1. Deb Kukreja & Garima Bangard September 5, 2012
Muskaan
Deb Kukreja & Garima Bangard
September 5, 2012
The basics. The general flow of slides is as follows.
First, try to give an overall picture of the organization.
Second, describe how Asha, Seattle fits into the organization.
Third, give the yearly update.

2. First set of slides focus on the overall organization.

3. Mission
Muskaan’s Mission
“Promotion of education that is enabling and liberating for the individual and historically marginalized social groups. We believe that education cannot be seen as an isolated package of skills, and is very much linked with a sense of positive self-esteem, a faith in the freedom to explore oneself. This mandates a basic living standard of physical conditions for people.”
First set of slides focus on the overall organization.

4. History
In 1997, Muskaan started out as an effort to provide meaningful education to 20 children from deprived backgrounds in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Muskaan officially registered with the government nine months later in December of children initially partook in the educational programs; now more than 500 children and their families work with Muskaan! Daily interactions with children and constant exposure to the hardships of the slum community at the onset of their work convinced Muskaan to start community and health care initiatives for families of the children living in the slum areas of Bhopal.
History.

5. Location
Bhopal, India
(Urban)
Location, Location, Location

6. Organizational Structure & Activities
Give a good picture of organization’s activities.

7. Organization Structure
Educational Programs
28 Teachers:
5 – part-time & 1 full-time balwadi teachers             
8 – full-time teachers at Muskaan’s teaching center     
10 –full-time teachers involved in improving the government school system   
3 – camp team members
Organization structure.

8. Organization Structure
Community Programs
7 Staff:
1—Director (Shivani Tineja)
1 – office assistant   & 1 accountant
1 – Income Generation (Jitendra)
2 – Health Workers (Seema & her assistant, Anjali)
1 – Savings Groups (Preema)
3 – Health (with government agencies and near slums) + 5 community health workers (women from slums)
1 – cook in the centre and 1 in the camp    
Organization structure.

9. Activities Muskaan Education Program
Jeevan Shishka Pahel (a total of 10 tuition centers spread across the slums with ~300 children: 1-5 grades)
Balwadis (7 preschools)
Residential Camps
Government School Strengthening Program
First set of slides focus on the overall organization.

10. Asha Involvement
Asha Seattle has been funding Muskaan since October 2005 (we are funding an overall of 14% of Muskaan’s total budget)
Asha Stanford is funding some of the residential camps (since 2010)
Asha Frankfurt is partially funding the baldwadis (since 2010: 3000 euros thus far. Funding the early education for the 3-5 year olds)
A comprehensive check list -- where each item applies to all projects -- is impossible to create. But be sure to cover the included checklist as it is pretty basic. Add more slides for to customize it to a specific project.

11. Asha, Seattle Involvement
Balwadis
7 centers with 168 children
Ages 2.5 – 6
3 hours a day
Language, cognitive, social, and physical development, hand control on writing & creativity, games, storytelling, reciting poems
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

12. Asha, Seattle Involvement
Jeevan Shiksha Pahel
10 centers with 324 children
1st – 5th standards
Adolescents
Separate center for adolescents: 23 children (14 boys & 9 girls)
For National Open Exams:
In 12th Standard: 5 girls, 1 boy
10th Standard: ~ 5 boys, 2 girls
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

13. Asha, Seattle Involvement
Adolescents Continued…
Separate center for adolescents: 23 children (14 boys & 9 girls)
Meeting adolescents in the bastis to discuss: violence, personality, & other issues related to this age group
Involved in ongoing Muskaan tasks
Writing meeting minutes for workshops, conducting activities with camp children, participating in research studies
One boy, Ritesh, has taken is upon himself to clean up and ensure limited consumption of alcohol in one of the bastis
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

14. Asha, Seattle Involvement)
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

15. Asha, Seattle Involvement
Government Schools
Muskaan works in 35 government schools
Trying to improve the quality of education
Trying to show teachers that teaching is possible without physical punishment
Increase knowledge of practical learning for children
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

16. Asha, Seattle Involvement
“Mr. Arun Pandey, the headmaster of Barkhedi Kala School complained that the children with whom we are working are not able to solve the mathematics of 5th standard. When the maths questions were asked by the Muskaan teacher, students answered them correctly. The reason why children didn’t reply to the principal was that he was focusing on the traditional and difficult methods. In Government schools, teachers want students to cram and focus on the theory part, but we believe in practicing that theory through a simple approach. The pressure of exam and the fear of teacher create problems for the
children.”
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

17. Asha, Seattle Involvement
Residential Camps
Children who do not regularly attend school come to the residential camps. Most of these children earn money for their families, so it is difficult for them to find the time to attend Jeevan Shiksha Patel.
In 2012, camp was held for 3 months: June-August. (This is the 3rd residential camp.)
The camp was held at Ratibad High School.
36 children regularly attended
Of the three camps over the last several years, Muskaan has reached 93 children.
24 joined have regularly joined Muskaan’s teaching centers
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

18. Asha, Seattle Involvement
Residential Camps Continued
Clay making, puppetry, creative use of waste material, yoga, meditation, exercise
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

19. Asha, Seattle Involvement
Workshops
Women
Cover Right to Education Act
Caste Certificate Issues of Constitution, Law
Government
Motivate women to try and get ration cards, deal with water-clogging issues, etc.
During basti meetings, cover discussions on hygiene, food, savings, immunizations for children, etc.
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

20. Asha, Seattle Involvement
Workshops
Children
Scrap-picking
Reviewing Information about Muskaan’s program
Wenlindo workshop for adolescent girls for self-defense and handling teasing
Identity and gender issues
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

21. Asha, Seattle Involvement
Library
Gautam Nagar Basti has a library. The library is run by kids The books are supplied by Muskaan. The kids who know how to read, read the books among the other kids. Children feel very proud when reading books infront of the parents.
Basti Meetings
Include discussions with parents on hygiene and health, irregularity and absenteeism of children in school, and drug-use.
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

22. Asha, Seattle Involvement
Muskaan performs a base-line assessment several times of year for children with learning challenges.
Base-line assessment in July
December & March assessments
Muskaan teachers work with children 2 hours each school day. The children are with their class the remainder of the time.
Second set of slides focus on Asha Seattle’s involvement.

23. Finances
Give an overall picture of the finances of the organization. At the minimum include the following information.
Annual expenditures- Rs 56,09,982
Annual income- Rs 58,34,959
Sources of income-Individual donations, grants, interest income form Bank deposits, consultancy income, sale of books and education aids
Net Income- 224,977
Who are the biggest donors? Mostly individual donations
Other non-profits who support the partner-Navaj Bai Ratan Tata Trust, Asha Frankfurt support Balwadi programs and Stanford also support residential camps
Savings in Bank-Rs 23,23,538
Expect questions on biggest sources of income, how much they contribute, bank balances,.. Audit report is a good place where you can get some information. But speak to the partner to fill in the blanks.

25. Library for 1-2 standard in Govt schools
BUDGET
Focus of the Program - 1. Education and Basti development activities for one basti
2. Improving quality of education in 2 government schools
Budget for
Budget for
Community Worker - 1 Rs p.m.
120,000.00
Jeevan Shiksha Pahal Teachers - 2 Rs p.m.
216,000.00
Teachers - 2 Rs p.m.
Government School Volunteers - 1 Rs p.m.
108,000.00
Government School Volunteers - 1 Rs p.m.
110,400.00
Management and Guidance Costs - part salaries @ Rs p.m.
60,000.00
Workshops with children and women
4 workshops for 3 days each for 30 persons
4 one-day workshops for 30 Rs. 180 per participant
21,600.00
@ Rs. 225 per person per day
81,000.00
2 workshops for 3 days each for 30 persons
@ Rs. 250 per person per day
41,400.00
Nutrition Costs at the centre
@ Rs. 15 per day per child for 50 children for 250 days
187,500.00
@ Rs. 16 per day per child for 50 children for 200 days
160,000.00
Travel Costs for children
@ Rs. 7 per day per child for 50 children for 220 days
77,000.00
@ Rs. 8 per day per child for 50 children for 220 days
88,000.00
Materials
Rs. 200 per child for 50 basti children
10,000.00
Rs. 225 per child for 50 basti children
11,250.00
Library average cost of Rs. 70 for 200 books
14,000.00
Library average cost of Rs. 65 for 190 books
13,300.00
Teaching Rs. 500 p.m. for 2 government schools for 10 months
Working with Adolescents
(exposure trips, admissions to boarding, work component)
50,000.00
(exposure trips)
8,000.00
Sub-total
873,500.00
849,950.00
Administrative 7% of the total
61,145.00
59,496.50
(incl. of communications, rental, accounts, etc.)
Total Requested
934,645.00
Total Requested (874, %)
909,446.50
Total Funding approved
874,597.00
Asha Seattle has started funding Balwaadi programs initially but we were flexible enough to let them decide where they want to allocate the funds..The focus then shifted to funding of 2 Govt school programs and one basti
Team leaders of different programs managing and supervising the team giving ideas rather then implementation
Library for 1-2 standard in Govt schools
Different needs- 3 day equipping girls to handle eve teasing
Tribals- sessions children identity issues for tribal kids, being proud of their identity, gender identity issues
Hiring of place, one or 2 meals, projector, hire other people
Caste certificate if you have land,
Things are not improving understanding issues narmada site dharna rehabilitation
Local culture museum in delhi, assam, vigyaan ashraam- boarding and lodging costs, studied for 1 yr for 4 girls

26. Muskaan Land
In Nov 2010 Muskaan bought the land to have a permanent place of work. Funds were raised through individual donations, earnings of Muskaan through consultancy, interest on Corpus funds deposits in bank and from a house that was purchased in 2008 and appreciated in value and was sold in Some individual donations from US are routed through Asha Seattle in order to make use of matching contribution and tax benefits. Here’s the poll that was created to approve the routing of donor specific funds for the land & building program from Asha. It has the link for the Land and Building budget as well
It became increasingly difficult to keep moving places of work and odd timings

28. Process Checks Item Status Approved Budget 909,447.00 Approval Type
Recurring
Amount(s) disbursed last fiscal year
874,597.00
Amount Utilized by the project last fiscal year
<Amount>
Last Site Visit
Nov 2011 by Asha Stanford
Current Primary Steward
Garima Bangard
Current Secondary Stewards
Deb Kukreja
Status of the web page
Not Up to Date
Status of the yahoo databases
Up to Date
Final check list.

29. Site Visit Report from Asha Stanford
November 2011 by Sonal Gupta of Stanford
Place holder for site visit report. Add more slides if necessary.