Asha for Education

Project Brief: School for about 60-70 children of tribals in Kakrana village, run by villagers themselves, children aged 6-14.
Project Type: Other (description)
Primary Focus: children of dalits/tribals (description)

Secondary Focus: other

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Madison

Status: UNKNOWN
Project Steward: Sainath Suryanarayanan
Project Partner(s): Shashank Kela
Project Address: Rani Kajal Jeevanshala School
Kakrana Village
Alirajpur Tehsil, Madhya Pradesh
Stewarding Chapter: Madison

Kakrana had a school but the resident teacher retired in 1995 and subsequent teachers have been irregular or absentee frauds. The villagers have started a school themselves starting with 61 children of age 6-14 supervised by three teachers. This was initially self-sufficient but drought in the area has made it unsustainable without outside support. Through the Khedut Mazdoor Chetna Sanghatan, the Kakrana villagers applied to Asha-Madison for funding of the school for a year (salaries, books, food and misc expenses).