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Foreword

About HCL Grant

Selection Process

Sub Jury

Jury

HCL Grant 2015-16 Finalists

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FOREWORD

Dawn of the Fifth EstateOur country today resolutely stands on the strong foundation of four estates -

democracy, independent judiciary, matured bureaucracy and free press. These

estates not only de�ne the fabric of our society but also act as potent drivers

propelling India to the next level of growth and prosperity.

It is imperative that the growth process that we as a nation subscribe to is

inclusive, and carries forward all sections of the society across geographies.

This is where the community-led ecosystems are destined to play a decisive

role in building a stronger, future ready India. As much as the contribution

made by the �rst four estates to the development and progress of our country,

it is the �fth estate comprising non-governmental organizations - individuals

and institutions formed and led by the citizens of the country, which would

play a signi�cant role in the future progress of our country.

HCL Grant envisions to strengthen NGOs and development sector through

deep institutional involvement and commitment. The Grant stands testimony

to the fact that only strong governance structures, management capabilities

and reliable impact measurement systems within NGOs can help them

take-up and sustain high impact, complex social transformation projects - vital

to bridge the divide between the two Indias - of haves and have-nots.

In the end, for us to be a great nation, we need to walk together, think

together, grow together and together take the country forward. HCL Grant is a

small step in that direction.

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There are about 3.3 million NGOs in India and several of them are doing commendable work in various

areas aimed at inclusion and development. The HCL Grant has been launched to support the

institutionalization of the Fifth Estate through the creation of strong governance frameworks and

management capabilities.

An endeavor of HCL Foundation, the Grant envisions to build sustainable communities by supporting

NGOs and individuals who are doing path-breaking work towards high impact transformation in India.

In the �rst year, HCL Grant has identi�ed the best NGOs in the area of rural education. From a pool of

over 400 NGOs representing each state who applied for the Grant, the top six were chosen from which

‘Going to School’ was selected as the winner of the inaugural HCL Grant 2015 -16.

ABOUT

HCL Grant - Key Highlights

Build an industry-wide recognized directory of credible NGOs doing path-breaking work in India

Support and train NGOs in aspects of governance, �nancial management, impact measurement, auditing and sustainability

`100 crore commitment from HCL Foundation over the next �ve years

Create a platform for relevant partnership opportunities between potential donors and NGOs

Each winner of HCL Grant to receive a grant of `5 crore

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HCL GRANT CATEGORIES

Education

Reducing illiteracy and creating livelihoods through

primary, secondary and adult education, training and

skill development, job placement and entrepreneurship

Healthcare

Improving women and

child health, sanitation

and hygiene issues

Covers all sustainable actions from

conservation of environment to cleaner,

accessible water and alternate energy

Ecosystem

Eligibility Criteria1. Minimum 3 years of experience in the relevant sector or �eld in India

2. Availability of registration documents, audited �nancial reports and tax certi�cates

3. Presence of a Governing Board

4. No political or religious af�liations

5. No blacklisting by any government agency like CAPART, NABARD, NHFDC, etc.

WINNER - The Grant is awarded to one winner / category - the NGO which has made a meaningful impact and has a proposal to

leverage the capability and capacity built over many years

GRANT FOCUS (2015-16) - EDUCATION

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OVERWHELMING RESPONSE IN THE FIRST YEAR

400+ registrations across all states of India

July-Sep 2015

SELECTION PROCESS

Call for applications for

a 2 month period

Basic documentation

requested at this stage

Oct-Nov 2015

Evaluation based on

a comprehensive

framework. A project

members from HCL

screened the applications.

End Nov 2015

including site visits for all

24 shortlisted applicants

before

Sub Jury evaluation

Dec 2015

Assessment forms of

by Sub Jury shared with

the Jury

Jan 2016

Presentations by the

Announcement of the

Winner of Inaugural

HCL Grant 2015-16

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SHORTLISTING PROCESS

Registrations

400 + 123

Applications

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Applications underwent a rigorous review and

rating process

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Top applications selected for

Sub Jury

Top applications shortlisted by Sub Jury

and recommended to the Jury

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Going to Schoolselected as the winner

Top 6 Finalists

1 Association forVoluntary Action

6 Social Works and Research Centre

3 Indian Society ofAgribusiness Professionals

5 Prayatn Sanstha

2 Going to School

4 Pardada PardadiEducational Society

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SUB JURY MEMBERS

Kala Vijayakumar, Col. (Retd.) Gopal Karunakaran, Rajiv Swarup, C Vijay Kumar

Kala plays a key role in managing the SSN Institutions. With a keen interest in inclusive education, she has made SSN an institution of international repute. She has been instrumental in setting up a special scholarship scheme for the bene�t of rural students at SSN. Kala has played a pivotal role in establishing a unique collaboration with the Carnegie Mellon University, USA, a global top 10 engineering institution, and the SSN Institutions.

Kala VijayakumarPresident, SSN Institutions

Rajiv heads all non-academic functions at Shiv Nadar University. With nearly four decades of rich and varied corporate experience behind him in incubating, managing and developing both the strategic and operational aspects of large businesses, Rajiv recently superannuated from HCL America as Senior Corporate Vice President and Chief Customer Of�cer - Strategic Accounts.

Rajiv SwarupPresident, Shiv Nadar University

Gopal is the CEO of Shiv Nadar School. While with the Indian Army, he was chosen for the United Nations Mission in Kuwait in a multi-lateral and multicultural environment. He has been a member of the National Committee of Education of the Confederation of Indian Industries since 2008 and was part of the team which formulated draft proposals to the Government on the Right to Education Act.

Col. (Retd.) Gopal KarunakaranChief Executive Of�cer, Shiv Nadar School

Vijay heads Infrastructure Services, one of the most important businesses at HCL Technologies. His expertise across technology, business, relationship & organizational management has led to the business growing to over 20,000 strong, globally dispersed and diverse team today. His experience in business planning, client acquisition and business development, building scalable and distinctive propositions, experience in service delivery, transition, transformation as well as people management has helped grow the business over the years.

Vijay heads Infrastructure Services, one of the most important businesses at HCL Technologies. His expertise across technology, business, relationship & organizational management has led to the business growing to over 20,000 strong, globally dispersed and diverse team today. His experience in business planning, client acquisition and business development, building scalable and distinctive propositions, experience in service delivery, transition, transformation as well as people management has helped grow the business over the years.

C Vijay KumarPresident, Infrastructure Services, HCL Technologies

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JURY MEMBERS

Robin Abrams, Richard Lariviere, Montek Singh, Pallavi Shroff, B.S. Baswan, Tom Miller, Shiv Nadar

Robin Abrams was most recently interim CEO at ZiLOG. She had been the President of Palm Computing and Senior Vice President at 3Com Corporation. She was formerly the President and CEO at VeriFone. Before joining VeriFone in 1997, Abrams held a variety of senior management positions with Apple Computers. As Vice President and General Manager of Apple Americas, she oversaw sales and channel management for U.S., Canada and Latin America. Prior to that, she was the Vice President and General Manager of Apple Asia, where she was responsible for sales and marketing in the region. Abrams spent eight years with Unisys in several senior-level positions. She has served several U.S. public company boards including ZiLOG and BEA Systems (until it was acquired by Oracle) and currently serving Sierra Wireless and Openwave Systems. She also serves on the Anita Borg Institute Board and several academic advisory committees.

Robin AbramsFormer President of Palm Computing, and the longest serving Board member of HCL Technologies

Richard Lariviere is the President and CEO of the Field Museum since 2012. His career in academia and business is grounded in expertise on India. His work with the Information Technology industry (beginning in 1992) comprised devising country entry strategies for American companies wishing to have a large presence in India. Among the companies he worked with are Deluxe Corporation, General Instrument Corporation (now part of Motorola), Cisco Systems, Sabre Holdings, HCL Corporation, Perot Systems, MetLife, and others. His academic writing has garnered international prizes, and like most academic writing, very small audiences. He was a professor and Dean of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, Provost and Executive Vice-Chancellor at the University of Kansas, and President of the University of Oregon. He has served on the Board of many prestigious organizations across the world. In Chicago, he is the member of the Advisory Board of After School Matters, member of the Board of the Chicago Cultural Mile, President of the Board of Art in the Center, Member of the Economic Club, the Chicago Club, and the Arts Club.

Richard LarivierePresident, Field Museum, Chicago and Former President of the University of Oregon

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Montek Singh Ahluwalia is an Indian economist and civil servant who was the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Republic of India, a position which carries the rank of a Cabinet Minister. He tendered his resignation for this post in May 2014 following the impending end of the UPAII regime at the center. He was previously the �rst Director of the Independent Evaluation Of�ce at the International Monetary Fund.Ahluwalia has been a key �gure in the Indian economic reform process. He played an important role in the team under Dr. Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister, which guided and implemented reforms from 1991 to 1996. As Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission from 2004 onwards, he supervised the preparation of both the Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) titled "Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth" and subsequently also the Twelfth Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17) titled "Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth".The President of India awarded him the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour for public service.

Pallavi S. Shroff is the Managing Partner of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas with an extensive experience of over 34 years. Her broad and varied representation of public and private corporations, as well as other entities before legal institutions has earned her national and international acclaim. Pallavi is also the lead Litigation Partner at the �rm, with an extensive knowledge in matters of dispute resolution and arbitration. She also heads the competition law practice at the �rm.With regards to Competition Law, Pallavi regularly advises international and national clients on various aspects of the Competition Act 2002. She was a key member of the high-powered SVS Raghavan Committee, which contributed to formulating the legal framework for the new Competition law and a draft of the new Competition Act, besides being part of the Standing Committee of Parliament reviewing the Competition Act 2000. She appears regularly in the Supreme Court and High Courts of India, and for arbitrations, mediations and international legal disputes.She has been recognized for her expertise in competition law by Chambers Asia Paci�c 2014 and also features in the Global Competition Review’s International Who’s Who Legal of Competition Lawyers and Economists 2014. Pallavi has been recognized as one of the Most Powerful Women in Indian Business by Business Today.

Pallavi ShroffEminent Legal Counsel, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

JURY MEMBERS

Montek Singh AhluwaliaLeading Economist

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B.S. Baswan currently heads a Government Committee to review recruitment procedures for the higher civil services and speaks on public policy issues at a number of institutions. He has held some of the key positions in the Government including Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie; Commissioner, Higher Education, Govt. of M.P., Director, Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, Govt of India; Joint Secretary (Training), Ministry of Personnel, Govt. of India, DFID/World Bank Consultant for Forest Policy – 1999; Secretary, National Commission for Minorities, Govt of India; Chairman, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals), Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India, Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt of India; and �nally retired as Education Secretary, Government of India.

B.S. BaswanBureaucrat, India; Director, IIPA; Former Secretary, MHRD

Tom Miller leads Anthem’s information technology function, having responsibility for all enterprise-wide technology operations and initiatives. Anthem is one of the largest healthcare companies in the United States, and the IT function is supported by multiple partnerships with India-based �rms. Tom is also responsible for the company’s innovation efforts, driving the creation of advanced capabilities to support Anthem’s strategic priorities of consumer centricity, provider collaboration and cost of care management. He joined Anthem in May of 2014, bringing a fresh outlook and inspiring style of leadership to the healthcare company.Tom has more than 30 years of experience in the �eld of technology, management, global initiatives and operations. Prior to joining Anthem, he served as the senior vice president and chief information of�cer of Coca-Cola Refreshments in North America, and during his six years in Europe he was the CIO of Coca-Cola Europe and the CIO of Coca-Cola Hellenic Beverages in Greece. Prior to joining Anthem, he spearheaded a major transformation program to standardize the business processes, systems and data of Coca-Cola bottling companies worldwide. As a result of his achievements while at Coca-Cola, Tom was recognized by Consumer Goods Magazine as one of the top ten innovators in the consumer goods industry.In addition to his business career, Tom also serves as Chairman of the board of the Alliance for Freedom, Restoration and Justice, a global humanitarian non-pro�t company.

Tom MillerChief Information Of�cer, Anthem Inc.

JURY MEMBERS

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FINALISTS

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Founded in 1979 as a Society by 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), over the last

three decades, has rescued over 84,800 traf�cked children and ensured access to education for over 200,000 children across 28

states of India. BBA initiated a mass movement to create a child friendly society where all children are free from exclusion,

exploitation and receive quality free education.

ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION (BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN)

Social Impact• Through the creation of 151 Child Friendly Villages, more than 60,000

children received quality education and protection from traf�cking, child

marriage and other such vulnerabilities

• BBA’s initiatives have sensitized over 155,000 community members,

school development committees and local administration of�cers

towards child rights for holistic development of the children

• BBA has rescued, rehabilitated and mainstreamed over 4,000 children

into formal education

• BBA has in�uenced the child protection and rights policy environment in

the country through its campaigns such as India March (The Bharat

Yatra), 5,000 kilometers march against child labor which led to the �rst

social label on child free carpet ‘Rugmark’ and the Global March Against

Child Labor which helped attain an International ban on child labor

Vision

To create a child friendly society where all children are free from exploitation and receive free and quality education

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Proposed Project for HCL Grant

Bal Mitra Gram (Child Friendly Villages) Location: Shahapura Block, Jaipur District, Rajasthan

BBA has proposed to establish 30 Child Friendly Villages

(with funding request of `2.62 crore) to eliminate child

marriages through ensuring education, involving children

in the decision making process and creating awareness in

the community.

Proposed results• Develop 30 Child Friendly Villages (CFVs)

• Ensure 50% reduction of child marriages in the CFVs in

the �rst year, 90% in the second year and zero

incidences of child marriage

• 10% increase in number of children retained in

the schools

• Increased reporting of child marriage cases and

improved communication between community and law

enforcement agencies

• Impact lives of 18,000 children in 30 villages

• Increase community participation and ownership

through developing 90 community groups including

women’s group and youth groups

• Mobilize and sensitize 45,000 community members in

the project area so that they can demand for quality

education for children

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Going to School (GTS) was established in 2003 as a charitable trust by Ms. Lisa Heydlauff, former Communication Consultant at

UNICEF, with an aim to create interactive stories of role models that would inspire children to stay in school. GTS aims to use

different medium of communication and story-telling to engage students, teachers, parents, community members, and policy

makers for creating an enabling environment for students in rural India to learn cognitive, emotional, and job-relevant skills.

GOING TO SCHOOL

Social Impact• By partnering with Pogo and National Geographic to air movies created by

GTS for child development, it has reached out to over 6.5 crore children

across India

• Through partnership with over 4,500 government primary schools, GTS’

books have reached out to more than 45 lakh students across the country

• Through its current programs in 1,425 schools in rural India, GTS has

mobilized more than 150,000 children across three states of the country

VisionTo create an enabling environment that would support and inspire children to become change makers for a socio-economically

empowered community

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Be! Schools in 300 government secondary schools Location: Three districts in Bihar

GTS aims to scale its current �agship program, Be!

School, to 300 government schools reaching out to

30,000 students of grade 8 and 9. The project would

develop students’ capacity on life skills through interactive

story-telling sessions. The skills would be reinforced

through a �nancial literacy radio program and Ashoka

India’s ChangeMaker Education Program.

Proposed results• Reach out and develop the capacity of 30,000 children

(grade 8 and 9), on 30 entrepreneurial soft skills (21st

century skills)

• Mobilize 300 government secondary school principals

on the use of interactive story-telling sessions to

enhance student engagement at schools. Orient 10

block and district level education of�cials towards the

need for developing an engaging environment for

children at government schools to impact the issue of

school retention and school drop-out rates.

• Train 600 government school teachers to undertake

interactive story-telling classes

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Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) was established in 2001 as a not for pro�t company by a group of agriculture

specialists and management professionals. ISAP has impacted farmers, agri-preneurs, youth, and women in 3,500 villages, 70

districts across 17 states in India through integrated farming, market linkages, skill development, and micro-enterprise promotion.

ISAP promotes use of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in all its initiatives.

INDIAN SOCIETY OF AGRIBUSINESS PROFESSIONALS

Social Impact• Through the creation of 53 FPOs, ISAP has helped in improving the

productivity of 200,000 small farmer families

• Skilled over 9,000 rural youth on employable trades, of which 6,800 have

been successfully placed

• Facilitated social and economic empowerment of women through

formation and training of SHGs and provided backward and forward

linkages with banks, government schemes and market; also assisted

SHGs in planning and running micro-enterprises

• ISAP’s strong relationship with the Government of India and several state

departments has helped in creating larger sustainable impact

VisionCreate sustainable solutions for socially and economically disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life

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HCL Skill Development Community College Location: Rajasthan (Kota), Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi)

and Bihar (Patna)

ISAP has proposed to set up three skill development

community colleges to provide certi�ed skill trainings and

recognised Bachelor of Vocational Training (B.Voc.)

degree to unemployed rural youth. Through the project

ISAP aims to directly impact 3,600 bene�ciaries from rural

and poor households.

Proposed results• 3,600 candidates will be trained and at least 33%

would be placed/assisted for self-employment. The

average salary of placed trainees is likely to range

from `12,000 to `15,000, per month.

• The project will also indirectly impact 37,800

community and family members of the trainees

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Mr. Virendra ‘Sam’ Singh (former CEO of DuPont, South Asia) founded Pardada Pardadi Educational Society (PPES) in 2002 to

uplift the status of girls and women in the rural communities of his ancestral village in block Anupshahr, Uttar Pradesh. PPES works

in 70 villages of the block to support rural women in living a life of dignity and economic self-suf�ciency through access to free

quality education and vocational trainings.

PARDADA PARDADI EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY

Social Impact• Increase in 82% attendance amongst girl child with more than 18.5% of

the girls completing high school education

• The first batch of 162 girls of grade 12 graduated in 2012, with a pass

percentage of 100% (as compared to 87% at the State level)

• Average age of marriage for girls has increased to 20.3 years

• The average monthly salary of grade 12 graduates from PPIC is `5,000

(twice of that earned by non-PPIC graduates)

• Through formation of SHGs, more than 2,100 women have saved about

`140,000

• Further, through supporting livestock owning women with improved cattle

management, annual income of over 110 families increased by `22,000

per family

VisionTo facilitate creation of a socially and economically empowered rural society

The above �gures are as indicated in an Impact assessment study conducted by SP Jain Institute of Management & Research in 2014

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Community based education & skill development to

empower girls Location: 44 villages of Anupshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India

PPES aims to socially and economically empower girls

(15-25 years) in 44 villages in Anupshahr by providing

quality education and skill development at their door step.

It has requested for `1.34 crore to reach out to more than

4,000 adolescent girls over the next

three years.

Proposed results• In 3 years, 4000 adolescent girls in 44 villages will be

trained through the mobile learning truck

• Through Kishori Mandals, 750 adolescent girls will be

directly impacted for completing their schooling and

personality development

• The project also expects to empower rural girls to

become socially and �nancially independent, create

role models to motivate other girls, among others

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To enable people from marginalized communities to overcome inequality and injustice, Prayatn Sanstha was founded by a group

of like minded social development professionals in 1992. Registered as a Society in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Prayatn has

adopted a rights-based approach to social development. It works across thematic areas of education, livelihood, nutrition, heath

and gender equality.

PRAYATN SANSTHA

Social Impact• Over the last decade, Prayatn has implemented 16 programs with direct

outreach to over 200,000 bene�ciaries in 512 villages across Rajasthan,

Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

• Prayatn has mobilized over 600 government schools in Rajasthan to adopt

child-friendly, multi-level, multi-grade academic curricula. Additionally,

Prayatn is undertaking teachers trainings in these schools

• Prayatn has facilitated formation of over 2000 community based groups of

women, adolescent girls, youth and children, to promote their rights and to

ensure long term social change

VisionA just society in which men and women are equal, live with dignity, and enjoy all their human rights

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Discovery of Dreams Location: Dholpur, Rajasthan

Prayatn has requested `2.85 crore from the HCL Grant

2015-16 to implement a quality education and

employment linked skill development project in 60

villages of Dholpur, Rajasthan. Through the project

Prayatn aims to impact 18,400 bene�ciaries.

Proposed results• Support 16,000 children through direct

interventions in 60 government schools and

formation of children groups (Bal Manch)

• Train 600 youth and ensure the placement of

at least 70% of those trained

• Sensitize 2,400 youths about livelihood-related

government schemes and mobilize them into

youth groups

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The Barefoot College was founded as a Society in 1972 by Mr. Bunker Roy, a visionary social activist and a group of young

professionals. Barefoot has been focusing on water conservation, solar electri�cation, education, health, women empowerment

and livelihood for over four decades. Barefoot College, through its network of Community Based Organizations (CBOs), provides

basic services to solve rural problems using traditional knowledge in 13 states of India. Further, the organization’s solar

electri�cation has gained widespread recognition and expanded to 79 countries across the world.

SOCIAL WORKS AND RESEARCH CENTRE, POPULARLY KNOWN AS BAREFOOT COLLEGE

Social Impact• Since 2001, Barefoot College has established 2,246 bridge schools,

provided schooling to 58,559 children and trained 2,707 teachers

• Since 2008, 614 illiterate rural women have been trained as solar engineers

to enable them to solar electrify their own villages and impact 21,276

families. This model is being replicated in more than 75 countries,

impacting 24,300 families.

• Since its inception, the organization has provided livelihood to 488 rural

artisans from 72 villages

VisionTo work with the marginalized, the exploited, and the impoverished rural poor to lift them out of poverty with dignity and

self-respect

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Alternative Education and Skill Development: Location: Ajmer, Jaipur, Nagaur, Rajsamand

and Pali, Rajasthan

Barefoot College aims to implement the Barefoot

model of alternate community based education and

skill development in the �ve districts of Rajasthan by

empowering and educating children, women, and

youth. It has requested for `3 crore to reach out to

6,075 bene�ciaries.

Proposed results• In three years, 25 crèches would provide nutrition

and care to 1,800 children and health education to

900 mothers

• Through 50 bridge schools, 3,300 boys and girls

would be educated in 50 villages

• Through the skill development courses, 60-75

trainees will learn �ve trades to enable them to

expand their job opportunities

• The project expects to improve health and nutrition

of children and mothers, increase rate of admission

into government schools, develop self-con�dence

and increase job opportunities

for youth

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