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Balavihar

Balavihar. ANNUAL UPDATE FOR 2013 Lakshmi Kumar and Keerthi 09/04/2013. Holistic education and English training for lower middle class suburban children studying in government schools and small private schools. Private schools

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Balavihar

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  1. Balavihar ANNUAL UPDATE FOR 2013 Lakshmi Kumar and Keerthi 09/04/2013

  2. Holistic education and English training for lower middle class suburban children studying in government schools and small private schools. • Private schools • Non formal learning through activities such as yoga, theatre, arts, crafts, games, fields trips, and emotional healing. • Library to encourage reading and supplement learning. • Government schools • English training to help cope with academic English curriculum as well as reading, comprehension, writing and conversation. Mission

  3. Started in 2007 by Chitra Krishnamurthy, shortly after visiting the Seattle chapter. • Chitra akka’s passion is non formal education and she worked in Vikasana (with Malathi) for nearly two decades. • Funded entirely by Asha since the beginning. • Serves about 430 students studying in 3 govt. schools, 2 private schools, from 1st grade to 10th grade. History

  4. Chitra Krishnamurthy, Program coordinator • Plans programs and activities, trains staff, designs learning materials, procures books for libraries. • Manages relationships with schools, and conducts outreach programs. • Krishmamurthy (Chitra’s husband), Yoga Teacher • Yoga and craft classes at three schools. • Drives Chitra and staff on car/motorcycle to the schools. • Tulasi • Yoga, craft classes and library management in two schools. • English classes in government schools. • Manjunath • Theater sessions at two schools and field trips. • Sharada Rao • English classes, reading sessions, yoga, summer and dussehra camp. • Usha • English classes at a government school. • Annapurna and Kalyani • English lessons, puzzles, games, craft classes. Organization Structure - 1

  5. Bangalore, Karnataka • Govt. and private schools in western suburbs near Vijayanagar • Amarjyothinagargovt school. • Kaveripura school • Luminary school (private) Andhrahalli • Pinewoods school (private), KGS layout • NachiketaManovikasa Kendra (private center for evening classes for govt. school children from Marenahalli) • Garage library in Basaveshwaranagar. Location

  6. English training • Government schools • 50 children from Classes I to V • Alphabets, spelling, reading, writing • Help students learn English academic syllabus. • Nachiketa Manovikasa Kendra • 20-25 children of classes V to IX, from Marenahalli govt. school and Navajivana govt. aided school. • Evening classes Monday to Friday for 1.5 hours with snacks provided by Nachiketa Trust • Reading, writing, conversation, and story telling. • Drama and Theater • Pinewoods school, Luminary school, and Nachiketa Kendra. • Around 25 students practiced for 15 sessions and performed a 45 minute musical play on history of Kaveri, in both Kannada and English. Activities -1

  7. Yoga and Pranayama • Pinewoods school: 25 children • Luminary school: Teachers trained to conduct “Fun Yoga” designed by Bihar school of Yoga • Libraries • Pinewoods school: 220 students from classes IV to IX • Luminary school: 78 students from classes V to IX • Coordinator’s house: 25 govt. school children borrow books. • Basaveshwara nagar: Garage library serving around 20 children. • Story telling classes conducted in all locations to cultivate reading habit. Children seem very engaged with library, particularly during summer and dussehra vacations. • Video library at Pinewoods school and Luminary school. • Educational videos played using a projector donated by Bash. • Around 30 students borrowed videos. Activities - 2

  8. Arts and crafts - @Pinewoods school, Luminary school, Nachiketa Kendra, Nivedita School, Amarjyothi Nagar govt. school. • Kundan decorative work (50) • Mexican Weaving (40) • Jewelry making (50) • Clay models (120) • Origami (100) • Needle work (25) • Wall painting @ Luminary school (24) • Wall painting @Govt. school (10) • Field trips • Educational and fun trips to experience the world beyond their classrooms and neighborhoods. • Savandurga – 50km from Bangalore, guided rock climbing adventure for Amarjyothi nagar govt. school students. • Bannerghatta zoo and butterfly park – near Bangalore for Nachiketa Kendra govt. school students. • Consultant volunteers • PowerPoint workshop by a Seattle student for 100 students. Activities - 3

  9. Annual expenditures: INR 30000-325000 • Annual income • Asha Seattle funding: INR 306000 • Local donations and library fees: INR 20000 • No accumulating savings • They do not ask for funding until all donations from the year are spent • Funds sent through Covenant Center of Development (CCD). • Balavihar’s Palash Trust did not get FCRA approval as the minimum balance required for new approvals is INR 1M (10 lakh rupees) Finances

  10. Asha, Seattle Involvement

  11. Asha, Seattle Involvement

  12. Checklist contd. Asha, Seattle Involvement Contd.

  13. Asha, Seattle Budget

  14. Salaries (INR per month) • Chitra Krishnamurthy: 8000 • Tulasi: 4000 • Manjunath: 2000 • Krishnamurthy: 2000 • Annapurna: 1200 • Kalyani: 1000 • Usha: 750 • Total: INR 19550 • Local transport • Petrol for travelling between the schools: INR 3450 per month • Field trips • 3-5 trips per year • Expenses include transportation, food, entrance fees, and tour guide fees. • Estimated at INR 32500 per year. • Library books and learning materials: • INR 2000 per month x 12 = INR 24000 per year. • Facility rental and administrative expenses • Audit report fees • Rent • Estimated INR 175000 per year Budget details

  15. Updates for 2013

  16. New Balavihar Center in a garage in Basaveshwara nagar • Library with 100 books • Story telling sessions and craft conducted for three months for 20 students from class V to IX. • Five teachers trained at Luminary school on Fun Yoga for children, by Bihar School of Yoga. • 20 students and 3 teachers attended art workshop at The Valley School. • Non formal education activities and fields trips introduced for govt. school children. • PowerPoint workshop by a Seattle volunteer who learned about Balavihar from Asha website. General Partner Updates

  17. Funding increase • Chapter approved funding increase to INR 312000. • Successes • Remarkable improvements in reading, spelling, and comprehension in govt. school children. • Student participation and engagement and support from schools has increased every year. • What didn’t go well • Funds sent was approx. INR 6000 less than approved budget amount, due to USD-INR conversion error by the finance team. • The shortage is nearly 50% of the budget increase approved. • This has happened repeatedly, so the finance team’s exchange calculation process should probably be changed. Updates for Asha, Seattle

  18. Half day site visit by Lakshmi Kumar to Amarjyothi Nagar and Kaveripura govt. schools • Amarjyothi nagar • Anganwadi children sang rhymes in English and Kannada. • Class I and II students assembled words and read their text books. • New English textbooks were difficult for them but Balavihar training has resulted in big improvements in reading. • Kaveripura • Class III and IV students also read their English books and answered a quiz by the teacher. • Greater difficulty in reading than lower level students but the training is helping them cope with it. • Overall • Starting language training earlier seems to work better. • Children are a lot more engaged in Balavihar’s English classes than their class teacher’s lessons. Site Visit – September 2012

  19. Indian law requires all partners to have an audit report every year. Highlights from last years audit report (Form 10B). A sample audit report, from a project, can be found at http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/745/auditreport2008.pdf. Audit Report

  20. Include the results of the annual survey. Survey Results

  21. Process Checks

  22. Pictures • Latest pictures from the project. • https://picasaweb.google.com/115527601063147738866/BalaVihar20122013?authkey=Gv1sRgCP6pnpq3_MXONg

  23. Resources

  24. Questions?

  25. Some FAQs at Asha, Seattle meetings. • How many rs are we spending per kid per year? • Does the amount being spent on infrastructure items (building schools, repairing roofs, etc. ) look reasonable? • Where exactly is the partner located? (especially for remote projects. Be ready to locate the project area on a map) • What is the graduation rate of the school? • What is the student to teacher ratio in class rooms? • What is the girl to boy ratio in the school? • What are the line items in the budget? • Why is the partner asking for more funding for line item N? (You will be asked this if there are changes in the budget line items) • Community opinion of the project. • What went well, what didn’t go as expected, what can be done differently. FAQs

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