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Bh ā rata De ś a Hit ā ya For the well-being of Bh ā rata

Bh ā rata De ś a Hit ā ya For the well-being of Bh ā rata. AIM FOR SEVA BAY AREA 2014. AIMS – All India Movement for Seva (service) Aims to solve a significant nationwide problem in India. India’s Illiteracy Problem in Tribal Villages. More than 100 million live in tribal areas in India

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Bh ā rata De ś a Hit ā ya For the well-being of Bh ā rata

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  1. BhārataDeśaHitāyaFor the well-being of Bhārata AIM FOR SEVA BAY AREA 2014

  2. AIMS – All India Movement for Seva (service) • Aims to solve a significant nationwide problem in India

  3. India’s Illiteracy Problem in Tribal Villages • More than 100 million live in tribal areas in India • Dropout rates are as high as 84% among our children in rural India • Over 42 million children aged between 4 and 15 are NOT in school

  4. Started by Swami DayanandaSaraswati in year 2000 A Movement Called AIM for Seva • India’s leading education charity for children in rural areas • Non-profit Organization under IRS 501(c)(3) • Educating rural India through the concept of Free Student Homes (FSH)

  5. Why focus on FSHs, and not on building schools? • Physical distance, economic factors and social imperatives are barriers • Building schools may solve distance, but not economic & social factors • Building more schools (in villages) is not economically viable as it requires huge infrastructure and due to lack of qualified teachers

  6. Building FSHs is a more viable solution • It addresses the problems of access, economic necessity and dysfunctional families better • The central and state governments have done well in building schools • AIM for Sevahelps existing schools function better.

  7. Each FSH is a home awayfrom home - Plus • Access– where schools are more than a km away, children use vans or buses • Personal Supervision – warden knows each child’s unique needs, keeps in touch with parents • School supplies – books, uniform, lunch box, school bag, shoes etc • Health Care – regular medical and dental care • Academic assistance – after-school support, meeting teachers • Extra-curricular activities – sports, vegetable gardening, plays.

  8. What is unique about AIM for Seva? • It takes care of the child's life care schooling needs and be ready to enter life with education, values and confidence • It takes them to the finish line! S. Muthuprakash of our FSH has done us proud by topping the school with 95.6% marks in his Class 12 board exams! A very quiet, disciplined boy, his ambition is to become a doctor and serve in rural India. Here's what this young girl, SeemaRawat from our FSH has to say about her future: "I want to become a computer engineer when I grow up. Not just that, I also want my parents and my school to feel proud of my achievements."

  9. What were the goals in 2000 when AIMS was started? • Build a FSH in each of the 600+ districts of India • Stay focused on FSH, but be open for other needs (such as schools, hospitals, vocational training centers etc.)

  10. Progress so far, and plans up to 2020

  11. Vision 2020 • Apart from expanding the network, AIM for Seva will focus on three objectives: • All-round development of children, their excellence in academics, personality and character building • In keeping with the organization’s philosophy of living in harmony with nature, all FSH will be made environmental friendly • Through distance learning and innovative learning methods, learning will be made more student- centric

  12. Distribution throughout India

  13. A Beautiful Picture of first 100 FSHs!

  14. Child sponsorship $450 • $450 pays for one year of living expenses in FSH and school fee of a child • Food, clothing, medical • School fees • Tuition fee • In comparison, US boarding schools cost $45,000

  15. Sponsor a Child • $450 per year • After tax $300 • Less than $1 per day

  16. Your commitment to take a child to the finish line • $450 per year for 10 years will complete a child’s education • It takes only 10 yrs to fully empower and transform a life • This will lead to empowered future generations

  17. Sponsor building a new FSH in your chosen location • Leave a legacy • FSH is named after you or your loved one • Home for 50 children! • Select the state and district of your choosing 100th FSH built in Lucknow, U.P. in 2013

  18. A kind and generous donor fromthe Bay Area did just that • A Free Student Home supported by Sri RameshKesanupalli, in memory his late wife, SowmyaKesanupalli • Under construction

  19. Help build a new FSH – leave a powerful legacy • $ 100,000 after tax $70,000 • You can pay in installments • $14,000 / yr. for 5 years (after tax) • Multiple families (sisters and brothers) can donate together A Free Student Home

  20. Become a leader by influencing others to follow you • Talk to your family, friends and coworkers about sponsoring a child Spreading smiles across rural India

  21. India gave us a lot • We are what we are because of the great education we got from 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. bhāratadeśahitāya kurusevāṁtvam, kurusevāṁtvam For the well-being of Bhārata Come join us in Seva, Reach out in Seva -Swami DayanandaSaraswati

  22. AIM for Seva Bay Area • 2012 Achievements • Aimed for $125,000, raised over $250,000 • Nationally, the Nayani event, held at 10 US cities raised $1.27M • 2014 Goals - Raise $250,000 + • for building 1 new FSH (land available, in Bihar) • for supporting 5 existing FSHs • for supporting 300-400 students for the next year

  23. Bay Area Celebration for 2014 fund raising An Extraordinary Operatic Ballet Kalidasa’s MEGHADOOTAM The Cloud Messenger Music Director: Oscar-nominated Artist Smt. Bombay JayashriRamnath

  24. Bay Area Celebration for 2014 fund raising Saturday, August 23 at 6 PM Chabot College Performing Arts Center 25555 Hesperian Blvd Hayward, CA 94545 •  The event is by invitation only. No tickets are sold. • Only donors of $225 and above are invited to this exclusive showing. • There will be no fund raising at the event.

  25. 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

  26. Thank you! Dänam - Giving is twice blessed, it blesses the one who gives and the one who receives -Swami DayanandaSaraswati

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