Saathi night-school

Project Brief: Night-school for underprivileged children
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers (description)
Primary Focus: children from slums (description)

Secondary Focus: remedial education

Area: Tribal
Supporting Chapter Contact:
DC
Status: PROPOSAL - CLOSED
Project Steward: Umang Choudhary
Project Partner(s): Contact information unavailable
Project Address: Saathi night-school
Prathmik Shala No. 2
Sector 20, Near Enquiry
Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382020
Stewarding Chapter: DC
2006DCUSD 1

Total = $1

The Saathi night-school supplements the education of 55 underprivileged children who attend municipal schools during the day. A few children attend only the night-school as they have other family-related responsibilities to tend to during the day. They range in age from 3 to 16.
The children are taught Gujarati, Hindi, English, and Sanskrit, History, Geography, Mathematics and Science.
They are also provided a nutritious meal everyday at the end of class and given 2 new pairs of clothes every year. Their health needs are also looked after.
Games, community prayers (non-denominational), poetry recitation, art classes and story-telling are also a part of the curriculum.
The school employs 4 paid teachers and one volunteer supervisor. The students are not charged any fees.
To educate and supplement the education of under-privileged children. The aim is not just literacy but also to bring about an improvement in the quality of life of these students.
The foundation runs only 1 school - the Saathi night-school.