Asha for Education

Project Brief: Doorstep School operates in the slums of South Mumbai (Ward A). The population is migrant and most of the adults and the children work in the docks, at construction sites and as hawkers.
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers (description)
Primary Focus: children from slums (description)

Secondary Focus: children of migrant workers

Area: Urban
Supporting Chapter Contact: NYC/NJ

Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Bhinish Shah
Project Partner(s): Bina Lashkari
Other Contacts: Mandar Jadhav
Project Address: , Jagannath Shankarsheth Chowk Municipal School Second Floor,Room No 54, Nana Chowk, Grant Road,,
Maharashtra  400 007
Tel: 011-91-22-23826343
Stewarding Chapter: NYC/NJ

Door Step School is a registered non-profit organization working in Mumbai and Pune, India. They conduct non-formal education classes for out of school and working children (7 to 18 years of age) residing in slums, on pavements, docks etc. With the introduction of the "School on Wheels" bus, Door Step has come closer to fulfilling one of its major objectives - making basic education easily accessible to a larger number of children. The bus drops off the children to school and also acts as a classroom for 5 sessions during the day. It also runs similar classes for adolescent girls whose parents are often reluctant to send them to school and have to work to supplement the family income. DSS also runs Balwadis for pre-school children, so that they are prepared to enroll in school when they are old enough. Doorstep has also recognized the need for children enrolled in school to remain so and to that end runs study classes for first generation learners who have little or no support at home.



RECENT DEVELOPMENTS:
The school bus used for the “School on wheels” project was old and did not conform to the RTO/Government emissions standards. This meant urgent replacement with a new bus. Door Step School went back to the Japanese consulate in Mumbai to request them, to sponsor the one time expense for the new bus as they had done for the earlier bus. The consulate has given the funding and the a brand new tata bus is on the streets helping to educate the young minds. Beyond that the project is doing great work with street children who spend most of their time begging and rag picking. Here at the School on wheels they spend few hours of their day learning the basic of education, simple math and sciences. DSS also gives them basic computer education and occasionally takes them on a picnic/movie.

Dec 2009 dss_self_appraisal_template
Nov 2009 Proposal_DDS_2009-10.doc
Nov 2009 Budget_DDS_2009-10.xls
Sep 2008 Sept_2008_Projects_Meeting_Questions
Aug 2008 SOW-Pics-2008
Aug 2008 Statement-April08-June08
Aug 2008 Budget2008-2009
Apr 2008 Statement-April07-March08
Apr 2008 gala07-maruti-expenses
Apr 2008 gala07-maruti-pics
Jan 2008 Site Visit By AnishaMuni
Dec 2007 Financial Statement April07-Sept07
Nov 2007 AuditStat2007
Nov 2007 DSSProgramUpdate
Jun 2007 Budget-2007-2008
Apr 2007 DSSMarutiOmniProposalGalaAuction
Mar 2007 FinacialStatementApril06-March07
Mar 2007 Project Report 06-07
Jan 2007 site-visit-by-Mazin
Apr 2006 Site Visit By Jessica Elengical
Apr 2006 SOW Report
Apr 2006 Site Visit By Jessica Elengical
Dec 2005 Proposed Budget
May 2005 Proposal for Construction Site NFE Classes
May 2005 Proposal for School On Wheels 2005-2006
Apr 2005 School On Wheel Site Visit Report
Jan 2005 Site Visit to Pune DSS
Dec 2004 Overview of Door Step School
Jun 2004 Laman Tanda Site Visit
Apr 2004 DSS_OrgDetails_April2004
Apr 2004 Laman_tanda_April2004 Proposal
Mar 2004 School-on-Wheels 2004-2005 Budget Estimate
Feb 2003 Saurabh Dani describes Dr. Mashelkar's visit to DSS Pune
Jan 2003 Santosh Raikar rides the School-on-Wheels