Prayatna School of Excellence” is an social organization which aims to deliver Excellence in the Education and lay the foundation for the citizens of tomorrow. We are a young team of working professionals, college students, sr. citizens who are committed for social welfare through "education reforms". Prayatna is working in urban rural areas to improving quality education especially in migrants and urban disadvantaged youth. Also focused at policy implementation in govt. schools and assist in admissions through the effective implementation of Right to Education Act 2009. Prayatna does have the desire to revolutionize the Quality of education at the primary level by the introduction of innovative ways of teaching and learning. The necessity is to develop not just an educated citizen, but to produce a learned individual who can distinguish between what is right and what is wrong.
Prayatna journey had started by setting up an in-formal education centre for the migrant children for the village Molahera, district Gurgaon in January 2009. After that one more in-formal education centre is incorporated in village Jharsa, Gurgaon in October 2012.
The concept of urbanization has emerged in recent years and problems regard to migrant people are also escalating with the increase of population in big cities. Urban rural areas have been the target areas of Prayatna of tier1 or tier 2 cities of country for past six years.
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Prayatna – An overview
“Prayatna” a non for profit organization incorporated in
Jan 2009
Aimed at promoting reforms in education system by
improving the quality of education at the primary and
secondary level in the country
It is run by working professionals dedicated for society
welfare
Primary target areas are Gurgaon, Delhi and Jaipur
Prayatna currently running three ‘School of
Excellence’ centres established in Gurgaon and Delhi.
Get enrolled more than 250 students in Gurgaon
primary schools and similar number of students
coming regularly in evening “Remedial Classes”
Ran a tele-counseling Free Helpline for Board exams
in 8 states of country
Video Conferencing Career counseling sessions held
in Jharkhand in 2012
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Prayatna’s Vision and Mission
Vision Statement
Mission: Guiding principles and overarching goals
“To promote education among socially and economically backward sections of the society and to take
every step in furtherance of the same including setting up of various programs, development centers and
similar activities essential to promote educational levels”
– Promote “Inclusive Education” by connecting Corporates, Social change makers,
Students and other sections of the community in our efforts to ensure “Inclusive
Development” for the society
– Program “Prabhavi” - ensure every child in the country is aware of his right to
education and ensure hassle free admissions in government and private schools
thereby ensuring effective implementation of the RTE Act 2009
– Program “School of Excellence” - to target children of age group 6 to 16 years and
impart their education by setting up “school of excellence” centers and promote value
education and inculcate values in order to create Alert, Awake and Responsible Citizons
for the country
– Program “Disha” - by setting up Career Resource Centers in all government schools
across country to provide effective and sustainable career counseling and mentoring
services for classes 8th to 12th
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Our Programs
School of Excellence
Disha
Description Operating Model
▪ Assist in effective implementation of
the “RTE Act 2009”
▪ Focus on Empowerment of
Students and Parents w.r.t existing
laws of Education and Child Rights
▪ Aims at providing quality education to
children of urban rural areas in cities
across country. Starting with villages
“Molahera” and “Jharsa” of Gurgaon
and “Kishangarh” of Delhi
▪ A holistic program designed at ensuring
complete mental, physical, emotional,
spiritual and intellectual development of
the child
▪ Provide Career Counseling and
Mentoring to children of age group 15 to
18 in for government schools across the
country
▪ Set up career resource centers in
government schools of Gurgaon to
enable counseling through remote
sessions
▪ 3 hour evening “Remedial
Classes”, 7 days a week
▪ Curriculum includes aspects
related to both formal and
informal education
▪ Faculty includes a Centre
Coordinator and 2 teachers per
centre
• Organizing awareness camps,
meetings and RTE Act
• Assisting in admissions of
children in nearby govt.
schools and monitor their
progress on continuous basis
• Personalized guidance with
scientific assessment by
experts to create a career road
map for students
• Assisting students in weak
areas of academics and
providing vocational options
Prabhavi
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Aspired impact for next five years (2014-onwards)
Prabhavi
School of Excellence
Disha
Impact achieved Aspired impact
▪ Facilitated hassle free admissions in
government schools of Gurgaon for over
200 underprivileged students over the past
five years
▪ Through campaigns aimed at creating
awareness about the RTE Act 2009, today
50% of the households are aware of this
right up
▪ Opened three SOE centers where around
250 children are enrolled
▪ Improved academics scores and overall
personality development in last 5 years
▪ Encouraged few corporate partners to get
involved in establishing new centres in
different urban rural areas of city
▪ Through a nation wide tele-counseling
help-line more than 500 students have
benefited the experts guidance on
academics, career road map and how to
cope with exams pressure
▪ In one govt. school a regular career
guidance program has been functioning
continuously for three years
▪ 50 SOE centers across country,
connected with each other through
high speed internet, leverage “e-
learning” with Smart Classes
▪ Maximum “Community
Involvement” in establishing SOEs
by encouraging private sector and
public to do their bit for social
upliftment
▪ Ensure school enrollment of maximum
children in Delhi-NCR region and
adjoining states.
▪ Govt. involvement in implementation
of policy decisions
▪ Ensure 100% awareness of the RTE
Act 2009 through various workshops.
▪ Appointment of One Counselor at
each school; Implementation of CRC
in all schools
▪ Vocational courses/training would be
encouraged to 9th standard onwards
students
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Cost Structure With Key Positions
‘SOE’ - Prime Centre of All Organizational Operations
1 Program Manager
AND Centre
Coordinator (CC)
Library in Classroom
OneTimeCost
RentofSOE
Premises
If rent is there it
Could be 10K per
month
One PC with High Speed
Internet make effective “e-
learning”;
Cost includes 1K per
month
For Languages,
Academics
Training and
Tuition
Classes;
Cost includes
10K per month
Classroom (s)
Furniture, Books,
School Office
logistics and at least
one PC;
Cost includes 25K
For overall functioning
of all Programs and
SOE operations.
A SPOC for Career
And Vocational
Guidance, Counselor,
Mentor and
responsible for
implementation of RTE
Act Provisions;
Cost includes 10K per
month
Online Classes
2Teachers+
Volunteers
Team
A Small Library with
Generals, literature,
Competitive, Story
and Academics Books
Cost includes 25K
Based on PPP Model
(Corporate for
finances, Local
Community for Land
and Prayatna team
give Services to run)
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‘Disha’ aims to provide career counselling across all govt. schools in country
The past The present The future
Training
+ Responsible for
Career counseling
seminars and Training
to Youth and Public at
targeted regions
Schools
Empowerment
+ Provide dedicated
counseling services
to schools in order to
empower them for
right career choosing
services
Students and Parent
Counseling
+ “Personalized
Guidance” to students
and Parents for
effective road map of
the career. One-to-
One mentoring for a
specific period of time
Establishment of
“CRC”
+ Integrate the program
with “CRC” per region
where one stop solution
is provided for all career
related queries.
+ Impart vocational
training courses to help
create job opportunities
for the needy
Formal career counseling
facilities not available.
Career counseling almost
non prevalent
Paid career counseling
facilities available mostly in
urban areas. Limited access
for underprivileged children
Career counseling to play a
pivotal role in overall
development of the child
and society
Partnership model with
schools/colleges
nonexistent
Some private schools have
partnerships with career
counselors. No such model
in government schools
Partnerships expected
across urban and rural
areas for dedicated career
counseling services
Career
Counselling
set up
Partnership
model with
schools
Career
Counsellor
and Mentor
Dedicated
for one
Region (4 –
5 Schools)
Cost
Includes
20K Per
Month
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Business Plan - Key Requirements – Sheet I
Upgrade Existing Centers
Support to Establish
New Centers
Support ‘Disha’
in Schools without
establishment of centres
Plan – I
Continue to effectively run
the current SOE centers
and upgrade existing
facilities
Continue ‘Career Counseling
Services’ in Govt. schools
across country in next 3 to 5
years
Establish ‘N’ new SOE centres
across country
Plan – II Plan – III
Items
(Support to
Establish New
Centres)
For 1 SOE (Rs)
6
Months 1 Year
Logistics+Library
+Rent
70,000 1,00,000
1 CC+ Internet PC 66,000 1,32,000
Items
(Support Disha in
Schools)
For 'N' Regions (Rs)
6 Months 1 Year
1 CCM 1,20,000 2,40,000
2 CCM
(2
Regions)
2,40,000 4,80,000
5 CCM
(for one
district)
6,00,000 12,00,000
Items
(Upgrade Existing
Centres)
For 1 SOE (Rs)
6
Months 1 Year
1 CC+ Internet
PC
66,000 1,32,000
1 CC+ 1 Teacher
+ Internet PC
96,000 1,92,000
Logistics+Librar
y
+Rent
70,000 1,00,000
To Support More than 1 SOE for ‘N’ number of years figures can be multiplied easily
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Business Plan - Key Requirements – Sheet II
Students Needs
Plan – IV
Support Stationary items –
Donate Notebooks,
Bags, pen/pencils for 30
students
Worth Rs 5000/-
Library Books Support –
Contribute in School Library
by donating Academics,
Competitive books,
Generals, literature, Story
and Comics –
Worth Rs 5000/-
Cloths, School Dress –
Donate school dress or
general cloths
Formal Teacher Appointment
(For Languages,
Academics, Computer
Classes, Soft skills) –
Worth Rs 5000/-
Conducting Workshops/
Teacher’s Training –
Worth Rs 5000/-
Cook, Helper, Activity Teachers –
Worth Rs 3,000/-
External Audit –
Worth Rs 10,000/-
(it will reflect in improved credentials
of NGO)
Support to upgrade Existing
Classroom Furniture, Office
logistics –
Worth Rs 10,000/-
Support to Kitchen facilities –
Donate Kitchen utensils, induction
Cookers etc.
Worth Rs 7,000/-
Support for Internet
Enabled Classroom –
Donate PCs and related
Equipments
Worth Rs 10,000/-
Donate Projector for visual ads
Worth Rs 25,000/-
Plan – V Plan – VI
Infrastructure Support Teacher’s Facilitation
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Be a corporate partner and associate with us under Corporate Social
Responsibility Scheme (CSR)
• You may choose any Plan from Plan I to Plan VI as per your budget estimations;
• Adopt Plan I and II if you are interested to establish Or to upgrade and existing
“School of Excellence” Molahera Or Jharsa Or Delhi based centre’s
• Adopt Plan III to assist in providing “Counseling Services” for one region (one CCM
and 4-5 schools), two regions (two CCMs and 8-10 schools) and so on.
• Adopt plan IV to VI to fulfill Students Needs, Infrastructure Support and Teacher’s
facilitation program
• Or let us know your requirements, mode of contribution and your plan “how you can
support us” we can prepare a customized plan
“We are registered for Tax Exemption under Section 80G of
Income Tax Act 1961”
Be a Corporate Partner
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Management Team
• Praneet Sushil, Founder-President,
IT Consultant, Artist, Writer and Edupreneur
praneet.sushil@prayatnasoe.org, +91 9999314245
• Dr Sonali Saxena, Co-Founder, Vice President
Educationist, Guest Faculty Sector 14 Govt. Girls College
sonali.saxena@prayatnasoe.org, +91 9460022394
• RamKrishna Mudholkar, Chief Coordinator
Chief Executing Officer, DuPont Crop.
ram.mudholkar@prayatnasoe.org, +91 9810152898
• Shammi Ahlawat, Chairperson
Social Activist, Gurgaon
shammi.alhawat@prayatnasoe.org, +91 9910006415
Many Thanks