Project Details - Asha for Education

Village Competition

Project Brief: Annual competition for the village which achieves the highest enrollment of girls
Project Type: Formal Schools (description)
Primary Focus: girls (description)

Secondary Focus: to go to formal school

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Yale

Project Contacts

Status: CLOSED - ENDED
Project Steward: Hitten Zaveri
Project Partner(s): Chetna Gala-Sinha
Project Address: Village Competition
Mann Deshi Foundation Mhaswad
Tal-Man District-Satara
Mhaswad, Maharashtra 415509
Tel: 91-2373-270119
Stewarding Chapter: Yale

Funding History

May 2010	Yale	USD 0
2006	Yale	USD 2500

Total = $2500

Project Description

MVSS and MDMB organize an annual competition for the villages which achieves the highest enrollment of girls. The winning villages receive a prize, at an official ceremony. The prize takes the form of an item which would be useful for the school.

Project Goals

Organization Description

Mann Deshi Mahila Bank is the first rural women's bank in Maharashtra. The bank with the partnership of Mann Vikas Samajik Sanstha deals with the health insurance for women and their families, education for girls, pension scheme for old women, and training of Panchayati raj members. The sanstha has trained 3500 memebrs of Panchayats in Satara District this program is financed by the Government of Mahrashtra. The sanstha also works with DRDA (district rural development administration of the government) on poverty alleviation programs. The sanstha works with OBC Corporations and BC Corporations to provide employment opporunities through subsidised programs.

Additional Information

Project Documents

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