School-wise expensesSchool-wise expenses
 

Explanation:
 

In addition to the previous eight centers, we are requesting support for a small centre in Tiruttani. This was earlier support by organizations recommended by Muriel of Belgium.But Muriel is not able to do fundraising this year. Tiruttani centre is important because it is serving as an entry point of educational issues in Bharathi Trust in Tiruttani Taluk.
 

No. of children: Combined number of children attending morning or evening classes.

Food Expenses : Food expenses are calculated at Rs.5 per child per day and 25 days per month for 12 months.
 

Salaries :

A- Teacher - Rs. 1100/per month

B - Aya - Rs. 500/per month

Number of teachers/ayas is indicated.
 

Staff Travel Allowance:
 

For teachers the allowance includes daily travel allowance to school, if teacher has to commute

to school and travel allowance for all-teachers meeting in thiruvallur(about 30 meetings per year)
 

Daily Travel Allowance: (Rs. 300per month x 12month) - Rs.3600/per year/per teacher

All-Teachers meeting Travel Allowance: Rs.50x30 meeting - Rs.1500 per year/per teacher
 

For Ayas, there is no daily travel allowance as all ayas are working in their home village.

Ayas require travel allowance once a month visit to Thiruvallur to collect food provisions.
 

Food Provisions Collection - Rs. 50x12 visitis- Rs. 600/ per year / per aya
 

Enrollment Expenses:

During April 2002, enrollment we found that there are various enrollment related expenses like

affidavit cost, notebooks, textbooks, uniforms,etc. We are requesting the amount based on the estimate

given the teachers on how many children are likely to be enrolled in 2003, and average of Rs.100 per to-be-enrolled child.The enrollment expenses will be available to be spent at the discretion of teaches and the

teachers will get approval of the expenditures in the all-teachers meeting.
 

Study materials:

This expenses is needed to buy study materials for the centre, to replace worn-out material of last year,for

buying new books, learning materials, government school textbooks,etc.
 

Medical Check-up Expenses:

One of the main reasons for child dropout from school is prolonged illness and weakness following jaundice, diarrhoea, typhoid,etc. Since Bharathi Trust doesnot have a separate medical staff or project to handle such cases we are including this specific expenses in the motivational centre budget. We are calculating this at

Rs.40 per child per year. In practice, only a few children will need medical attention, and the expenses can

vary.
 

Teacher training

Total of Four training sessions.

Expenses for each session (of 3 days each)

Food 3000

Travel 2000

Honorarium

For trainer 2000

Teaching

Materials 2500
 

Total 9500
 

Total Expenses for 4 training sessions - 38000.
 

Explanation:

Three of the training sessions will be done by Shyamala. For the fourth session, we will invite a Chennai-based educationist who will be associated with Avvaiyar Educational Resource Centre.
 

Vocational Education for Children
 

Tailoring Two Machines 4000

Raw Materials 2000

Honorarium

For Trainer 12000
 

Total 18000
 

Explanation:

We have a resource person, Gurumurthy, who has retired from large-scale cloth-designing in Mumbai and has decided to do service by training the poor using his professional. He has already started the training work, living

as one among the Irulas. We would like to use this rare opportunity and give vocational training to children above 16 years old and young women in as many villages as possible. At the minimum, each village will be able to stitch their own clothes. With trained ones, we can continue the tailoring training, even if Gurumuthy

leaves after one year. In future, we can also explore giving machines to a few well-trained youth, so that they can use this as a means of livelihood.
 

Children's Festival

Food and Travel - 14,000

Materials for

Games, Drama, Dance,etc. - 5000

Hall Rent - 2000

Prices and Tokens - 2500

Stationary - 1000
 

Total 24,500
 

Explanation:

We would like to bring all (nearly) 600 children studying in asha motivational centres together

and celebrate their accomplishments. This festival will include both cultural performances as well

as friendly competitions to bring out various talents of the children(plays, essays, extempore speeches,

quizzes,etc.). We plan to give prizes for talented children as well as a token prize for all children.
 

Kalajatha for Enrollment during (Apr- May 2003) for ten days
 

Travel (in van) -10,000

Food - 5,000

Honorarium for

Cultural Trainer - 3,000
 

Total 18, 000
 

Explanation:

During April-May2002, we had an extremely successful cultural campaign to promote enrollment by our teachers. We visited more than 100 villages, both Irula non-Irula, and gave street theatre performances, songs,

dance, etc. on the importance of enrolling in regular school. Our teachers themselves performed and were trained by both Sarpam cultural troupe as well as external cultural trainer. We would like to this kalajatha program in a more organized manner this year.
 

Adminitration Expenses
 

Documentation and Stationary - 10,000

Diesel and maintenance

(Rs. 3000 x12) - 36,000

Staff Welfare - 30,000

Administrative Staff (Rs.1500x112) - 18,000

Assistant cum Provision incharge

(Rs.1000x12) - 12,000

Miscellaneous - 10,000

Auditor's fee - 6,000

Total 1,22,000
 

Explanation:

Diesel and Maintenance is for the van which brings students daily to the Kundelimedu school.
 

Consolidated Budget(2002- 03)
 

Food Expenses 7,57,500

Salaries 2,50,800

Staff Travels Allowance 51,300

Enrollment Expenses 15,900

Study Materials 11,000

Medical Check-up Expenses 20,200

Teachers' Training 38,000

Vocational Education 18,000

Children's Festival 24,500

Kalajatha for Enrollment 18,000

Administrative Expenses 1,22,000
 

Grand Total 13,27,200
 

Rupees Thirteen Lakhs Twenty Seven Thousand and Two Hundred Only.