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Door Step School Foundation - DSS Pune

Project Brief: Doorstep School (DSS) provides education and support to the often-forgotten children of pavement dwellers, slum dwellers, construction site families and many other underprivileged families.
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers (description)
Primary Focus: children of migrant workers (description)

Secondary Focus: children from slums

Area: Urban
Supporting Chapter Contact: Silicon Valley

Project Contacts

Status: current / ongoing
Project Steward: Aparna Deshmukh
Project Partner(s): Col Ashutosh Kulkarni
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , 110, Parimal Anand Park,Aundh,Pune,
Maharashtra 411007
Tel: 91-20-25898762
Stewarding Chapter: Silicon Valley

Funding History

Apr 2024	Silicon Valley	USD 17452
Sep 2023	Silicon Valley	USD 17627
May 2023	Silicon Valley	USD 17696
Sep 2022	Silicon Valley	USD 18340
Apr 2022	Silicon Valley	USD 19381
Sep 2021	Silicon Valley	USD 19588
Feb 2021	Silicon Valley	USD 19701
Nov 2020	Silicon Valley	USD 13606
Apr 2020	Silicon Valley	USD 17796
Oct 2019	Silicon Valley	USD 18297
May 2019	Silicon Valley	USD 18493
Nov 2018	Silicon Valley	USD 21338
Jun 2018	Silicon Valley	USD 22824
Mar 2018	Silicon Valley	USD 21540
Jul 2016	Silicon Valley	USD 17806
Mar 2016	Silicon Valley	USD 17879
Nov 2014	Silicon Valley	USD 16215
Oct 2013	Silicon Valley	USD 33634
Oct 2013	Silicon Valley	USD 10092
Dec 2012	Silicon Valley	USD 17398
May 2012	Silicon Valley	USD 18068
Nov 2011	Silicon Valley	USD 16640
Aug 2011	Silicon Valley	USD 9520
May 2011	Silicon Valley	USD 9463

Total = $430394

Project Description

Doorstep School (DSS) provides education and support to the often-forgotten children of pavement dwellers, slum dwellers, construction site families and many other underprivileged families. Many of these children are not enrolled in school and have limited access to books and a place to study. Additionally, many children drop out of school to work or care for younger children. With neither support nor resources at home some children also suffer from very low learning levels. DSS is trying to bridge this gap by bringing education to the "Doorstep" of these underprivileged children.

“Project Foundation” is part of the Direct Education Programme of Door Step School which addresses the needs of children in the age group of 6 to 14 who do not have access to formal schools. DSS runs Educational Activity Centers -EAC (Literacy Classes) and study classes for these children, supported by Balwadis and Day Care Centres at construction sites.

Asha SV is supporting 10 EACs in Pune.

Project Goals

1) Enroll children in formal schools
2) Provide access to books and a place to study
3) Reduce drop out rate and improve learning levels

Organization Description

DSS was established in Mumbai, India in 1988 and later expanded in Pune in 1989 with the aim of addressing literacy amongst the marginalized sections of society.

Door Step School provides education to children who (a) do not attend school (b) drop out early (c) have low learning levels

Additional Information

E mail : pune{at}doorstepschool{dot}org
Website : www.doorstepschool.org

Project Documents