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Angel Xpress Foundation is a Mumbai-based non-profit organization (registered as a Section 25 company), working for the education of underprivileged children. It is created around a mission to provide keen donors and volunteers with an opportunity to make a direct contribution to help alleviate the problem of illiteracy at the same time attempting to create a better and a more homogeneous society. The foundation has undertaken the task of connecting educated, fortunate adults of a locality with children from underprivileged backgrounds in the neighborhood, mostly first generation learners from neighboring slums through free classes organized in public spaces. Reports show that between 70-80% children on an average across India and over 50% in municipal schools across Mumbai are at near illiteracy level even after 3 to 4 years of schooling. In order to reach a large number of such children and also to help reverse the trend of dropping enrolments in BMC schools and in maintaining which the government is spending a large fortune, we appoint competent teachers to work with BMC Vernacular Medium Schools. With our program, today we teach over 600 children at our centers and reach out to almost 1700 students inside BMC schools. Our plan is to set up 10 independent centers in public spaces and expand our presence inside BMC schools and reach out 5000 student in the next 5 years. We are seeking funding support for our Inschool project and volunteer support for our open air class program, do let us know if you can support our endeavor in any way. The presentation explains our journey, objectives and what inspires us to do this.
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Angel Xpress Foundation
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Bare Facts, Unnoticed
• Fact: 40-60% of the 13million residents of Mumbai live in slums
• Fact: Slums exist in areas surrounding affluent neighbourhoods across Mumbai
• Fact: 4.5lacs underprivileged children attend free municipal schools
• Fact: Only 100/1400 public schools in Mumbai are English medium schools
• Cause: < 50% of children municipal school student acquire borderline literacy
• Cause: < 10% of children enrolled students clear class 10 board exams
• Cause: Slum dwellers truly aspire to improve the lives of their children
• Effect: Sharp decline in vernacular school enrolments
• Effect: Govt. resources (your tax-money) is wasted
• Effect: Terrible strain on the pockets for the poor
Filling the gap
Mentoring for the children
Better utilisation of public school system
Platform for educated adults to contribute directly
Philosophy of Angel XpressRedistribute and create social
change. In a scenario where slumscoexist in close proximity to high-rises across Mumbai; the solutionfor us was simple: To createopportunities for interaction andexchange through communityprogrammes designed to tutorpoor children with the help oftheir more educated and affluentneighbors.
Vision
Angel Xpress believes that an involved, educated adultcan lead a child to discovering his or her own truepotential and every child deserves that opportunity.
MissionWe want to impact every segment of society positively:
• By infusing in the children a love for learning coupled with a desire to excel and be at the best of their abilities
• By teaming up with committed teachers who also act as loving, enthusiastic foster parents
• By translating wishes into vision, and letting empathetic adults fulfill their desire of contributing to society – even if it is just for an hour, everyday
• By ensuring transparent and honest use of donors’ money so that they know exactly how it is being channelized, at any given point of time
Platform for educated parents
How will we achieve this?• At Our Learning Centers
We have set up learning centres in conveniently located parks and promenades across Mumbai. Besides free tutoring in English and Math, children receive value education, civic sense, extra-curricular classes, essential items through redistribution and improved exposure through treats and sponsored outings organized by donors, on special occasions.
• In Vernacular Medium Schools
The children currently attending the vernacular medium schools can acquire a better education with the introduction of English lessons from competent teachers (appointed by AXF) in such schools. This, we believe, will also help reverse the trend of dropping enrolments in vernacular medium schools.
• Bandra• Juhu• Santacruz• BMC Schools
• 600+ students in centres, 1700 in schools • 75 regular volunteers supporting centres• 12 teachers in appointed in BMC schools, 5 at centres
•At centres - Math, English, extra curricular activities; redistribution of clothes, toys, food.•At schools ‐ English lessons for all students in vernacular medium municipal schools.
How are we doing it?
WHERE
WHAT
HOW
Our StoryIn January 2012, Anubha Sharma, a senior financial services professional, posted a Facebook request to donate clothes and toys for slum children; while she was volunteering to teach at a street school. A single Facebook post generated 3000 calls from willing contributors within a week – highlighting a need to connect the donors and the deprived. This event turned her life around, converting her from a corporate go-getter to a social entrepreneur.
Beenaa Advani co-founder, a businesswoman engaged in running Euro kids outlets for over 10 years,
Beenaa decided to give up commercial pursuits and devote herself to this cause after coming in contact with
Anubha in early 2012.
Road Ahead
2012: First centre at Bandra.Second centre in Santacruz.
2013:2 more batches added in Santracruz.New centre at Juhu.Launch of In-school English Program
2014: Plans to further add 3-4 learning centres in new locations, expand the In-school English program to cover more schools and put assessment systems and curriculum in place
2015‐2017:Plans to spread the message for social change, encourage and supportcommunities to setup more learning centres across Mumbai. Plans to expand school operations, cover at least 5000students throughthe In-schoolEnglish programs with monitored impact.
2017: Plans to focus on spreading concept acrossthe country. Plans to evaluate the in-school programs to Decide additionalinvolvement thatwill bring maximumbenefit to the system and to the children.
Getting Individuals Involved
• Sponsor a child – Rs. 5500/- lend your support to our plan that sees us building 10 learning centers and covering 30 schools in our In-school English program thereby covering a total of 6000 children a year by march 2015.
• Sponsor a meal for a batch – For a mere Rs. 500/- you could sponsor bananas or biscuits for a batch, sign up for one day a week for a month or longer or come yourself and feed them something more sumptuous once in a while.
• Donate - New and old (in good condition) clothes, shoes and toys.
• Sponsor trips to - Museums, amusement parks, picnics, movies and malls to create unforgettable experiences.
• Invite us - To speak to your teams/coworkers to spread awareness of the cause.
• Donate your time – Come and teach at one of our centers, a mere 2 hours a week can work wonders for a child who has no support.
Embracing Corporate Support
Volunteering opportunities for Employee and their families
• As regular teachers or as occasional mentors/speakers.
• With skills in organization building, evangelizing, measuring impact, reporting etc.
• To partner in our redistribution drives for clothes shoes, toys, food.
• To pledge an employee birthday a year to an AXF center to celebrate with our kids.
• To sponsor our kids through voluntary monthly payroll deductions
Corporate sponsored and supported
• Conveniently located new AXF-Corporate learning centers run by your employees
• Sponsoring excursions and outings for our children
• Grants for expansion of our In-School English Program
• Hosting early vocational awareness programs
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Media and Awards
Recently Anubha Sharma was awarded the Vocational Excellence Award by Rotary Club of Bombay Airport for establishing Angel Xpress Foundation
Organization StructureCore Team
• Anubha Sharma, Founder & CEO: Ex-financial Services Professional
• Beenaa Advani, Co-Founder & COO: Education Professional
Execution
• Aparna Kanda: Recruiting monitory and volunteer support, policy framing for centres. Lawyer and Economist
• Akhila Das Blah: Syllabus Development & Volunteer Training: Educationist
• Avani Dalal: manages Juhu venture and Curriculum Development: An electronic engineer by qualification, a freelance graphic designer and an animator
• Meghna Patel: manages Santacruz morning classes: Graphic designer, entrepreneur
• Meenaal Sata: manages Santacruz evening class, Masters in finance, has worked abroad for a tax firm.
• Debika Mukhija Ajmani: manages juhu afternoon batch and helps with fund raising – A chartered accountant, has worked with KPMG and FCB Ulka in India and Abroad.
Advisory
• Payal Kumar: Special Projects: Advertising professional and photographer
• Gunjan Pai: Communication Consultant
• Amit Ratanpal: Networking & Project Advisor: Director, Kaizen Education Fund
• Sampada Chaudhari: Strategies and Networking: Independent business consultant
Names we reckon with
Visit us: www.angelxpress.org
Like us: www.facebook.com/AngelXpressFoundation/
Know more: www.axfoundation.blogspot.in/
