Vikasini: educating girls of urban Indian slum
Summary
In a slum where girls are historically uneducated and relegated to a life of hard labor, the new Vikasini girls' school is shaping bright futures and must grow to meet overwhelming enrollment
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $3,100 was raised for this project. |
Received $3,100 from 76 donations from people like:
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In the Addagutta slum where residents live below the poverty line without drinking water or streetlights; mothers work on construction jobs or as domestic help; and only 34% of girls attend school, the desire to improve circumstances is intense. Mothers support Vikasini and enrollment has grown from 15 to 41 in its first year. An additional teacher, administrative help, books, sports equipment, and one computer are needed. Local donations cannot meet the school's needs.
Activities
An additional teacher, administrative help, books, sports equipment, and one computer are needed to help support the Vikasini school and provide an alternative to child labor. Local donations cannot meet the school's needs.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $3,100
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $3,100 as of Feb 26, 2004. The original project funding goal was $8,800.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Girls are taught to comprehend discrimination; self-confidence is increased through sports; English, computer usage, information technology and math are taught; and reading will be encouraged through the addition of a library.
Project Message
Instead of cleaning houses with their mothers, these girls are seeing options. Now they want to become police officers or judges. Education has opened the door to a new world of possibility.
- Sangeetha Pearl, Communications Officer
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Sangeetha Pearl
Communications Officer
Nirnaya
# 11 Deepti Apts., S.P. Road
Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500 026
India
91-40-27804361
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Nirnaya Trust
Flat # 11 Deepti Apts S.P. Road
Secunderabad,
Andhra Pradesh
500003
India
91-40-27805089
http://www.nirnaya.org
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Where this Project is Located
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India
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 14, 2003
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