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Project Need: $115,000

Funding
to Date:

$4,392 (%)
As of Nov 02 15:42 2009

Theme: Microfinance

Country: India [View country profile]

Sponsor: Ashoka Innovators for the Public


Going to School Fund D-12/A Kailash Colony Ground Floor New Delhi, New Delhi 110048 India 91-11-41739945-48 Organization's Homepage

Organization's Mission

Going to School (GTS) is a non-profit trust that creates media for children to make going to school relevant to their lives & most importantly, lots of fun. GTS raises funds to create media for underprivileged children in India. GTS partners with organisations where there is a potential for systemic change towards improving quality of education & reaching out to most vulnerable. GTS works with public/private sector to ensure that the media reaches millions of children across India free of cost.

Organization's Programs

10 books & 9 movies in regional languages, Girl Stars – 15 movies & books creating icons of girls who changed their lives by going to school; BE! a media series, inspire children to be entrepreneurs.

Organization Statistics		Financial Statistics
Lisa Heydlauff, Director, Creator Founded in 2003 Employees: 15 Volunteers: 5		Budget (2006): $ 550,000 Budget (2005): $ 300,000 Maximum Budget: $ 1,400,000 Overhead: 0 % Other funding sources: UNICEF, Plan International, Ashoka Innovators for the Public, POGO, HSBC, BHP Billiton, Navodaya Foundation, Bharti Foundation, Global Fund for Children, Nike Foundation & ICICI's IFMR Trust Religious Affiliation: None

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