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Sikshana Sandesha

Sikshana Foundation

Vol 12 Ed. July 2019

Academic year 2019-20 has kickstarted

with lots of excitement. Team Sikshana

has worked very hard to ensure that all

inputs of Sikshana are well received on-

field and the programs are executed

with perfection. Sikshana’s mentors

stationed across the state of Karnataka

and select locations of Telangana, An-

dhra Pradesh and Maharashtra are

working relentlessly by reaching out to

the schools in every nook and corner of

their allotted locations.

Interventions in Karnataka and Haveli

of Maharashtra continues as usual with

some enhancements while we start new

operations in Yavatmal, Maharashtra and

strengthen our processes further in the

tribal areas of Vizag – Andhra Pradesh

and Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy and Sanga

Reddy areas of Telangana.

Along with implementation we have also

been focusing on strengthening our

monitoring & evaluation processes more

by fine-tuning the in-house MySchool app

as per the requirements from the field.

Sikshana’s Monitoring and Evaluation

Last Month in a Gist

team at Bengaluru Head Office is now

receiving on-field data in real time through

the App which is making the entire pro-

cess much faster

All material inputs have reached the stu-

dents for the current academic year & our

operations team is all geared up now to

drive the utilization of these inputs

throughout the year.

A New Milestone – Over 1000 Teachers Trained and Still Going Strong!!! Sikshana’s Training Team has reached a new milestone by conducting

teacher training sessions where over 1000 teachers have received the

training so far. These trainings are mainly focused on the methodolo-

gy and implementation process of Prerana 2.0 - a model designed to

enhance the much needed 21st Century Skills in all students and help

them with a customized learning achievement path. A team of 6

trainers have been conducting these interactive and activity-based

training sessions across the two districts and will soon reach the tar-

get of training 1430 teachers of the identified Govt. Schools where

the program is being currently implemented. The goal of this initia-

tive is to equip teachers with better program understanding for

smooth implementation of the program going forward.

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Sikshana’s Girl Empowerment Pro-

gram also known as SGEP has impact-

ed nearly 300 girls who have received

scholarships to pursue their higher sec-

ondary and college education. These girls

are now all set to take on the world with

confidence and become a source of sup-

port to their respective families. Please

click here to view the video bytes of a

few girls benefitted by this program.

Sikshana is proud to share that SGEP

has been modified further in the current

academic year based on the learnings of

previous years. The program is now com-

pletely focused on holistic development

of the girls enrolled and not just on schol-

arship and academics. We have enrolled

245 new girls in the program from Grade

9th of Government Girls High school,

Hoskote, Karnataka. From Day-1 these

girls would be supported through hands

on weekly coaching by experienced

Empowering Girls in True Sense

coaches for difficult subjects like Physics,

Chemistry, Biology, Math & English and

will also be coached for enhancing their

life-skills through Project Based Learning.

The design of the program is centered

around the idea of empowering young

girls of rural backgrounds through activi-

ties that will enhance their leadership

skills, general awareness, critical thinking,

creativity, communication skills and col-

laboration.

Volunteer and Employee Engagement Activities

Volunteer Engagement conducted by

Sikshana for employees of various cor-

porates around Bengaluru and Pune are

designed to align with Sikshana’s vision

to enhance the quality of education of

students in Government Schools. Sik-

shana’s Volunteer Engagement activities

are always planned to suit the best inter-

est of its beneficiaries – The Students. The

Volunteer Engagement Team of Sik-

shana has conducted many engagement

events at various locations during June

and July in collaboration with our part-

ners such as Dell, Amadeus, Brillio and

Allstate. Students had an opportunity to

explore multi-dimensional learning expe-

riences while the volunteers themselves

had great fun interacting with students

and reliving their own childhood memo-

ries.

We are pleased to share a few details of

our Volunteering for Impact program

conducted by Sikshana in the last few

months.

Volunteer Engagement Activity article

continues on Page 3.

Dell’s constant encouragement about

integrating technology in education sys-

tem was witnessed in Government Higher

Primary School of Anaberu of Davanag-

ere South Block of Karnataka. Sikshana

has been able to provide the school a

smart board along with related LAN con-

nection with support of Dell Volunteering

Team led by VP-R&D of Dell Technolo-

gies Mr. B. Rudramani. This initiative will

equip the teachers to teach better through

use of technology. Along with these a

water purifier was also provided to the

school as part of Sikshana's WASH initia-

tive. (in picture– left). This event was also

Volunteer Impact with Dell covered in the local news

channel and the video bit

can be viewed here.

“Had great event at Anaberu,

very well organized event. The

school staff and localities are

highly appreciative. An alum-

ni of this govt school is our

employee. Kids are super excit-

ed. I am confident that our

contribution and effort will

truly produce results. Thank you for the oppor-

tunity. Staff from Sikshana are simply awesome,

their passion and commitment for the cause is

highly visible. Great effort by you in hiring such

people at district level” said Mr. Rudramuni

regarding the event.

Dell Volunteers have also been exploring

their creative side and helping Sikshana by

creating learning aids and board games for

helping the students learn Math better (in

picture—right). So far, we have been able

to help 15 schools with these learning aids

and are looking forward to reaching many

more.

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Success of Sikshana Foundation lies in its

ability to have a long term association with

its employees who show a whole hearted

acceptance towards the organization’s vi-

sion. We would like to recognize and con-

gratulate this edition’s Sikshana Saadhaka as

Ms. Sukanya N who is currently the Sen-

ior Mentor of Ramanagara District of Kar-

nataka. Ms. Sukanya is associated with us

since 2012 and was working in Kanakapura

Block till recently where she has gained

immense popularity among the government

school students and teachers. Her strength

in getting the tasks completed in time and

Section—Sikshana Saadhaka

involving school teachers for the same is

commendable as it has led the teachers to

better understand Sikshana’s initiatives.

“I joined Sikshana Foundation as a Shaala

Hitaishi (School’s Well-wisher) in 2012 and have

gained immense knowledge and values from the

organization. My communication skills and convinc-

ing skills have greatly improved since then. My

biggest satisfaction with Sikshana is the opportunity

that I have received to work with and towards chil-

dren’s educational upliftment” says Sukanya.

Sikshana appreciates your involvement and

efforts towards your achievement.

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Volunteer Impact with Allstate

Government School students of Haveli Block,

Pune, Maharashtra had the golden opportunity of

visiting the campus of Allstate Solutions, Pune.

A 25 member team from Allstate conducted an

informative session for the students, which fo-

cused on increasing their awareness on what kind

of jobs exist in formal labor market and how they

should prepare for the same. The students later

toured the campus and learnt about the various

aspects of the company and its functions along

with enjoying the campus itself. Volunteers along

with the students also took part in a T-Shirt

Painting event where the students had fun illus-

trating captions and palm prints on the T-shirts.

Overall it was a great exposure for the students

which will keep them motivated for a long time

and hopefully they will be able to motivate their

peers to perform better in school, so that they can

be shortlisted for the next visit (see picture

above).

Brillio, one of our newest partners -

in its first ever Volunteer Engagement

with us focused on the environmental

needs of the area and planted saplings

in the campus of Govt. Higher Prima-

ry School, Dyavasandra – Kanakapura

Block, Karnataka. 25 volunteers par-

ticipated in this event and ensured

that the greenery around the school

campus is kept intact for many years

to come. Team Brillio also interacted

with the students of the school and

conducted workshops to create aware-

ness regarding importance of planting

trees, state of global warming and

impact of water wastage on us and the

world (see picture below).

Volunteer Impact with Brillio Volunteer Impact with Amadeus

In its launch of Volunteer Engage-

ment activities with Sikshana, Team

Amadeus put on the creative cap and

had fun teaching art & craft to stu-

dents. 48 volunteers visited five differ-

ent schools in Anekal Block of Karna-

taka and interacted with nearly 700

students. Team Amadeus created vari-

ous art & craft artifacts and taught

some to the students too. GHPS

Muthanaluru, Anekal Block received a

makeover with various curriculum

aligned pictures adorning the school’s

outer walls. The excitement of the

students buzzing with enthusiasm was

palpable and they readily participated

in all the fun filled art & craft activities

organized by Team Amadeus. (see

picture above).