1. Nerur Samruddhi Pratishthan Nerur Samruddhi Pratishthan (NSP) was started in 2005 with a home base in Mumbai by citizens with roots in Nerur Core members include an architect, an ex- director of a centralized Indian bank, a chartered accountant, a doctoral scientist, a retired teacher and administrator

2. About Nerur Village of about 6000 residents in rural Konkan area (Sindhudurg district) India. Approximately 80% below poverty line Literacy rate is about 23% in regional language with access only to vernacular medium of teaching

3. Village of Nerur

10. Past initiatives Started a free ambulance service Established drinking water for primary vernacular schools and pipelines of drinking water from the main supply to the housing clusters “Adopted" three children every year in the education scheme whereby the pratishthan pays for all their education until college Provided loans to empower people to start their small cottage businesses

11. Future Goals Start an English medium school in Nerur: Currently, students need to travel to Kudal (~5 miles away) for an English medium school Start a vocational training center: Focus on building skills in plumbing, electrical, refrigeration, catering and healthcare support areas.

12. Our Plan for an English Medium School This school will have classes from balwadi to 4 th grade Teachers with diploma in education (D.Ed.) or diploma in early childhood care and education (D.E.C.C.Ed) Medium of teaching will be English

13. Nerur English Medium School Our first educational project Mrs. Patankar will consult on educational issues Has B.A. and B.Ed. Has over 20 years of experience in teaching and administration in Mumbai school system, overall experience in teaching is over 40 years

14. Funding for the Project Raised about 43,200 USD as donation of land for the project Raised 24,000 USD through individual donations for construction work Requesting ASHA to fund the recurring costs

15. Recurring Costs Details For the year 2010 NumberSalary range/monthAve. salary/monthSalary/yr total Teacher1INR 10,000 – 15,000INR 12,500INR 1,50,000 Jr. Teacher1 INR 5,000 – 7,500INR 6,000INR 72,000 Administrative support1 INR 4,000 INR 48,000 Aides/custodians2 INR 2,000 INR 48,000 Security guards (one/shift)3 INR 3,000INR 9,000INR 1,08,000 Support staff2 INR 1,500INR 3,000INR 36,000 Total in INRINR 4,62,000 Total in USD at a rate of 1 USD = 45 INRUSD 10,300

16. Recurring Costs Details Annual salary of teachers and school staff for year 2010 10,300 US$2010 Salary - above staff plus one additional teacher for 2011 13,650 US$2011 Salary - above staff plus one additional teacher for 2012 17,000 US$2012 Salary - above staff plus one additional teacher for 2013 20,350 US$2013 Salary - above staff plus one additional teacher for 2014 23,700 US$2014

17. Sincere thanks for your consideration of this project