NGO: Maharshi Dayanand Mahila Sikshan Sansthan Samiti

NGO: Maharshi Dayanand Mahila Sikshan Sansthan Samiti

Maharshi Dayanand Mahila Shikshan Sansthan Samiti was established in 1982, by the IDRF Board Member and world renowned mathematician and social worker Dr. G.R. Verma. This educational institution for women’s education is dedicated to educating and creating a variety of professional and technical opportunities for high achieving girls in the various fields of sciences in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.

IDRF partner since: 2001

Dr. Verma teaching mathematics to students at the Institution during one of his visits

Institution’s Building

Physics Laboratory

Please click on the link to know more about Maharishi Dayanand Mahila Shikshan Sansthan Samiti’s programs.

http://www.mdbvcollege.com/

NGO: Society for Welfare of the Handicapped

NGO: Society for Welfare of the Handicapped

Society for Welfare of the Handicapped is a pioneer in North India in the field of education for Children with special needs. This Society was established in 1967 and started Special School for the Blind and the Patiala Special School for the Deaf and Dumb, that have been providing crucial education and life skills training to those that need it most. No fees is charged from the students for tuition or hostel facility and everything is free of cost to them. Over the years the school has become the most sought after special education facility for deaf and blind children in Punjab, Haryana and some of the neighboring states.

IDRF partner since: 2016

Deaf students in the classroom

Please click on the link to learn more about the Society for Welfare of the Handicapped- Patiala School.
http://patialaschool.org

NGO: Shree Banaskantha Anjana Patel Kelvani Mandal

NGO: Shree Banaskantha Anjana Patel Kelvani Mandal

Banaskantha District in Gujarat is mainly an agricultural economy. The standard of education has been very low and only 45% population was literate at the time of India’s independence. The people of the district wished to do something for improving the education standards in the region and established the Kelvani Mandal in 1955 as a registered Public Trust. The eminent people of the community collected donations and started a secondary school and hostel on 18 acres of land. Today, Anjana Patel Kelvani Mandal has established various educational institutions that are providing quality education to students irrespective of their caste or religion.

IDRF partner since: 2014

NGO: Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals

NGO: Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals

Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) was established in 2001, by a group of agriculture and management professionals for capacity building of small and marginal farmers’ agricultural practices that would enhance their livelihoods and income. This would lead to a better quality of life for rural communities. However, with limited access to employment opportunities in rural areas, large scale migration of labor to urban informal sector with inadequate social safety nets and poor living conditions in slums, is a rapidly growing problem. ISAP conducts vocational skill training in below poverty line areas. Rural youth from poor households are trained in various trades to enable them to earn livelihood.

IDRF partner since: 2015

  IDRF-ISAP Skill Development Program
  Batches 1 to 8 (2015-2016)

BATCH
LOCATION
DOMAINS
STUDENTS ENROLLED
STUDENTS TRAINED
STUDENTS PLACED
1Jaipur (Odisha)Information Technology Enables Services (ITES)303024
2Kandhamal (Odisha)BSPA  (Bed Side Patient Assistant)303025
3BhubaneswarHospitality606046
4Jaipur (Odisha)Information Technology Enables Services (ITES)252519
5Khurda (Odisha)Hospitality & Information Technology Enables Services (ITES)505040
6Baripada (Odisha)Security Guard & Information Technology Enables Services (ITES)505050
7Kandhamal (Odisha)Hospitality & Information Technology Enables Services (ITES)282821
8 Baripada (Odisha)Security Guard & Information Technology Enables Services (ITES)303020
 Total303303245
 

Students in the Lecture Hall

Students in the Computer-lab

Distribution of Completion Certificates

Please click on the link to learn more about the various programs of Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP).

http://www.isapindia.org/index.php?

NGO: Gwalior Hospital and Education Charitable Trust

NGO: Gwalior Hospital and Education Charitable Trust

Gwalior Hospital and Education Charitable Trust (GHECT) runs a project named “Help Children of India”. Snehalaya – the “home with love” is a multi-disciplinary campus with community living that promotes environmental, economic and cultural sustainability for vulnerable marginalized and underprivileged people. Snehalaya spreads across 25 acres near Gwalior City, Madhya Pradesh.

IDRF partner since: 2015

Please click on the link to learn more about Snehalaya School.

https://www.helpchildrenofindia.org/what-we-do/snehalaya-school/

NGO: Swami Keshwanand Smriti Charitable Trust

NGO: Swami Keshwanand Smriti Charitable Trust

Swami Keshwanand Smriti Charitable Trust was set up in 1983, in the memory of Swami Keshwanand, a renowned freedom fighter and social worker. The Charitable Trust is a social service organization that focuses on educating and empowering rural youth in Rajasthan through educational programs and financial assistance.

IDRF partner since: 2003

NGO: Open Learning Exchange Nepal

NGO: Open Learning Exchange Nepal

Open Learning Exchange Nepal (OLE Nepal) is a social benefit organization dedicated to enhancing education quality and access through the integration of technology in classrooms. Since its inception in 2007, OLE Nepal has pioneered the use of technology in schools and provided open and free access to quality education and innovative learning environments to children.

IDRF partner since: 2013

OLE Nepal has also launched the E-Pustakalaya, a digital repository that can be accessed from the Internet ( www.pustakalaya.org) or through an internal network of local servers installed in schools and community centers that are without Internet access. This e-library enables students, teachers and families from different geographic and economic background to freely access the same high quality educational resources at their own convenience.E-Pustakalaya allows users to browse through the library collections, search for specific items, read documents in the browser, and download documents for later use. Since its launch in February 2009 the e-library has made great progress. It now has a collection of over 7,000 e-books, thousands of audio books, educational videos, learning software and reference materials such as Wikipedia and maps that provide invaluable resources to students, teachers as well as to the general reader.

Skill building and training program for LILA Fellows.

While the project will continue to add the collection in various categories, and expand the access to the materials by installing offline servers in more schools through partnerships with the Ministry of Education, Nepal and other organizations, they will focus on upgrading the underlying content management system, and enhancing the overall software to allow users to easily find and use the resources. The project will employ e-library coordinator, library systems engineer, and software programmer to carry out the activities for the enhancement of the digital library.

Students using laptops in the classrooms

Please click on the link to learn more about OLE Nepal’s programs.
http://www.olenepal.org/

NGO: Ma Saraswati Trust

NGO: Ma Saraswati Trust

Ma Saraswati Trust is an organization that provides scholarships to needy students from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The organization has provided hundreds of students with scholarship since its inception.

IDRF partner since: 2007

NGO: Gyan Jyoti

NGO: Gyan Jyoti

Gyan Jyoti is a public charitable trust dedicated to providing financial support to high achieving students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The organization provide these children, who otherwise would not have the opportunity, to pursue higher education.

IDRF partner since: 2011

NGO: Atma Vidya Ashram

NGO: Atma Vidya Ashram

Swamini Lalitananda ji joined hands with Sri Omananda Swamiji in a noble undertaking. To raise funds to house, feed and educate destitute children and women in three different locations in India. After the Maha Samadhi of Omananda Swamiji, she continues the noble work with present Swamiji Sivananda Saraswathi.

With the divine blessings of her Guru, Swaminiji has established the Atma Vidya Ashram. Their Ashrams are purely run by donations and do not receive any aid from either the State or the Central Government of India.

IDRF partner since:2006

School operated by Sivananda Ashram

ashram

Swamini Lalitananda ji with the children at the Ashram

Almost all the children in the ashram have painful stories to tell about their past. But Swaminiji’s mission has made all the difference in their lives. Their basic necessities are taken care of and their confidence is boosted to move on in life with greater spirit and confidence. Let us all join together and strengthen this noble endeavor in our own humble way by supporting IDRF in meeting the basic necessities and education of these destitute and orphaned children.

Please click on the link to learn more details about Sivananda Ashram’s various programs.
http://www.atma-vidya.org/ashrams.html