Asha VARUN Voluntary Association For Rural Upliftment and Networking

Asha VARUNVoluntary Association For Rural Upliftment and Networking

Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers

Primary Focus: Remedial Education

Region : Rural Areas

Full –report:http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/458/VARUN_6m_update_Mar10.doc

Money Disbursals

Emergency funds: Rs. 1,78,525/-

for expenses covered for 6months from July

to dec.First Installment: Rs.1,25,050/- sent in

March. Second Installments: 1,25,050/-+19,200/-

Enrolment has increased mid year. Constructions: 3-room classroom Shahpur, 2 mud-houses in

Sukhdeopur, 2 rooms in Dobahi, repaired classroom in Pathrour. There have been 12 teacher meetings and 6 meetings of library

committee. Library has 9175 books being circulated amongst schools. Education awareness campaign held from 8-12 June, 2009 in 15

centers. 4 health camps held and medicines distributed in all centers. With help of 28 working members, health programs are being

implemented. Mid-day meal program is being tracked in 5 villages with ~900

children, by volunteers.

Updates


Teacher training campaign held from 8th to 10th Jan 2010 in Shahpur.

Cultural program held on 25th Feb in Shahpur.There have been 10 meetings of women groups from all

villages in ‘09-’10.There have been 332 meetings of 104 SHGs with 3472

members.62 units of vermicompost in 8 villages and 12 Nadep

composts in 3 villages.

..updates


Number of students at the beginning (for comparison with previous slide)

Total Primary school students: 195

Total Junior school students: 68

52 students of Jhariya and Bhaganda villages of Shahpur kendra, Kumair Dist. (Bihar) are attending Shahpur kendra. 4 from Jhariya and 3 from Khada patthar are attending Junior High School.

RTI activities

There have been 16 meetings in 16 villages with 625 participants.

There have been 6 training sessions in 6 villages and pamphlets have been distributed.

24 applications filed. 5 resolved.14 different departments.Participated in 3 panchayat level RTI sittings.After RTI was filed, activities of Forest Department as a part

of MNREGA was investigated by a 3-member team sent from Center, between 29th -31st August, ’09.

There was a formal inspection of all bank accounts and Gram Vikas Commissioner filed FIR against 17 officers on 15th September, ‘09.

MNREGA activities

21 meetings in 21 villages with 735 members.Implemented with 7 trainers and volunteers with

126 participants.Through MNREGA, several activities have been

done with work related to departments like panchayat, forest, PWD, etc.


Budget for 2009-2010 Rs. Rs.

1. Honorarium:

- General Coordinator (Dr.S.P Singh) @ Rs.5000/month - Jr. H. School Head Teacher (1) - Jr. H. School Asst. Teacher (1) - Jr. H. School Asst. Teacher (1) - Primary School Teacher- Dhobahi (1)- Primary School Teacher- Pathraur (1) - Primary School Teacher- Hathini (1) -Primary School Teacher- Sukhdeopur (1) - Primary School Teacher- Sukhdeopur (2)

5000x12 2750x122200x122200x121750x121750x121500x121500x121200x2x 4months

60,000/-33,000/-26,400/-24,000/-21,000/-21,000/-18,000/-18,000/-9,600/- 2,31,000/-

2. Study Materials for 275 students @ 275/- 275/- x 275 75,625/-

3. Cultural Programs 1500/- per center x 5 centers 7,500/-

4. National Festivals 1000/- x 3 festivals 3,000/-

5. Health Check Up of Children Twice In Year 2000/- x2 20,000/-

6. Repairing of centres 1500 x 5 centers 7,500/-

7. Meeting expenses, every month 200 x 12 2,400/-

Budget for 2009-2010 (2)8. Miscellaneous:

Stationary 300/- X 12 3,600/- Telephone 600/- X 12 7,200/- Postage + Xerox 300/- X 12 3,600/- Travel + Conveyance 600/- X 12 7,200/- Tattpatti 150 feet X @ 24/- 3,600/-

Bicycles repairing 1000/- 1,000/-

News papers and magazines 150 x 12 x 3 centers 5,400/- 31,600/-

9. Teachers Training: Twice a year 2 X 3,000/- per training 6,000/-

10. Teaching Aid 5 X 1,000/- center 5,000/-

11. Training/Campaign - Education awareness campaign 4,000/-- Health Awareness campaign 4,000/-- RTI every month 500/- x 12 6,000/-- NREGA training, alternate month 1000/- x 6 6,000/-- Wormi compost training 500/- x 6 3,000/-- Women Empowerment 1000/- x 6 6,000/- - Nukkad Naatak 10,000/- 39,000

Total: Rs. 4,28,625/-

Additional requirements (2009-2010)

Shahpur center’s school, taken over by Govt., not in operation at the end of Oct.

Situation is not improving. Currently VARUN continues to operate it funds collected locally. Local people wants VARUN to provide at least 1 teacher next year also.

Total amount:

Rs.4,28,625 + Rs.19,200 (addl.)= Rs.4,47,825/-

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Asha VARUN Voluntary Association For Rural Upliftment and Networking