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Parijat Academy
Guwahati, India
Parijat Academy is a school for underprivileged children located in Pamohi in the district of Kamrup in Assam's capital Guwahati. It was established in 2003 as a non religious, non profit school providing free education for low-income families.
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What is likely to be here?
Parijat Academy is situated in the village of Pamohi near fringe area of Deepor Beel wetland, where migratory birds can be seen. Nearby villages of Parijat Academy the poor tribal family are depend their livelihood through, woodcutter, daily labour, cultivator , home made rice beer, they sale that and running their family. So Parijat Academy is thinking for their children not to follow and practice this rice beer making system in their coming life. Parijat Academy’s perseverance is that to bring their poor children to Parijat Academy and make them engage during days at school by learing different things slowly slowly, about health, education, music, culture, games etc. Children learning subjects at Parijat Academy are Assamese, Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Moral Education, Drawing, Recitation, Music.
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Parijat means heavenly flower in Assamese. Education is children’s birth right.
Why Parijat Academy?
Literacy rate is very very poor here in this area. School drop out also high here. We want 100% poor children to be educated. For this Parijat Academy is providing free education for the children. It will takes 15 to 20 years to bring changes of these children of these area. It is a long term project. A beginning has already been made.
The school at present:
Number of the student : 508
Number of boys : 252
Number of girls : 256
Number of teachers : 20
Currently the academy have following classes :Nursery, Kindergarten, Class- I,II,III,IV,V,VI,VII, VIII, IX, X
Subjects: Assamese, Hindi, English, Maths, Social studies, environmental Studies, Science.
Working days- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
School time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
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Current Projects
1.Children Education
2.Weaving programme
3.Vocational programme tailoring, embroidery, stitching
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4.Agriculture
5.Children health wareness
6.Computer education
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Partner Needs
1.Teachers salary for 23 teacher per month Rs 3000 per month ( US$72 ) per month per teacher.
2.School uniform for 100 children
3.Food for 24 hostel children
4.Stationary for school and children at Parijat
5.Books , exercise books for 508 children
6.Pen, pencil, erasers, sharper for 508 children
7.chart paper , drawing book, colours for the children
8.Good sound system
9.Toilet room for separate boys and girls
10.four classroom building ( 2000 sq ft in area)
11. one art, craft and music room( 500 sq ft in area)
12. one science and maths laboratory room (500 sq ft in area)
13. One teachers room ( 500 sq ft in area)
14. One reading library room ( 500 sq ft in area)
15. One two wheeler vehical motor cycle/ scooter for school
16. 8 almirah for school
17. one computer laboratory room ( 500 sq ft in area)
18. Science laboratory materials
19. One photocopier
Financial Needs
Required budget
1. for teacher salary Indian Rupees 828000 (US$19800)
2 for Science laboratory materials Rs 40000 ( US$953)
3. Three school building rooms Rs 1800000 ( US$42900)
4. One photo copier Rs 80000( US$2000)
5. Books, exercise books, others writing materials for 508 children Rs 200000( US$4762)
6. School uniform for 100 children Rs 75000 ( US$1786)
In Kind Needs
1. Used clothes for Parijat Academy children and their parents
2. Colour for the school childre
3. Writing materials for the children of Parijat Academy
4. Used bags, box, books, exercise books, used computer laptop, desktop. used table chair for school, desk and becnches for the school children.
5. Used TV for hostel children, used camera for school, used photocopier
Mission Statement
Our objectives are to educate the poor, to raise awareness of the eradication of child labor, to provide free education, and to help children develop loving kindness, compassion, and responsibility.
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