Project Brief: Vasista Mithila Vidyalayam
Project Type: Formal Schools (description)
Primary Focus: children from slums (description)

Secondary Focus: children of migrant workers

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact:
Cincinnati

Status: CLOSED - ENDED
Project Steward: Vijay Yerramilli
Co-Steward: Madhav Lakkapragada
Project Partner(s): Raju BRK
Project Address: Vasista Mithila Vidyalayam
Circle of Goodwill, D.No. 14-1-1, Nowroji Road,
Mangamaripeta, Andhra Pradesh 530 002
Tel: +1-91-891- 2701531/ 2553154
Stewarding Chapter: Cincinnati

The Vasista Mithila Vidyalayam is a school located in Mangamaripeta, a rural hamlet situated outside Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The school currently operates classes till Std. IV, and has plans to expand till Std. VII. It currently has 137 students enrolled in it, most of whom come from local fishermen families.

Apart from free education, the school provides a full lunch meal to the students. Students are also provided with uniforms and education materials. The school currently employs 2 teachers, a cook (for the mid-day meal), a servant and a supervisor -- all of these draw very nominal salaries. The Circle of Goodwill also runs a homeopathy dispensary in this facility to help the local community.

The land on which the school is located was donated by the Endowments Dept of AP Govt. to the Circle of Goodwill. There is also an early-stage proposal from the local government to establish a government school in the area for high school needs.