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Supporting economically challenged

meritorious students for higher education

& employment thereafter

Vidya Poshak, India

www.vidyaposhak.org.in



Vidya Poshak� It is virtually impossible for many students from economically backward

families to pursue higher education� Despite difficulties and living in poverty, there are thousands of meritorious

students, who need to be nurtured and provided opportunities.

� We provide life-changing opportunities to India·s youth, when they need it



� On an average 600 students employed every year and that

number of families will be out of poverty and once for all.

� 4000 students progress to next level of literacy each year.

� Nearly 600 Volunteers are giving variety of services to the

organization and students covering 5000 villages and small

towns.

� 60 rural book banks and more in coming years will continue to

serve the students.

� Currently we are training 20,000 students every year and it

will continue with more numbers.� Successful use of technology ² is recognized as ´The best

Technology user in social sectorµ by Microsoft.

Impact.



Vision

�Empowering the Student CommunityWe do this through:

-Nurture Merit Program

� Integrated services including (Scholarship + Books +

Residential Bridge Camps)

± Graduate Finishing School

� only initiative in India of its kind assuring 100%

employment for disadvantage community

± Centre for Development of Soft Skills (C-DOSS)

± Youth Centers & CHANGE Ambassadors



Nurture Merit Programme

Nurturing the merit of students from disadvantaged families toenable them to realize their potential.

� Scholarship: Assistance in the form of college fees,

examination fees and in some cases, additional assistance isprovided towards tutorials and coaching for meritorious and

needy students.

� Books: Text and career related books, computer facilities,

career guidance, and training's are given to the students.� Training through Residential Bridge Camps: 9 days of

intensive (12 hrs. a day) training to enhance their education andcareer prospects.



Unique Identification Process

- Volunteers visits students home - One on one sponsor connection tostudent - Programs led by volunteers- Support extended till student

achieves highest degree of academic excellence



Unique intervention process

� Equal focus on merit and poverty

� Intensive selection process ² academic performance, economic situation,

written test and house visits

� Verification of economic status through visits ensures high level of

integrity in selection

� Scholarships are given for all disciplines and all the way up to a postgraduate degree

� Transparency in the whole process of selection and disbursement of

scholarships



Intervention process contd..

� Volunteers are involved in nearly every component of Vidya

Poshak from generating scholarship applications, home visitsand conducting the Nurture Merit Test to acting as resource

persons in the training programs and raising funds.

� Students are given prescribed text books on requisition through

a decentralized network of 7 Libraries and 60 Book Banksmanaged by volunteers free of cost in their own homes

� 9 days residential camps for developing a broad range of

capabilities among students receiving a Vidya Poshak

scholarship and trainings for skill building for employment



Graduate Finishing School

´Empowering Disadvantaged CollegeGraduates to Secure Employmentµ

� An unique effort to bridge the gap and empower the non technical

graduates (BA, BCom, BSc, BBA & BCA)

� Training period for three months at the rate of 12 hours (8AM to

8 PM) per day

� Rigorously trained in the areas of ´English Language,

Communication Skills, Basic Computer Skills, Analytical Skills and

Personality development etc.

� On successful completion of the training, they will be provided

with the placements.

� Three Graduate Finishing Schools ² Dharwad, Gulbarga and Mysore



Achievement- Graduate Finishing School

� 100% placed till date

� 91% students families have moved out of poverty

� All the 500 students trained so far are from economically

challenged and first time gradates of the families

� Highest salary of Rs.22,000 per month

� Average salary ² Rs. 8,500

� 100% students are from vernacular medium till Class X

� Students got placed in more than 50 corporate MNCs like Nokia,

JP Morgan , Samsung, Deutsche Bank, Mphasis, IBM, Infosys, I-

Gate, First Source, Genpac, etc



Our Presence

23 districts in Karnataka and

3 districts in Maharastra

(Pune, Sangli & Ahmednagar)



Quantifying ²Data & Statistics

� Timely support has made it possible for many students to choose

right courses and professional courses like engineering/medicine

� Over 3000 girls marriage date has been shifted by over 3 years

� Over 10,000 students from families who earn less than 5$ a

day are supported

� More than 55,000 text books have been lent through libraries/learning centers

� Over 2000 meritorious students will graduate by 2012 and

1500 will be employed

� 5000+ students given employment opportunities through varioustraining/projects

� 100% placement offered to students trained from Graduate

Finishing School of Vidya Poshak. Till date all 600 students

train

ed have got job

offers.



Benefits to students«.

� Access to an opportunity that they would otherwise not have

� Access to training for employability� Access to jobs thorugh VP netowrk of employers

� Access to Libraries, and other programs through Vidya Poshak·s

ecosystem

� Access to high and potential network which VP has built in last8-years (for mentoring, guidance etc)



How can you get involved

Thousands of bright students are awaiting your generousgift. Your contribution makes a significant difference in

the students¶ lives.

All donations to Vidya Poshak are exempted under 80G of theIncome Tax Act, India and 501(C)(3) in USA.

� With your assistance, we can support many more deserving

students

� Vidya Poshak is a channel for you to connect and give back to

the society & we have the necessary instruments and

capabilities to do this.



How can you help?Target Students Our Interventions Total

(in

INR)

Financial

assistance(in INR)

Books and

libraryservices (inINR)

Training

throughBridgeCamp

11th/12th grade/3 years undergraduatecourses in Arts/Commerce/Science,etc per year per student

5000 1000 3000 9000

Engineering & Medicine per year perstudent

30000 5000 - 35000

Graduate Finishing School (3 monthsemployment skill training for onestudent)

Total cost per student is Rs.25,000, outof which, Rs.12,000 will be bank loansfor students and remaining Rs.13,000 is

required from donors

13000

Note:

�

Donors can opt to sponsor one or more students and for one or more years. Feesindicated are average which varies from one college to another.

�Donors can also opt to sponsor single intervention for student.

�10% of the donation will be utilized towards academic follow-up and program

support expenses

�Assistance to Engineering & Medicine student is only for 1st & 2nd year. Bank

loans will be facilitated for 3rd and 4th year



How to make donation?

Donation through cheque /DD: The cheque / DD to be drawn in

favor of "Vidya Poshak" payable at Dharwad and sent to the

coordinating office at Dharwad.

Wire transfer: Transfer your donation amount to the following

Vidya Poshak¶s bank account directly.

A/c name: Vidya Poshak Bank: ICICI

A/c no: 017001004742; Branch: Dharwad

Donate online: More details at www.vidyaposhak.org



and many more institutional and individuals donors«.

I really like their effort in finding out the bright but economicallybackward students. They keep accounts very transparent. They aresincere in their efforts. They have touched different parts of the societyand those children without Vidya Poshak help probably would haveperished.

- Smt. Sudha Murty, Chairperson

Infosys Foundation, Bangalore



Contact Information

Vidya Poshak

1st

Floor, Yashoda Sadan,Vidyagiri, Dharwad ² 580 004

Karnataka, India

Phone: +91-836-2747357

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.vidyaposhak.org.in

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