Can You Read This?

Well. But 60,000,000

Indian kids can’t.

Do you Know this?• Only 65.4% of Indian population knows how to read and write.

• 350 millions (35%) of people can’t read and write.

• In 1000 children 82 of them are sent to hazardous labor jobs due to

poverty.

• 5 Lakh formal schools for population of 2390 Lakh.

• 14% of schools don’t have proper building.

• 38% of schools don’t have black board.

• 30% of schools have only one teacher.

• 58% of schools don’t have drinking water.

• 70% of children drop out before class four(4th).

Education Level (as per census 2001)

2% 8%

20%

70%

High Professional Studies

3 or 5 yrs of Higher education

after 10+2

Attended 10th or +2

Dropouts after 5th or just

completed 8th std

Why an alarming number of children cannot

reach primary school, or drop out before high

school?

While asking WHY?

Let us think How Can We Help Too?

Let us see !

IT Youth can do this TOO !Yes. There are plenty of NGOs and e-groups formed by

IT youth to address this issues.

Indiasudar (www.indiasudar.org)Dream IndiaHelping Minds Young Helping Minds Build Future India Ignited Minds TCE-CRESCENDO eGroup RECT_BATCH_OF_98 eGroup

Who does this and How? Employees working in IT companies,colleges,schools and

students join as members. They contribute their leisure time, experience,ideas,money etc..

• Members and Volunteers visit Schools, Villages and Homes in weekends to identify the requirement with appropriate background verification.

• Decisions are made through e-mail discussions. • Every project is carefully executed & monitored with no

administrative overheads.• They are more transparent. Details such as beneficiary,

purpose, donations, expenses etc along with photos are available in their websites.

(http://indiasudar.org/account.html)

Teachers deployment in Homes, government schools & Village Learning Centres wherever required.

Establishment of Computer training centres in Villages & Homes.

Providing Education stationeries to poor students to meet their basic educational need

Conducting seminars, camp, self-development and career guidance programs for Govt school students and homes

Library provision in Govt schools & homes

Providing financial aid to poor students to meet their educational expenses

• 0 Administrative Overhead • 1 Educational and Charitable Trust • 5 States/Union Territories in Scope • 11 India Sudar Teams • 17 Partner Organizations • 80 Benefited Institutions • 239 Projects Executed • 736 Registered Members • 14,872 Benefited Students • 22,01,492 INR Utilised

Following are the summary obtained ONLY from Indiasudar Educational & Charitable Trust

Conclusion

Is this only for Information ? No.

It is our Duty to direct our students (of course we too) to take part in these activities.

Yes.Be part of this initiative and put the smile back on

their faces !!

THANK YOU