This project is run by Sree Nityananda Educational Trust located in Jigani taluk Karnataka. The local community in this area largely consists of agricultural and industrial workers. This project is aimed at supporting the educational needs of the under-privelleged children going to school at Sree Nityananda. Asha supports the books, uniforms and tution for the under-privelleged kids.
Purpose / Goals
The initial goal of the project is to support the educational needs of under-privelleged children who otherwise would have dropped out from school due to financial difficulty.
Organization Description
The organization was started in 1961. At first students where taught in fields and temples. A group of dedicated people came together and built the first few class rooms and recruited teachers starting a formal school. In 1989 a formal trust was formed and with an investment of 35 lakhs they started a high school. In 2003 with donations from a few key people a Pre Univesity was started teaching commerece. They have now extended the program to teach Sciences as well. Sree Nityananda educational trust is among the very few insitutions even today that teaches high school in a 5 Kms radius. They are the only institution that teaches Pre University. The organization has over the years grown to cater to the educational needs of its community.
The organization works proactively in helping their students get occupation. They teach vocational skills and work along with their industry friends to get them industrial training.
Below is a distribution of number of primary/high schools/colleges in Jigani Taluk:
Primary Schools: 20
High Schools: 4
Colleges: Only one in 15 kms.
Below is a break down of number of students in each class range:
1-7th Standard 456 Students
8-10th Standard 776 Students
11-12th 150 Students
Asha is working with the Sree Nityananda Educational Trust towards supporting the educational needs of students from class 1-10.
A list of total 70 students has been provided by the organization. The support includes tution,books,uniform and an excursion trip.
