Tomorrow’s FoundationRenewal for 2018-2019

Gauri M. Jog (gmj.asha@gmail.com)

Agenda● Introduction● Mother Project

○ Overview, Need, and Risks

● 2017-2018 Look back○ Activities and Results

● Site Visit Excerpts● Looking Ahead

○ Ask○ Budget Details

● Summary● Success Story

Introduction

● Founded in 1991 by Arup, Swarup Ghosh ● Started with 17 students ● Projects in 3 states: West Bengal, Chattisgarh, and

Jharkhand● 12 active projects● ~8000 students supported each year

Mother Project Overview

● Started in Dharmadas Trust Model School in 1995 in collaboration with KMC

● Objective: Remedial educational support to first learners in a family 📚

● Activity based learning● Mother Project is seen as a beacon in communities it

supports 💡

Mother Project Need

● Lack of funds and uncertainty of premises with KMC● New intervention: Special Learning Centre

○ Teachers go to SSA schools to upgrade competency level of their students

○ All Mother Project students not covered

Mother Project Risks

● Skill development will lack● Increased dropout rate● Monetary issues● Lack of proper guidance and support● And more...

2017-2018 Look back

2017-2018 Activities

● Yoga and meditation workshop 🙏● Reproductive health seminar for young men● Session with young women on “good touch and bad

touch” ● Digitized TLMs● Participation in multiple art programs 🎨 🎭● Competitions for mental math, handwriting, spelling,

dictation

2017-2018 Results

Overall Results

● 100% students passed secondary exam 👍● Continuous improvement in all students● 85% average attendance 👍

Students we support

● 16 dropped from the program 😢○ Self supported, migrated home, had to give up education, more…

● Remaining 34 are doing well! 👍

Tathagata Chowdhury’s Visit June 12, 2018

Site Visit Report Excerpts

● “The style and manner of education that Tomorrow’s Foundation has devised, helps to provide the required environment that these children need.”

● “I learnt about the tremendous selfless involvement of the faculty . Patience and perseverance seem to be the mantra of the teachers here.”

● “Innovative teaching method is perhaps the most effective tool that demands to be employed”

● “Bridge the gap between the concerned children and their privileged counter parts”

● “The process needs encouragement and support in its mission.”

Looking Ahead

The Ask● Support 50 students

○ Preschool/KG: 4○ Primary/Secondary: 37

■ I-IV: 23■ V-VIII: 12■ IX-X: 2

○ XI & above: 9■ XI/XII: 3■ BA: 6

○ 30 M, 20 F●

● Focus primary & secondary ● Higher-ed support imperative!

○ Dropout○ Bad influence possible!○ Socioeconomic, family, and

education taken into account

₹ 1,111,594 only!💰

Proposed Budget Details

Secondary Level (41)

● Adm. & Exam fees● Books, pencils, copies● Coaching center fees● Food/ tiffin● Medical expenses● Monitoring expenses

₹ 793,100

Higher Level (9)

● Tuition fee● Adm. & Exam fees● Books, pencils, copies● Medical expenses● Monitoring expenses

₹ 154,440

Misc. costs

● Supervisor● Admin (10% of

intervention cost)

₹ 164,054

Proposed Budget Sheet

Proposed Budget Sheet continued

Proposed Budget Sheet continued

Approved Budget Sheet

Approved Budget Sheet Contd.

Approved Budget Sheet Contd.

Summary

● A successful partnership 👍● Requires our support to keep growing and helping! 💚● Communication and working with them is easy 💬● SAC Project

○ 50 Students in Mother Project○ ₹ 1,461,592 only! 💰

Questions● What are the other projects TF supports and information about those.

Please see the 2017-2018 Annual Report

● What is an SSA school?

SSA School means ''Sharva Shiksha Mission School'' ( Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Hindi: सव श ा अ भयान, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyān, English: Education for All Movement), or SSA, is an Indian Government programme aimed at the universalisation of elementary education "in a time bound manner", as mandated by the 86th Amendment to the Constitution of India making free and compulsory education to children between the ages of 6 to 14 a fundamental right. The programme was pioneered by former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee).

Questions● Do all the students we support go to a government school or what type of school do

they attend?

Yes, all students go to a government school

● Is the Mother Project a remedial school/after school program in addition to day school or is it a bridge school/ the only school students go to?

Mother Project is an Evening Remedial Coaching Center

Questions● Can we get details about what happens with the funds we provide?

Other than this we conduct various activities for the children of Mother Project like Chart Making, Drawing Competition, Reading, Writing, Comprehension & Numeric Skills Development etc. along with Cultural Classes like Singing, Dancing, Yoga etc.

● Will you please let us know which students from last year are we continuing to support this year? It would be good to know what the overlap is.

19 students

● How many years have we been sponsoring each Support A Child program student?

Since 2003

Questions● Is there a mentorship program, where students being supported by or were supported

by TF mentor younger students?

Yes, there is a mentorship program

● Are there any kids in a residential program?

No

● Details of admin costs

Admin. Office Rent, Electricity, Telephone & Internet, Printing & Stationeries, Car running maintenance, Annual Maintenance Cost - Photocopy Machine & Other ICT Components, Audit Fees

Questions● Is there any religious influence in the projects TF supports?

No

● Details about DTMS and it works with the Mother Project

Mother Project (MP) is the first and oldest project of Tomorrow’s Foundation (TF) which was started in Dharmadas Trust Model School (DTMS) in collaboration with KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation) in 1995.

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