Cheetah Camp - Bridge the Gap
Cheetah Camp - Bridge the Gap
Project Brief: Supports education of slum children in Mumbai with an emphasis on literacy and continuing education of girls. The emphasis is on spreading awareness and upliftment of the living condition of the slum population through spread of education.
Project Type: Formal Schools (description)
Primary Focus: children from slums (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact: Los Angeles
Project Type: Formal Schools (description)
Primary Focus: children from slums (description)
Secondary Focus: other
Area: UrbanSupporting Chapter Contact:
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Srinivasan D
Project Partner(s): Murali Mani
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , Sector D/E, Cheetah Camp,,Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400088
Tel: 91-22-5588730/5589334
Stewarding Chapter: Los Angeles
Project Steward: Srinivasan D
Project Partner(s): Murali Mani
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , Sector D/E, Cheetah Camp,,Mumbai,
Maharashtra 400088
Tel: 91-22-5588730/5589334
Stewarding Chapter: Los Angeles
Asha Stars, if any:
Anand Inani
Girish Shrigadi
Shridhar
V Prabhakar
| Jan 2010 | Los Angeles | USD 0 |
| Dec 2008 | Los Angeles | USD 1000 |
| Dec 2008 | Los Angeles | USD 1 |
| Dec 2007 | Los Angeles | USD 1000 |
| Dec 2006 | Los Angeles | USD 1000 |
| Dec 2005 | Los Angeles | USD 1000 |
| Mar 2003 | Los Angeles | USD 1000 |
| Dec 2001 | Los Angeles | USD 1000 |
| Dec 1999 | Berkeley | USD 1000 |
| Dec 1999 | Los Angeles | USD 1800 |
| Dec 1998 | Berkeley | USD 1000 |
| Dec 1997 | Berkeley | USD 2000 |
| Dec 1997 | Los Angeles | USD 1500 |
| Dec 1996 | Berkeley | USD 1980 |
Total = $15281
Supports education of slum children in Mumbai with an emphasis on literacy and continuing education of girls. The emphasis is on spreading awareness and upliftment of the living condition of the slum population through spread of education.
Star English High School is located in Cheetah camp at Trombay, on the outskirts of Mumbai. It is run by the Markaz Islamiah Saqawat Sunnia (MISS) trust and provides schooling to the local slum children from class I to X. The school gives instruction in English medium for classes I to IX. Class X is being added on this year. In addition the school also gives instruction in Tamil medium for classes VIII - X.
The local slum children get schooling upto class VII from the nearby Municipality schools in Tamil medium, Tamil being the mother tongue of most people in Cheetah camp. After class VII, the children need to travel a long distance each day to Chembur or Wadala if they need to attend school giving instruction in Tamil for class VIII or beyond. This is a hassle, especially for girls, since the people are orthodox and do not want their children to travel to distant places 'just' to go to school. Hence the Star English High School is significant as it is located in the heart of Cheetah camp.
Girls are given higher priority: current distribution of girls to boys is 60%:40%. The rent for the place, the salary for the teachers and the other expenses incurred for the students are handled through donations and contributions. Presently, the school has about 700 students and 29 teachers. There are 32 rooms in all in the school building - 28 classrooms, 2 computer rooms with A/C, 1 science lab and 1 staff room.
The local slum children get schooling upto class VII from the nearby Municipality schools in Tamil medium, Tamil being the mother tongue of most people in Cheetah camp. After class VII, the children need to travel a long distance each day to Chembur or Wadala if they need to attend school giving instruction in Tamil for class VIII or beyond. This is a hassle, especially for girls, since the people are orthodox and do not want their children to travel to distant places 'just' to go to school. Hence the Star English High School is significant as it is located in the heart of Cheetah camp.
Girls are given higher priority: current distribution of girls to boys is 60%:40%. The rent for the place, the salary for the teachers and the other expenses incurred for the students are handled through donations and contributions. Presently, the school has about 700 students and 29 teachers. There are 32 rooms in all in the school building - 28 classrooms, 2 computer rooms with A/C, 1 science lab and 1 staff room.