QualityofEducationGrant–ProjectProposalForm.pdfVIP

Quality of Education Grant – Project Proposal Form Part A: Information to be filled by Project Partner 1. NGO/project objectives [be very brief.. one paragraph is adequate] Project Samarth, located in the Ganjam district in Orissa, aims at providing primary education and vocational training to 60 eligible school going physically challenged children and ultimately try to mainstream these children. It works intimately with the parents and the community, by means of camps and educational committees, to educate them about the needs of disabled children and the utility of education. See /projects/project-view.php?p=934 for more details. 2. Quality of Education proposal a. What ‘quality of education’ issue is the proposal addressing? This proposal is addressing the need of computer literacy to augment the existing education curriculum. Vocational training in painting, tailoring, computers and music is provided to make the children self-dependent and the addition of a formal computer training program will only serve to make the children up-to-date and competitive in todays internet driven world. b. How does the proposal address the issue? The proposal is to purchase 3 computers to provide computer training so that the children acquire basic computer proficiency. Currently, the plan is to start a 3 month course for children below 4th standard, a six-month course for children in 6th - 8th standards and a one year long course for children in 9th and 10th standards. The teachers currently working at Project Samarth, are fully equipped to teach basic computer education. Some informal computer training is already ongoing at this project and they currently have two computers at their disposal. However, this is not enough to handle all 60 childr