the right
age.
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• Conduct Conduct Conduct Conduct Academic ReviewAcademic ReviewAcademic ReviewAcademic Reviewssss
The academic reviews were conducted by the NFE Programme Director
twice in a level which consists of 50 teaching days - once at the end of
25 days and once at the end of 50 days. Detailed sessions were held
with each teacher where they were asked questions about their
progress, achievements and problems faced during teaching.
The final review was done at the end of every 50 teaching days which
also signifies the end of a level. It was done to help understand the
progress of the syllabus and plan the next level.
The academic review helped decide if a particular class was ready for
the assessment or if they needed a few extra classes. In case a concept
or topic was not understood extra time was given for that particular
class.
Teachers were given inputs/feedback on their weak areas and trained
on how to strengthen them.
• Evaluate ‘Topic of the Day’ moduleEvaluate ‘Topic of the Day’ moduleEvaluate ‘Topic of the Day’ moduleEvaluate ‘Topic of the Day’ module
Topic of the Day is a 20 minute session after morning assembly. The
module consists of value-based stories which the children can relate to.
This was started two years back, this entire module is developed
internally keeping the children’s exposure and surroundings in mind.
Stories are read out to children and the learning from the same
discussed. Children are exposed to values like honesty, respect,
politeness, punctuality etc. in the form of stories and then helped to
identify themselves with the characters of the stories. Children are able
to relate to these stories and draw parallels in real life and are gradually
able to differentiate the good from the bad.
The Topic of the Day sessions was observed by the Project Officer and
the NFE Programme Director through the year. Teachers and children
gave a very positive feedback to this 15 minute session and felt that it
was a nice way to start the day and make children settle down after the
assembly.
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B.B.B.B. Start and stabilize new effortsStart and stabilize new effortsStart and stabilize new effortsStart and stabilize new efforts
• NIOS ClassesNIOS ClassesNIOS ClassesNIOS Classes
The class flow system did manage to pull many over-aged children
through and we were able to mainstream them but those who could not
be mainstreamed were put together and will now complete education
through the National Institute of Open Schooling.
NIOS classes were started this year and besides the initial challenges of
finding a teacher familiar with NIOS syllabus the going has been
smooth. Regular monitoring and internal assessments will be required
in the future.
These children will be completing Class VI to Class VIII in two years and
then take admission in Class X. After a year in Class X they can appear
for the exams and then for Class XII after a gap year in between. This
way the children can save 4 years and also learn some vocational skill
along so as to be ready to be gainfully employed.
• Computer Aided LearningComputer Aided LearningComputer Aided LearningComputer Aided Learning
To make learning more effective and fun the content team at Vidya &
Child decided to integrate computers with subjects as a tool for
teaching rather than treat ‘computers’ as a subject by itself.
Content for both Math & EVS has been put together. Resource material
for these classes like Activity sheets, links to videos explaining topics,
power point presentations etc. have been divided subject-wise, level
wise and topic-wise.
Children are now familiar with computers and look forward to the
classes which are held once a week. The audio-visual medium is a great
attraction for children and they show an increased interest in the
subjects. There has been an increased level of interest in Math &
Science as a subject and teachers also find it easier to revise concepts
with the help of the computer.
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NFE Events in 2010-11
Special Assemblies Special Assemblies Special Assemblies Special Assemblies
A normal day in a school begins with the morning assembly where all
children say a prayer /prayers, do some exercises, listen to some
instructions etc and then go to their classes. This is the common
practice.
Special assemblies are special days for a class or section when that
group of children presents a topic to the viewers through a skit, dance,
talks etc.
Such assemblies provide the children with an opportunity - to perform
in front of an audience, exhibit individual talents, gain confidence, get
self disciplined, become more responsible. Hence such days are very
important in the life of a school going child.
Some of the topics covered were Some of the topics covered were Some of the topics covered were Some of the topics covered were ----
- Be responsible towards school property
- Friendship
- Cleanliness & Hygiene
- Save the Forests
- Discipline
- save Water
- Safety at Home
- Traffic Rules
- Musical Instruments
- Indian Rivers
Festivals & CelebrationsFestivals & CelebrationsFestivals & CelebrationsFestivals & Celebrations
All festivals are celebrated at Vidya & Child as part of the annual event
calendar, , , , where children learn about the different festivals, different
religions and enjoy them thoroughly.
The following ocassions were celebrated in 2010-11 with great
enthusiasm and participation by the children -
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Republic Day, Holi, Baisakhi, Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan,
Id Ul Zuha, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Children’s Day, Diwali, Christmas
Besides the above children also celebrated Earth Day and
Environment Day.
Excursions / Field TripsExcursions / Field TripsExcursions / Field TripsExcursions / Field Trips
Every year children are taken to various places of interest to provide
then exposure as well as a much needed break which they truly
deserve. Children living in communities live in one room tenements and
lack open spaces to run around and play.
These field trips provide them with an opportunity to experience a new
environment ie the open spaces to play around. Children are taken
class-wise accompanied by teachers from Vidya & Child.
Few excursions taken in the year 2010-11 were -
Botanical Garden, Noida for Picnic, Drawing and Slogan Writing
Competition, Noida Stadium, Noida for Flower show, Worlds of Wonder,
Noida, Harijan Sewa Sangh, New Delhi for a puppet show.
Children were accompanied to the Army R&R Hospital, Dhaula Kuan,
New Delhi where a music competition titled ‘Diamonds in the Dusk’ was
held. This was organized by Events Plus Charitable Trust
A painting competition was held at Delhi Public School, Noida organized
by SETU Foundation in which our children participated.
Medical CampsMedical CampsMedical CampsMedical Camps
Vidya & Child in association with the Nirvana Foundation organized
various preventive Health Check-up and vaccination camps across all
our four centres in Noida. The Nirvana Foundation had tied up with Max
India Foundation and ICare Eye Hospital, Noida to organize these
camps.
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These camps were conducted free of cost and medicines, if any were
provided by the organizers.
� Eye camps were organized for all children at our Ambedkar Vihar,
Barola & Vatika centres. They were checked for eye-sight and other
eye-related disorders. Few were suggested further testing to check
correct vision and advised wearing glasses.
� A general Health check-up camp along with a Typhoid vaccination
camp was organized for our centres at Vatika and Khoda
� An MMR vaccination camp was held for all children at our Khoda
centre.
b.b.b.b. AAAAfter School Support (ASSP) Programme fter School Support (ASSP) Programme fter School Support (ASSP) Programme fter School Support (ASSP) Programme ––––
The focus area for ASSP for the year 20110-11 was as follows –
- Monitor children being given special attention to improve their
performance in school.
- Work closely with existing volunteers to understand problem areas
faced by children
- Increase volunteer strength
- Stabilize new initiatives like –
� Counselling centre - Komal Sparsh
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• Monitor children to improve their school performanceMonitor children to improve their school performanceMonitor children to improve their school performanceMonitor children to improve their school performance
Children were grouped according to their academic performance,
attendance and behaviour. This was done so that we could focus on
children who needed that extra push to better their academic scores at
school and focus on their problem areas. Individual sessions with
children were held and their key strengths and weak areas were
discussed. They were asked to remain focused and devote more time to
academics for the next few years.
Those who were not so good in academics were approached differently.
Besides individual counseling, their academic weak points were studied
and old concepts revised even if it meant revising concepts of previous
classes.
Counseling to these children was provided by our teachers under our
new initiative ‘Komal Sparsh’ and regular PTM’s were held to discuss
child’s behaviour at home besides academics.
• Close coClose coClose coClose co----ordination with Volunteersordination with Volunteersordination with Volunteersordination with Volunteers
The ASSP team at Vidya & Child has worked closely with the volunteers
to understand academic or behaviour issues of children and take
corrective measures in the least possible time. This was discussed as we
felt that delay in our reaction time allows for children to lose focus and
interest.
The volunteers support children on their academics for chosen subjects
on a weekly basis and strengthen their concepts and basics and also
reinforce what is being taught in school. They regularly evaluate the
academic progress on the chosen subject and intervene accordingly.
Volunteers help in making studying more interesting for children and
provide specific, one on one focus to children when required besides
helping in course completion.
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• Increase Volunteer StrengthIncrease Volunteer StrengthIncrease Volunteer StrengthIncrease Volunteer Strength
Vidya & Child believes & acknowledges the support it has received from
volunteers over the years. Consistent efforts through the years have
resulted in a strong network of committed individuals who take out
time from their busy lives and impart their skills/knowledge to our
children.
Volunteers at Vidya & Child have provided academic support, been
mentors to our older children, organized field trips and excursions for
our children and provided creative opportunities to our children.
• Stabilize new initiatives like Stabilize new initiatives like Stabilize new initiatives like Stabilize new initiatives like
Counselling Centre ‘Komal Sparsh’Counselling Centre ‘Komal Sparsh’Counselling Centre ‘Komal Sparsh’Counselling Centre ‘Komal Sparsh’
Vidya & Child has collaborated with Manas Foundation, New Delhi to
provide training in counseling and psychological skill enhancement to
our teachers. This facilitates our teachers to reach out to our children
and have better interaction quality with the children especially those
going through their teen and adolescent years.
Manas Foundation is a registered trust dedicated to mental health care
for the individual and the community. It attempts to address the diverse
mental health needs with a multidisciplinary team based approach.
Mental health or well being is a very subjective term and is dependent
on various social & interpersonal spheres within which a person lives.
Children in the urban slums such as ours, go through very difficult
situations every single day of their lives. Being at a very impressionable
age they get affected by them on various levels psychologically.
We at Vidya & Child, through this new initiative would like to help
children help themselves and emerge victorious in their day to day
battles.
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ASSP Events in 2010ASSP Events in 2010ASSP Events in 2010ASSP Events in 2010----11111111
Akshar Dham Trip – Mar 2011
21 children from Class VII were taken to Akshar Dham Temple in March
2011 after completion of their end term exams.
They saw the magnificent Akshar Dham Temple which represents
India's ancient architecture with its beautiful carvings on pillars &
domes.
Children also saw the film on Shri Swaminarayan, enjoyed a boat ride
where they saw the famous caves of Ajanta Ellora & University of
Takshila replicas. Children were mesmerized to see the Musical
Fountain which echoed Vedic chants and prayers.
Bal Bhawan Trip- Mar 2011
Children from Class VI to VIII (40 children) were taken to Bal Bhawan,
New Delhi after completing their final exams in March 2011. Children
enjoyed the full day excursion trip thoroughly and deserved this much
needed outing after the hard work they have put in their exams.
Children played Kho-Kho & Kabaddi in the vast playgrounds of Bal
Bhawan and visited the Children’s Museum, Science Park, and Aquarium
etc..
Few pictures below -
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c)c)c)c) Foundation Programme (FFoundation Programme (FFoundation Programme (FFoundation Programme (FP)P)P)P)
The focus area for FP for the year 20110-11 was as follows –
- Admit 9 children into Class XI in April 2010
- Provide Academic Support after school hours to 9 children in
Class XI and 14 in Class XII
- Facilitate career planning for 5 children who will finish Class XII
in March 2010
- Provide mentoring support to children
- Facilitate Life Skills workshops for children to enable them to be
better prepared for the challenges ahead
- Financially support children for specialized coaching
Admit 9 childrenAdmit 9 childrenAdmit 9 childrenAdmit 9 children into Class XI in April 2010into Class XI in April 2010into Class XI in April 2010into Class XI in April 2010
Children were admitted to Class XI in the same or different school
depending upon the stream chosen by the student. Vidya & Child acts a
guardian to the student and maintains a strong relationship with the
parent to ensure increased support and encouragement.
PPPProvide Academic Support after school hours to 9 children in Class XI rovide Academic Support after school hours to 9 children in Class XI rovide Academic Support after school hours to 9 children in Class XI rovide Academic Support after school hours to 9 children in Class XI
and 14 in Class XIIand 14 in Class XIIand 14 in Class XIIand 14 in Class XII
Children were provided academic support in Math, Science & Commerce
subjects by a group of experienced professional tutors. These are
people who have been carefully selected by Vidya & Child. Teachers at
Vidya & Child attended school PTM’s regularly and interacted with the
Vidya & Child Annual Report 2010-11 Page 46 of 70
school authorities to discuss any issue which needed to be dealt with at
our end or which needed immediate attention. Overall performance at
school was closely monitored and gap areas if any were addressed
promptly.
Facilitate career planning for 5 children who will finish Class XII in Facilitate career planning for 5 children who will finish Class XII in Facilitate career planning for 5 children who will finish Class XII in Facilitate career planning for 5 children who will finish Class XII in
March 2010March 2010March 2010March 2010
Children had undergone a series of professional counseling sessions
and workshops which had individual follow-up sessions to help them
make informed career choices in future keeping their interest, attitude
& aptitude in mind.
Provide mentoring support to childrenProvide mentoring support to childrenProvide mentoring support to childrenProvide mentoring support to children
The Mentor Program helps children with guidance on specific individual
issues that they may face in their personal or academic life. It provides
them with a focused approach and facilitates them in finding solutions
to their concerns/problems. It helps children clarify their goals and
become more confident and responsible to be able to plan for their
careers.
The Mentor Program is made available to each child for a minimum
period of 3 years starting from Class X to the completion of Class XII.
Each child is assigned to a mentor and not more than 5 children are
assigned to one mentor. One to two hour sessions are held individually
on a one-on-one basis between the mentee & the mentor once a
fortnight initially for as long as it is required and later it may be once a
month.
A note from one of our mentors on her experience with the children is
given below –
My Experience:
Sashmita & Pramila, the indispensable & inseparable friends, in
juxtaposition, were asked to be mentored by me, along with three other
students of Vidya & Child .
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It was February 2010, when for the first time I met a batch of 5 students whom I
was asked to mentor. Unaware of the role which was bestowed on me, I carried
on through a simple mode - Communication. We simply talked and we bonded
and all of us evolved in this relationship, which is so close to my heart.
To get back to the point, Sashmita was extremely confident & talented person,
who believed in leading. While, Pramila dwelled in her complex world, shy,
subdued & reluctant to step out into the world because of her dark complexion,
unaware of the beauty it carries for her.
Pramila was & is my mirror image. Sashmita is what I would have loved to be,
a person who believes in attaining nothing less than a centerstage.
Almost an year now, there is a tremendous change in both, that too for better. I
am in love with these two girls for the way they turned out to be in a span of a
year. Pramila was deliberately asked to be the part of an institute like YWCA, to
be in midst of the mainstream crowd, which in turn would helped her to step
out of self-inflicted inferiority complex & introvert mode, and step into the
mainstream world. Today, she can walk up to anyone & enquire about the
process, she has the confidence to take the world in her stride & a self-belief.
While Sashmita now balances her overt confidence through a sincere
approach & fine balance in leading the group.
Following steps were taken while mentoring the two:
1. Shape up the confidence & help a student to beat their inferiority complex.
2. Give them a positive attitude towards their self - identity
3. Help them in honing the basics such as aesthetic sense, communication skills,
computer skills, English proficiency & above all sensitizing them towards
larger issues & values
4. Being a friendly ear & a helping hand to their sociological, physical, family
and at times, to sexual concerns which come with the age.
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5. Be a friend to them & give them a sense of security & belongingness.
I am extremely proud of them & look forward to the successful innings of their
academics & career.
Facilitate Life Skills workshops for children to enable them to be better Facilitate Life Skills workshops for children to enable them to be better Facilitate Life Skills workshops for children to enable them to be better Facilitate Life Skills workshops for children to enable them to be better
prepared for the challenges aheadprepared for the challenges aheadprepared for the challenges aheadprepared for the challenges ahead
In a world where change is the only constant, it is important that our
children are prepared to face this new world order. The Life Skills
Programme at Vidya & Child, helps children to manage their strengths
and handle their weaknesses so that they are able to face the real world
issues with confidence.
Several workshops were conducted for children of Class XI and above
on various topics. Details of the same are provided under Life Skills
Programme.
Financially support children for specialized coachingFinancially support children for specialized coachingFinancially support children for specialized coachingFinancially support children for specialized coaching
Children who excel in Science & Math and show a keen interest in
pursuing a particular course/stream are provided professional coaching
for the same. Vidya & Child feels it is important to provide such children
with an equal footing in this highly competitive environment.
One of the children was provided professional coaching by FIITJEE for 2
years. He attended weekend classes at FIITJEE and his hard work and
efforts put in has paid off. He went to FIIT JEE for engineering entrance
exam coaching and studied hard to get good ranks in JEE, AIEEE and
UPTU exams. He missed getting into an IIT by a short margin but has
got admitted to the prestigious National Institute of Technology (NIT)
Rourkela. He is pursuing an integrated M.Tech course in Electronics &
Communications.
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d)d)d)d) Arts & Performing Arts Programme (A&PA)Arts & Performing Arts Programme (A&PA)Arts & Performing Arts Programme (A&PA)Arts & Performing Arts Programme (A&PA)
The focus area for A&PA for the year 20110-11 was as follows –
1. Every child Class III and above to be in atleast 1 activity.
2. Provide an opportunity for children to showcase their talent in all that
they are learning at Vidya & Child
3. Strengthen exchange programme across all our centres for theater
performances.
4. Volunteers to be roped in for new creative activities to be started.
5. Strengthen volunteer engagement through briefing, orientation,
scheduling of classes, report feedback/suggestions & inputs from
volunteers.
6. Showcase effort of each child in at least 1 activity to boost his
confidence and morale
7. Work on measurement of impact of A&PA activities on overall
development of the child by tracking and mapping each child’s
strengths and expected output.
All children of Class III and above fall under the preview of Vidya & Child’s
Arts & Performing Arts Programme. The NFE children come to attend A&PA
classes along with our senior children after school hours. A child enrolls for
an activity and
Children as part of this programme have the option to learn Kathak, Tabla,
Vocal Music, Theatre, Art and Craft etc... The engagement of each child in
these Art Forms is very process oriented. Professionals from different fields
teach our children these art forms in a very positive & nurturing
environment. The interactions take place by being sensitive to a child’s
need, to develop focus within and work on group dynamics.
A&PA EventsA&PA EventsA&PA EventsA&PA Events in 2010in 2010in 2010in 2010----11111111
Film Screening at ‘Alpaviram – South Asian Short & Documentary Film
Festival held at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad – Feb 2011
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The films ‘Jhat Pat Ghich Pich’ & ‘Khel Khel Mein’ were short listed for
screening at Alpaviram – South Asian Short & Documentary Film Festival
2011, held at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
5 children from amongst 14 who were part of this film making process
went to Ahmedabad to see for themselves how their films were
appreciated.
Film Screening at Manzil, New Delhi – Feb 2011
The two short films made by our children ‘Jhat Pat Ghich Pich’ & ‘Khel
Khel Mein’ were screened to children of the non profit organization
‘Manzil’ based out of Khan Market, New Delhi.
All the 14 children who were part of this film making experience were
overjoyed to see the kind of approval and applause their piece of work
got them.
Painting Competition – Jan 2011
The Annual Painting Competition was organized by Set Foundation at
Delhi Public School, Sec 30, Noida. 11 children from Vidya & Child
participated in the event.
New Year Programme at Cadence Design Systems, Noida – Jan 2011
Thirty four children from Vidya & Child performed Kathak dance, sang a
raga based song and staged a play titled ‘Awaaz’ based on noise
pollution to a packed audience at the Cadence Office premises in Noida.
Theatre Exchange Programme – Dec 2010
This is a new initiative started wherein all centres get to know the
children of other centres through theatre performances. Children of a
centre perform at all the other centres by rotation.
HCL Achiever’s Day 2010 – Dec 2010
Children from Vidya & Child presented a fusion dance i.e. Hip-Hop
along with Kathak. Attempted for the very first time it was very well
appreciated by the audience.
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Music Competition – Nov 2010
Events Plus Charitable Trust, a Noida based organization which
promotes creative talent amongst underprivileged children organized a
music competition titled ‘Diamonds in the Dusk’. Two children from
Vidya & Child participated in the event.
M&M Founder’s Day – Oct 2010
Children staged a play titled ‘Freedom’ - a 20 minute play performed by
15 of our children. The performance was appreciated by one & all.
Wall painting as part of ‘Jason – E – Amman’, New Delhi – Sep 2010
Jamghat a boy shelter in Lade Sara was the venue of a Wall painting
event organized by STEP to mark the beginning of Jashn-e-Aman and
celebrate International Peace Day.
Screening of Films made by children at Nehru Museum, New Delhi – Sep
2010
‘Jhat Pat Ghich Pich’ and ‘Khel Khel Mein’ - two films made by a group
of children were short-listed at Filmbooth International Short Film
Festival. The films presented at the film festival were on the eight
millennium development goals (MDG’s) set by UN and our films had
been selected under the Education Development plans.
We cherish the transformation that the children have gone through
undergoing this exhaustive process.
Performance at The Great India Place, Noida – Aug 2010
Children of Vidya & Child were invited to perform at the Great India
Place on the occasion of India’s 63rd Independence Day, to an audience
of over 250 from the general public. Our children performed Kathak,
Tabla and a theatre – play called ‘Freedom’ in a 30 minute packed
performance.
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Performance at The Great India Place, Noida – Jul 2010
Kathak & Tabla performers from Vidya & Child gave a mesmerizing
performance at ‘Beat the Heat’ – an event organized at the Great India
Palace. The 20 minute performance included a Tabla recital followed by
Kathak performance with Tabla players as accompanists. The
programme also had a small magic show conducted by one of our
children.
d)d)d)d) LLLLife Skills Programmife Skills Programmife Skills Programmife Skills Programmeeee
The focus area for Life Skills for the year 2010-11 was as follows –
1. Capacity Building for teachers, Core group, Programme heads
and support staff. This would include –
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o perspective building
o skill building
o exposure visits
2. Capacity Building for children and parents
o Intensive engagement on pre-identified topics
o Creative engagement on self and social awareness
o Curriculum based engagement through social studies
In today’s world where change is the only constant it’s common to often
find individuals fumbling with issues of all kinds. Be it communication
issues, inter-personal issues, behavioural issues, social issues or
managerial issues.
This ever changing scenario all around us demands a great deal of
preparedness from individuals and more so from the future generation.
Our children need to be prepared for this new world order and find
their own space, create their own identity and above all be at peace with
their inner selves.
Our Life Skills program works with this long term goal in mind.
It helps children think objectively and creatively about a given situation;
learn to weigh pros & cons and make positive decisions; learn to solve
problems; learn to handle inter-personal relationships better and
communicate and express themselves better
It also helps them understand themselves better. They learn to cope
with their emotions; develop empathy towards others, become more
accepting in nature and try to remain at peace with their inner selves in
this ever changing world.
Life Skills as part of the NFE pLife Skills as part of the NFE pLife Skills as part of the NFE pLife Skills as part of the NFE programmerogrammerogrammerogramme
This is an integral part of curriculum at Vidya & Child right from Class
Nursery onwards. Small children i.e. Nursery & KG are taught through
value based stories which are called ‘Topic of the Day’. Smaller children
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are able to better relate with these short stories which have been
developed by our content team.
The older children i.e. Class I and upwards are taught the same through
books carefully chosen by our content team. These also include stories
along with activities, small projects and discussions.
Topics covered include – ‘Revering God through faith’, ‘Revering God
through deed’, and ‘Revering God through offering’. Children were told
that God resides in all of us and good thoughts and good deeds always
come back to us in some form or the other. Topics like ‘Our Heritage’,
‘Our Culture’, ‘Our Environment’, ‘Human Values’, ‘Regular Habits’,
‘Self Esteem’, ‘Time Management’, ‘Goal Setting’, ‘Resolving Conflict’,
‘Dignity of Labour’, ‘Protecting public property’, ‘Respecting other’s
feelings’ were also discussed.
Life Skills as part of the ASSP programmeLife Skills as part of the ASSP programmeLife Skills as part of the ASSP programmeLife Skills as part of the ASSP programme
The following workshops were held in 2010-11 –
S. NoS. NoS. NoS. No MonthMonthMonthMonth ClassClassClassClass TopicTopicTopicTopic ActivityActivityActivityActivity
1 Dec 2010 VIII and above What do we
communicate
through our
actions and
Why?
Discussions
and Q&A
2 Dec 2010 VI & VII Introspection
and Creative
Expression on
theme ‘Life is
Beautiful’
Offsite – Teen
Murti Bhawan
3 Nov 2010 VI to VIII Identity &
Respect
Discussions
and Q&A
4 Oct 2010 Respect & Team
work
Offsite –
Navdanya
farms,
Dehradun.
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Discussions,
Activities and
Q&A
5 Sept 2010 IX and above
Controlling
Temptations,
Prioritization,
Difference
between
Experimentation
& Indulgence
Story –
Mukhtaar Mai
Movie –
October Sky
6 Aug 2010 VI to VIII Passion Movie - Chak
De
7 Aug 2010 IX and above
Introspection
and Creative
Expression on
theme ‘Life is
Beautiful’
Offsite – Teen
Murti Bhawan
8 May 2010 VI to X Values that
enable
communication
Movie -
Gandhi
9 May 2010 XI & above Values that
enable
communication
Movie -
Gandhi
10 April 2010 VI to X Achieving Goals Movie - Iqbal
11 April 2010 XI & above Goal Making Movie - Hotel
Rwanda
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Section Section Section Section 6666
1. Vidya & Child – The Organisation
Our PhilosophyOur PhilosophyOur PhilosophyOur Philosophy
Vidya & Child today works with 1000+ children across 5 centres. It is
driven by the belief that growth whether in size and numbers or
qualitatively can only be achieved when we work hand in hand with all
the stakeholders of Vidya & Child. The donors, volunteers, parents,
employees all work with the belief that each child who is part of Vidya &
Child should get individual attention and support to complete his
education and chart a career path for himself.
Along with the above, we continue to believe that
- Focus should be on each child who is part of our system.
- Long term relationship should be built with each child over the years
- Arts & Performing Arts should continue to provide a channel for
children to focus their energies positively.
- Extended support should be provided to each child even after he
completes Class XII till the time they are financially independent.
Our Organisation StructureOur Organisation StructureOur Organisation StructureOur Organisation Structure
A simple structure with clear roles and responsibilities for each of the
Programme Heads and other members helps to run the organsiation
smoothly.
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Our Teachers & StaffOur Teachers & StaffOur Teachers & StaffOur Teachers & Staff
The teachers of Vidya & Child today, are a dedicated and committed
team of young and the old. It is a good balance of experience and
wisdom along with energy and enthusiasm. Our journey would have
been incomplete without their passion, commitment and whole-hearted
support to the organization at all times.
Our team comprises of over 100 members of staff that includes
teachers and administrative staff and volunteers across our 5 centers
that cater to over 1000 children. Vidya & Child is proud of the fact that
many amongst our team members have been with us for over 5 years
and a few for over 10 years.
Our ProcessesOur ProcessesOur ProcessesOur Processes
Vidya & Child has been able to expand its reach to more children across
communities as we have developed a scalable and replicable model with
documented processes for most of its programmes and its activities.
Board of Trustees
Programme Heads
and Core Group
Non Formal Education Programme (NFE)
After School Support
Programme (ASSP)
Foundation Programme
(FP)
Arts & Performing
Arts Programme (A&PA)
Life Skills Programme
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Documentation continues to be an area of focus and development for
us and it will be our endeavour to complete documentation of processes
across all remaining programmes, audit each of the processes across all
centres and review and make improvisations wherever required.
Our HR Practices Our HR Practices Our HR Practices Our HR Practices
Recruitment – A well defined process is followed for recruitment for all
posts in Vidya & Child. The process is described here briefly –
• A Job Description document is prepared in detail about the vacancy.
This includes – the position, programme description, required profile of
the person, roles and responsibilities in detail, minimum qualifications
and expectations, job timings and centre for which recruitment is to be
made.
• Advertisements for the post are taken out in local news papers of
Noida, on the site devnet.org and in Times of India depending upon the
vacancy which needs to be filled.
• Interview forms are made for each type of vacancy. The questions are
prepared to know the thought process of the candidate and his
understanding of the job.
• Applications received are shortlisted basis the criteria set in the Job
Description prepared for that role.
• The short-listed candidates are contacted telephonically first and an
informal interview is taken over the phone.
• Post the telephonic interview, candidates are short-listed again. The
interview form is e-mailed to these short-listed candidates and they are
asked to send it back.
• The completed interview forms are collected from the candidates before
the personal interview.
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• The interviews are conducted by the Programme Team along with the
HR Team basis the Interview form filled by the candidate.
• The Director is present at the time of the final interview.
Teacher’s Induction/Orientation
• The candidate who is selected for the job is requested to join on a date
which is mutually acceptable.
• They are handed over the appointment letters which they need to sign
and return a copy of as a token of acceptance.
• An induction programme is conducted once a quarter for all new
teachers at all centres of Vidya & Child.
Induction Programme includes –
• Importance of Non Formal Education for children and the community in
large
• Discussions are also held on topics like –
- What is the Role of a Teacher?, Role of a teacher in current scenario
- Working with children where profile of our children is discussed
- What should be the relationship between a teacher and child? The
teacher should familiarise themselves with their surroundings and
their family etc.. so that they can relate to them in a better way
- Code of Conduct for teachers is also discussed
- Teachers are told about the importance of – Listening, preparedness
for a class, class management, humour, alternatives to punishment
etc.
• Vidya & Child’s current centres, its location, its strength of children in
various programmes and number of staff
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• Academic Process followed at Vidya & Child
• Curriculum followed at Vidya & Child
• Other activities in NFE – Topic of The Day, Life Skills, Assemble, Library
etc..
• Assessments and analysis of results
• Importance of preparing a lesson before the class
• Specific details of class & subject to be taught
• Maintaining various records like attendance, syllabus copy, marks copy,
teaching aids file etc.
• Other responsibilities – substitution period, PTM’s, cleanliness of the
class, additional duties during special events etc.
• Self administration – teachers attendance, leave rules and prior
permission for leave to be taken etc..
Capacity Building
Capacity building at different levels is of prime importance to Vidya & Child
to leap frog from the current state. We believe that right enablement and
empowerment of each individual associated with Vidya & Child is extremely
important to expand and improve. Capacity Building becomes further
important to achieve the objective of exchanging our best practices with
other organizations working in the similar space.
To ensure that capacity building is consistent across the organization, we
have designed capacity building on the following groups in parallel through
perspective building, skill building and exposure.
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1. Teachers
2. Core Group
3. Programme Heads
Perspective BuildingPerspective BuildingPerspective BuildingPerspective Building
We believe that results can be achieved in various ways but the most
important part is the process of achieving those results and the
perspective with which any action is taken matters the most. Core
objective behind perspective building is to generate clarity on the
perspective with which we deal with each situation and assigned task.
Clear and effective perspectives can be built when there is an
understanding and appreciation of:
• Impact of external environment on the functions that an individual is
responsible for
• Core philosophy and objectives that form the basis of the
organization’s vision
• Value system that enables an individual’s ability to effectively think
through a process or a situation
Skill BuildingSkill BuildingSkill BuildingSkill Building
Vidya & Child as an organization recognize the importance of
continuously enhancing the skills of each individual connected with the
development of a child. Skills should not become a limiting factor in our
ability to expand, reach out to a larger part of society and in our goal to
bring about effective change. We have identified the skill development
requirements for each group and mapped the same with various skill
development programmes that would enable and empower individuals
to respond to organization’s vision.
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ExposureExposureExposureExposure
Exposure to the world outside the realms of the organization is
required to bring awareness at two levels – self awareness and
awareness about what is happening in the outside world. Exposure
helps in enabling thinking and increases the capacity of an individual to
take initiative.
How will we achieve this? How will we achieve this? How will we achieve this? How will we achieve this?
We have identified various common as well as group specific topics that
need to be elaborated and reinforced upon. We have taken a creative
approach of achieving this objective where by we plan to conduct
monthly workshops for each group. The approach to these workshops
includes identification of development areas for groups as well as
individuals through observations, regular conversations and assessment
/ evaluation frameworks and using following mechanisms:
� Conducting activities
� Using movies and visual aids as tools
� Provoking discussions
� Increasing exposure to real life case studies of individuals
and situations (through stories and other mechanisms)
� Using external trainings
Teacher’s TrainingTeacher’s TrainingTeacher’s TrainingTeacher’s Training during 2010during 2010during 2010during 2010----11111111
The year 2010-11 saw us training our teachers across different aspects
from orienting new and old teachers to Vidya & Child’s way of doing
things to skill building workshops like computer training to perspective
building workshops through our Life Skills Programme for the teachers.
Training sessions conducted as follows –
o Vidya & Child Orientation Session – July 2010
o Life Skill classes training session – September 2010
o Teachers Manual Training Session – September 2010
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(For teachers of Nursery to Class III)
o Computer Training – September 2010
(To take Computer aided learning classes)
o Teacher’s Life Skills Workshops – August 2010
o The Teachers Guide session
o Computer Training – March 2011
All teachers were given basics training of computers – its
various parts and its functions were explained briefly. The
main focus was on making teachers learn how to access
emails, open attachments, make attachments and reply to e-
mails.
o Teacher’s Life Skills Workshop – January 2011
This was a 2-day workshop and the topic was ‘Individual as
an agent of change’. The objective of the workshop was to
highlight and reinforce the following points that emerged
from prior workshops:
- Change is not necessarily big. Even small changes are
important for the individual as well as the society at large.
- Small changes set examples for others to follow
- In our relationships with children and their parents how do
we come above our mental boundaries and focus on
humanity
- Having Passion & Conviction, Taking Initiative and
Remaining Focused are key to bringing about a change
Various activities were planned around the above topic,
discussions were held, images and clippings were shown
followed by a Movie – ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’ & Pot Luck
Lunch.
o Perspective Building Workshop – March 2011
Topic of the workshop – Refreshing Ourselves to Move Ahead
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This workshop was attended by all teachers of Vidya & Child
and was conducted by Ms Jaya Srivastava, Former Director,
Ankur Society for Alternatives in Education, New Delhi
The objective of the workshop was to draw upon own
experiences and look within to see for themselves where s/he
stands vis a vis Child centered perspective and then plan to
work towards filling the gaps that emerge.
It is imperative that Vidya & Child focuses on each child so
that the ‘child’ can be made to believe that he or she can do
as well as any other child irrespective of socio economic
background. ‘Child’ here means ‘Every Single Child’ and
hence our approach should be focused on each and can vary
from child to child.
Creating Volunteering OpportunitiesCreating Volunteering OpportunitiesCreating Volunteering OpportunitiesCreating Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteers have supported Vidya & Child through their belief in our
objectives, giving constant support and encouragement to our children
and being involved whole heartedly in our programmes and activities.
Vidya & Child makes efforts to actively involve volunteers through
meetings where we interact and communicate with all the volunteers at
regular intervals seeking suggestions, feedback and exploring new
possibilities. A committed team of over 25 volunteers work with us on a
regular basis as academic teachers, creative artists, mentors,
counselors etc..
A few of our Volunteer engagements in the past –
1. Academic intervention has helped our children tremendously.
2. Many of our volunteers have taken up new roles and added more
and more value to the organization over a period of time.
3. Some individuals who joined as volunteers are now full time active
board members of Vidya & Child
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4. All our 100 school going children today know how to use the
internet, work on power point due to a 3 year coordinated volunteer
interaction over weekends.
5. A large team of highly motivated volunteers comes every weekend to
teach children at Vidya & Child. These volunteers have painstakingly
worked on strengthening the academic concepts of the children.
6. Children learnt Art & Craft for over a year from a professional and
helped in making our exhibition of December 2006 a huge success.
7. Our annual children’s newsletter, appropriately termed as ‘Utsaah’ is
the result of a single-handed effort by a volunteer who spends 45
minutes per day, 3 days a week with children.
8. Vidya & Child started in July 1998 with a small class-room in a low
income colony. Over the years we have been dependent upon local
landlords for more classroom space and the ever increasing rental
costs are a huge financial burden. To help us reach out to more
children, volunteers from Cadence raised funds for a facility which
Vidya & Child can call its own. Land of 350 square yards has been
purchased due to coordinated effort of these volunteers. The
possibility of actually owning a facility of our own where plans can
be made independently for ensuring quality education has made
every teacher and child of Vidya & Child extremely happy and
enthusiastic.
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Section Section Section Section 7777
Financials & Disclosures
1. Financials
Financials – Annual Report
ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET AS ON 31.03.2011
Rs.P. Rs.P.
FIXED ASSETS FUND FIXED ASSETS
To the extent of fixed assets 6,025,298.00 As per last year 6,063,468.00
as per contra Addition/disposal during the year 661,200.00
6,724,668.00
Less:Depreciation during the year 699,370.00 6,025,298.00
BUILDING FUND
As per last year 830,029.00
Add : Excess of Income 3,901,975.00 4,732,004.00
over Expenditure
GENERAL FUND
As per last year -750,216.95
Add : Excess of Income 1,331,068.89 580,851.94
over Expenditure Closing Balances
Programe/ Advances/ Imprest 182,485.51
SECURITY DEPOSIT Cash 26,551.34
As per last year 132,410.00 ICICI Bank Ltd. - FCRA A/c 4,376,005.36
Add: Security Received 79,780.00 ICICI Bank Ltd. 897,879.73
212,190.00 Sundry Creditors/Expenses Payable -21,026.00
Less: Refund of Security 28,900.00 183,290.00 LIC Guilt Fund 34,250.00 5,496,145.94
11,521,443.94 11,521,443.94
JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN MEMORIAL TRUST : : NEW DELHI
LIABILITIES ASSETS
TOTAL TOTAL
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Financials – Income & Expenditure Statement
Rs.P. Rs.P.
FC Account FC Account
School Support Programme Current Receipts
School Fees, Books & Uniforms 185,865.00 Voluntary Contributions/Donations 129,698.11
Tution Fees for Higher Education 37,198.00 Grant in Aid 137,975.00
Printing & Stationery 50,391.00 Bank Interest 8,193.00 275,866.11
Salaries 52,150.00
Postage, Courier & Photostat 1,101.00
Bank Charges 847.00
General Expenses 2,540.00 330,092.00
NFC Account NFC Account
Axis Bank Foundation Current Receipts
Khoda and Barola NFE Programme 1,111,420.00 Voluntary Contributions/Donations 3,796,301.71
Tech Mahindra Foundation Grant in Aid 4,884,775.00
Non Formal Education Programme 1,548,243.00 Bank Interest 18,937.01
After School Support Programme 1,350,032.00 Sale of Old Assets 11,800.00 8,711,813.72
Arts & Performing Arts Programme 261,675.00 3,159,950.00
School Education Programme
Administrative Expenses 1,020,191.94
Art & Performing 114,989.00
Barola School Expenses 15,744.00
Tution Fees for Higher Education 705,270.00
Content Development & Research 451,110.00
Siwan Centre Expenses 55,178.00
Khoda School Expenses 26,959.00
Sector 37 School Expenses 331,873.00
Vatika School Expenses 333,834.00 3,055,148.94
Excess of Income over Expenditure 1,331,068.89
Transfer to General Fund
Sub Total 8,987,679.83 Sub Total 8,987,679.83
Building Fund
Barola School Building 574,000.00 Grant in Aid 4,475,975.00
Excess of Incmoe over Expenditure
Transfer to Building Fund 3,901,975.00
Sub Total 4,475,975.00 Sub Total 4,475,975.00
13,463,654.83 13,463,654.83Grand Total Grand Total
JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN MEMORIAL TRUST : : NEW DELHI
ABRIDGED INCOME & EXPENDITURE A/C FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31.03.2011
EXPENDITURE INCOME
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Financials – Receipts & Payments
RECEIPTS Rs.P. PAYMENTS Rs.P.
Opening Balances FC Account
Programe/ Advances/ Imprest 170,409.51 School Support Programme
Cash 67,964.34 School Fees, Books & Uniforms 185,865.00
ICICI Bank Ltd. 179,327.20 Tution Fees for Higher Education 37,198.00
Sundry Creditors/Expenses Payable -239,729.00 Printing & Stationery 50,391.00
LIC Guilt Fund 34,250.00 212,222.05 Salaries 52,150.00
Postage, Courier & Photostat 1,101.00
Bank Charges 847.00
General Expenses 2,540.00 330,092.00
Current Receipts-FC NFC Account
Voluntary Contributions/Donations 129,698.11 Axis Bank Foundation
Grant in Aid 4,613,950.00 Khoda and Barola NFE Programme 1,111,420.00 1,111,420.00
Bank Interest 8,193.00 4,751,841.11 Tech Mahindra Foundation
Non Formal Education Programme 1,548,243.00
Current Receipts-NFC After School Support Programme 1,350,032.00
Voluntary Contributions/Donations 3,796,301.71 Arts & Performing Arts Programme 261,675.00 3,159,950.00
Grant in Aid 4,884,775.00 School Education Programme
Bank Interest 18,937.01 Administrative Expenses 1,020,191.94
Sale of Old Assets 11,800.00 8,711,813.72 Art & Performing 114,989.00
Barola School Expenses 15,744.00
Tution Fees for Higher Education 705,270.00
Security Received 79,780.00 Content Development & Research 451,110.00
Siwan Centre Expenses 55,178.00
Khoda School Expenses 26,959.00
Sector 37 School Expenses 331,873.00
Vatika School Expenses 333,834.00
Barola School Building 574,000.00 3,629,148.94
Refund of Security 28,900.00
Closing Balances
Programe/ Advances/ Imprest 182,485.51
Cash 26,551.34
ICICI Bank Ltd. - FCRA A/c 4,376,005.36
ICICI Bank Ltd. 897,879.73
Sundry Creditors/Expenses Payable -21,026.00
LIC Guilt Fund 34,250.00 5,496,145.94
TOTAL 13,755,656.88 TOTAL 13,755,656.88
JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN MEMORIAL TRUST : : NEW DELHI
ABRIDGED RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS A/C FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31.03.2011
DisclosuresDisclosuresDisclosuresDisclosures
1. Staff remuneration [Gross yearly + benefits] in Rupees
Head of the organisation: (including honorarium) Rs. NIL per year
Highest paid Full Time regular staff: Rs. 2,52,000 per year
Lowest paid Full Time regular staff: Rs. 8,400 per year
2. Names, Positions, Annual Gross Remuneration (including reimbursement) of Board
Members
NO. NAME Position on the Board Gross Remuneration PER ANNUM (Rs.)
1 Dr Bimal Prasad Chairman ZERO
2 Mr P P Verma ZERO
3 Ms Supriya Akhaury Director ZERO
4 Ms Ruchi Shah Associate Director ZERO
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5 Mr Mohan Kumar A M ZERO
6 Mr Toshak Vaid ZERO
7 Ms Kakul Gupta Associate Director ZERO
8 Ms Deviani Chatterji Programme Director ZERO
3. Distribution of staff according to salary levels and gender breakup for the year 2010 –
2011
Slab of gross salary (in Rs) plus benefits
paid to staff (per month)
Male staff Female staff Total staff
Less than 5000 4 62 66
5,000 – 10,000 5 10 15
10,000 – 25,000 4 4 8
25,000 – 50,000 0 0 0
50,000 – 1,00,000 0 0 0
Greater than 1,00,000 0 0 0
Total annual payments made to
consultants (In Rs)
Number of
consultants
Less than 5000 0
5,000 – 10,000 0
10,000 – 25,000 0
25,000 – 50,000 0
50,000 – 1,00,000 0
4. Disclosures - Total Cost of International Travel by Board Members/Staff/ Volunteers on
behalf of organisation for 2010 - 2011: Please provide travel details of ALL members
NIL 5. Disclosure - Total Cost of National Travel by Board Members/Staff/ Volunteers on behalf
of organisation for 2010-2011
Rs 21,953/-
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Section Section Section Section 8888
Contact Details
Address for CorrespondenceAddress for CorrespondenceAddress for CorrespondenceAddress for Correspondence
1654, ATS Greens Village,
Plot No 1 Expressway,
Sector - 93 A,
NOIDA – 201 304.
India
Email: [email protected]
Website : www.vidyaandchild.org
Our Project CoordinatesOur Project CoordinatesOur Project CoordinatesOur Project Coordinates
Head Head Head Head OfficeOfficeOfficeOffice
Jayaprakash Narayan Memorial Trust
Project - Vidya & Child,
Plot no. 52, Prachin Shiv Mandir,
Gali no. 3, Ambedkar Vihar,
Sector 37,
Noida – 201304
India
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� House No 58, Gali No 3, Ambedkar Vihar, Sector 37, Noida – 201 303.
� Vatika School, Shahpur Village, Sector 130, Noida – 201 304. India
� Vandana Enclave, RC 551, D – 43, Khoda Colony, (Near Rajat Vihar),
Noida
� Barola Village, Sector 49, Noida
� Plot no 1205, Village Srinagar, Dist Siwan - 841 226