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amp PROPOSAL Indu Vijayan August 2017 892017 Asha for Education Silicon Valley 1 Background Asha Darshan is one of the oldest AfE SV projects running since the year 2000 Asha ID: 795889

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Asha DarshanAssamBACKGROUND, UPDATE & PROPOSAL

Indu VijayanAugust 2017

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Background Asha Darshan is one of the oldest AfE-SV projects, running since the year 2000

Asha Darshan Trust is a grassroots NGO and an

AfE affiliate, similar to Asha Trust Biju

Borbaruah is the principal coordinator of Asha Darshan and has been working in the area since 1998

Asha

Darshan’s

work is broadly organized into:Education Women EmpowermentCommunity Development

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Overview Asha Darshan’s education program spans 11 villages in

Baksa and Tamalpur districts of Assam

Education Program has expanded into Manipur with support from Stamford Primary site of Asha Darshan’s

is Bodo tribal area, governed by Bodo Tribal Council (BTC) Primarily agrarian society with large population dependent on small farming or seasonal labor

The region has been historically marred by violent conflicts and militancy

Political agreements and arrangements over the past decade have brought some normalcy to the region , however, there’s little improvement in the lives of people Access to affordable and quality education and healthcare continues to be a challenge

Relatively high [and rising] drug & substance abuse in the area

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Asha Darshan – Reach in Assam from 2001

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Education Program Asha Darshan runs schools with community support where there is a need and demand

Since 2001 Asha Darshan has started 24 schools, of which 15 schools have been either converted (to) or adopted by the Government!

Asha Darshan currently runs 9 schools

Nagapur (Assamese medium)

Nagapur

(

Bodo medium)Shimliguri Shantipur #1Shantipur #2

DevinagarSatyanarayanpur

AbhayapurSonmuni

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SL. No.

Name of School

Year of support

Year of closing

Govt. Support

1

Khumguri PP school

2000

2006

Anganwadi

Kendra

2

Bathouguri PP school

2000

2004

Do

3

Amlaiguri LP school

2000

2006

Govt.

4

Anthaibari PP school

2000

2011Anganwadi Kendra5Jhargaon PP school20002003Do6Nagapur PP school20002007Do7Kawli PP school20002005Do8Singramari LP school20002010Govt 9Satyanarayanpur LP school2000Continue  10Satyanarayanpur ME school2006Continue  11Namati LP school20002011Govt. 12Hajongbasti PP school20002015Govt13Lakhinarayanpur LP school(http://www.icbse.com/schools/lakhinarayanpur-lp/18240113014)20002010Do14Paharpur PP school20042007Do152No. Shantipur LP school2006Continue  16Danswarng LP school20062010Govt17Garughutu LP school20062010Govt.18Lakhinarayanpur ME school20072015Do19Nagapur ME School (Bodo)Medium 2007Continue  20Devinagar LP school2007Continue  21Nagapur LP & ME school (Assamese) Medium 2008Continue  22Simliguri ME school(Bodo )2009Continue  23Sunmuni LP school2011Continue In the process of conversion to Govt school241No. shantipur LP school2013Continue       

All 8 Pre-Primary schools have been supported as Aanganwaadi Centers by the Government7 LP Schools have been recognized by the Government as well

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Education Program Most schools are in temporary construction, with concrete floors but bamboo walls/roofs, and need annual (or frequent) repairs, especially during the rains

Community generally works together on maintenance and repairs of the schools Schools are typically constructed on community [donated] land

Field staff visits the schools 2/3 days every week and parents frequently visit and meet at the school SMC meetings are conducted every month, students, parents, and community at large attends the

SMC meetings to discuss issues including, but not limited to, the school.

Teacher meetings are held in rotation bases every month or two months

There’s a monthly meeting, last Sunday of every month, of teachers at Asha

Darshan center in Bogajuli or TamalpurProgress of all schools is discussed along with a post-training follow-up

Annual teacher training program for all teachers Conducted with help from Asha Trust or other local NGOs with expertise in teacher training

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Self Help Groups Asha Darshan runs an extensive network of SHGs since 1998 with a broad objective of empowering women socially and economically

Initial target was the most backward poor working women with little savings because of non-linkage with banks

Since 1998, 435 SHGs have become operational under Baksa and Dhemaji district

Each SHG has between 10-15 members with nominal weekly contribution of R

s

. 5-10

A SHG comprises of a president, vice president, secretary, an assistant secretary, and a treasurer. Group can take no or very low interest bearing loans on as-need basis The groups have connection with UCO bank Tamulpur branch, AGV bank at Kumarikata, Nagrijuli

, Ghagrapar, and Alahabad bank at Rangia

.SHG member get loan support at a minimum 2% interest to meet medical or educational requirements of the families. The groups are doing paddy farming collectively and other income generating activity individually namely piggery, poultry, handloom and product marketing.

Asha

Darshan

is leveraging NRLM(National Rural Livelihood Mission) to rejuvenate SHGs and improving the overall economic condition of the women

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Vocational Training Vocational Training program was started in 2002-3 for members of SHGs on the following areas:Candle making

TailoringHorticulture and improved farming practices

Jewelry makingBamboo handicrafts The objective is to eventually ensure

Rs. 10L for every SHG member

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Mahila Shanti Sena Mahila Shanti

Sena was formed in 2002 under the guidance of Paramshree Rabindra

Nath Upadhyay with the following objectives:

Rescue and counseling of victims of domestic abuse Raise awareness, rescue and rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking

Health awareness amongst women and children

Raise awareness about Right to Information and Right to Education

Building a strong group of women leadersRaise awareness against militancy and violence

Mahila Shanti Sena has played a critical role in formation of SHGs, and operations of the Asha

Darshan schools.

Women from

Mahila

Shanti

Sena

have played a critical role in reduction of violence in the region and promoting community participation in the region [Update 2016-2017]

In the year there was an incidence of domestic violence of denying property rights at mother in-law’s home in

Kachubari

village. Shanti

Sainiks

went there and settled the dispute peacefully by organizing discussion at village level.

Next incidence was in

Punia

village about a misunderstanding between spouses. 110

Shanti

Sainik visited the home, assembled there, discussed the problem. When no reason found for doubt the husband asked for forgiveness. The wife also apologize him and accepting each other happily. 8/9/2017Asha for Education - Silicon Valley10

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Weavers Program Weaving Training & ProductionHandloom is traditional industry hat has been systematically decimated by introduction of modern power looms and import subsidies

Weaving continues to be a potential means of economic empowerment with highly skilled labor pool Training Program using modified looms and Jakarta looms

Focused on designing and quality of final product

Started a local shop for direct sale with moderate success Over 160 weavers have received training from Asha

Darshan

Asha

Darshan is training multiple people to enable them to receive Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

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Activities 2016-20178/9/2017

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Site Visit – November 2016 [Few points]Now what are the challenges in running school here a) Different languages people speakb) Decades of conflict have caused a lot of issues in the infrastructure. Govt schools were not there in multiple villages. 

c) Violence among different groups were not uncommon few years back. Now things are apparently quite peaceful.d) Elephants come down from the mountains almost every day. They ruin the vegetable and paddy field in some villages.  So "

bhago" is the word after 4 pm every day.More Here : http

://padmanavasen.blogspot.in/2016/12/asha-diary-1-asha-darshan-schools.html

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Budget Proposal for 2016-17

HONORARIUM TEACHERS

:

Rs

. 2178000.00

Programme Head :

Rs

. 1261000.00

For Training Programme :

Rs

. 495000.00

Women empowerment programme

:

Rs

. 462000.00

Administration :

Rs

.

9,59000.00

All

total amount of

Rs

. 53,55000

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BACKUP

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Education Program Government norms for setting up Aanganwaadi Centers is tribal density of 150-300, but, little or no support was available

Asha Darshan started with opening per-primary schools in 7 hamlets in

Tamalpur These centers were eventually upgraded to primary/upper-primaries as children graduated and little help came from the Government

between 2007-2015 ICDS(Integrated Child Development Services) centers were either opened or pre-primary centers were adopted

Nagapur

is an exception where Asha Darshan ran a Secondary School to meet the demand and non availability of a school in 10-15km vicinity Asha Darshan schools are either Bodo or Assamese medium

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