Adhikar

Project Brief: Non-Formal Education Centers (15) for children from tribal and scheduled cast communities
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers (description)
Primary Focus: other (description)

Secondary Focus: to go to formal school

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
DC
Status: CLOSED - COMPLETED
Project Steward: Mona Sehgal
Co-Steward: Kamala Raman
Project Partner(s): Mona Sehgal
Project Address: Adhikar
192 Dharma Vihar,
Khndagiri,
Chandanhandi block, Bhubaneswa, Orissa 751030
Tel: (91) 0674 - 2351051
Stewarding Chapter: DC
Oct 2004DCUSD 4168
Oct 2004DCUSD 2832
Jun 2003DCUSD 5000
Oct 2002Work an HourUSD 5000

Total = $17000

15 Non Formal Education centers in 13 Gram Panchayats in Chandanhandi block of Nawrangpur district of Orissa. The project is expected to benefit approximately 420 children. This area is predominated by tribals and schedule cast people, and has the lowest literacy level in the state. The centers were started in 1996 with government funding, but financial assistance was suddenly withdrawn in March 2001 due to lack of state resources. Since then, about 20 centers out of 50 have continued operation, albeit irregularly.

Adhikar has requested funding for 15 centers that are the strongest and most promising. There are sound indications of community involvement such as: all teachers are local, most classes are conducted in the teacher�s house or rooms dedicated by villagers, local community has been contributing basic school supplies, etc. However, the villages in which the NFE centers operate are extremely poor.