Train and Educate Adolescents with Community Help (TEACH) run by ABHAS
Primary Steward: Nikhil Ravi
Project Description
Location: Tughlakabad, Delhi Area (urban/rural): Urban Primary focus: Girls Project type: Non-Formal Educational Centers Amount requested (US$): 15215 Purpose of funding request: Expansion of current project,
operating expenses, linking to income-generation
Project Goals Current Condition of Beneficiaries
Average monthly family income: Rs 2200/month Female literacy rate: 42% (male: 70%) Lot of girls drop out of school
Support family income Take care of younger siblings
Short-Term Objectives Mainstream drop out girls Help never enrolled girls complete basic education Capacity building through vocational and life skills programs
5-Year Vision Develop a replicable model for the empowerment of adolescent girls Address social/developmental needs of adolescent girls Partner with other organizations and expand program to other slums in
Delhi
Project Background/Impact
Funded for last 2 years by Asha Stanford Successes/Impact Thus Far
Girls Interest Center opened with funding from Asha Classes to link drop out girls with National Inst. of Open Schooling
(NIOS) – 50 girls Vocational training – cushion making, appliqué work – 150 girls Computer center – training in MS Office, multimedia educational CDs
Challenges Poverty levels in community Lack of awareness, backward thinking of parents Lack of basic health/sanitation facilities Only 2 MCD schools catering to over 2000 students
Organization Description Action Beyond Help and Support (ABHAS) Mission Statement: Empower women and adolescents by promoting
their partnerships so as to help them lead a better quality of life by addressing critical issues of Education, Gender and Health
Founded: Oct 2002 Projects/activities
Based in Kachi colony, Tughlakabad, and Kotla village, Delhi Reached out to more than 1200 children through
15 learning centers under govt’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Scholarship program providing academic support to girls Children’s community library Early Childhood Care And Development Centres for 3 to 6 year old children
Existing Infrastructure/Facilities
Staff Full-time workers from ABHAS – 5-8 Teachers hired for different programs such as
Linking drop out girls with NIOS (funded by Asha) Computer center (funded by Asha) Tailoring (funded by Asha) Learning centers
Infrastructure One Girls Interest Center in the colony (funded by Asha)
Curriculum/Pedagogy
Curriculum Currently Used NIOS approved curriculum for the program linking drop out girls with
them Computer center: Govt. approved Certificate course in computers Vocational training: Accredited with Jan Shiskha Sansthan, Ministry
of HRD
Teacher/Student Ratio NIOS: Currently about 1:25 Computer center: Each batch – about 1:15 Tailoring work: Each batch – about 1:15
Expected Outcomes/What After? Expected outcomes
Linking girls dropped out from school get a high school degree through the NIOS system, access to higher education
Income generations for girls learning vocational skills, higher self-esteem Develop education model to meet the needs of underprivileged adolescent
girls living in urban slum communities Address social/developmental needs of adolescent girls Increased understanding on the rights of the girl child, women issues and
laws. Measures of Success
No. of girls enrolled for basic literacy, vocational trainings, and life skills development.
No. of girls identified and linked with open school Performance of these girls in exams Perception of families and the community
Original Budget Proposed for 2007
One more Girls Interest Center set up Additional NIOS instructor New center for beauty culture and fashion designing Salaries for
Instructors for beauty culture and fashion designing Full time, teaching 3 batches with about 15 girls each
Existing instructors for NIOS, cutting/tailoring, computers
Training in Basic life skills and child rights Administration Total: $14670
Changes to Original Budget Proposal
Based on questions raised at project presentation at Stanford
Attaining self-sustainability Form self-help groups for girls receiving vocational training Train them in processing orders, quality control, marketing Girls Interest Center also organized as placement cell to link
Tailoring courses with with export houses in Okhla Ind. Area Beauty culture programs with beauty parlors nearby
Full-time coordinator for this User fee from community once placement cell becomes functional
Cancelled plans for fashion designing course
Budget for Requested Funding: NIOS Program
S.No. Particulars ABHAS Contribution
Community contribution
Requested Amount (Rs.)
1. Two Girls Interest Centres
Existing centre Rent x @ Rs 7000 x 12 months (Recurring)
New centre for Beauty culture @Rs 3000 x12
1,20,000
2. Linking drop outs with National Open School (One time)
37 Adolescents x @ Rs 1500 (Examination fees, Course
Material, Reference books, special tuition) in a year.
55,500
3. 2 NIOS Instructor @ 4500 x 2 x12 month
1,08,000
Budget for Requested Funding: Vocational Training1. Salary of the instructor – Beauty
culture @ 5000x12Rs. 150 per month by students for raw material and exam fee.
60,000
2. Salary of instructor – Cutting and tailoring @ 4000x12
Rs 35 per month
48,000
3. Computer Instructor @6000 x 12 months
Computer lab with 6 computers and their AMC
72,000
4. Set up cost for Vocational courses and Maintenance
20, 000 12,000
5. Linking the vocational training to income generation program
Salary of the co-ordinator @8000 x 12 months
96,000
Budget for Requested Funding: Others1. Training in Basic life skills 100 adolescents (4
groups) (One time)
Trainer @ Rs 5000 per group x 4groups
Training venue and IEC materials -5000
25000
2. Training in Child rights
Trainer @ 5000 per group x 4 groups
Training venue and IEC materials -5000
25000
3. Administration
Accountant part time
Local Travel
Stationery/Photocopy
Telephone/fax
Audit fee
Documentation/Report writing
(Total cost is 8 % of the project )
48000
Total Amount in Rs 6,69,500Amount in Dollars @ Rs 44 $15,215
Other Funding Sources
This program primarily funded by Asha-Stanford Other programs funded by
Government of India’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan: 15 learning centers Room to Read, India: Girl’s scholarship program USAID funded Reach India prog: Educational centers HPS social welfare foundation: Community library India Sponsor Foundation: Self-help group program
Plans for self-sufficiency Major part of this proposal is focused on attaining self-sustainability Coordinator to link girls with income generating opportunities Organize Girls Interest Center as placement cell for jobs
Site Visit Report
Site visit conducted: 8th January 2007 Visited Girls Interest Center at Kachi colony in Tughlakabad Significant progress since project start
Girls taking classes for NIOS all highly enthusiastic about classes Some girls taking classes in vocational skills already doing
tailoring/mending work etc in their community Teachers and ABHAS workers appear to be very sincere in their
efforts Interaction between ABHAS workers/teachers and the beneficiaries
very positive Increase in level of confidence and self-esteem
Site Visit Report
ABHAS Girls Interest Center in Kacchi colony, Tughlakabad
Site Visit Report
NIOS class in Girls Interest Center
Site Visit Report
Cutting/ tailoring class in Girls Interest Center
Site Visit Report
Outside the local MCD school
Site Visit Report
Income disparity in the colony – a typical house as compared to the house of the local MLA
Site Visit Report
Nearby school where ABHAS has a library program
Site Visit Report
Lasting images…..
SWOT AnalysisStrengths/Opportunities ABHAS is well established by now
in the community Basic infrastructure has been set up Work so far has really affected the
community positively Sincere and qualified group of
workers Focus also on developing holistic
life skills, education about child rights, creating awareness in the community
Work done based on research and surveys conducted in the community
Clear and realistic plan for the future
Weaknesses/Risks Still many families resistant to
sending girls to school Backward thinking still very
prevalent Basic health/sanitation problems in
the community Local government representative
not actively supportive, though no opposition
ABHAS core team still quite small
Steward Recommendation
Recommend funding the project for the next year in partnership with Asha-Silicon Valley
Advise ABHAS to try, in the coming year, to look out for other sources of funding Tie-ups with other NGOs Try to garner local governmental support Focus on creating more awareness in the community so that the
community can step forward to take up more of the costs
Keep a close track on the implementation of the income generation scheme, and the work of the coordinator for the same Quarterly progress reports to monitor progress