NURTURE: "School Ke Baad Ka School"

NEED AND JUSTIFICATION

PROJECT NURTURE or School Ke Baad Ka School (Schooling After School) is a remedial education programme. This programme is designed specifically to facilitate the students studying in Government schools (mainly in primary and middle class). Project Nurture hopes to enable these children, to acquire quality education as per their curriculum in the rural area, Sohna Block, Gurgaon District.

A research conducted by the India Vision Foundation team, revealed, that most of the women in this area were illiterate and/or involved in household chores. Also this project area is characterized by high unemployment and low per capita income. Hence, the parents are in no condition to help their children, in their studies, as they are busy struggling for their own day to day survival. Although, there are a number of Primary and Secondary Government schools, the quality of education in these schools, is not up to the mark. Therefore, through this programme, India Vision Foundation aims at preventing these children from leaving the formal schools, so that they work and contribute to the family's humble income.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE

PROJECT NURTURE seeks support in order to achieve the following objectives:

• To provide tutorial assistance to these children studying in primary and secondary level.
  
  
• To assist children studying in primary and middle level so that they can perform well in the class.
  
  
• To prevent children leaving school at the elementary level.
  
  
• To offer counseling and guidance to the children, in order to enable them to maintain their interest in education as well as tackle other kinds of problems relating to education and career.
  
  
• To prevent them from deviating to anti-social activities, by offering them options to utilize their time productively.

ACTIVITIES

• Coaching Classes
• Home Visits
• Preparatory tests
• Parents Teachers' Meetings
• Meetings with School authorities
• Staff Feedback Meeting
• Counseling
• Informative talks

TARGET

To open 100 schools…with each school catering to 25 students.

OUTPUT

• Children are provided with quality education after school timings.
• Improved performance of children in schools.
• Reduction in the drop out rates.
• Increased motivation amongst children for pursuing education.
• Most sensitized about their own self and their environment.