All India Movement for Seva (AIMS)Bay Area, 2015

A movement taking roots

AIM for Seva

ENABLING LIFE-READY CHILDHOODSEDUCATION IS ONLY THE BEGINNING

• Started in 2000 by Swami Dayananda Saraswati •14,000 students educated living in Free Student Homes (FSHs) • Non-profit Organization under IRS 501(c)(3)

Why focus on FSHs, and not on building schools?

• Existing schools under - utilized• Too far from most villages• Does not address complete upbringing of children

Each FSH is a home awayfrom home - Plus• Access – Located within 10-15 kms from homes - keeping

family connections• Personal Supervision – Supervisors know the unique

needs of each child and keeps in touch with parents• Academic Assistance – books, uniforms, shoes, after-

school tutoring , parent/teacher meetings etc• Health Care – regular medical and dental care• Value Education & Personality development programs • Computer literacy• Extra-curricular Activities – sports, yoga, gardening, folk

arts & music, stage plays

FSH provides environment for complete upbringing

Typical activities per day in a FSH

What is unique about AIM for Seva?

• Take a child of 8 and provide 8-10 years of care and supervision

• The child grows to be educated, confident, healthy and productive

• AIM for Seva takes them to the finish line!

Signs of Achievements

• Educational Success ( >90% Pass rate in board exams; >60% go for Higher education/training after class 12)

• Target (51% of children are from SC/ST communities)

• Efficiency (overhead costs < 10% of budget)• Reach (community Impacted >10 million ; 10%

of the targeted population)

Seva in many states

States Student Homes Educational Institutions Health Care Special ProjectsAndhra Pradesh 16 1 2Bihar 1 1Gujarat 8 2 2Harayana 1Himachal Pradesh 1Karnataka 22Kerala 3Madhya Pradesh 10 1 1Maharashtra 7Orissa 2Puducherry 1Rajasthan 2Tamil Nadu 21 6 2 5Uttar Pradesh 2 2Uttarkhand 4 3

Distribution throughout India

Please visit any of the first 100 FSHs!

Please sponsor a child for one year

• $450 (after tax $1 per day) provides for all expenses for a child for 1 full year. Includes, food, clothing, medical, school and tuition fees & extra curricular activities

• $3,400 ACE (AIM for Seva Child Education Endowment ) ensures continued support for a child for 8-10 years

• In comparison, US boarding schools cost $45,000

Build a new FSH

• Leave a legacy• FSH is named after you or your loved one• Home for 50 children!• Select the state and district of your choosing• $100,000; after tax $70,000 (you can pay in

installments )• $14,000 / year for 5 years (after tax) • Family members can honor the memory of parent(s)

A Free Student Home

India gave us a lot

• We are what we are because of the great education we got in India

• This is the single most important gift given to us in our life

• Now we give this gift back to the Children of our Nation

AIM for Seva Bay AreaProgress Report

Your generous donations has enabled us to assume responsibility for the following 8 Free Student Homes:

1. Sowmya Kesanupalli, – Bagepalli, Karnataka (Girls)2. Ramtek, Maharashtra (Boys)3. Pedapadu, W. Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh (Girls)4. Solan District, Himachal Pradesh (Boys)5. Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu (Boys)6. Dharwar District, Karnataka (Boys)7. New Computer Center – Karnaprayag, Uttarkhand (Boys)8. New FSH, Sheikpura District, Bihar (Girls)

AIM for Seva Bay AreaInformation

• Website: http://www.aimforsevabayarea.org/• Donation Options:–Donate on line–Donate by Credit Card–Donate by Check

• Donation form available on the website• List of Matching Gift Companies available on

the website

Bay Area Celebration for 2015 fund raising

Sundara Kandam -The Signet of HopeFrom Adi Kavya Ramayana

Sunday, August 23 at 5 PMCalifornia Theater, San Jose

Choreography & Direction Smt. Anitha Guha

Choreography & Direction Smt. Anitha Guha

Lyrics & MusicSri. Neyveli Santhanagopalan

Lyrics & MusicSri. Neyveli Santhanagopalan

AIM for Seva Bay Area Thanks you for your generous donation and support!

Your Help Changes Lives

Danam - Giving is twice blessed, it blesses the one who gives and the one who receives - Swami Dayananda Saraswati