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Isha Vidhya: Providing Quality Education to Rural Children

Isha Vidhya aims to provide high-quality school education to rural children who cannot otherwise access or afford it. Through a holistic, activity-based approach, students realize their full potential and learn in a joyful manner. Join us in our mission to educate and empower rural children.

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Isha Vidhya: Providing Quality Education to Rural Children

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  1. About us • Mission: Isha Vidhya aims to provide high quality school education to rural children who cannot otherwise access or afford it. • Vision: A holistic, activity-based approach nurtures children’s development beyond just academics, ensuring that students realize their full potential and learn in a joyful manner. • History & Journey till date: • 1st School in Santhegoundanpalayam Village, Coimbatore District in 2006 • 9 rural schools (8 in TN and 1 in AP) with 5820 children • 58% on scholarship, 47% girls • 40 Govt. Schools in 4 districts of TN impacting more than 28000 children. • Founder: Sadhguru JaggiVasudev is a visionary and a humanitarian whose life has been dedicated to promoting the physical, mental and inner well being of thousands of people through the powerful science of yoga.

  2. Milestones & Supporters Partnerships: Agility Logistics, Apollo Hospitals, Infosys Foundation Nuclear Power Corporation, etc. Accredited by reputed funding agencies like Give India, Global Giving, CAF India & United Way of Mumbai Thousands of individuals run Marathons in support to create awareness & raise funds

  3. Holistic development  Noon-meals  Library  Computer Lab  Sports  Low student teacher ratio  Yoga

  4. IshaVidhya - Salient Features Infrastructure by way of clean and spacious classrooms Science, maths and computer labs, digital classrooms, library, playground, adequate toilet facilities Noon-meal kitchen providing highly subsidised nutritious lunch Special methodologies for English proficiency Extra efforts to include the most economically and socially disadvantaged children, including tribal children and girls Holistic development through sports, yoga, environmental awareness, arts & crafts, healthcare Helping children appreciate their local culture & traditions

  5. Govt. School Adoption Program (GSAP)  Remedial classes for slow learners  English language program Extra Curriculars

  6. Govt. Schools - Key Interventions Critical interventions in 40 rural government schools in the districts of Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Kanchipuram and Salem of Tamil Nadu, benefiting over 28,000 students. Initiatives include: • Hiring and training teachers to fill critical gaps in the classrooms • Providing special assistance to slow learners by hiring extra teachers • Improving children’s English language skills through special methodologies • Infusing hitherto neglected aspects like sports, yoga, environmental education, health and hygiene into school life, which, besides helping holistic development, also enhance a child’s interest in school. • Training of Govt. school teachers, both regular and remedial using IshaVidhya methods

  7. Our Key Supporters Infosys Foundation Apollo Hospitals Agility Logistics IDBI Bank Ramaniyam Real Estate Indian Diamond Industry Cognizant Foundation SBI Life Insurance Lakhi Foundation Barclays, Singapore Asha for Education Gaja Capital Advisors Seahorse Trust Yatra Foundation, Australia • JFA • HP • IBM • LIC of India • L & T • EID Parry • Tata Motors • BPCL • HPCL • GAIL • MyIris.com • All Cargo • Google • Himedia • TNFoundation,USA • TNPL • Alok Industries • Ashok Leyland • Hitachi Metglass • Mahendra Brothers • Vijaya Bank • S.Kumars Nationwide • ICICI Lombard • ICICI Prudential Life • India Infoline • Dr. Ravi SankaranTrust • Central Warehousing Corp • Nuclear Power Corpn & thousands of individuals

  8. How can you partner with us? • Classroom/Bus Scholarship Adopt a Govt. School Sponsor a Marathon team  Volunteer

  9. Get Involved Sponsor a Govt School – Avg.Rs. 4 lakhs/ school/year Sponsor Teachers in Govt. Schools (Avg. Rs. 60000/teacher/year) Sponsor Teacher Trainers for Govt. Schools (Rs. 6 lakhs / trainer/ year) Sponsor School Infrastructure for IshaVidhya Rural Schools(Classroom– Rs.7 lakhs, School Bus – Rs. 16.75 Lakhs) Sponsor a Corporate Team of your employees to Run for Isha Vidhya in Marathons at Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai Payroll giving by your employees (to sponsor scholarships/noon-meals) Have your employees volunteer (several options including off-site) Watch our project video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMmCbiLWr4&feature=youtu.be Like our face book page: www.facebook.com/ishavidhya Follow us on twitter: www.twitter.com/ishavidhya

  10. Summary of Fund Requirements ‘14-15

  11. Impact Stories/Sharing Harini is the daughter of an electrician who earns Rs.200/- as his daily wage and he gets to earn only for 15 - 20 days in a month. His irregular income does not meet the family expense and they live under the poverty line. Her mother is a house wife. Harini also has a younger sister Swetha studying in UKG in Isha Vidhya under the scholarship program. “As a laborer I never imagined this quality of education with computers and modern learning systems. Now I have hope for my son’s future. This scholarship is God’s gift to my family through you.” Mr. VenkateshSubramaniam, father of Logesh, student at Isha Vidhya. It was a moving experience to see such a wonderful atmosphere prevailing in the schools. We could see a sense of dedication among the teachers & the management. -ChitraSairaj, Visitor at School

  12. Quality education is the only ladder that we can provide these rural children to help them and their families climb out of the economic and social pit. – Sadhguru, Founder IshaVidhyaVideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkMmCbiLWr4&feature=youtu.be  Web: www.ishavidhya.org  E-mail: info@ishavidhya.org  M: +91 9489045045

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