Project Description
As an organization dedicated for socio-economic change in India, Asha for Education has been focusing on providing quality primary education to children of rural India. While our direct involvement in this area with the help of project partners is likely to serve as a catalyst, the rural education scenario leaves a lot to be desired. The enormity of the task requires Asha to partner with local communities and governments to make local primary schools effective in providing quality primary education.
In rural West Bengal where Khajurdaha Nabankur United Club (KNUC) has been active, there are eleven government primary schools serving more than 9000 school-age children in thirty villages. Of these, ten are in a state of disrepair. In a typical Government primary school that provides instruction up to Class IV, there are two teachers and two classrooms for 120-150 children. Blackboard is not black anymore, and children have no writing tools. Schools do not have safe drinking water facility, and of course, no latrines. Such a situation is not conducive to receive education and there is a significant drop-out rate among school age children.
Asha for Education has been partnering with Khajurdaha Nabankur United Club for over eight years in establishing a model education program through the Learn Together Teach Other project. Now, we intend to partner with KNUC and the local community to renovate Government primary schools that are in dire need of repair. In this unique initiative, local community will raise 20% of the money needed for completing the project thereby owning the program. We hope to raise enough support to complete construction of five of the schools through Work An Hour 2005.
Goal of WAH 2005 Proposal
Work An Hour 2005 will support the construction of five of the schools for Khajurdaha Nabankur United Club.
