0. Building a Future For Children
Round Table India
In pursuit of Educating Underprivileged Children
Building a Future For Children

1. This presentation covers four sections.
Contents
This presentation covers four sections. 1
Our Background 2
Our Dream 3
Our Success so far 4
Our Invitation

2. Round Table International
Round Table India
We are an organization of young achievers driven by our aims and objects of community service, self development, fellowship, and fostering international relations. This unique movement works through “Tables” comprising members. Round Table India is an active member of the world wide organization of World Council of Service Clubs and Round Table International.
Key Objects of Round Table
Community Service
Member of
Round Table International
Self Development
International
Relations
Fellowship

3. Round Table India- “Service through Fellowship”
From a small beginning in 1957 at Chennai, Round Table India has grown to 180 Tables. Round Table India has a National & Regional leadership with a pan India reach in 75 cities and towns. The profile of the 2500 members include professionals & businessmen with diverse backgrounds and talents. Members commit their time and talent to community service in the spirit of fellowship.
180 Tables
National Leadership
11 Regional Areas
Reach in 75 Cities and Towns
2500 Members
Age group
Diverse backgrounds and talents
Service through Fellowship

4. This presentation covers four sections.
Contents
This presentation covers four sections. 1
Our Background 2
Our Dream 3
Our Success so far 4
Our Invitation

5. “To Build a Country, build a Schoolhouse”
Are we really free ?
Fifty seven years since we achieved our Political freedom, we are far from being truly free as we are yet to achieve Economic and Social freedom. As Round Tablers we too believe Social, Economic and Political Freedom can only result through Education.
Prof Amartya Sen
“To Build a Country, build a Schoolhouse”
Freedom Through Education
“Extensive empirical studies have demonstrated the critical role of basic education in economy and social development in Europe and North America”
Social
Economic
Political
“The concentration on education was responsible, to a large extent, for the nature and speed of Japan’s economic and social progress”

6. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD THAT INDIA FACES AN EDUCATION CRISIS?
Over 50 million Indian children in the age group 6 to 14 are out of school
Over 68% of all boys and 73% of all girls drop out of school before class 10
Over 34% of India’s adult population does not know how to read or write
Almost a third of the entire non-literate adult population in the world lives in India
Source: MHRD estimates, Census 2001, Human Development Report

7. THE GOAL IS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION IN INDIA
MUM-AAA
THE GOAL IS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION IN INDIA
Education: allows individuals to get jobs, support themselves financially and improve their standard of living
Economic
development
Helps raise awareness of and achieve good health, helps protect children from disease
Universal primary education has both social and economic benefits
Health
Helps improve self esteem and status in society
Improves the quality of public debate; enables people to recognise and assert their rights
Helps reduce social and communal tensions
Social progress
Helps control population growth by raising awareness of need for and methods of family planning, and giving women a greater say in family planning decisions
Population

8. Extract from the Infrastructure section of “ PROBE” Survey
“Buildings soon deteriorate when the roof leaks – as the monsoons in our country are so generous. It disrupts schooling activity. Both teachers and parents complained bitterly about the state of the school building during the monsoons, when teaching activity was often disrupted, sometimes for weeks, or even months at a time.”
Public Report on
Basic Education ( Probe)
is an outcome of a
detailed field survey covering five states. It is acknowledged as a landmark report, giving the true picture on the status of Primary Education in the country
“The Children huddle in two rooms, on sacking brought from home. The second room is very dark.”
“The playground is full of muck and slime. The overflowing drains could easily drown a small child. Mosquitoes are swarming.”
“There is no toilet. Neighbors complain of children using any convenient place to relieve themselves, and teachers complain of neighbors using the playground using the playground as a toilet in the morning.”

9. GIVEN THE NEED AND OUR COMPETENCE, ROUND TABLE CONCENTRATES ON THE “ ELEMENTS” IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Fire
Provision of Pucca Class rooms, so that the children are protected from the vagaries of the weather
Earth
Proper play ground, play pen and playing equipment for all round development
Water
Provision of drinking water/ Bore well where required.
Air
Clean and pollution free environment. Emphasis on Hygiene by providing Toilets in all schools built.

10. ROUND TABLE HAS SET ITSELF AN AMBITIOUS TARGET
MUM-AAA
ROUND TABLE HAS SET ITSELF AN AMBITIOUS TARGET
Our Effort
Our Approach
Create infrastructure for educating underprivileged Children
Supplement existing initiatives working on Universalizing Primary Education (UPE) through partnerships with the Governments, NGOs and Corporates

11. This presentation covers four sections.
Contents
This presentation covers four sections. 1
Our Background 2
Our Mission 3
Our Success so far 4
Our Invitation

12. OUR SUCCESS SO FAR
We have witnessed dramatic surges in enrollment and retention when a clean and cheerful environment is provided. We have also seen communities take ownership of the infrastructure created.
3700 class rooms in 1200 Schools built across the Country.
Over 800,000 Children benefited.
Rs 80 crores spent.
Partnership with Donors, NGOs and State Governments.
Increased enrollment and retention
Ownership by the community
NGOs
Donors
Government

13. Case Study - With Donors
Round Table Netherlands & India
Partnership with fellow International Tablers
Dutch Twinning started in 2000.
Matching contribution by RT India Tables.
Leveraging of funds through other agencies like Cordiad, Novib – Doubling contribution.
Built around 100 schools till date at the cost of about Rs 6 crores
Wipro Corporation
Gujarat Earthquake in 2001
Round Table has been part of all relief activities from Lathur, Orissa, Kargil to Gujarat.
Round Table’s appeal raises over Rs. 2.7 crores.
Wipro Corporation donates Rs. 80 lacs
14 schools built in the Earthquake regions at the cost of Rs. 2.7 crores

14. Case Study - With other NGOs
Pratham
Partnership that blossomed with the Mumbai Tablers.
Funding of Pratham projects – Balwadi’s Bridge Courses, Balsakhi programs.
Tables across the country helped Pratham to incubate in each city – helping with Admn, banks, coordinations.
Implemented projects in Mumbai, Surat, Baroda, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Patna and Delhi.
MV Foundation
Built over 12 schools schools in Ranga Reddy District at a cost of Rs 25 lacs.
Built 10 schools in Nalagonda District at a cost of Rs 35 lacs.

15. Janmabhoomi – Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
Case Study - With State Governments
Janmabhoomi – Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
MOU with Andhra Pradesh Government under Janmabhoomi scheme.
Build class rooms and schools in Govt. schools in Andhra Pradesh.
Upto 70% funding from the Govt.
Over 75 schools built.
Schools built and handed over to the Govt.
Project Paathshala – Govt. of Karnataka
MOU with the Karnataka Govt. to build class rooms and schools in Govt. schools in Karnataka.
SDMC’s contribute 50% towards the construction of the schools
Under project Paathshala – 150 schools built.
Round Table identify areas where schools will be built with BOE’s
Complete execution by Round Table

16. SOME OF RTI’S SCHOOLS Name of School Govt. High School
Sundakamuthur, Coimbatore
Class Rooms Built 11
Children Benefited
600

17. SOME OF RTI’S SCHOOLS Name of School School Building at Hosur, Hubli
Class Rooms Built 4
Children Benefited
240

18. SOME OF RTI’S SCHOOLS Name of School Presidency School, Chennai
Class Rooms Built 6
Children Benefited
300

19. SOME OF RTI’S SCHOOLS Name of School Samata Vidyalaya, Pune
Class Rooms Built 6
Children Benefited
300

20. SOME OF RTI’S SCHOOLS Name of School Mandi Vidya Niketan, Delhi
Class Rooms Built 14
Children Benefited
700

21. Inaugurating a Round Table School
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
Inaugurating a Round Table School

22. at a press conference promoting Freedom Through Education
Our Brand Ambassadors
Mr. R K Mishra
at a press conference promoting
Freedom Through Education

23. inaugurating a Round Table School
Our Brand Ambassadors
Actor Madhavan
inaugurating a Round Table School

24. Accountability of Round Table India
MUM-AAA
Accountability of Round Table India
Round Table India is a ZERO Overhead Organization
Round Table India Trust is registered under Section 12 AA of Income Tax act, with 80G IT exemption.
Accounts of Round Table India are audited annually by reputed auditors – M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Round Table India conducted Road Shows in the US in 2005 – US$ 110,000 raised from various donors which resulted in 18 schools being built across the country at a total cost of US$ 350,000. All donors from US get 501(c)3 Tax exemption. Money can be paid to “Freedom Through Education – USA” Account in the US
Dutch World Tour for Children – Group of 45 Dutch Nationals traveled across the country. 18 Schools were built with Euro 90,000 contribution leading to total spending of Euro 300,000
Regular Updates of schools built sent to Donors alongwith photographs

25. Round Table India’s Initiatives
Round Table India always helps in times of Natural Disasters:
At the time of Orissa Cyclone, immediate relief work carried out and 14 school cum shelters were built under CYSD at an outlay of Rs. 1.6 Crores
At the time of Gujarat Earthquake, apart from immediate relief work, 14 schools were built at a total cost outlay of Rs. 2.7 Crores
During the current Tsunami crisis, immediate relief work being carried out in most affected areas in Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Andhra Pradesh. Long term plan of rebuilding large number of schools cum shelters together with the Government in the affected areas, besides rehabilitating fishermen with fishing boats and nets.

26. Other Successes of Partnerships
RTI and Coke have built had an MOU for 80%-20% partnership to build schools in Hyderabad / Vijayawada / Bidadi / Nemam around Coke’s strategic interest locations.
Similarly Schools were built with ITC and Mysore Minerals
DTDC is undertaking FREE courier services and building schools with us.
Bajaj Allianz offered excellent corporate alliance for General Insurance
Hewlett Packard also offered deal on Laptops
Rotary Clubs of Dist 3230
Endorsement by Central Govt. on RTI for Infrastructure Development. Tie-ups with various other State Govts. MOUs entered In Tamil Nadu, Gujrat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh.

27. WE HAVE BUILT 3700 CLASSROOM IN LAST 12 YEARS
Our Record
WE HAVE BUILT 3700 CLASSROOM IN LAST 12 YEARS
Year Classrooms Rs million
Year Classrooms Rs million
Year Classrooms Rs million
Year Classrooms Rs million
Year Classrooms Rs million

28. This presentation contains four sections.
Contents
This presentation contains four sections. 1
Our Background 2
Our Mission 3
Our Success so far 4
Our Invitation

29. Partnership for Transformation by Area and the national
Round Table India seeks to bring about this transformation in partnership with Corporates, NGOs and the Government in their chosen Geographical and Infrastructure focus. Round Table India will contribute and ensure proper deployment of the funds and timely execution of the project.
Partnership for Transformation
Geographical Focus
Infrastructure focus
Contribution
Transformation
in the chosen
Geographical and
Infrastructure
focus
Industry/NGO/Govt.
Timely
Execution
by the
Tables
Proportionate
Contribution
100% Funds
to the project
Monitoring
by Area and the national
Board
Round Table

30. MUM-AAA
PROJECT EXECUTION
Key activities involved in construction
Round Table’s Proposition
Obtain list of potential sites from Block Education officer and conduct independent need assessment
Site identification
Round Table’s key proposition includes
Significant involvement at all stages
Project management skills and experience
Develop low cost and efficient plans for school based on standard modules already developed
Building blue-print development
Efficient procurement of materials with direct involvement of local tablers
Material procurement
Local tablers closely monitor project to ensure timely and quality completion at optimal costs
Construction project management

31. We shall bring in our sweat equity / credibility
Our invitation
We invite you to participate in our program “ Freedom through Education” Your participation can be at an overall level in the on going projects identified by RTI or specifically in the projects identified by you.
Cost of each school approx. Rs Lakhs
We shall bring in our sweat equity / credibility
All Projects will be monitored by Round Tablers at every step
200 children will benefit by every school you help build.
Identified
by RTI
Identified by the Donor
Infrastructure
Complete School
Across
the
Country
Additional Class
rooms
Native
State or
Place
Water Facilities
Toilet Blocks

32. How can you help? – Partner with us on Building Schools
We would like to enter into an MOU on a Pan India basis.
Identify Cities / Towns / States of strategic interest (where RTI has presence) and build schools under this Partnership program.
A school for us means up to 5 class room with Toilet block, drinking water facility, play pen area, room for head master and can have an outlay of Rs Lakhs.
The pace and road map for rolling this partnership out can be worked out jointly.

33. Thank You