Nerur Samruddhi Pratishthan

• Nerur Samruddhi Pratishthan (NSP) was started in 2005 with a home base in Mumbai by citizens with roots in Nerur

• Core members include an architect, an ex-director of a centralized Indian bank, a chartered accountant, a doctoral scientist, a retired teacher and administrator

About Nerur

• Village of about 6000 residents in rural Konkan area (Sindhudurg district) India.

• Approximately 80% below poverty line

• Literacy rate is about 23% in regional language with access only to vernacular medium of teaching

Village of Nerur

Past initiatives• Started a free ambulance service

• Established drinking water for primary vernacular schools and pipelines of drinking water from the main supply to the housing clusters

• “Adopted" three children every year in the education scheme whereby the pratishthan pays for all their education until college

• Provided loans to empower people to start their small cottage businesses

Future Goals

• Start an English medium school in Nerur: Currently, students need to travel to Kudal (~5 miles away) for an English medium school

• Start a vocational training center: Focus on building skills in plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, catering and healthcare support areas.

Our Plan for an English Medium School

• This school will have classes from balwadi to 4th grade

• Teachers with diploma in education (D.Ed.) or diploma in early childhood care and education (D.E.C.C.Ed)

• Medium of teaching will be English

Nerur English Medium School

• Our first educational project

• Mrs. Patankar will consult on educational issues

• Has B.A. and B.Ed.

• Has over 20 years of experience in teaching and administration in Mumbai school system, overall experience in teaching is over 40 years

Funding for the Project

Raised about 43,200 USD as donation of land

for the project

Raised 24,000 USD through individual donations

for construction work

Requesting ASHA

to fund the

recurring costs

Recurring Costs DetailsFor the year 2010

Number Salary range/month Ave. salary/month Salary/yr total

Teacher 1 INR 10,000 – 15,000 INR 12,500 INR 1,50,000

Jr. Teacher 1 INR 5,000 – 7,500 INR 6,000 INR 72,000

Administrative support 1

INR 4,000 INR 4,000 INR 48,000

Aides/custodians 2 INR 2,000 INR 2,000 INR 48,000

Security guards (one/shift) 3INR 3,000 INR 9,000 INR 1,08,000

Support staff 2 INR 1,500 INR 3,000 INR 36,000

Total in INR INR 4,62,000

Total in USD at a rate of 1 USD = 45 INR USD 10,300

Recurring Costs Details

Annual salary of teachers and school staff for year 2010

10,300 US$ 2010

Salary - above staff plus one additional teacher for 2011

13,650 US$ 2011

Salary - above staff plus one additional teacher for 2012

17,000 US$ 2012

Salary - above staff plus one additional teacher for 2013

20,350 US$ 2013

Salary - above staff plus one additional teacher for 2014

23,700 US$ 2014

Sincere thanks for your consideration of this project