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Ananda Bharathi

Project Brief: Afternoon classes in literacy, hygiene,general knowledge for girls working as domestic help. Funded since 2002 by Cornell. In 2006 Asha Irvine started funding Ananda Bharathi
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers (description)
Primary Focus: girls (description)

Secondary Focus: children who are working

Area: Tribal
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Irvine

Project Contacts

Status: CLOSED - ENDED
Project Steward: Ajitha Koratala
Co-Steward: Ravi Kumar
Project Partner(s): Contact information unavailable
Project Address: Ananda Bharathi
12-13-1173, Street #10
Tarnaka
Secunderabad, Telangana 500017
Tel: 91-40-27017700/7019315/7150107
Stewarding Chapter: Irvine

Funding History

Feb 2008	Irvine	USD 2187
2007	Irvine	USD 1250
Apr 2006	Irvine	USD 1250
2003	Cornell	USD 1500
2003	Cornell	USD 1000

Total = $7187

Project Description

Ananda Bharathi conducts nonformal classes for girls in Tarnaka, a middle-class neighborhood in Secunderabad. Most students are domestic workers and live in a nearby slum. Currently there are 30 students between 5 and 16 years of age.

Asha-Cornell funds part of the recurring expenses of the school (rent for premises, water, electricity). The grant for one year starting September 2002 was $1000, and the same amount was donated in 2003.

Asha-Irvine started funding the project in 2006 and plans to continue funding in 2007.

Project Goals

The goals differ from one student to another--those who have dropped out of school fairly recently are encouraged to give school board exams privately; others acquire basic literacy in English, Telugu and Hindi. The curriculum for all the students includes knowledge about the environment, health and hygiene, and crafts.

Organization Description

Ananda Bharathi was started in 1989 by Mrs. Janaki Iyer. Currently there around four volunteers-turned-employees. It is a registered society and received FCRA clearance in early 2003.

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