17.05.2001 PROJECT STATUS REPORT Please attach additional sheets, photos or other documents, if available Thank you for your time and patience. Date of entry :
Name of the Project				:		SAI SHIKSHA SANSTHAN
Name of the organisation				:		SAIKRIPA
Date of establishment				:		8^th April, 1991
Location				:		Village Vazidpur (15 km from Noida, U.P.)
Description of area				:		1. Education 2. Health 3. Extra Curricular Activities
Current contact person				:		Anjina Rajagopal (Shiromani Vijay)
Address				:		Z 133-134, Sector-12, Noida – 201 301 (U.P.)
Current Phone Number				:		(0118) 4531146, 4536416
Current number of children (students) by class				:		383
Nursery A 20 B 20	UKG - A 21 B 22	II - A 19 B 19			IV - A 18 B 18		VI - A 16 B 16	IX - 10
LKG A 22 B 23	I - A 20 B 20	III - A 15 B 15			V - A 14 B 14		VII - 16 VIII - 16	X - 9
					TOTAL		383
Current Girl/Boy ratio			:		50% - 50%
Current Teacher/Student ratio			:		25 : 383 or 1 : 17
Over all School attendance percentage			:		90%
Medium of instruction			:		English

Details on School curriculum (please attach additional sheets if necessary) :
1. Theory classes 2. Practicals 3. Extra Curricular Activities 4. Study Tours 5. Picnics
Please describe the long term goals of the Project. Please mention any changes you may foresee : To impart value based education to the deprived children because values command a great significance in Society. A Society, which is endowed with lofty values, makes progress. Education makes a permanent difference in the lives of deprived children.
How much longer is fund required :
Till Saikripa attains the financial capability to run the School. This may take quite some time as the funds we are receiving are all activity related. Donations towards corpus fund, building, land and contributions are nil.
Current expenditure details :
1.	Honorarium	Rs. 5,01,132.00		Per annum
2.	Rent (School Building)	Rs. 52,600.00		“
3.	Transport	Rs. 3,35,108.00		“
4.	Advertisement	Rs. 2,125.00		“
5.	Medical check-up for students	Rs. 30,713.00		“
6.	Building maintenance	Rs. 1,359.00		“
7.	Cultural expenses	Rs. 6,501.00		“
	TOTAL	Rs. 9,29,538.00 ============
Current total income of your Project and details of funds from other sources :
- Asha			Rs. 78,546.00
- Saikripa			Rs. 1,48,360.00
- Concern India Foundation			Rs. 5,25,192.00
- Hindustan Perot System Social Welfare Society			Rs. 1,77,440.00
TOTAL			Rs. 9,29,538.00 ============

Percentage of funds being sponsored by Asha :

78546 X 100

929538 = 8.45%

Description of current school facilities (building, equipment etc.) :

1. The School is functioning in a rented building of eight rooms as against twenty three classes.

2. The furniture provided is very modest.

3. One Computer is provided in the School to impart the basics to the children.

4. The School has a Mini Bus for commuting the children and teachers. Besides, a hired Bus.

Describe the potential improvements required in facilities :

1. The School needs its own land and building for enabling to get CBSE recognition and provide education to many more children.

2. School Bus was acquired second hand and is more than ten years old. Needs replacement to avoid the recurring maintenance cost and to comply with the latest pollution control norms.

What are the perceived improvements seen for the last year?

1. A few more rooms consisting additional space taken on rent thereby more covered area obtained to conduct classes.

2. The first batch of students who passed out last year in 10^th standard have successfully passed out in their 11^th standard exams and are in 12^th standard.

3. All round development of children and scholastic improvements perceived.

4. Skill and effectiveness of dedicated teachers increased.

What are the problems you have faced last year?

1. For quite a few days the School had to be kept closed during the last rainy season as the approach road was very badly damaged with lots of potholes making the School Bus vulnerable for accident. Noida Authorities were approached and persuaded to repair the roads.

2. The low salary offered to the teachers is still a constraint in getting regular and experienced teaching staff at this rural location especially for senior classes.

3. Disruption of classes due to irregular transport service.

What do you think is the overall effectiveness of this Project over the past year?

1. The School has been achieving improved results in a very satisfactory manner with regard to imparting education to the deprived children in a comparatively lesser cost.

2. The children are getting more extra curricular activities and getting better exposure outside the School through the “ASHA” sponsored educational tours.

What are you doing to become self-reliant for the future :
1. Efforts are ongoing to obtain funds for the purpose of corpus fund. 2. In spite of our preference and efforts it has been difficult to become self-reliant. It is fervently believed that this will take quite a long time to achieve as the income generation programmes also suffer due to lack of space.
Anything else you would like to note :
1. We would like to emphasize that there is an urgent need to obtain CBSE recognition to avoid the cream of the students opting out of the School. To enable this, we need funds to acquire land. 2. Sai Vidya Vatika is another Project of Saikripa which imparts non-formal education to the street children at Shirdi Sai Samiti, Sector-40, Noida. These children normally loiter around Sai Mandir expecting to eat temple’s prasad whenever distributed they are given free midday food, stationery items and uniforms. The children will go later to the formal School in and around Noida. The cost towards the provision of these items needs to be supported. After the non-formal class, these children are provided formal education in the afternoon at a nearby School. We hope to enroll them in Sai Shiksha Sansthan once they complete the fifth standard.
Please submit your proposal for the next funding period, including details of the required funds from Asha Arizona and how the funds will be utilized.
For Sai Shiksha Sansthan	Desk RS. 1800 x 30	Rs. 54,000.00
	Picnic & outing Rs. 5000 x 6	Rs. 30,000.00
	Tube well	Rs. 20,000.00
For Sai Vidya Vatika	Book Rs. 500 x 19	RS. 9,500.00
	Uniform Rs. 400 x 19	Rs. 7,600.00
	TOTAL	Rs. 1,21,100.00 ============
NOTE :- 1. Tube well is needed very badly for drinking water. 2. Books & Uniforms are issued free of cost to the deserving students of III & IV standard. 3. Since the strength of the children is increased in the School more Desks are needed.