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Freedom Through Education
Round Table India
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Round Table India
Community Service
International
Relations
Self Development
Fellowship
We are an organization of young achievers driven by our aims and objects of community service, self development, fellowship, and fostering international relations.
This unique movement works through “Tables” comprising 20-25 members.
Round Table India is an active member of the world wide organization of World Council of Service Clubs and Round Table International.
Member of Word Council of Service Clubs
Key Objects of Round Table
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Round Table India- “Service through Fellowship”
From a small beginning in 1957 at Chennai, Round Table India has grown to 180 Tables. Round Table India has a National & Regional leadership with a pan India reach in 75 cities and towns.
The profile of the 2500 members include professionals & businessmen with diverse backgrounds and talents.
Members commit their time and talent to community service in the spirit of fellowship.
180 TablesNational Leadership 11 Regional Areas
Reach in 75 Cities and Towns
2500 MembersAge group 25 -40
Diverse backgrounds and talents
Service through Fellowship
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EconomicdevelopmentEconomicdevelopment
• Education: allows individuals to get jobs, support themselves financially and improve their standard of living
• Education: allows individuals to get jobs, support themselves financially and improve their standard of living
HealthHealth• Helps raise awareness of and achieve good
health, helps protect children from disease• Helps raise awareness of and achieve good
health, helps protect children from disease
Social progressSocial progress
• Helps improve self esteem and status in society
• Improves the quality of public debate; enables people to recognise and assert their rights
• Helps reduce social and communal tensions
• Helps improve self esteem and status in society
• Improves the quality of public debate; enables people to recognise and assert their rights
• Helps reduce social and communal tensions
PopulationPopulation
• Helps control population growth by raising awareness of need for and methods of family planning, and giving women a greater say in family planning decisions
• Helps control population growth by raising awareness of need for and methods of family planning, and giving women a greater say in family planning decisions
Universal primary education has both social and economic benefits
THE GOAL IS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION IN INDIA
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GIVEN THE NEED AND OUR COMPETENCE, ROUND TABLE CONCENTRATES ON THE “ ELEMENTS” IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
• Provision of Pucca Class rooms, so that the children are protected from the vagaries of the weather
• Proper play ground, play pen and playing equipment for all round development
• Provision of drinking water/ Bore well where required.
• Clean and pollution free environment. Emphasis on Hygiene by providing Toilets in all schools built.
Fire
Earth
Water
Air
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ROUND TABLE HAS SET ITSELF A NATION BUILDING TASK
Our Target
Create infrastructure for educating under privileged
Children
Our Approach
Supplement existing initiatives working on Universalizing Primary
Education (UPE) through partnerships with the
Governments, NGOs and Corporates
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3800 classrooms in 1200 Schools built across the Country.
Over 800,000 Children benefited.
Rs 80 crores spent.
Partnership with Donors, NGOs and State Governments.
Increased enrollment and retention
Ownership by the communityDonors Government
NGOs
OUR SUCCESS SO FAR
We have witnessed dramatic surges in enrollment and retention when a clean and cheerful environment is provided. We have also seen communities take ownership of the infrastructure created.
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Case Study - With Donors
Round Table Netherlands & India
• Partnership with fellow International Tablers•Dutch Twinning started in 2000.• Matching contribution by RT India Tables.•Leveraging of funds through other agencies like Cordiad, Novib – Doubling contribution.•Built around 100 schools till date at the cost of about Rs 6 crores
Wipro Corporation
•Gujarat Earthquake in 2001•Round Table has been part of all relief activities from Lathur, Orissa, Kargil to Gujarat.•Round Table’s appeal raises over Rs. 2.7 crores.•Wipro Corporation donates Rs. 80 lacs•14 schools built in the Earthquake regions at the cost of Rs. 2.7 crores
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Case Study - With other NGOs
Pratham
•Partnership that blossomed with the Mumbai Tablers.•Funding of Pratham projects – Balwadi’s Bridge Courses, Balsakhi programs.• Tables across the country helped Pratham to incubate in each city – helping with Admn, banks, coordinations.•Implemented projects in Mumbai, Surat, Baroda, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Patna and Delhi.
MV Foundation
•Built over 12 schools schools in Ranga Reddy District at a cost of Rs 25 lacs.
•Built 10 schools in Nalagonda District at a cost of Rs 35 lacs.
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Case Study - With State Governments
Project Paathshala – Govt. of Karnataka•MOU with the Karnataka Govt. to build class rooms and schools in Govt. schools in Karnataka.• SDMC’s contribute 50% towards the construction of the schools •Under project Paathshala – 150 schools built.•Round Table identify areas where schools will be built with BOE’s• Complete execution by Round Table
Janmabhoomi – Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
•MOU with Andhra Pradesh Government under Janmabhoomi scheme.•Build class rooms and schools in Govt. schools in Andhra Pradesh.• Upto 70% funding from the Govt.• Over 75 schools built.•Schools built and handed over to the Govt.
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SOME OF RTI’S SCHOOLS
Name of School Govt. High SchoolSundakamuthur, Coimbatore
Class Rooms Built 11
Children Benefited 600
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SOME OF RTI’S SCHOOLS
Name of School School Building at Hosur, Hubli
Class Rooms Built 4
Children Benefited 240
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SOME OF RTI’S SCHOOLS
Name of School Presidency School, Chennai
Class Rooms Built 6
Children Benefited 300
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SOME OF RTI’S SCHOOLS
Name of School Samata Vidyalaya, Pune
Class Rooms Built 6
Children Benefited 300
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SOME OF RTI’S SCHOOLS
Name of School Mandi Vidya Niketan, Delhi
Class Rooms Built 14
Children Benefited 700
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Inaugurating a Round Table School
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
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Our Brand Ambassadors
Mr. R K Mishra at a press conference promoting
Freedom Through Education
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Our Brand Ambassadors
Actor Madhavan
inaugurating a Round Table School
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Accountability of Round Table India
Round Table India is a ZERO Overhead Organization
Round Table India Trust is registered under Section 12 AA of Income Tax act
Accounts of Round Table India are audited annually by reputed auditors.
Round Table India conducted Road Shows in the US last year – US$ 110,000 raised from various donors which resulted in 18 schools being built across the country at a total cost of US$ 350,000
Dutch World Tour for Children – Group of 45 Dutch Nationals traveled across the country. 18 Schools were built with Euro 90,000 contribution leading to total spending of Euro 300,000
Regular Updates of schools built sent to Donors alongwith photographs
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Round Table India’s Initiatives
Round Table India always helps in times of Natural Disasters:
• At the time of Orissa Cyclone, immediate relief work carried out and 14 school cum shelters were built under CYSD at an outlay of Rs. 16 Million (USD 327,000)
• At the time of Gujarat Earthquake, apart from immediate relief work, 14 schools were built at a total cost outlay of Rs. 26 Million (USD 531,000)
• During the current Tsunami crisis, immediate relief work being carried out in most affected areas in Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Andhra Pradesh. Long term plan of rebuilding large number of schools cum shelters together with the Government in the affected areas, besides rehabilitating fishermen with fishing boats and nets.
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Our Record
WE HAVE BUILT 3800 CLASSROOM IN LAST 10 YEARS
CLASSROOMS IN LAST 5 YEARS
Year 2004 299 Classrooms US $ 1.03 MillionYear 2005 391 Classrooms US $ 1.35 MillionYear 2006 878 Classrooms US $ 4.31 MillionYear 2007 596 Classrooms US $ 2.54 MillionYear 2008 342 Classrooms US $ 2.56 Million
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Round Table India seeks to bring about this transformation in partnership with Pravasi Bhartiyas, NGOs and the Government in their chosen Geographical and Infrastructure focus.
Round Table India will contribute and ensure proper deployment of the funds and timely execution of the project.
Partnership for Transformation
Industry/NGO/Govt.
Round Table
Monitoring
by Area and the national
Board
TimelyExecution
by the Tables
Contribution
Proportionate
Contribution
100% Funds to the project
Transformationin the chosen Geographical
and Infrastructure
focus
Infrastructure focus
Geographical Focus
Partnership for Transformation
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PROJECT EXECUTION
Key activities involved in construction Round Table’s Proposition
Site identification
Building blue-print development
Material procurement
Construction project management
Round Table’s key proposition includes• Significant
involvement at all stages
• Project management skills and experience
• Obtain list of potential sites from Block Education officer and conduct independent need assessment
• Develop low cost and efficient plans for school based on standard modules already developed
• Efficient procurement of materials with direct involvement of local tablers
• Local tablers closely monitor project to ensure timely and quality completion at optimal costs
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Our invitation
Identifiedby RTI
Identified by the Donor
Native State or
Place
Infrastructure
We invite you to participate in our program “ Freedom through Education”
across the country.
Across the
Country
Complete School
Toilet Blocks
Additional Class rooms
Water Facilities
• Cost of one Class Room - US $ 7,500 • Cost of 2 Class Room Block – US $ 15,000• Cost of 3 Class Room Block – US $ 22,500• Cost of Model School with 5 Class Rooms, Head Master’s Room, Toilet, Play Area, Drinking Water facilities, etc – US $ 37,000
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WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
YOU
JOINING US IN THIS
NATION BUILDING TASK
THANK YOU