Samajik Navnirman Sanstha (SNS)

Project Brief: Smajik Navnirman Sanstha (SNS) is a grass-root organization which provides after-school educational classes and computer education/services in villages dominated by SC/ST community. Asha is funding teacher's salary and one-time computer expenses.
Project Type: Tuition Centers (description)
Primary Focus: children of dalits/tribals (description)

Secondary Focus: vocational training

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Colorado
Status: CLOSED - ENDED
Project Steward: Pankaj Jagtap
Project Partner(s): Harshavardhan Purandare
Project Address: Samajik Navnirman Sanstha (SNS)
Manik Avghade
c/0 Mahadeo Jadhav
Saidapur, Maharashtra 415110
Tel: 02164 272921
Stewarding Chapter: Colorado
Sep 2006ColoradoUSD 1850
Dec 2005ColoradoUSD 1000
May 2005ColoradoUSD 3400
Aug 2004ColoradoUSD 540
Oct 2003ColoradoUSD 2086

Total = $8876

Smajik Navnirman Sanstha (SNS) is a grass-root organization which provides after-school educational classes and computer education/services in villages dominated by dalit (SC/ST) community.

This project has 2 components. First is to provide after school classes to the children in the age group of 9 to 16 in 8 villages in mainly dalit community. The after school classes also include health education and other community activites such as Karate Classes, Rangalo training, and Patha Natya (theater performed on the street which deals with various social issues). SNS also manages 800 book library and women's small savings scheme.

The second part of the project is about using Information Technology(IT) to bridge the digital devide and achieve socio-economical change using IT resources. This involves providing IT education to school children, village youth and masses. This also involves data capturing, identifying various social issues, and forming village expert committes in identified subjects to solve various social problems using technology.

Asha-colorado is supporting the teacher's salary for after school classes and fixed cost associated with the computer center.