DID YOU KNOW…?
- Only 10% of tribal villages in India have schools.
- Only 5-7% of tribal women and girls are literate.
WHAT IS EKAL VIDYALAYA?
Ekal Vidyalaya ( One Teacher School) is a unique movement which aims to bring informal education to tribal and remote villages of India. It offers five years of primary education to tribal children.
THE TEACHER
The teachers are recruited from the local community. They are specially trained by Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation (EVF) for purposes of becoming catalysts of change and building hope for the entire village.
THE CURRICULUM
A panel of reputed educationists has developed the curriculum, which is aligned with the local culture and government prescribed texts. Along with imparting basic alphabetic and numeric knowledge, great emphasis is placed on health and hygiene, character building, ethical values and sanskars. Other skills for the development of the entire community are also taught
EKAL VIDYALAYA CLASS
An Ekal Vidyalaya Class has between 30 and 40 children in the age group of 5 to 14 years. The class is often conducted under the shade of a big tree or in a hut.
Remember that all human beings, irrespective of where they live, deserve education and better life!
Ekal Vidyalaya Schools
| State |
Dec 05 |
2007 (Plan) |
| North East |
1712 |
5400 |
| West Bengal |
714 |
2070 |
| Orissa |
916 |
2520 |
| Bihar |
720 |
1260 |
| Jharkhand |
1570 |
2760 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
1050 |
2130 |
| Uttaranchal & HP |
570 |
1680 |
| Haryana & Punjab |
150 |
1080 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
173 |
270 |
| Rajasthan |
674 |
1350 |
| Gujarat |
420 |
1680 |
| Maharasthra |
1030 |
2070 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
2580 |
3960 |
| Chattisgarh |
1221 |
2520 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
675 |
1890 |
| Karnataka |
502 |
990 |
| Tamilnadu |
420 |
810 |
| Kerala |
292 |
720 |
| Nepal |
697 |
2000 |
| Total: |
16086 |
37070 |
Six Reasons For Sponsoring Ekal School
If you want to serve India – Middle class has progressed significantly during recent times but bottom class has not moved up much in India. This can only happen through education. You can serve India best by sponsoring education of less privileged children.
If you want to serve humanity – The best way to provide long term help to human beings is to sponsor their education. You will be able to serve humanity effectively by sponsoring Ekal School.
If you want to pay back your voluntary HECS – We are what we are because of our education. Most of us had almost free education in India while our children will pay HECS to at least partly repay the expenses incurred by the government. Sponsoring Ekal School or similar project gives us an opportunity to pay back our voluntary HECS to India.
If you want to please your God – All human beings are children of God and God looks after all of us. You can serve God better by doing God’s work of looking after God’s other children. The best way to look after some one is to educate them. You will please your God by sponsoring Ekal School.
EVF Project is very cost effective – Just imagine – You are able to change lives of about 30 children for only $480 per year, which works out to $16 per year per child. Compare this with other equivalent projects. Think how much money we spend on education of our children. This cost effective project is in place because of many volunteers dedicating their time and lives for this noble cause.
EVF spends minimum on administration – EVF Australia continues to aim to send almost all of your contribution to EVF India and generally bear local expenses themselves or through other fund raising activities. EVF India spends less than 10% of the money on administration. Compare this with equivalent other organizations, which spend any where from 20 to 50% on administration.
COST OF SETUP
Each Ekal Vidyalaya usually becomes self sufficient within five years of its establishment (It is preferable that you sponsor school for five years, but it is not obligatory). By donating just $10 a week, you can sponsor one Ekal Vidyalaya. Villages provide other infrastructure needs to keep cost low.
Over 90% of your contribution is used for providing education and primary healthcare to children.
For more information on EVF movement, please visit our web site at: www.ekal.org
AUSTRALIAN CONTACTS
New South Wales
Jayendra Shah (02) 9614 4924(ah), 0438 621 590 (mobile), shahfamily@optusnet.com.au
Nihal Agar (02) 9418 8824(ah), 0412 618 893 (mobile) nihalagar@hotmail.com
Anil Yadav (02) 9674 3839(ah), 0433 837 080 (mobile) anilyadav1@gmail.com
Victoria
Gopal Verma (03) 9803 1731 (ah), 0401 984 610 (mobile), Gopal.Verma@nec.com.au
ACT
Ashok Jain 02 62663157
Queensland
Dr S V Singh (07) 4775 3190(ah), 0421 897 157 (mobile), ssing55@eq.edu.au
Western Australia
Dr R S Malik (08) 9821 1994(ah), 0434 357 131 (mobile), rsmalik@hotmail.com
Rajeev Saxena – (08) 93326786 (ah), 0405 542 923 (mobile), rajeevs18@yahoo.com
