1. VARUN Voluntary Association For Rural Upliftment and Networking Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers Primary Focus: Remedial Education Region : Rural Areas August 2011

3. Purpose And Goals 1.To increase the level of literacy and intellectual development of the children in the targeted area. 2.To give technical instruction to increase skill level 3.To provide technical tools so that the local population can join the main stream society

4. About VARUN Voluntary Association for Rural Upliftment & Networking (VARUN) is a self-motivated, social and non-profit organization. Varun started it activities in 1999. Outline: ▫Schools in (6 villages) Shahpur, Dobahi, Pathrour, Sukhdeopur,Hathini and Danavgarh. ▫Self help group (women micro finance). - Introduce Organic Farming (Nursery, Seed Bank) ▫Library (in 5 villages) ▫Permanent structures in Shahpur, Dobahi and Lerha. ▫Govt schools established in Amritpur, Horila, Lerha, Shahpur and Jharia FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 1976) applied in February 2005, until then, donations go through Asha-Varanasi. People: Dr.S.P.Singh (PhD, Agriculture), Mr. A.K.Singh (Journalist) and few teachers like Punnu Singh, Ramkrit, etc.

5. Current Status of teachers Sl. No.CentreTeacher’s Name (To be updated) 1.Shahpur Mr.Ghurbhari Singh (moved from Sukhdeopur) ShahpurMr. Ramkrit ShahpurMr.Balwant Kumar (new) 2.PathraurMr. Suresh 3.DhobahiMr. Bhuvan Kumar 4.HathiniMr. Ramesh Kumar 5.Sukhdeopur Mr. M.Dharmendra (new) Shyam Bahadur (new) 6.DanavgarhNeed to get the list Timing of School : July to March : 09.30 to 3.30 P.M. April to June : 7.00 to 12.00 P. M.

6. Number of students (previous year, need to be updated).. Updated in next slide Total students = 384 Sl. No. VillageClass I B G Class II B G Class III B G Class IV B G Class V B G TotalTeacher 1.Dhobahi07 01 -020401 25Mr. Bhawan 2.Pathraur081309020304 0302 50Mr. Suresh 3.Hathini07080204--0103--25Mr. Ramesh 4.Sukhdeopur232704 0804010501-87 Mr. Dharmendra Mr. Shyambahadur 5.Jharia45330805040207-0205111Mrs.Chandrawati Mr. Ashok Kr. Total298 Sl. No.Village Class VI B G Class VII B G Class VIII B G TotalTeacher 1.Shahpur171120 1317 08861. Mr. Ramkrit 2. Mr. Ghurbari 3. Mr. Balwant Kr. Total Students of Primary Section + Middle Section (298 + 86) 384 Total students expected this year = 240

7. Number of students (updated on 09/23/2011) Sn. NoSchoolClass IClass IIClass IIIClass IVClass VClass VIClass VIIClass VIIIClass IXClass X 1 BoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirlsBoysGirls 2 Pathraur7125253232100000021 42 3 Dobahi6525111020000000121123 4 Hathini4334240013000000101424 5 Sukhdeopur1636432042000000141731 6 Shahpur00000000001161410 12352863 7 Danaogarh0000000000000000Estimated40 1826131712115396 61410 129291223

8. Enrolment update contd… In last session 86 children were enrolled in Junior high school. 14 children in class V and 25 were in class 8. They were registered to appear for examinations and all of them cleared std. VIII. Almost all of them are trying to enroll for further studies.

9. Evaluation Criteria Self-sustenance of schools. Train women in stitching and thereby expand into other villages. Identify and recruit teachers who can effectively teach the students. Identify potential students for enrollment in each of the schools. Pass percentage of 5th grade students. Receive results of standard 4 examinations and identify number of students appearing in standard 5 examinations. Educate people about RTI. Recruit a new Educational Coordinator.

10. Extension Activities Participating in solving issues in 3 villages of Naugarh block (Parsia, Majhgawan and Nonwat). NREGA, RTI and Health issues to be addressed. Work will involve collecting data, meeting with panchayat officers, awareness campaigns, training sessions, etc. Data collected is described in the report.

11. RTI Activity S. No. Application filed at Block level S.No. Application filed at District level No. of ApplicationMatter ResolvedPendingNo. of Deptt.No. of Application Matter Resolved PendingNo. of Deptt. 1.401 041.01- S. No. Application filed at State level No. of ApplicationMatter ResolvedPendingNo. of Deptt. 1.03000301 GatheringsAwarenessTraining Number of gatherings Number of villages Attendance # SessionsAttendance # sessions # villages 18 12 505120007 7 3226 pamphlets distributed in RTI awareness campaigns.

12. Women Federation Around 2000 women members of Women federation divided into clusters and groups. This year, few contested and won in Panchayat elections Every month there is a meeting to discuss about local issues as well as any personal issues. VARUN helps get employment to women from federation if at all there is any job vacancy in area. VARUN spread the awareness amongst people about elections. 68 qualified women got 95,200 through Govt. programs. Another 41,000 was procured.

13. Seed and Grain bank Collective effort of women helped establish this effectively. 37 farming clubs. VARUN provided some seeds to the bank initially.

14. Activities of MNREGA Meetings in 15 villages with an average of 40 people attending in each village. Awareness workshops in 7 villages. 2432 applications for jobs. 244 bank account holders. 265 new job card holders. VARUN helps in getting people a lot of these things.

15. Sn No. VenueDateNumber of Attendees Agenda 1Basauli22-04-201043Through the medium of meetings all the villagers were helped in securing job cards, application for jobs, job description and registration, getting money into bank account on time, opening bank account on 0 balance and if there is no job then applying for unemployment benefits. 2Lauari24-04-201045 3Deodattpur25-04-201069 4Shahpur26-04-201057 5Latara28-04-201067 6Naugarh+ (5)29-04-2010 23-10-2010 10-11-2010 21-11-2010 22-11-2010 179 7Dobahi30-01-201118

16. Budget 2011-2012 ( numbers in red are suggested by Asha and ones struck out are proposed by VARUN) Sl. No.ParticularsMonthsTotal (in Rs.) A.Honorarium Coordinator (1 No.) @ Rs.3300/month 3100/month Coordinator Travel @ Rs.400/month Junior High School Teacher Sr. (1 No.) @ Rs.2500/month 2400/month Junior High School Teachers (2 No.) @ Rs.2200/month 2100 Dhobahi Teacher (1 No) @ Rs.1900/month Pathraur Teacher (1 No) @ Rs.1700/month 1600/month Hathini Teacher (1 No) @ Rs.1700/month Sukhdeopur Teacher (1 No) @ Rs.1500/month Danogarh (New Centre Musahar caste) (1 No) @ Rs.1500/month 1400 12 39600.00 37200.00 4800.00 30000.00 52800.00 50400.00 22800.00 20400.00 19200.00 20400.00 18000.00 16800.00 B.Study material for 240 students @ Rs.300/head-72000.00 C.Child Check up Camp (2 No.) @ Rs.4000/each8000.00 D.Centre Repairing (5 Nos.) @ Rs.1500/centre7500.00

17. E.Teaching Aid (6 Centres) @ Rs.500/centre3000.00 F.Teachers Training Expenses (1 No) @3000/3000.00 G.Stationary (6 Centers) @ Rs.500/126000.00 H.Tatpatti for 6 centres – 200 feet @ Rs.26/feet-5200.00 I.News Paper & Magazine (3 centres) @ Rs.150/month121800.00 J.Communication @ Rs.800/month129600.00 K.Postage & Xe-rox @ Rs.400/month124800.00 L.Travel & Convenience @ Rs.500/month126000.00 M.Others 1.Part time Accountant for proper accounting @ Rs.1000/month 2.Audit Fee 3.Honorarium for Community Mobilizer (1 No.) to maintain & continuity of the previous year activities @Rs.2500/mnth. 2300/month 4.Honorarium for Stitching Instructor (1) @ Rs.2500/month 5.One Digital Camera @ Rs.6000 6.Bike Repairing & Maintenance @ Rs.200/mnt 7.Field Office Expenses @ Rs.1000/month 12 - 6 12 12000.00 2000.00 15000.00 13800.00 30000.00 6000.00 2400.00 12000.00 433100.00 Rs. 3,87,500.00 Amount proposed for funding

18. Budget for 2010-2011 Rs. 1. Honorarium : -General Coordinator (Dr.S.P Singh) -Travel allowance for coordinator - Jr. H. School Head Teacher (1) - Jr. H. School Asst. Teacher (2) - Primary School Teacher- Dhobahi (1) - Primary School Teacher- Pathraur (1) - Primary School Teacher- Hathini (1) -Primary School Teacher- Sukhdeopur (2) -Primary School Teacher- Jhariya (2) 3000/- x 12 400/- x 12 2400/- x 12 2000/- x 12 x 2 1800/- x 12 1500/- x 12 1650/- x 12 1500/- x 12 x 2 36,000/- 4,800/- 28,800/- 48,000/- 21,600/- 18,000/- 19,800/- 36,000/- 2,49,000/- 2.Study Materials for 384 students @ 280/- 280/- x 3841,07,520/- 3.Cultural Programs8,000/- 4.Health Check Up of Children4000/- x 312,000/- 5.Repairing of centers1500/- x 6 centers9,000/- 6.Meeting expenses, every month250/- x 123,000/- 7. Educational wall paintings 500/-x5 2,500/-

19. Budget for 2010-2011 (2) 8. Miscellaneous: Stationary300/- X 123,600/- Telephone700/- X 128,400/- Postage + Xerox400/- X 124,800/- Travel + Conveyance700/- X 128,400/- Tattpatti200 feet X @ 26/-5,200/- News papers and magazines150 x 12 x 3 centers5,400/-35,800/- 9. Games material1000/- x 6 centers6,000/- 10. Teachers Training: Twice a year2 X 4,000/-8,000/- 11. Panchayat election awareness campaign 5 x 2,000/-10,000/- 12. Community Extension Worker (Support SHG work in 3 villages) 2,250/- x 12 27,000/- 13 Education related Extension activities in 3 villages 12,000/- Total expenses 4,89,820 Community contribution - 12,000 Net requirement from AFE 4,77,820 Net requested amount from AFE: Rs.4,77,820/-

20. Budget comparison 2011-2012: Rs.4,77,820.00 (2010) Vs. Rs. 3,87,500.00. 19% reduced Number of schools unchanged: 6. 1 new school Addl. Comments: VARUN has agreed to raise funds for the components we are not able to support them. They clearly understand the need to reduce or cut-off dependency on AFE. Need to get the new list of number of students enrolled in the school. Currently approving for 240 students FCRA has been obtained.