BISWA - Bharat Integrated Social Welfare Agency

Project Brief: Asha with BISWA's help started non formal education centers in four villages near Sambalpur town in western Orissa. These villages have seen little developmental activity until now.
Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers (description)
Primary Focus: children of dalits/tribals (description)

Secondary Focus: to go to formal school

Area: Rural
Supporting Chapter Contact: Detroit
Status: completed - requirements ended
Project Steward: Sai Manohar Gopisetty
Project Partner(s): Joyashree (Ranu) Mahanti
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , Debasis Bhawan, Near Ramji Mandir,,Smbalpur,
ORISSA  768001
Tel: 0663-400849
Stewarding Chapter: Detroit

Asha Stars, if any:

Joyashree (Ranu) Mahanti

Nov 2007DetroitUSD 1655
Jun 2007DetroitUSD 5000
Sep 2006DetroitUSD 1660
Mar 2006DetroitUSD 4000
Jul 2005DetroitUSD 2606
Feb 2005DetroitUSD 3500
Dec 2004DetroitUSD 4000
Dec 2002DetroitUSD 1000

Total = $23421

Asha with BISWA's help started non formal education centers in four villages (Jhankarbahali, Rathipada, Budapada & Tangarjuri) near Sambalpur town in western Orissa. These villages have seen little developmental activity until now. This project was initiated by Mrs. Ranu Mahanti, a resident of East Lansing, MI during her stay in that area between Jan-Mar 2003.

Please refer to Proposal 2002 document for more details.
Main goals of this project:
(a). Non-formal education to the drop outs, children engaged in labour & other children of the school going age so that they become literate & become able to attend formal schools.
(b). To create a model for making other tribal people of the surrounding villages aware of benefits of the education.
We strive to bring about equality of opportunity in our society with preservation of regional & cultural traditions, by advancing the right of disable & deprived people; Explicitly we work towards prosperity of rural, tribal & urban slum dwellers through integrated approach, which embodies awareness, education, economic, health, sanitation, capacity building & bio-diversity programmes, with an insistence on women empowerment.

For more details refer to BISWA Profile document.