Asha for Education

Project Brief: Gram Vikas Trust known as GVT is a non-profit organization established in the year 1999.. Asha Dallas is evaluating to support Balwadi education at Dahej and Kadodara.
Project Type: Pre-Primary (description)
Primary Focus: children of migrant workers (description)

Secondary Focus: to go to formal school

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact: Dallas

Status: current / ongoing
Project Steward: Dhwanil Shukla
Project Partner(s): Ramesh Kasondra
Other Contacts: Anuradha Bulusu
Project Address: , A-18 Pushpadhan Bungalows,Link Road Near HFDC Bank,Bharuch,
Gujarat  392001
Tel: 011-91-9662006293
Stewarding Chapter: Dallas

The main goal of Gram Vikas Trust is to help improve the social and economic conditions of the population in drought prone Bharuch and Narmada districts of Gujarat. They believe that their goal can be achieved mainly through education which creates awareness and enhances self development, action and empowerment.

The population predominantly consists of farmers. The area is extremely drought prone and the soil quality is also very poor. The ground water levels are too low. Under such extreme environmental conditions the farmers end up growing only one crop a year. This again depends entirely on the yearly monsoons as there are no other sources of irrigation. When there is no farming possible the farmers are forced to work for wages by migrating to nearby mines and factories. Such situations have led to very low literacy rates and high drop outs from schools in this region.

Gram Vikas Trust is slowly changing this scenario and one of their focuses is building balwadis in many villages and encouraging children to go to school.

Self sustenance: The government usually takes over and supports these balwadis after three years of operation. All the initial effort is done by GVT, as the government is not ready to take up the initiative for such an approach.

Support a Child program: GVT also chooses children based on need and merit and provide them with scholarships from Asha’s Support a Child program. A committee consisting of the village leader, teachers, school principal and a representative from GVT choose children based on the following for the program:

1. He/She should be from Below Poverty Line Family (BPL) whose income is not more than 3000Rs per year.
2. The attendance of the children in school should be more than 80 %.
3. The students rank is from 1st to 10th in the class.
4. The committee will decide the selection of adoption and that is final.
There is no caste involved.

The students are from the villages of Vagra block of Bharuch district and most of the villages are within a radius of 15 to 20 KM.

Check out some of the photos of the Balwadis and primary schools.



Since 2012, Asha Sheffield has become co-steward of the project supporting one school under "Sikshana" project of Gram Vikas Trust for various activities including education materials, parateachers, scholarships, TLMs, mentoring and monitoring. From 2015 onwards, Sheffield chapter has started supporting two schools under "Sikshana" project. Please contact Sachin Prabhu (s.prabhu AT sheffield DOT ac DOT uk) for any questions regarding this aspect of the project.

Jul 2024 Project Metrics SAC Program - 2024
Apr 2024 Project Metrics Bicycle Program - 2024
Mar 2024 GVT SAC BUDGET 2024-25
Mar 2024 Bicycle Program Proposal - 2024-25
Mar 2024 EdTech project report 2023
Sep 2023 English Skilling Proposal
May 2023 Project Metrics SAC Program - 2023
Apr 2023 Project Metrics Bicycle Program - 2023
Mar 2023 GVT Visit Report 2023
Mar 2023 Bicycle Program Proposal - 2023-24
Mar 2023 GVT SAC BUDGET 2023-24
Dec 2022 Additional Budget - Bridging the Divide Program 2022-23
Jul 2022 Flood Educational Rehab - 2022
May 2022 GVT SAC BUDGET 2022-23
Feb 2022 Vocational Training Proposal - 2022-23
Feb 2022 Bicycle Program Proposal - 2022-23
Feb 2022 Bridging the Learning Gap Proposal - 2022-23
Jul 2021 BYJU Initiative Budget Proposal
Jun 2021 GVT COVID Relief Effort
Apr 2021 GVT Visit Report 2021
Mar 2021 Bicycle Program Proposal - 2021-22
Mar 2021 Vocational Training Proposal - 2021-22
Mar 2021 GVT SAC BUDGET 2021-22
Apr 2020 GVT SAC PROPOSAL 2020-2021
Apr 2020 GVT SAC PROGRAM BUDGET 2020-2021
Apr 2020 GVT SAC PROGRAM BUDGET 2020-2021 REVISED
Mar 2020 Bicycle Program Proposal - 2020-21
Mar 2020 Vocational Training Proposal - 2020-21
Jan 2020 Bicycle Program Proposal - 2019-20
Nov 2019 Annual Report 2018-2019
May 2019 GVT SAC Proposal 2019-2020 revised
Apr 2019 GVT SAC Proposal 2019-2020
Apr 2019 GVT SAC Program Budget 2019-2020
Apr 2019 GVT SAC Site Visit Report 2019
Apr 2019 GVT Visit Report Dhwanil 2019
Jan 2019 Para-teachers Proposal - 2019-20
Jan 2019 Vocational Training Proposal - 2019-20
Jul 2018 GVT SAC Proposal 2018-2019
May 2018 GVT Visit Report Dhwanil 2018
Apr 2018 GVT SAC Proposal 2018-2019
Apr 2018 GVT SAC Complete Drop out list 2018
Apr 2018 GVT SAC Program Budget 2018-2019
Jan 2018 Vocational Training Proposal 2018 - 19
Jan 2018 Bicycle Program Proposal - 2018-19
Jan 2018 Para-teachers Proposal- 2018-19
Sep 2017 Flood Relief Report 2017
Aug 2017 GVTEmergencyFloodRequestAtlanta_August2017
Mar 2017 BicycleProposalAtlanta2017_2018
Mar 2017 ParaTeacherProposalAtlanta2017_2018
Mar 2017 VocationalTrainingProposalAtlanta2017_2018
Mar 2017 GVT Total Atlanta Budget 2017_2018
Jan 2017 SAC Proposal 2016-2017
Jan 2017 GVT Visit Report 2016
Jan 2017 GVT Visit Report Padmanava 2017
Jan 2017 SAC Proposal 2017-2018
Dec 2016 GVTSiteVisitAshaAtlanta_Dec2016
Jun 2016 ParaTeacherProposal2016_2017
Feb 2016 Bicycle Proposal Atlanta 2016_2017
Feb 2016 Sikshana Proposal 2016_2017
Feb 2016 Vocational Training Proposal & Q&A 2016_2017
Apr 2015 AtlantaBicycleProposal2015_2016
Apr 2015 AtlantaSikshanaProposal2015_2016
Apr 2015 AtlantaVocationalTrainingProposal2015_2016
Mar 2015 Sheffield GVT Proposal (2014-15)
Mar 2015 ApprovalMoM-Sheffield-2015
Nov 2014 GVT SAC meeting minutes
Nov 2014 GVT_proposal_budget_2014_15
Nov 2014 GVT_proposal_budget_2014_15
Nov 2014 AnuBulusuSiteVisit_Nov2014
Apr 2014 AtlantaBicycleProjectProgress_Proposal_2014_15
Apr 2014 AtlantaSikshanaProjectProgress_Proposal_2014_15
Apr 2014 AtlantaVocationalTrainingProposal_QaA_2014_15
Feb 2014 ReceiptOfFunds2014
Jan 2014 Sheffield_Approval_Minutes
Jan 2014 Sheffield_Proposal_2013-14
Dec 2013 GVT SAC Proposal 2014-2015
Dec 2013 GRam Vikas Trust SAC Expense Budget
Nov 2013 GVT SAC Proposal 2013
Oct 2013 GVT Site Visit Photos 2013
Oct 2013 Site Visit Report 2013
Oct 2013 GVT Site Visit Report
Aug 2013 Sheffield Siksana Update
May 2013 Site Visit 2013 Minutes
Mar 2013 Atlanta - Sikshana Proposal (2013-2014)
Mar 2013 Atlanta - Bicycle Proposal (2013-2014)
Mar 2013 Sheffield Receipt Of Funds
Mar 2013 Sheffield_Proposal_2012-2013
Feb 2013 UrgentProposalforParaTeacherHire2013
May 2012 Sikshana Info & Q-A (Atlanta)
Apr 2012 BiCycle Proposal (Atlanta)
Jan 2012 Sikshana Proposal
May 2011 GVT SAC Proposal
Apr 2011 GVT SAC Meeting Minutes
Feb 2011 GVT Site Visit Report 2011
Nov 2010 GVT History
Oct 2010 Girl Child Education Through Bicycle Project
Feb 2010 SiteVisit_Feb2010
Dec 2009 December2009_SiteVisit_wPics
Nov 2009 BicycleProjectReview
Jun 2009 BicycleProjectProposal.doc
Jun 2008 Annual Report 2007-2008
May 2008 WAH 2008 Proposal
Mar 2008 Lakhigam Proposal
Mar 2008 Kododara_Lakhigam_Site_Visit_Report
Mar 2008 Gram Vikas Trust Success Stories
Feb 2008 2007 Audit report
Feb 2007 2006 Audit report
Oct 2006 Presentation from "Know Your Projects" session