Door Step Schools Project Foundation Overview

Society of Door Step Schools Project Foundation - Pune Project Update and Annual Budget Renewal Sept 18th, 2019 Satyajit Nath, Adwait Mane Mandar Diwan 1

Door Step School Brief Background Pune Founded: 1989 Location: Mumbai & Pune, Maharashtra Registered Non-Profit with FCRA Clearance Founder President: Mrs. Rajani Paranjpe (TISS graduate, long track record in social work) Focus: Literacy and Primary education for the urban poor Mumbai Programs: 1. Project Foundation 2. Project Grow With Books 3. Every Child Counts 4. Parents Participation in Children s Education 5. Project Teach Them Young Asha Seattle focus Project Foundation: Direct education program focused on care and education of children Focused on children of workers at urban construction sites Asha Seattle supports part of Project Foundation in Pune 2

DSS History 1989: Founded by Mrs. Rajani Paranjpe and Bina Lashkari in Mumbai 1993: Mrs. Paranjpe brought Door Step School to Pune 1993-2004: Launched School on Wheels bus Reading classes in public schools Grow with Books program started First community learning center started 2005-2019: Asha Seattle involvement from 2005 In-house training center Parivartan launched Gone beyond Mumbai and Pune extension to Nasik and Solapur Pune expansion to 300+ construction sites till date, and as part of Grow with Books program, covering average 200 schools Started Teach Them Young program - sanitation and eating habits focus 3

DSS Project Foundation How it works Children of construction workers live with their parents in construction sites Government requires builders to provide a safe space for the children, while their parents are at work To comply with requirement, builders set aside small space within each site where the children can stay safely However, builders do not provide education or childcare facilities there For Project Foundation, DSS has negotiated with the builders to use these spaces as EAC s (Educational Activity Centers) Provide necessary schooling and childcare services to the children Schooling and school readiness is for children 3 years and older Childcare (creche) facility is for children younger than 3 years Services are performed by DSS staff assigned to each EAC who go there daily DSS finances 70% of operational costs; Builder finances the remaining 30% DSS currently operates in over 70 construction sites across the Pune metropolitan area serving approximately 5000 children

Class types in each EAC 1. Creche Ages 0-3 Necessary: both parents work in construction in most cases Also allows older children with siblings ages 0-3 to attend 2. Balwadi: Ages 3-6 Focus on getting children ready to enroll in formal schools later Innovative teaching aids used 3. Literacy Classes (LC): Ages 6-14 To get students ready to enroll in formal schools Goal: within 20 days of entering EAC, enroll student in school Many challenges in keeping to the 20-day timeline 4. Study Classes: Ages 6-14 Once LC students are enrolled in formal schools Focus on teaching Marathi (medium of instruction in schools) in 120 days Also to help close gap in science, math, English etc. at age-appropriate level (RTE) 5. Reference Classes: Ages 9-14 For students who complete Study Classes and are enrolled in formal schools Quiet place for homework/study and with access to reference books

DSS Pune Dec 2018 Site Visit Adwait Mane attended coordinator meeting at DSS Pune in Dec 2018. 5/40 students were below expected learning levels (April to September 2018). 3 children not enrolled in school. Interventions discussed. Location Coordinators of Asha Seattle EACs Area coordinators More details are in the site visit report Tracking of migrated children

Asha Seattle funding in 2018 5.5 lakhs in Aug 2018 Supported 2 EAC s for April 2018 March 2019 DSS ask in 2018: 6.2 lakhs 70% of budget (builder covers remaining) We approved reduced amount: 5.5 lakhs Deficit: 70 thousand Reason: Cap to 2017 renewal amount (then chapter policy)

Activity Report for Apr 2018 - Mar 2019 Asha Seattle funded EAC Pune Locality Notes Pimpri-Waghere MHADA (PCI Shewale Park) Active. Started Jul 2018 Kharadi Active. Started Dec 2017 Velstand Kalyani Nagar Verde Residence Collection Closed Aug 2018. Started Dec 2015 178 unique beneficiaries we covered under the 3 EACs during FY 2018-19. Grand Total 39 78 19 40 2 178 Dropped out 0 0 0 0 0 0 Class Type Boys Girls Continued Migrated 22 43 13 23 0 101 17 35 6 17 2 77 16 42 1 40 2 101 23 36 18 0 0 77 Cr che Balwadi Literacy Class Study Class Reference Class Grand Total

Appendix Expense report for FY2018-19 DSS Highlights in year 2019 Main stream school enrolments Monthly projects Festival celebrations 10

Thank You Q & A 11

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