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Pratirodh SansthanBhadesar, Chittorgarh

Residential School for Girls

2012 mid year progress report

+Background

Pratirodh Sansthan is working with Tribal community of Bhadesar district, Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) since 2004-2005

Its an offshoot of Prayas which has been actively advocating Tribal Rights since over few decades with diverse initiatives Tribal land rights Cast discrimination and Khat Andolan Women rights and SHG mobilization RTI and MNREGA Advocacy Food Rights

Pratirodh Sanstan focuses primarily on girl education and women rights/awareness, with flagship project seeded through AfE-SV support in November 2008

The organization has philosophical roots in tribal rights movement, but, with a singular focus and belief in women being the change makers in the society

+Objectives & Goals

Uplift and Empower backward and marginalized tribes through education and awareness

Prepare and motivate young girls as change makers, not only to empower but to influence the next generation of community!

Bring awareness about education in the community with expectation that it will in turn lead to inquisitiveness and awareness in general – education is a big enabler! Motivation is to make children ecologically & socially aware and get some

basic literacy, instead of attaining grades and class attendance

Bridge the divide between the first generation learners and the government schools/programs Use self-paced/self-motivated learning techniques that is suitable to the

environmental realities

Leverage government schemes & programs and bring policy benefits to the community such programs are meant to Not to run a formal school but to act as a bridge for motivated children to

get access to the government schools

+Objectives & Goals

Residential School for Girls was started in late 2008 with AfE-SV

funding

Employ alternate education, self-paced/self-motivated, learning

method for first generation learners from tribal community

Train girls to Grade-V equivalent level and enroll motivated

students into Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya for Girls

KGBV is a part of central government scheme under which

residential higher secondary level schools are opened/operated

across the country

Make students socially & ecologically aware; and build strong

long-term partnership with their communities/families

Address rampant social issues e.g. child marriages, illiteracy through

empowerment of girl child

+KGBV Scheme Background

KGBV is a GoI scheme under MHRD-HED to establish up to 750 residential higher

secondary level schools, primarily targeted at elementary level in areas with

predominantly SC/ST/OBC or minorities in general.

Scheme is applicable for those identified under EBB where as per census data of

2001 the rural female literacy is below national average and gender gap in literacy

is more than national average

KGBV establishment and management is folded under SSA at district level and

coordinated between MHRD, MTA, and MSJE departments

Residential schools are setup in eligible areas where at least 50 girls

predominantly from SC/ST and minority communities are available to study at the

elementary or middle school level with education of such girls guaranteed up-to

10+ level

NGO and other non-government/non-profit bodies are to be involved in running of

the schools, with separate guidelines for corporate bodies to adopt the schools

Out of 700 KGBV [technically] running today, none have been adopted

+Project Background

Residential school in Amarpura, Bhadesar Distt., Chittorgarh

Rented facility in close vicinity of the village and tribal hamlets

Has seating capacity for 200 children, with durable mud-reinforced

floor built with help of students and local residents

Large 40x30ft hall with a 35 cot capacity for children to sleep.

Additional room for staff that has spillover capacity

Two full-time residential female teachers, one cook/helper, and one

coordinator (one of the project funders), and a watchwomen on

premise

The project has a full-time watchwomen – Meerabai. Watchwomen salary not

formally included in approved budget from AfE-SV

+Project Discussion

Project uses alternate self-paced learning model based on methods and tools from Degantar

Learning model is based on a mix of scheduled classes and self-paced group activities

State curriculum is used for measuring and evaluation of learning level specifically to meet Grade-V requirement

Teachers identify motivated students and coach them specifically for graduation and admission into KGRS program

Formal evaluation and class structure along with self-paced model is critical to ensure transition into formal school environment

Residential school model is not to isolate children from there home environment but to give them space for self exploration and group learning

Environment of the school and pedagogy is to ensure preservation of the cultural and social engagement – language, ecology etc.

+ Journey so far …

2012 57 total enrolled students, 17 students admitted, and now attending KGBV, Nahargarh and

Mungana since July 2012 14 students preparing for fifth grade examination in early 2013

2010-2011 34 carryover students and 24 new students, total of 58 students

26 students graduated and admitted in KGBV Nahargarh; no drop-offs yet

2009-2010 48 carryover students and 20 new students, total of 68 students

16 students graduated and admitted in KGBV Nahargarh; 18 students dropped-off

2008-2009 77 students enrolled

10 students graduated and enrolled in KGBV Nahagragh; 19 students drop-off

+Project Discussion

Students are organized into three basic groups based on learning level and competency

Group-I: 13 students, 9-12 yo Hindi:

State curriculum books along with workbooks for vocabulary & grammar etc.

Math: Fifth grade state curriculum math; moderate level arithmetic, number

tables; recognizing and adding/subtracting counts up-to 1crore English:

Reading with comprehension, basic grammar and vocabulary Environment Studies:

Learning about Ecology and local geography and climate, agriculture practices and local fauna. State curriculum books on geography etc.

+Project Discussion

Group-II: 15 students, 9-10 yo Hindi:

Basic reading and writing skills, sentence & paragraph formation and basic grammar, along with moderate vocabulary

Math: Number series, number tables from 2-15, and counting till 100;

adding/subtracting till 100, multiplications and divisions. Utilizing Degantar workbooks and activity based learning aids

English: Memorizing and writing alphabet series with meaning

learning grade between 3-4 Degantar workbooks/material for language and math along with some

state curriculum books Reusing some learning from Seva Mandir in building English comprehension

using local idioms and foalk tunes to memorize specific words and their usage etc.

+Project Discussion

Group-III: 29 students, 8-9 yo Hindi:

Alphabets recognition and word formation, learning around 60 word formations with meaning

Math: Number recognition and writing up-to 100; basic additions and

subtractions; use of flash cards and some activity learning aids English:

Alphabet recognition (with cases) and some word recognitions, using flash cards etc.

Learning level between grade 1-2. First generation learners that have never attended any school of any sort,

and mostly engaged in daily household chores or herding goats and fetching water prior to attending this school

+Appendix: Approved Budget 2012

Particulars Unit Rate Budget Total

Human Resources

Coordinator (salary) 1x12 5,000 60000

Teacher (salary) 2x12 5,000 120000

Mess staff (salary) 2x12 3,000 72000

252000

Operations

Stationary & material 50x12 50 30000

Books & Aids 50x1 168 8400

Health Care 50x12 40 24000

Food & Nutrition 50x365 20 365000

Toiletries & Sanitation 50x12 30 18000

Travel 1x12 400 4800

Water & Electricity 1x12 1200 14400

464600

Administrative Exposure Tour 50 (7days) 1,000 50000

Audit Fees 1x1 3,000 3000

53000

Total 769600.00