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Project Description
Urur Kuppam is one of 4 villages located in South Chennai along the coastline. About 550 children reside in these 4 villages. Now UrurKuppam got the government recoginition to have upto 8th standard.The school is run by the local community with meager support from the government.
The school was inaugrated in 1939 by none other than Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The noon meal scheme was inaugrated by none other than Kamaraj . the school is in shambles severely under-staffed, unhygenic surroundings, cramped conditions for kids to study in. With asha constant support the school now offers upto class 8th. Having provided better teaching aids, a library and a computer class, high nutritional meals and richer school campus. The school now has a healthy educational environment.
Purpose / Goals
- improve the quality of education provided to 200+ Middle School kids residing in the kuppam
- demonstrate the importance of education as an integral part of community development in the kuppam
Organization Description
Asha Honor focus group was officially launched on May 30th, 2004 with a mission to facilitate Universal Quality Education (UQE) in India before 2047, Aug 15. Volunteers in this focus group have diverse experiences and backgrounds.The common work culture in this focus group however is defined by the unwavering commitment to the end goal of UQE, which seeks to include and embrace all children in 700,000 villages of India. Volunteers in this focus group actively facilitate team work across dynamic grass root organizations in cooperation with the participating Asha chapters and focus groups across the world. Projects undertaken are of two kinds – one where capable partner organizations drive day to day operations and Asha Honor volunteers play a supportive role, and another where Asha Honor team drives social change directly. Impact from the worldwide teamwork gives a measure of the cumulative horsepower and a preview of the exciting times ahead - 9207 children have been reached, through 23 diverse projects and initiatives, in cooperation with over 30 partnering organizations, catalyzed by more than 46 active Asha volunteers. Asha Honor is a people’s movement that serves to bring about greater connected action across India towards UQE by engaging in horizontally as well as vertically integrated development spaces.www.ashanet.org - jeba_com@yahoo.com
Project Type: Community Based Interventions
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Primary Focus: to go to formal school
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Secondary Focus: health and cleanliness
Other Focus: dropouts
Area: Urban
Number of Children: 200 Boy/Girl Ratio: 1 : 1 Student/Teacher Ratio: 25 : 1
Additional Information Asha Stanford is a funding chapter here are the details
http://ashanet.org/stanford
Contact Name: Nandhini Santhanam
Email Address :nandhini@stanfordalumni.org
Alternate Email Address : nandhini915@gmail.com
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