TRIBAL SCHOOL PROJECT
enable . educate . empower
Gift her an EDUCATION
Light up her FUTURE
Uplift her COMMUNITY
Support us to help the
TRIBAL CHILD
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Children of a Lesser God…?
TRIBAL POVERTY
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Neglected, uneducated,
illiterate, jobless and stuck in
poverty.
CHILD MARRIAGE
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55% of girls below 18 are
married off in India; 61% in
Jharkhand.
CHILD LABOUR
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Migration to cities intensifies
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“What will you do if
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14% of children of age 5-14 are
engaged in child labour.
SRI SRI VIDYA MANDIR
TRIBAL SCHOOL PROJECT
Inspired by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,
Founder of Art of Living
Foundation, the first Tribal
School was started in 1999 in
Jharkhand, India.
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Today, our 20 schools across
India provide free education to
2,800 tribal children, who are
first generation learners in
their villages.
From without, Tribal School is a simple
structure of brick walls and tiled roofs.
From within, little souls are nurtured as
seeds of hope for the tribal community.
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Tribal School Today…
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Holistic Value-Based
Education
97% Attendance rate
48% Female students
< 15% Drop out rate
Over 400 new enrolment
every year
Teachers recruited from
local villages
Teachers’ Training Institute
by Sep 2011
Two High Schools in Ranchi
and Ghatsila by 2012
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ENABLE
EDUCATE
EMPOWER
First
Generation
LEARNERS
Next
Generation
CHANGEMAKERS
Future
Generation’s
LEADERS
EDUCATION = seeding the long term upliftment of
the tribal community, starting with today’s generation
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Nurturing
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
and
SENSE OF
BELONGINGNESS
experientially
At Kalchiti Primary
School, cleanliness of
the entire school is a
shared responsibility
by all children,
every morning.
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Unique routine in
Tribal Schools:
Pranayama, Yoga
and Meditation are
practised daily for:
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SELF-AWARENESS
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CALMNESS
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FOCUS
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CONCENTRATION
Healthy Body, Health Mind
No fancy running tracks or sports facilities,
but SPORTS and GAMES are an integral part of Tribal
School programs, held in the natural environment.
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LANGUAGE: Critical Enabler for Tribal Child
Tribal child uses only her
local language at home.
Hindi and English mastery
are crucial to connect with
the larger world beyond
their villages.
Challenges:
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Limited reading materials
Lack environment to
practise Hindi or English
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Volunteer-led Initiatives…
LIBRARY
To offer a wide variety of
books for every school.
A-DICTIONARY-A-CHILD
To equip every child with a
dictionary.
BEFRIENDERS’ CLUB
To practise written language
proficiency + friendship
opportunity with friends
from around the world.
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YOU can HELP too!
VOCATIONAL
SKILL TRAINING
Tailoring,
sewing, craftmaking skills to
provide a service
and generate
income.
Durga and Sunanda tailor school uniform
after school hours to earn extra allowance.
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Geeta Singh, 10, is a top student. But her single mother’s
struggle to raise 3 young kids was too much. Elder sister
Bimla, at just 14, was married off to a distant village,
just 10 days after this photo was taken…
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Just HOW POOR
are the tribal children?
Many cannot even
afford a pair of
slippers.
They love school
enough to endure
walking BAREFOOTED
on sun-baked roads to
and from school.
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After school, it’s long way home.
Some walk 1-3km, some cycle 5-6km, some take
our free school bus 10km away and then cycle a
further 5-6km.
Your DONATION helps fund school bus and
bicycles for tribal children to come to school.
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Anindita is both a teacher and
a student. Married young, she
dropped out of school. Now
on a degree course alongside
her daughter, she also teaches
English at Tribal School:
“I missed out education
when I was young. For
these tribal children,
education is very crucial
as it’ll help them get out
of their poverty cycle.”
Support Tribal School Teachers to Touch Lives
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“I want to do good for my
village. Education is the
only way to give these
children a better future
and help their parents
kick bad habits like
drinking. Teaching is my
life mission.”
Motka is the founding teacher
of Salgadih Primary School. His
son is in Class 1.
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“That’s the Tribal School
you’ll be attending next
year, my boy.”
Tribal villagers did not
believe in education.
Our students have brought
education into their homes
and transformed their
families with knowledge in
health, hygiene and moral
values, and reduced their
parents’ bad drinking and
smoking habits.
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Mindset Change in
Tribal Parents on the
Value of Education
Babita comes from a Below
Poverty Line family. Tribal School
supports her education for the
past 10 years.
Today, she is a student leader in
Class 9 and helps the teachers to
organize the school affairs.
Babita sews uniform and knits
sweaters for the school to earn
extra income for her family.
Her dream is to be a doctor to
serve her tribal community.
CHANGE MAKER for Next Generation…
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Father died. Mother
went insane and
died. Chandan
dropped out of
school at 14 to work
and parent his 3
younger sisters.
Tribal School gave
him a job, housed
his 3 sisters in our
hostel, so all 4 could
continue school.
In Class 9 now, Chandan aspires to serve Tribal School Project as a
teacher and leader to pay it forward to others what he has received.
CHANGE
MAKER
for
Next
Generation…
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Next Lap – HIGH SCHOOLS in Ghatsila and Ranchi
Support us to help the Tribal Children
complete high school education
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“Would You Really
Care For Me?”
Today’s poverty stricken Tribal
People are the yesteryear’s
neglected tribal children.
Support our effort to educate
today’s Tribal Children to
empower tomorrow’s tribal
community:
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Be a SPONSOR
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Be a VOLUNTEER
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
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Conduct IT lessons
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Lead extra-curricula activities
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Lead educational excursions
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Empower teachers with new
ideas and methodologies
Organize Arts Festival
annually
Online moderator for website
& Facebook
Fund raising
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VOLUNTEERS ON SEVA
The Yong Family from Singapore
spent a month in Ghatsila. They
organized art competition, imparted
IT skills and raised fund.
Robyn, 12, shared tips on using
PowerPoint and the Internet.
Ms Tulu, a
professor in
Ranchi
University,
volunteers
as a
weekend
teacher and
helps coach
the local
teachers.
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SPONSORSHIP FOR CHILD EDUCATION
“Thank You for Your Kind Donation”
Books and materials . School uniform . School bags . Midday meals
Bicycles . School bus . School maintenance . Teaching aids . Salaries
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The road ahead may be long for the tribal children.
YOU can help to Enable, Educate and Empower them.
Support Tribal School Project.
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SRI SRI VIDYA MANDIR
TRIBAL SCHOOL PROJECT
enable . educate . empower
Vyakti Vikas Kendra India
Mr Brij Bhushan Chawla
164/C/50, Lake Gardens
Kolkata 700045
Tel : +91 (33) 24226625
Mobile : +91 9433259464
Email: bbc108@yahoo.com
SRI SRI VIDYA MANDIR
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