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Seva Mandir Rural Education Program Udaipur/Rajsamand, Rajasthan

Seva Mandir Rural Education Program Udaipur/Rajsamand, Rajasthan. 2010 Project Update and Proposal Review . Background: Seva Mandir. Founded in 1968 with an extensive education promoting for promoting primary education since 1991

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Seva Mandir Rural Education Program Udaipur/Rajsamand, Rajasthan

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  1. Seva MandirRural Education ProgramUdaipur/Rajsamand, Rajasthan 2010 Project Update and Proposal Review

  2. Background: Seva Mandir • Founded in 1968 with an extensive education promoting for promoting primary education since 1991 • The work of the organization spans over 626 villages, around 70,000 households, distributed across five blocks – Badgaon, Kotra, Girva, Kherwara, and Jhadol • Key strategic organizational objectives: • To create and strengthen institutions for development • To enhance people’s capabilities for self-development • To create sustainable improvements in the livelihoods base • AfE-SV supports education program in Badgaon block since 2007

  3. Seva Mandir Education Program • Seva Mandir Education Program includes: • Shiksha Kendra to support primary education [till grade-III] • Seasonal Residential Learning Camps for tribal children • Activity Centers in government middle/upper-primary schools • Action Research Project • Jan Shikshan Niliyams or Village Libraries • Uurja Ghar – Youth Resource Centers • AfE-SV supports: • Operating 20 Shiksha Kendras in Badgaon block • Initiating 5 Activity Centers in Government schools • Supporting at least 25 tribal children from Badgaon for learning camps • 2009-2010 Evaluation Document: http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/AfE_evaluation_2009-10_complete.doc • 2009-2010 Annual Report: http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/annual_report_2010_converted.docx

  4. Seva Mandir – Progress Update 2009-2010Shiksha Kendra Performance of students in last three evaluations (year/year progress) Enrollment in Government schools in 2009

  5. Seva Mandir – Progress Update 2009-2010Activity Centers Activity Center component was jointly evolved/developed between Seva Mandir and AfE-SV to expand the reach into Government Schools There are on-going challenges in working with government schools, but, reach and scale possible with Activity Centers is quite large and promising Activity Centers are now a part of overall Seva Mandir education program in all five blocks, however, AfE is the only funding agency formally supporting this intervention

  6. Seva Mandir – Progress Update 2009-2010Activity Centers [2] Baseline comparative sample assessment Apr ‘09 – Apr ‘10

  7. Seva Mandir – Progress Update 2009-2010Activity Centers [3] • Only 12 children were able to score 30 or above marks in baseline, while the number reached 42 by endline survey • State board exam of class 8 showed significant improvement • In 2010, out of 28 children appeared in boards, 26 children were able to clear the exams • Dramatic improvements are noted in attendance rates, and many students attend the centers on Sundays and after school hours • On average 30% improvement in attendance reported in Selu school since the activity center was started • Instructor selection is an on-going challenge, and Undithal school has not been able to retain instructors due to remoteness of the school • Challenges in setting expectations with the School management

  8. Seva Mandir – Progress Update 2009-2010Seasonal Residential Learning Schools Evaluation Results of Children from 3 learning camps

  9. 2010-2011 ProposalProposed Project Overview • Continue Education Program in Badgaon with following components: • 23 Shiksha Kendras/NFE Centers • 5 Sahayod Kendra/Activity Centers • Support 25 tribal children to attend Seasonal Residential School Program • Request to Expand the education program support to Kotra block with following components: • 55 Shiksha Kendras/NFE Centers

  10. 2010-2011 ProposalProposed Budget

  11. 2010-2011 ProposalProposed Budget • Extended support is sought for 55 NFE centers in Kotra block. • Kotra is the biggest, the most remote, and backward block of Udaipur district, and is in need of focused strategic intervention as Badgaon • Support for Kotra block seems infeasible for AfE-SV because of very high cost of the component ~56K USD

  12. 2010-2011 ProposalProposed Budget – Shiksha Kendra Budget estimate of running a Shiksha Kendra

  13. 2010-2011 ProposalProposed Budget – Activity Centers Budget estimate of running an Activity Center

  14. 2010-2011 ProposalProposed Budget – Seasonal residential School Budget estimate of 25 children attending Seasonal Residential Schools Seasonal Residential Schools represent a significant budgetary component of the proposal, and has been contentious amongst volunteers in the past from The overall impact while significant, is very hard to quantify in long term

  15. 2010-2011 ProposalOpinions/Discussion • 2010-2011 Proposal discussion summary with Seva Mandir is here http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/sevamandir_2010_proposal_discussion.docx • Shiksha Kendras have proven to be a very strong tool to promote primary education in the region, and is central to the education program • The number of children who graduate to regular schools and continue their education has steadily increased year over year • Activity Centers are a strategic initiative that was started with AfE support, and perfectly complement the Shiksha Kendra (primary school) component • It is recommended to open activity centers in primary schools to drive attendance and improve the quality of education in conjunction to running Shiksha Kendras, especially in places where primary schools are running in reasonable proximity • Current Activity Centers are operated in upper primary and middle schools and serve as a capacity building instrument, similar methodology can be possibly extended to primary schools. • Learning from 5 activity centers is helping us to establish working relationship with the government schools, but, primary schools are a difficult nut to crack!

  16. 2010-2011 ProposalOpinions/Discussion [2] • Seasonal Residential Schools are being operated by Seva Mandir for almost a decade and caters to most marginalized children who are otherwise forced into manual labor in mines or fields • Seasonal schools show a fairly decent turnaround rate in terms of continued attendance, but primarily strive to make such children literate, and is in general difficult to quantify its impact • Long term results, especially sustained results, are also hard to establish • Given the prevailing budgetary constraints, it is recommended to continue at-least the Activity Centers and Shiksha Kendra components of the proposal • It is advised for Seva Mandir to focus on expanding activity center into primary schools instead of operating Shiksha Kendras, where applicable

  17. 2010-2011 ProposalRevised Proposal

  18. 2010-2011 ProposalRevised Proposal (options)

  19. 2010-2011 ProposalRevised Component (Shiksha Kendra)

  20. 2010-2011 ProposalSite Visit (Apr ‘09) • Site Visit report (by Amit and Teesta) to Lousing Dhana Shiksha Keendra and Selu Activty Center is here http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/sitvisit_sevamandir_april_2010.doc • Activity Center Case Study from Negdiya is here http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/876/update_negdiya_activity_center.doc • Available Additional Documents: • 2008-2009 Annual Report • Sample Study Material • 2009 Audited Source of Funds (Seva Mandir) • 2009 Active interventions and Projects in Udaipur (by funding agency)

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