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Supporting economically challenged
meritorious students for higher education
& employment thereafter
Vidya Poshak, India
www.vidyaposhak.org.in
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Vidya Poshak� It is virtually impossible for many students from economically backward
families to pursue higher education� Despite difficulties and living in poverty, there are thousands of meritorious
students, who need to be nurtured and provided opportunities.
� We provide life-changing opportunities to India·s youth, when they need it
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� On an average 600 students employed every year and that
number of families will be out of poverty and once for all.
� 4000 students progress to next level of literacy each year.
� Nearly 600 Volunteers are giving variety of services to the
organization and students covering 5000 villages and small
towns.
� 60 rural book banks and more in coming years will continue to
serve the students.
� Currently we are training 20,000 students every year and it
will continue with more numbers.� Successful use of technology ² is recognized as ´The best
Technology user in social sectorµ by Microsoft.
Impact.
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Vision
�Empowering the Student CommunityWe do this through:
-Nurture Merit Program
� Integrated services including (Scholarship + Books +
Residential Bridge Camps)
± Graduate Finishing School
� only initiative in India of its kind assuring 100%
employment for disadvantage community
± Centre for Development of Soft Skills (C-DOSS)
± Youth Centers & CHANGE Ambassadors
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Nurture Merit Programme
Nurturing the merit of students from disadvantaged families toenable them to realize their potential.
� Scholarship: Assistance in the form of college fees,
examination fees and in some cases, additional assistance isprovided towards tutorials and coaching for meritorious and
needy students.
� Books: Text and career related books, computer facilities,
career guidance, and training's are given to the students.� Training through Residential Bridge Camps: 9 days of
intensive (12 hrs. a day) training to enhance their education andcareer prospects.
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Unique Identification Process
- Volunteers visits students home - One on one sponsor connection tostudent - Programs led by volunteers- Support extended till student
achieves highest degree of academic excellence
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Unique intervention process
� Equal focus on merit and poverty
� Intensive selection process ² academic performance, economic situation,
written test and house visits
� Verification of economic status through visits ensures high level of
integrity in selection
� Scholarships are given for all disciplines and all the way up to a postgraduate degree
� Transparency in the whole process of selection and disbursement of
scholarships
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Intervention process contd..
� Volunteers are involved in nearly every component of Vidya
Poshak from generating scholarship applications, home visitsand conducting the Nurture Merit Test to acting as resource
persons in the training programs and raising funds.
� Students are given prescribed text books on requisition through
a decentralized network of 7 Libraries and 60 Book Banksmanaged by volunteers free of cost in their own homes
� 9 days residential camps for developing a broad range of
capabilities among students receiving a Vidya Poshak
scholarship and trainings for skill building for employment
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Graduate Finishing School
´Empowering Disadvantaged CollegeGraduates to Secure Employmentµ
� An unique effort to bridge the gap and empower the non technical
graduates (BA, BCom, BSc, BBA & BCA)
� Training period for three months at the rate of 12 hours (8AM to
8 PM) per day
� Rigorously trained in the areas of ´English Language,
Communication Skills, Basic Computer Skills, Analytical Skills and
Personality development etc.
� On successful completion of the training, they will be provided
with the placements.
� Three Graduate Finishing Schools ² Dharwad, Gulbarga and Mysore
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Achievement- Graduate Finishing School
� 100% placed till date
� 91% students families have moved out of poverty
� All the 500 students trained so far are from economically
challenged and first time gradates of the families
� Highest salary of Rs.22,000 per month
� Average salary ² Rs. 8,500
� 100% students are from vernacular medium till Class X
� Students got placed in more than 50 corporate MNCs like Nokia,
JP Morgan , Samsung, Deutsche Bank, Mphasis, IBM, Infosys, I-
Gate, First Source, Genpac, etc
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Our Presence
23 districts in Karnataka and
3 districts in Maharastra
(Pune, Sangli & Ahmednagar)
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Quantifying ²Data & Statistics
� Timely support has made it possible for many students to choose
right courses and professional courses like engineering/medicine
� Over 3000 girls marriage date has been shifted by over 3 years
� Over 10,000 students from families who earn less than 5$ a
day are supported
� More than 55,000 text books have been lent through libraries/learning centers
� Over 2000 meritorious students will graduate by 2012 and
1500 will be employed
� 5000+ students given employment opportunities through varioustraining/projects
� 100% placement offered to students trained from Graduate
Finishing School of Vidya Poshak. Till date all 600 students
train
ed have got job
offers.
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Benefits to students«.
� Access to an opportunity that they would otherwise not have
� Access to training for employability� Access to jobs thorugh VP netowrk of employers
� Access to Libraries, and other programs through Vidya Poshak·s
ecosystem
� Access to high and potential network which VP has built in last8-years (for mentoring, guidance etc)
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How can you get involved
Thousands of bright students are awaiting your generousgift. Your contribution makes a significant difference in
the students¶ lives.
All donations to Vidya Poshak are exempted under 80G of theIncome Tax Act, India and 501(C)(3) in USA.
� With your assistance, we can support many more deserving
students
� Vidya Poshak is a channel for you to connect and give back to
the society & we have the necessary instruments and
capabilities to do this.
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How can you help?Target Students Our Interventions Total
(in
INR)
Financial
assistance(in INR)
Books and
libraryservices (inINR)
Training
throughBridgeCamp
11th/12th grade/3 years undergraduatecourses in Arts/Commerce/Science,etc per year per student
5000 1000 3000 9000
Engineering & Medicine per year perstudent
30000 5000 - 35000
Graduate Finishing School (3 monthsemployment skill training for onestudent)
Total cost per student is Rs.25,000, outof which, Rs.12,000 will be bank loansfor students and remaining Rs.13,000 is
required from donors
13000
Note:
�
Donors can opt to sponsor one or more students and for one or more years. Feesindicated are average which varies from one college to another.
�Donors can also opt to sponsor single intervention for student.
�10% of the donation will be utilized towards academic follow-up and program
support expenses
�Assistance to Engineering & Medicine student is only for 1st & 2nd year. Bank
loans will be facilitated for 3rd and 4th year
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How to make donation?
Donation through cheque /DD: The cheque / DD to be drawn in
favor of "Vidya Poshak" payable at Dharwad and sent to the
coordinating office at Dharwad.
Wire transfer: Transfer your donation amount to the following
Vidya Poshak¶s bank account directly.
A/c name: Vidya Poshak Bank: ICICI
A/c no: 017001004742; Branch: Dharwad
Donate online: More details at www.vidyaposhak.org
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and many more institutional and individuals donors«.
I really like their effort in finding out the bright but economicallybackward students. They keep accounts very transparent. They aresincere in their efforts. They have touched different parts of the societyand those children without Vidya Poshak help probably would haveperished.
- Smt. Sudha Murty, Chairperson
Infosys Foundation, Bangalore
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Contact Information
Vidya Poshak
1st
Floor, Yashoda Sadan,Vidyagiri, Dharwad ² 580 004
Karnataka, India
Phone: +91-836-2747357
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.vidyaposhak.org.in