India
Education
Going to School in India - Mini-Books for Children
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Share & SaveMore Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesMillions of children across India would benefit; five languages would reach 25 million children. "Going To School" is making a series of inspiring mini-books in regional languages for children across India to be given away free. GTS requires support to develop books in five languages, test stories with children and print the books so partners (state governments/NGOs) can provide the books to millions of children. Each set of books in one language requires $2,500 to translate and test. ActivitiesTranslating stories into five regional languages, re-writing, testing with children, adjustments, flowing the text on the on the design templates, printing one small print run and talking to partners about providing the books to children free. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $6,666 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactChildren will learn more about other children across India and begin to understand each other. Also, the books celebrate school, so children will want to learn more. They may even attempt to read books they have otherwise found difficult. Project Message
"Do helicopters land in your country? In mine they do." Who is Running This ProjectContact
Lisa Heydlauff, Project SponsorAshoka Innovators for the Public Organization
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This project is located in For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on August 06, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 23, 2004. Latest Update from the FieldGoing to School in India - brief noteBy Amina Kidwai - Project Coordinator, August 06, 2008 04:07 PM
A series of 10 mini books - Going to School in India - tell stories to children about how children in India go to school - in the middle of a Mud Desert, on a Mountain Top, on a wheelchair and so on. Read 1 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can HelpSpread the Word on your Profile, Blog, or WebsitePut a widget for this project on your profile, blog or website to turn your friends into givers. Using our widget, it's quick and easy to add this widget to your profile or blog! Get this widget on: |
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