A Blue Print for a Revolutionary Change

YuvaYuvaParivartanParivartan

A Three Part Presentation:

Why YUVA PARIVARTAN?What has been done so far?The Road Ahead

And literally hold your breath Over 50% of Mumbai’s

population live in slums

•Almost 40% of school children Almost 40% of school children become dropouts even before they become dropouts even before they reach 10reach 10thth Grade Grade•Most come from economically and Most come from economically and socially deprived backgroundsocially deprived background

Every dropout leading to high rate of Crime, Drug addiction,Violence, Begging, Health hazards, HIV and other social evils

And the Number is Rising Every And the Number is Rising Every YearYear

Mumbaikar:

•There is an urgency of change

•A new revolutionary change benefiting youth

““YUVA PARIVARTAN”YUVA PARIVARTAN”

•And each one of us have a role and responsibility

•To bring every ‘dropout’ into the mainstream

A major focus of this should be:

•Educating and

•Reforming the School Dropouts

There are 30 NGOs in Mumbai working for street children, but only one who takes over where street children projects stop at 15 yrs

K’SWA is a working prototype

KHERWADI SOCIAL KHERWADI SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATIONWELFARE ASSOCIATION

The Origin …

Named after the Gandhian Freedom FighterAnd

The First Premier of Bombay State

Bal Gangadhar KherBal Gangadhar Kher

With Jawaharlal Nehru, C R RajagopalachariAnd Morarji Desai

Foundation stone laid by Pandit Nehru

Balasaheb Kher with Vallabhbhai Patel

And C R Rajagopalachari

The early beginnings..

For 75 years K’SWA has been providing Education, Healthcare and Income generation for the underprivilegedNow First major organised effort to train Dropouts

Imparting Marketable Imparting Marketable skillsskills

K’SWA-75 years

Pre-independence -the 30’s and 40’sPost Independence era-1947 to 1957The Sixties and the SeventiesThe NinetiesThe Focus now on the YP Movement

EducationNursery schoolNight Study centreAdult literacy GymnasiumKarate

Healthcare

DispensaryDental clinicEye care consultationPaediatrics andGynaecology

Vocational TrainingImparted by setting up Parishramalaya Parishramalaya VidyapeethVidyapeeth Role of Parishramalaya Vidyapeeth

A centre for Vocational Training set up in 1999 to make the unemployable employable by imparting a marketable skillEvery year over 500 students take part and the number keeps increasing

Courses conducted by Parishramalaya Vidyapeeth

Wireman Tailoring (women)Motor Mechanic Beautician (women)AC/Refrigeration Embroidery (women)Auto Electrician Nursing (women)Salesmanship ComputersMotor Driving Basic English

Unique features of K’SWA

No minimum qualifications required unlike government recognized courses which requires SSC passMedium of instruction Hindi/MarathiConcessional fees, payable in instalments

Unique features..Scholarships

Provides Practical Training and also Shop

floor experience

Placement guidance & Assistance

Psychologist counsels students

Over 1,000 students have completed training in 3 years and 600 or more employed

The VisionThe Vision

Create opportunities for Create opportunities for school dropouts and school dropouts and deprived youth to lead deprived youth to lead productive and socially productive and socially useful lifeuseful life

The MissionThe Mission

Successful setting up of Successful setting up of Parishramalaya Vidyapeeth as Parishramalaya Vidyapeeth as a deemed University that a deemed University that propels the Yuva Parivartan propels the Yuva Parivartan movement, on All India basis, movement, on All India basis, to realise our vision through to realise our vision through Research, Networking and Research, Networking and Training Training

What is the YP Movement ?

The Dropouts are not motivated to improve their standard of livingThis movement seeks to bring the youth to the YP recreational centre and become a YP memberThe Mumbai Alumni celebrities are showcased as role models who started from humble beginnings who have made it big in this city

The K’SWA Plan…the road ahead

To build an Institute on a 26,000 sq ft plot and be known as a Professional Institute which sets new standards

Classrooms KaryalayaWorkshop Centres AuditoriumCafeteria/kitchen Guest RoomsAdmin offices Library/EquipmentConference Areas

The Outlay..Estimated cost for infrastructure

Construction of building and facilities:Approx. Rs 248 lakhs ($5,00,000)Operational Fund required for five

year period:Approx Rs 33 lakhs ($66,000)

The Task…To raise Rs 248 lakhs in an 18/24 month period

End 2002: Rs 50 lakhsMid 2003: Rs 50 lakhsEnd 2003: Rs 100 lakhsEnd 2004: Rs 50 lakhs

Operational costs to be met from Fees and other income

Through the active support of:Board of TrusteesBoard of AdvisorsBoard of Patrons (to be formed)Other major fund raising activities

Backing of the Advisory Board

Dr Ashok Ganguly- Chairman, ICI IndiaMr Ashok Advani- Chairman, Blue StarMr Suresh Talwar- Senior Partner, Crawford

Bayley & CoDr V N Gupchup – Chairman, National Board of

Accreditation, AICTEMr N P Gidwani- Director, HSBC Secs &

Capital Market Ltd.Mr C B Bhave- MD, NSDLMr H K Shah,Managing Director, Shavo Norgen LtdMr Anil Harish, Partner D M Harish & Co Advocates

……Advisory BoardMr Romesh Sobti, Managing Director,

ABN Amro BankMr Nasser Munjee, Managing Director, IDFCMr C Y Pal, Chairman, Cadbury IndiaMr Partha Ghosh, Partner, Pricewaterhouse CoopersMs Rani Jadhav, Chairperson, Mumbai Port TrustDr V R Deshpande, Former Vice Chancellor, Ambedkar Technical University, MaharashtraDr Lalit Deshpande, Former HoD, Economics, Mumbai University

Helping in the formation and launching of

““YUVA PARIVARTAN”YUVA PARIVARTAN”Mumbai’s “Maha Movement“Maha Movement”

for Rehabilitating “Dropouts”

Action Plans and Fund Raising

Board of PatronsMumbai Alumni ProjectPlatinum Jubilee Launch EventPlatinum Jubilee celebrationsFoundations and Trusts‘Keep Alive’ monthly eventsExtensive Media Coverage

‘Mumbai Alumni’ Project

Identify at least 100 VIPsEstablish contact and honour at monthly ‘Get togethers’- with dignitariesMajor Fellowship events from January 2003Compile Directory with life sketches.Seek their support for our project

Board of PatronsIdentify top Corporate Leaders (also other disciplines as well as Mumbai Alumni group) and invite them as patronsEach patron to contribute or help generate Rs Five lakhsPersonalised letter to each patronTask force members to call on each of them and make presentationsBoard of Advisers to follow up by phone or personal visits

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Set up Platinum Jubilee Committee and Task ForcePresident of India as Chief GuestLaying of foundation stoneHonouring ‘Mumbai Alumni’ members by PresidentFirst launch event: Invite Zubin Mehta or similar dignitary as Chief Guest (or similar VVIP)Announce “Yuva Parivartan” “Yuva Parivartan” Maha MovementMaha MovementHold Regular Fund Raising events, ‘Keep Alive’ events on Platinum Jubilee to sustain interest

Foundations and Trusts

Compile list of National and International groups who can contributeAppeals with texts of presentations be sent to them by Influential patrons/advisersKSWA secretariat to follow up

Board of Patron: Rs five lakhs eachMember of Platinum jubilee Organising Committee: Two lakhs eachCommittee of Hosts : Rs One lakh eachSponsorship of classrooms or other facilities: Rs Twelve lakhs or moreAppropriate acknowledgement and promotion arranged for all donorsEach facility at the Vidyapeeth can be named after a donor

What do we request ?

Conclusion

The problem of ‘School Dropouts’ is a national issue and each one of us should be concernedEach one of us have a role to help resolve thisWE COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT

to make this movement successful