nurture merit program support to poor meritorious students for their higher education
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NURTURE MERIT PROGRAMSUPPORT TO POOR MERITORIOUS STUDENTS FOR THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION
An initiative of
Nivethan Trust
Madurai
Background• It is virtually impossible for many students from
economically backward families to pursue higher education
• Despite difficulties and living in poverty, there are thousands of meritorious students, who need to be nurtured and provided opportunities.
• We provide life-changing opportunities to such youths, when they need it
WHAT WE DO
We support poor meritorious students to complete their higher education and employment thereafter…
Nurture Merit ProgramNurturing the merit of students from disadvantaged families
to enable them to realize their potential.
• Scholarship: Assistance in the form of school/college fees, examination fees and in some cases, additional assistance is provided towards tutorials and coaching for meritorious and needy students.
• Books & Library support: Text and career related books, computer facilities, career guidance, etc
• Training & Mentoring Support: Regular training on need basis to enhance their education and career prospects. Facilitating mentoring support for knowledge enhancement and greater exposure.
Unique intervention process • Equal focus on merit and poverty• Intensive selection process – academic performance, economic situation, and house visits• Verification of economic status through visits ensures high level of integrity in selection
• Volunteers visits student’s home• One on one sponsor connection to student
• Scholarships are given for all disciplines and till student achieves highest degree of academic excellence
• Transparency in the whole process of selection and disbursement of scholarships
Intervention process contd..• Volunteers to be involved in nearly every component from generating scholarship applications, home visits acting as resource persons in the training programs and raising funds.
• Student learning center: Students will be provided with text books on demand, also will be provided with access to reference books and computer facilities at our student learning centre
• Residential Bridge Camp: 9 days residential camps for developing a broad range of capabilities among students receiving scholarship and trainings for skill building for employment
Process- identification of students1) Inviting application: from students through Volunteers,
visiting Government High schools, press release, etc
2) Screening of Applications: Preliminary screening for
checking eligibility
3) House visits: Volunteers and staff visit the house of the
applicants to asses the poverty and need.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:• Students who are confident to score 80% in their10th
exam • Family income shall be not more than INR 60,000 per
annum
Reporting systems• Contact details of students along with their profiles are
provided to donors. • The students who receive the financial support will
communicate to donors regularly. • The students who receive financial assistance are assured
of continued financial support, subject to good academic performance till completion of graduation.
BENEFITS TO STUDENTS• Access to an opportunity that they would otherwise not
have • Access to training for employability• Access to jobs through our network of volunteers all across
India• Access to Libraries, and student learning centre for
knowledge enhancement
Expected Impact• Selected students will complete their graduation
resulting in their families having graduates in the family.
• 80% of the students will be employed within 3
months of completion of their education and remaining
will get employment within a year of their completion of
graduation.
• The net resulting impact of the project would be the
supported student families earning livelihood, forever
out of poverty. There will be a paradigm shift in the
education culture of these families and their neighbours.
Plans (2012-2013)• Identify & Support 30 students per year from the year
2012 to start with (40-50% of these students will be girls)
• March & April 2012- Visit to Government schools and
introducing about Nurture Merit Program
• May & June 2012- Inviting applications from students
• June 2012 – Nurture Merit Test
• June 2012 – Screening of applications and house visits
• July 2012- Scholarship distribution
Partners• Prerana, Bangalore (Strategic guidance and fundraising)
• Founded and run by Mr.Pramod Kulkarni (IIM-A) based out of Bangalore. Prerana has been implementing Nurture Merit Program since 2001 and has supported over 5000 students. More at www.prerananurturemerit.org
• Serve The Needy, Hyderabad (Volunteering & fundraising) • Founded and run by group of youth working in various sectors
across India. They focus on education for poor, medical support, emergency relief works, etc. More at www.servetheneedy.org
• Nivethan Trust, Madurai (Implementation & fundraising)• A registered charity based in Madurai presently engaged in
activities such as education for poor, supporting children with Thalassemia, noon meal for aged and emergency relief works. More at www.nivethan.org
Budget/FinancialS.No Particulars Amount in INR Total
Amount in INR
Year-1 Year-2 1 Financial assistance to 30
students (fees, books, uniforms, etc) @ INR 3000 per student
90,000 90,000 1,80,000
2 Books & Library usage @ INR 1000 per students for 30 students
30,000 30,000 60,000
2 Training & Learning centre support @ INR 3000 per student
90,000 90,000 1,80,000
3 Program Management cost (reporting, student follow-up, administration, etc) (10% of total amount)
21,000 2,10,000
42,000
TOTAL 2,31,000
2,31,000
4,62,000
ProjectionsNew
students
Amount
in INR
Renewals Amount
in INR
Total No.
of
Students
Total
Amount
in INR
Year-1
(2012-2013)
30 2,31,000 - - 30 2,31,000
Year-2
(2013-2014)
30 2,31,000 30 2,31,000 60 4,62,000
Note:•Year 3 onwards, Per student cost during their college studies will be INR 10,000 per year (for non-professional courses like B.A., B.Sc, B.Com, B.B.A., etc•For Engineering students, we will provide only INR 20,000 per year for first two years and shall facilitate bank loans during 3rd and 4th year of their studies
How can you help?• Sponsor education of one students(Financial assistance,
books and training) @ INR 7000 per year
• Sponsor a student’s school fee @ INR 3000 per year
• Sponsor a student for books & library services @ INR
1000 per student per year
• Sponsor skill to succeed training (9 days residential
bridge camp) @ INR 3000 per student
• Sponsor organization Management cost
• Donate used computers/laptops for student learning
centres
• Volunteer with us in teaching/mentoring students
How to Donate?• Donation through cheque /DD: The cheque / DD to be
drawn in favor of “Nivethan Trust" payable at Madurai
and sent us.
• Wire transfer: Transfer your donation amount to the
following Nivethan Trust’s bank account directly.• A/c name: Nivethan Trust; A/c no: 30437489626; • Bank: State Bank of India; Branch: Tallakulam, Madurai
• IFSC Code: SBIN0000253
All your donation to Nivethan Trust are exempted under 80(G) of Income Tax Act 1961.
NIVETHAN TRUSTProject OfficeNo:123, Alagar Koil Road, TallakulamMadurai, Tamil Nadu-625002, IndiaTel: +91 98948 35600 / +91 93441 00134E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.nivethan.org