MinutesOct-7-2007

Sapan, Jatin, Sangita, Urmila, Ann, Jayanth, Bala, Pankaj

Agenda

• Kabir in Schools (in alliance with Eklavya)
• FCRA Summary

I. Project Proposal - Kabir in Schools (Jatin)

    * Prof. Linda Hess (Stanford) started this initiative
    * Located in Dewas and Ujjain (Rural)
    * Focus on older primary school and middle school children
    * Experimental, non-conventional education
    * Pilot project, 9 months duration
    * Singing of Kabir bhajans in school and discuss the meaning
    * Project requires one primary singer along with 2 assistants
    * Budget – Rs. 65k total ($1,625)
          o 2k – monthly stipend (primary singer)
          o 1.5k – monthly stipend
          o 9 months salary – 45k total
          o Travel & material expenses – 15k
          o Meeting with Eklavya – 5k
    * No FCRA clearance
    * Talking to Eklavya to see if money can be sent to them and later route to

Action Items –

Talk to Prof. Linda Hess (Bala, Jatin)

    * What are material expenses in the budget?
    * Will they distribute copies of Bhajans to children?
    * Can we get Audios/Videos of Bhajans?
    * How to evaluate this project?
    * FCRA permission
    * How to do site visit?
    * Can she attend one of the Asha Berkeley meetings to explain further details of this project?

Asha-wide email if site-visit can be done by Asha India chapter (Bala)

• FCRA Summary (Pankaj)

     Document uploaded to Internal section