1. AVEHI ABACUS PROJECT

2. AVEHI-ABACUS PROJECT Avehi public Charitable trust founded in 1981.
AVEHI- Audio Visual Education.
The Avehi-ABACUS project (AAP) was initiated in 1990 in Mumbai, to strengthen education in primary schools by promoting interactive discussions through stories and games.
They focus on a parallel curriculum promoting values of equality, justice, gender parity, secularism, environmental sustainability.
Asha is affiliated with Avehi since 1999 and Asha Seattle from 2000

3. TEAM Core team members include well known educationist and artists
Simantini Dhuru -- Director of the project
Deepa Balsavar, Deepa Hari, Nandini Purandare, Noella de Souza, Ratna Pathak Shah, Sandhya Gandhi-Vakil and Vasudha Ambiye
About 65 qualified observers and field co-coordinators
Help coordinate classes, workshops, provide support to teachers and feedback to core team

4. AAP Initiatives Sangati (children) Manthan (teachers)
Saath Saath (children)

5. Sangati Designed for 5th to 7th class students.
Used in 946 MCGM schools and has reached more than 10,000 teachers and 2 and half lakh children since last thirteen years. Also implemented in a few well-known private schools that engage in innovation across the country.
Key impacts
Enhance Life Skill Quality Education in Schools.
Enhance general academic performance by making learning enjoyable.
Enables teachers to refresh their teaching skills, self-growth & personality development.
Supplemental course material with audio-visual material focused on social subjects integrating the learning in school with learning beyond the school boundaries.
Builds valuable skills: critical thinking, listening, analyzing, independent decision making, harmony and diversity.
Sangati Outreach: No of Schools: 950, No. of teachers : No of Students: 42000

6. Sangati: Topics Covered
Myself, my body, our Needs
I am unique and yet share something with every human being.
Explores understanding of the potentials & limitations of the human body
Regardless of all differences human beings have the same needs
Our earth and the web of life
Provides the resources that make it possible for us to fulfill our needs
The web of life: all life has evolved as a complex, interlinked and continuing process
How societies developed
Will help understand our own lives better (supplements history well)
The way we live today
Continuing changes in technology and different social, economic, political and cultural institutions which influence how we live today (captures gender discrimination, economic inequalities, communalism, media influence)
Understanding change
which characterizes our relationships, with all forms of life and the environment.
It is only by understanding these changes and their impact that we can learn to deal with them and create the kind of lives and society we want
Preparing for our future
Exploring alternatives for ourselves as well as our society and earth

7. Sangati: Rollout History
Phase 1: (June 1991 to March 1996)
Mahalaxmi municipal school children (same group from Std. III to Std. VII)
Phase 2 (June 1996 to March 2001)
25 municipal schools – 6962 children (Std. III to Std. VII)
35 NFE centers with children age group between 8 & 13
2 private schools (Std. III to Std. VII)
Phase 3 (June 2001 to March 2005)
180 municipal schools in 2 municipal wards in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Gujarati, English, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu schools covering 42,000 children (Std. V to Std. VII)
120 Zilla Parishad schools in Yawatmal and Chandrapur districts – 27,924 children
50 NFE centers
Several private schools
Phase 4 (June 2006 to 2016)
All 905 municipal schools of Mumbai
Supporting one batch through three years instead of 3 batches at same time due to financial constraints
Phase 5 (June 2016 to 2018)
Supporting two batch and plan to cover all three batches in parallel from next year

8. Impact Mumbai Municipal Upper Primary Schools in Mumbai
Municipal Secondary Schools in Mumbai
Thane
Aashram School in Thane district
Zone
No. of schools
No. of classes
No. of Children
No. of Secondary Schools
No of Children
5 Blocks in Shahapur Project
No. of schools and Classes I
202
298
6436 35 43
819 36
1800 II
333
512
13227 13 25
834
III
323
534
10896 4 6 75
Grand Total
858
1344
30559 52 74
1728

9. Current Achievements
Parallel implementation of Sangati across three class will happen in next two years
New batch of Class V will also be exposed to Sangati while the current batch enters Class VI
During the academic year Sangati program was implemented in
1344 classes from 858 upper primary schools in 8 languages
52 secondary schools reaching 74 classes
A total of 1456 classes from 946 schools
Implementation in Ashram Schools (residential schools for tribal children managed by the Integrated Tribal Development Department) of Thane district. 36 Aashram schools, 36 teachers and children in a tribal belt in spread over Shahapur, Murbad, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Ambernath blocks
Awareness workshops with high Government officials to educate them and communicate about the program
Started Sangati Programme in 19 Special schools ( Mainly for Special needs children- physically as well as mentally) run by Mumbai Municipal Cooperation.
“Teachers reported that due to Sangati students have started to express their opinions, ideas, feelings without hesitation.”

10. Manthan
Training course designed for teachers enrolled for the Diploma in Teacher Education (DTEd)
Two year foundation course with 50 sessions
First pilot was conducted during 1998 and 2000 with 200 students
Due to overwhelming response, Manthan was been granted permission by the Maharashtra State Council for Educational Research and Training for implementing the program in Panvel District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) and 10 other affiliated colleges
Awareness workshops organized for principals and teacher educators which has helped with implementation of the program
District
No of Blocks
D.ed colleges
No of trainee teachers
Thane 4 14
538
Raigad 6 77
Grand Total 8 20
615

11. Saath Saath Saath Saath course focuses on gender equality in schools
It is currently available in English medium schools under the Archdiocesan Board of education, Mumbai
AAP proposes to translate it in Hindi for wider use both in school set up and in community set up
Problems raised because of Gender Discrimination and other basti level issues are being addressed because of Saath Saath programme.

12. Outreach of Saath Saath Programme 2015-17 Name of the Partner NGOs
Outreach of Saath Saath Programme
Name of the Partner NGOs
Mahila Jan Adhikaar Samiti ( )
Sahajani Shiksha Kendra ( )
Alwar Mewat Institute of Education and Development (AMIED) ( )
Siddharth Nagar , Andheri by Avehi Abacus Project ( )
Numbers of Community base centers 19 62 11 1
Numbers of adolescent and women's
600
Adolescent Girls- boys
1790
Adolescent Girls
2855
women's
275 25
Numbers of schools 5 60
Numbers of Students
530 (std 5-8)
1000 35
Grand Total of participants
1130
5645
310

13. AAP- a success story
AAP has been playing the role of a resource organisation for WIPRO’s Earthian initiative’s Continuous Engagement Programme along with the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) where elements of Sangati and Manthan have been used to develop and strengthen components of Education for Sustainable Development.
Sangati and Manthan progress and achievements have motivated various organizations to seek help of Ms. Simantini Dhuru, project Director of Avehi to help revise their curriculum based on Avehi’s ideologies. The organizations include – TISS (Mumbai), MSCERT (Mumbai),State teachers training board (Mumbai).  
The organisation has been actively involved in working for Right to equal quality education for all and has connected with other likeminded civil society groups and eminent educationist to build State and National level forums.
The Member Secretary of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), a central curriculum formulating and approving body for Pre-service Teacher Education had asked AAP to submit the entire two year course curriculum, which was presented and is waiting for approval.

14. Funding Status & Budget
Sources of Revenue (Income)
Donors
Contribution
ASHA FOR EDUCATION
Expected
7,260,000.00
AID IN CHICAGO
450,000.00
AMMADA TRUST
125,000.00
HILTON FUND FOR SISTERS
1,500,000.00
AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE
2,500,000.00
NEA INDIA
200,000.00
12,035,000.00
Sangati Outreach: No of Schools: 950, No. of teachers : No of Students: 56000
Manthan Outreach: No of Colleges: No of teacher educators: No. of trainee teachers : 600

15. Expense Head
No of Units
Time
Cost per Unit
Total
Grant Total Rs
Budget A
Salary
Management and Support Staff i
Director 1 12
40000
480000 ii
Chief Project Coordinator
45000
540000
iii
Production Coordinator
22000
264000 iv
Trainer, Writer & Researcher 3
20000
720000 v
Accountant
31700
380400 vi
Accounts Assistant
6500
78000
vii
Office Administrator cum Computer Operator
10000
120000
viii
Office Assistant 2
15000
360000 ix
Helper
2600
31200 B
Programme Cost of Sangati
Salary for programme team
Field Coordinators ( 7) 7
25000
Field Representatives ( 45) 45
11000
4 days Workshops with Teachers in Aashram in Thane 36 4
200
28800
Production of 2 Sangati Kits and other material
Visual Aids
175
2500
875000
Manuals in Marathi, Hindi and English
300
105000
Children's Material in 8 languages
56000 25
Packaging (Bags )
61250
Travel for kit distribution to schools
950
100
190000
Certificates and book mark for teachers
2300 20
92000
Travel for field Support & Monitoring of Sangati Programme
Travel: Municipal School in Mumbai 52
1000
624000
Travel: Aashram Schools in Thane
24000
648000

16. C
Advocacy & Networking (Networking Meeting with Partners & Donors) i
Field Coordinator 1 12
25000
300000 ii
Local travelling exp. for Advocacy & Networking
1000
12000 vi
Meeting with Partners 3
5000
15000
327000 D
Programme Cost of Manthan programme 2
Planning and Review Meeting with all the Principals (Material, tea, food etc..) 30
400
2 days Workshop with Teacher Educators
24000 4
Monitoring visits : Travel for field Support & Monitoring of Manthan
4000
48000 5
Material Printing and Distribution
Printing of booklet of Learning Material for Students (trainee teacher)
600
160
96000
Transportation charges for distribution of teaching learning material to DIET and DEd Colleges
10000
106000

17. E
Capacity Building workshop for staff 1
Capacity Building workshop 65 6
200
78000 2
2 days Annual Review
500
65000 F
Administration Expenses i
Rent & Maintenance 12
20000
240000 ii
Communication
6500
iii
Stationery
3500
42000 v
Staff Welfare Expenses
14000
168000 vi
Local travel for other staffs
800
57600
vii
Documentation and Printing Costs( Brochures, letter head Annual-program report and others formats etc)
40000
viii
Offices Audit Fees
50000 ix
Website Maintaince Costs x
Laptop and IT Systems Maintenance
10000 xi
Furniture and Other Office Maintenance Expenses
715600
Grant Total

18. Site Visit
Rohit visited AVEHI in late July 2016 and provided a positive feedback

19. Stay tuned for more updates .….