Project Indian Ocean - Multi-School Project
Objective: Help improve the school environment by providing desks, benches, library books, teaching and learning material, lab kits, sports equipment etc.
Scope: Twenty five rural government primary schools with appx. 2200 children
Location: 24 towns/ villages in the Kodihalli cluster which is appx 125 kms from Bangalore
Budget: $46,000.
Pragathi partnered with Rotary clubs in India and in the US on this project. Pragathi’s contribution was raised through the fund raising concert “Indian Ocean” in Austin.
Status: Project implementation in progress
Project Requirements Gathering:
Channasandra Lower Primary School Indiranagar Lower Primary School Mallapura Lower Primary School Doddakabballi Higher Primary School Garalapura Lower Primary School Kodipura Lower Primary School Marasandra Lower Primary School T. Gollahalli Lower Primary School
Objective: Help improve the school environment by providing desks, benches, library books, teaching and learning material, lab kits, sports equipment etc.
Scope: Twenty five rural government primary schools with appx. 2200 children
Location: 24 towns/ villages in the Kodihalli cluster which is appx 125 kms from Bangalore
Budget: $46,000.
Pragathi partnered with Rotary clubs in India and in the US on this project. Pragathi’s contribution was raised through the fund raising concert “Indian Ocean” in Austin.
Status: Project implementation in progress
Project Requirements Gathering:
Channasandra Lower Primary School Indiranagar Lower Primary School Mallapura Lower Primary School Doddakabballi Higher Primary School Garalapura Lower Primary School Kodipura Lower Primary School Marasandra Lower Primary School T. Gollahalli Lower Primary School
Accelerated Reading Program (ARP) with the Akshara Foundation
Objective: Improve basic reading skills through the accelerated reading program developed by the Akshara foundation (Pratham). Pratham’s research has found that one of the most critical problems facing government school children in India is lack of basic reading skills. Many children are unable to read simple sentences even when they are in grade 7. Pls. see http://aksharafoundation.org/alp.html for details.
Scope: Twenty five rural government primary schools with appx. 2200 children
Location: 24 towns/ villages in the Kodihalli cluster which is appx 125 kms from Bangalore
Budget: $1,750
Latest Update Nov 2008
Status: Project implementation in progress
Objective: Improve basic reading skills through the accelerated reading program developed by the Akshara foundation (Pratham). Pratham’s research has found that one of the most critical problems facing government school children in India is lack of basic reading skills. Many children are unable to read simple sentences even when they are in grade 7. Pls. see http://aksharafoundation.org/alp.html for details.
Scope: Twenty five rural government primary schools with appx. 2200 children
Location: 24 towns/ villages in the Kodihalli cluster which is appx 125 kms from Bangalore
Budget: $1,750
Latest Update Nov 2008
Status: Project implementation in progress
Yelahanka school teacher supplementation
Pragathi has been working with this school for nearly three years and has seen vast improvements in both the school environment and learning levels as indicated by standardized tests.
Objective: Alleviate severe teacher shortage and prevent deterioration in learning levels
Scope: Single government primary school with 225 children. Most of the children belong to families of migrant laborers who are living in the outskirts of Bangalore.
Budget: Appx $1,500 to appoint 2 teachers for an academic year
Status: Two teachers have been appointed
Pragathi has been working with this school for nearly three years and has seen vast improvements in both the school environment and learning levels as indicated by standardized tests.
Objective: Alleviate severe teacher shortage and prevent deterioration in learning levels
Scope: Single government primary school with 225 children. Most of the children belong to families of migrant laborers who are living in the outskirts of Bangalore.
Budget: Appx $1,500 to appoint 2 teachers for an academic year
Status: Two teachers have been appointed
Notebook project with Sikshana
Objective: Strengthen writing skills by providing notebooks
Scope: Children of government primary schools
Budget: Appx $5000
Status: Completed
Objective: Strengthen writing skills by providing notebooks
Scope: Children of government primary schools
Budget: Appx $5000
Status: Completed
Drinking water for village schools
Objective: Provide drinking water in three government schools by providing connections from the village borewell.
Location: Remote villages in the clusters of Ane Doddi, Maralavadi and Harohalli
Budget: $200
Status: Field visits with a plumber complete. Expected to be completed in 4q08
Objective: Provide drinking water in three government schools by providing connections from the village borewell.
Location: Remote villages in the clusters of Ane Doddi, Maralavadi and Harohalli
Budget: $200
Status: Field visits with a plumber complete. Expected to be completed in 4q08
Odanadi – half-way home
Pragathi has been supporting Odanadi, a half-way home for women and children rescued from the flesh trade in India, since 2004.
Objective: Support half-way home for women and children
Location: Mysore, India
Budget: $3,000
Status: Funded
Pragathi has been supporting Odanadi, a half-way home for women and children rescued from the flesh trade in India, since 2004.
Objective: Support half-way home for women and children
Location: Mysore, India
Budget: $3,000
Status: Funded
Project pipeline:
All round improvement in 60 government schools in 4 education clusters. This will be done in several phases.
Accelerated reading program: Based on results of the current program, scale up the accelerated reading program
Accelerated math program: This program aims to improve basic math skills through activity based learning.
Capacity building through teacher training in the district of Chamaraja Nagara which is home to tribal children. We are in preliminary talks with an NGO in this region.
All round improvement in 60 government schools in 4 education clusters. This will be done in several phases.
Accelerated reading program: Based on results of the current program, scale up the accelerated reading program
Accelerated math program: This program aims to improve basic math skills through activity based learning.
Capacity building through teacher training in the district of Chamaraja Nagara which is home to tribal children. We are in preliminary talks with an NGO in this region.
