RDI - Rural Development Institute

Project Brief: RDI seeks to run Non-Formal Education Centres (NFE) for youngsters and a Functional Literacy program for adults, Project Based Education (PBE) programs to supplement the education given in schools, a scholarship program targeting bright students...
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers (description)
Primary Focus: children of migrant workers (description)

Secondary Focus: vocational training

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact: DC
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Yash Warke
Project Partner(s):
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , Himalayan Institute, Hospital Trust,,Jolly Grant, Dehra Doon,
Uttaranchal  248140
Tel: 91.135.412095
Stewarding Chapter: DC

Asha Stars, if any:

Devesh Pokhariyal

Neeraj Srivastava

Yash Warke

Dec 2002Work an HourUSD 12863
Dec 2001DCUSD 5800
Dec 2001Work an HourUSD 12863

Total = $31526

Asha for education-DC is funding 5 NFE centers of the proposed 10 centers. Each NFE center will support approximately 30 students. RDI seeks to run Non-Formal Education Centres (NFE) for youngsters and a Functional Literacy program for adults, Project Based Education (PBE) programs to supplement the education given in schools, a scholarship program targeting bright, needy students as well as running a mobile library catering for far flung villages in the mountainous region.
RDI is a rural outreach of the Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust (HIHT).
This project is active in the Dehradun, Uttakashi, Pauri and Tehri districts of Uttaranchal.
This is an Asha Stars Project:
Project Contact: Devesh Pokhariyal (Asha-DC)
Asha Stars contact :Neeraj Srivastava, Yash. of
Asha-DC