How Parents’ Active Engagement Transformed A School in Rural Maharashtra
The Right to Education (RTE) Act – 2009 guarantees every child the right to full-time elementary education of satisfactory and equitable quality. Interestingly, it has been observed in the state of Maharashtra that over the years, the preference for private schools outweighs that over government schools. As a result of this, the government schools are […]
Sparrow Conservation
My name is Sumathi. I am from Coimbatore district. I am fond of birds and have always been curious about them. When we were kids, I remember there were a lot of sparrows near our homes. I don’t see as many anymore and wondered why. I asked Srinivasan Services Trust (SST) staff member about Sparrow […]
Water Management
My village Peikulam hasn’t always looked as green. We always depended on well water or the rains to cultivate our dry lands. When Srinivasan Services Trust (SST) took over our village, they tested the soil and water and taught us about water management and the many other facets of farming, which we were unaware of. […]
Women Empowerment
This is our contribution to saving the planet. We’ve learnt to say ‘No’ to plastic. Instead, we’ve learnt how to make handicrafts, bags and other knick-knacks with palm leaves. Us oldies have been making these products since our childhood. When Srinivasan Services Trust (SST) came to this village, they were interested in what we were […]
Muktangan: Quality Education for Life
The Muktangan initiative began in 2003 in a small classroom of an existing MCGM school building. Its objective; to provide a quality English – medium school education program to local, under-served communities in and around Mumbai’s G – South Ward. While, at the time English Medium schools were available, they seemed inaccessible to the children […]
Inculcating 21st-century Skills in Students
JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon says “ India has unbelievable skills but needs to train people for jobs of the future” To revolutionize education and impart 21st-century skills among students, the students and alumni of IIT Delhi started an initiative named Intellify with a prime motto of rethinking and innovating the learning methodologies. We are able […]
Joyful Saturday or No Bag Day
Concern regarding academic burden of students and unsatisfactory quality of learning have been voiced repeatedly in our country. Yashpal committee has highlighted the same which stated that “A lot is taught but little is learnt or understood”. In their report of Learning without Burden 1993, which says that opportunities for children to carry out experiments, […]
Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum: Building Capacity of 7,50,000 students at 1020 Government Schools in Delhi
Introduction to Entrepreneurship Mindset Curriculum and Udhyam The Entrepreneurial Mindset curriculum focuses on delivering real-life, engaging experiences that prepare the student for creating value or increasing value in whatever workplace they enter — be it a company, his or her own venture, or family business. These experiences are designed to inculcate entrepreneurial mindsets that enable […]
Better Math Learning Levels Despite Poor Infrastructure
“In states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, despite poor infrastructure, TEST SCORES ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY.” Niti Aayog recently released their report on School Education Quality Index and across classes and subjects southern states topped in test scores. For Classes 3 and 5, Karnataka was the top state when it came […]
Empowering Women through Digital Literacy
Sandeshkhali Maa Saroda Women & Rural Welfare Society is registered under Society Registration Act 1962 of West Bengal Bearing No-S0198323 and also Registered under NGO Darpan Vide Unique Id –WB/2015/0086641 having 12AA & 80G. They are working in various fields like Health, Education, Environmental, Livelihood etc. since 2009 in the district of West Bengal. […]
