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Dear Friends,
A Letter from Mathew Ayearlikenoother
I hope you are well as we continue to navigate these difficult days. Not surprisingly, our Christel House students and their families have been significantly affected by the pandemic. 2020 and '21 will always be remembered as an extraordinary phase that tested our resilience and commitment to navigate during these unprecedented times.
While the school remained closed for a large part of the past year, we continued to support our students and their families. Our primary objective was to avert any further existential crisis in their lives. From providing essential food kits to monetary help, we did it all. It continues today.
Our teachers and staff proved to be the real heroes during these trying times. With some upskilling, our teachers switched from classroom teaching to online classes and recalibrated the curriculum to meet the differential learning capabilities of individual students. It is with immense pride that I acknowledge the gallant Christel House India team, who stood tall and stepped forward to meet the moment headon and successfully so!
Our donors' generosity ensured that we continued our operations, bridging the longstanding “digital divide” for our students and minimizing the learning gap. Our supporters have always been the driving force through our journey of reshaping futures and transforming lives. It is humbling to see how far we have come, together - we shall always remain grateful.
As a tribute to our founder Christel DeHaan, whom we lost on 6th June 2020, we pledge to uphold her ideals at all times. Christel's legacy will continue as we remain inspired by her belief that we all can make a difference.
Warm Regards,
Jaison C Mathew, CEO, Christel House India
Founder
Atributetoour ChristelDeHaan 1942
-2020
Christel DeHaan’s life epitomized the American Dream. Her passion for life, for causes, for people and for the arts and nature was underscored by a deep commitment to excellence in all that she did. Christel made a difference as an business leader, as a community leader and as a philanthropist.
After a remarkable career in business as the co-founder of Resort Condominiums International (RCI), Christel created Christel House in 1998 with the goal of transforming the lives of impoverished children around the globe.
Now serving nearly 6,000 students and graduates worldwide through schools in India, Jamaica, Mexico, South Africa and the United States, Christel House was created to address the root causes of poverty through a holistic human development model.
Thanks to Christel’s careful planning, the work of Christel House will continue to be supported through her estate. It was her wish that all Christel House general and administrative expenses be covered in perpetuity. This allows all donor gifts to fund programs and services needed by Christel House students.
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The pandemic has disproportionately affected families in under-resourced communities. Despite challenging circumstances as Christel House India schools closed, staff at both schools showed resilience, taking action by distributing grocery kits and other critical resources to students and their families.
(Below) The Christel House social workers distributing worksheets during COVID 19 pandemic to ensure continuity in learning.
“The resilience and commitment exhibited by the staff and students under very difficult and constantly changing circumstances is amazing.”
- Jaison C Mathew, CEO Christel House India
The crisis left thousands of daily wage laborers in Bangalore and Atal Nagar unemployed and without access to food and other essentials. With donor assistance, Christel House India is extending support to 1077 students’ families fortnightly
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Christel House India staff load food relief kits for distribution.
Over
21,000
grocery kits were provided to our students’ families and out of work migrant laborers.
(Left) Christel House India social workers traveled into communities to provide groceries, sanitizers and face masks for students and families.
(Below) Christel House India provides grocery kits for out of work migrant laborers in the neighbourhood.
Christel House Bangalore students receive tablets for remote learning.
Bridgingthedigitaldivide
Devicesanddataforremotelearning
While Christel House kids have access to technology in the classroom, with the pandemic closing schools, students needed the tools to transition to e-learning. With this in mind, the ‘Bridge the digital divide’ campaign was launched. That meant purchasing hundreds of tablets, laptops and internet connection to facilitate remote learning. With the unstinting stakeholders - staff, parents, community and students worked support from donors, Christel House kids continue learning together to deal with all the challenges arising from the from home. “The greatest success was seeing how the various pandemic,” says Jaison C Mathew, CEO Christel House India
“The Tabs helped me adjust with the new method of learning and overcome the challenges I faced academically and emotionally.”
– Ashwini, Grade 12, Christel House India
(Right) Christel House India third graders and parents received training on using new devices.
100%
of students received devices and internet connectivity to participate in online classes via e-learning.
(Top) Christel House India teachers use WhatsApp and MS Teams to connect with the students.
(Below) Christel House India students did not have internet connectivity at home. Data packs allowed access to e-learning.
(Below) The younger grades received weekly homework packets. In addition to written feedback, teachers called students on their parents’ phones three times a week.
OurHeroes
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During the earliest days of the pandemic, Christel House India recognized the abrupt closing of school could cause uncertainty and make children feel isolated. Teachers, social workers and counsellors reached out, letting students know they were not alone. The dual hats they wore as teachers and counsellors meant they had to remain graceful during times of adversity and absorb the problems of their students as their own. The lines between their personal and professional lives had blurred, but they never lost focus of their responsibilities.
We can't thank them enough for taking up more than their fair share of responsibilities. Teachers and staff – we thank you for your empathy, patience, and perseverance; we salute your selflessness!
“Ifthechildrencannotcometoschool, wewilltaketheschooltothechildren.”
Christel House Bangalore Principal, Maya Abhimanyu
Teachers at Christel House India are going above and beyond to ensure students’ emotional and academic success. Schools have remained closed. The India team brainstormed to create and deliver homework packets to younger students. Teachers then follow-up via phone to assess how kids are doing and to lift their spirits. During the lockdown, many children have experienced deep personal trauma. When a student lost her father in an accident, she and her mother received support from Christel House counsellors. “It gives the children a sense of security to know teachers are only a call away,” says Maya. “It takes time. But we don’t mind putting in those extra hours as we know it benefits the children.”
CareerDevelopmentInnovation
One of Christel House's unique interventions is its career education and guidance. From the moment students begin their time at Christel House India in kindergarten, and until five years after graduating from PUC grade 12, they receive personalized guidance and support through our College & Careers program.
At Christel House, the College & Careers preparation begins in middle school under the JIVA program. The JIVA program is a systematic and scientific program to help students explore their interest and maximize their potential. The teachers and the school counsellors track each student's aptitude and interest through scientific methodologies and worksheets to help students explore their skills in relation to their career interests.
Additionally, as our students advance in grades, they are given opportunities to understand their career options through structured career guidance workshops and discussions. Before our students enter the workforce, they would have developed a well-defined career path, skills in self awareness, understanding the field of work and facilitate career preparations. A large part of the career guidance workshops and discussions are conducted by the career professionals and employees of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partners.
In 2020, our alumni leadership committee has been established with the aim of coordinating alumni activities and involvement with our students. The alumni who are in the formal sector workforce, hosted virtual workshops on various careers, CV writing, interview readiness and skills required in the workplace. It is important that our students have positive role models who are drawn from local communities – and who better than our senior students who have already passed out of school.
Christel House graduates in Top universities
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pass rate in 100% 100% Grade 12 PUC (Pre-University Course) board exam passing with first division and above Mohan S secured a perfect in all subjects score of 97%
It is a proud moment and a validation of our efforts, when four Christel House Bangalore grade 12 students got accepted to top universities in India for their under-graduate studies. We have always encouraged our students to give wings to their dreams and we are delighted that theirs, as well as ours came true.
Jayalakshmi and Varalakshmi will soon be joining KREA University. While Savitha and Sushmita are excited to start a new chapter of their lives with Azim Premji University.
“What is common in the lives of all the four girls is their persistence in riding the crest of opportunity and seizing the day,” says Praveena, College & Careers Coordinator.
(Below) Notwithstanding the hardships that they had to face during these unusual times of the pandemic, our high school students proved that with the right support and the will to excel, one can overcome any odds.
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Meghana Shree, 2016 Christel House India alumni, pursued her ambition to be an engineer. Having procured excellent grades in her degree, Meghana began her career as an Assistant System Engineer with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
“It's been only a few months since I started earning. My dad was a driver and lost his job due to the COVID 19 pandemic I helped him start his own business. Today, I feel proud that I can support my family.’’
In 2016, Dilip Kumar graduated from Christel House India. On finishing his engineering degree in 2020, he got recruited by Mu Sigma Business Solutions as a Trainee Decision Scientist. “I owe a great deal to Christel House,” says Dilip. “The College & Careers program has aided me in becoming the person I am today Christel House has changed my future, my personality, and my level of confidence ”
Annual K-12 retention (Bangalore) 97%
Annual K-12 attendance (Bangalore)
Graduates continuing studies or employed 94% 97%
Annual K-6 retention (Atal Nagar) 100%
TheChristelHouseModel
We invest 18 years of slow and patient capital into every child.
OF THESE PROGRAMS
WE PROVIDE ALL AND SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS:
ROBUST K-12 EDUCATION
COLLEGE & CAREERS
PROGRAMME (age 17+)
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & SERVICE LEARNING
SOCIAL SERVICES & COUNSELLING
NUTRITION
TRANSPORTATION
HEALTHCARE
SPORTS & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
LEARNING MATERIALS & UNIFORMS
SECONDARY EDUCATION (age 13 − 17)
CAREER GUIDANCE
Scholarships to pursue university
Higher education support
Interview training
Stipends
Graduate mentoring
Vocational training
Soft skill training
Job placements
Leadership programmes
Critical thinking
Articulating thoughts
Portfolio of achievement
Sex & gender education
Individualised career development
Evidenced citizenship
CHARACTER
The Christel House values are: respect,
Christel House’s holistic model is designed to transform the lives of impoverished children. We do this by focusing on the “whole child”. We do not just educate, or feed, or provide health care - we do all these things. We develop the total child
PRIMARY EDUCATION
(age 6 − 13)
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
(age 4 − 6) DEVELOPMENT
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Age: The child must turn 5 years old in the beginning or during the academic year they join our school. Poverty: The main criteria for admission to Christel House is not the evidence of talent – but the evidence of poverty, one measure of which is the maximum income of Rs. 2400 per household member per month.
OF THESE PROGRAMS
WE PROVIDE ALL AND SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS:
CURRICULUM INNOVATION
LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR STUDENTS
UNDERSTANDING SOCIO-EMOTIONAL & SOCIO- COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
Early leadership development
Independent project work
Intrinsic motivation
Abstract thinking
ICT proficiency
Careers exposure
Service learning: giving back
Character & Habits of Work (CHOW)
English immersion
Creative play
Perceptual development
Numeracy development
Gross & fine motor skills development
Careers introduction
TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES
CHARACTER PROGRAM
BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL
PARENT EDUCATION
MULTILINGUAL CELEBRATION
TEACH THREE LANGUAGES
UNIQUE LANGUAGE IMMERSION
ImpactstudybyDeloitte
A recent independent assessment was conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP to validate the economic impact of Christel House programs on poverty alleviation.
Deloitte selected the test group randomly from Christel House Bangalore graduates
(CHB cohorts) who benefited from its education programs for the study.
Findings of the study:
Average monthly income of the Christel House Bangalore cohort was found to be higher than the Karnataka State per capita average and higher than the national per capita income.
94% of the Christel House Bangalore cohorts completed their tertiary education, in stark contrast to only of Government schools in Karnataka State.
CHRISTEL HOUSE CONTRIBUTES TO EIGHT OF THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS:
90% Over of the Christel House Bangalore cohorts moved to a larger house and more importantly to a better neighbourhood.
100% Nearly of the Christel House Bangalore cohorts have proficiency in English.
Christel House cohorts have witnessed significant intergenerational economic & social mobility. 73%.
Contribution of the Christel House Bangalore cohort to their family’s household income was 4%
Outcomes of Christel House model include:
– Increased employability – Improved standard of living – Heightened awareness & action towards health and wellness.
WaysToGetInvolved
Help transform a life by supporting Christel House India. Together we can break the cycle of poverty.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Make a monetary contribution to Christel House India. 100% of donations support programs and services for children. Overhead and fundraising cost are covered in perpetuity by the organization's Founder. Your donation is exempt under Section 80G, of Income Tax Act 1961, to the extent allowed in the Act.
To donate visit: https://in.christelhouse.org/donate/
VOLUNTEER
Help by teaching our students Math and English, teach them new skills, coach them in sports, provide career guidance. Your time and skills help develop our students and grow new talents
2,067
Total number of students served including college and careers.
INTERNSHIPS & PLACEMENTS
Your expertise can help our graduates become contributing members of society
IN-KIND DONATIONS
Sponsor our students’ books, stationery, uniforms, sports equipment.
To know more about how you can get involved: Contact: info@christelhouseindia.org
Sponsors and Partners
Together we are breaking the cycle of poverty and building self-sufficient, contributing members of society.
For contributions received from April 2020 to March 2021
*Includes donations of in-kind goods or services
Aanchal Gupta
Aashray Krishn Goel
Abanikash Rayaji
Abdul Sadhiq Khader Muthallib
Abhishek Baheti
Adobe
Airbus Group India Pvt. Ltd.
Ajaya Sahoo
Altair Engineering India
Private Limited
Ambar A
Amit Naidu
Amithkumar Shenoy
Amlan Chakravarty
Anantha Krishnan
Anayee Paul
Aniruddhan P N
Anitha Ekambaram
Ankan Dabral
Ankur Jaiswal
Ann John
Anna Paul
Anshuman Chitraanshi
Ansuman Chattopadhyay
Apollo Tyres Foundation
Arun Chakravarthy Ilangovan
Asmit Kumar
Atal Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran (ANVP) / Govt. of Chhattisgarh
Audi Shakti V
Ayesha Ghosh
Azim Premji University
Bangalore Fluid System
Components Private Limited
Bangalore Food Bank*
Basava Reddy
Baskar Sadasivam
Benevity Causes(The UK Online Giving Foundation)
Bibi Asma Sarifulla
Bidhan Roy
Bio-Gen Extracts Pvt. Ltd.
Campus Management
International Pvt. Ltd.
CEO Forum*
Chaitanya Krishna Manubolu
Chandana C. S
Charan Singh
Charities Aid Foundation
America
Charities Aid Foundation India
Chetan Ganatra
Christel House Alumni Group
Christel House India Staff
Christy George
Cognizant Foundation
Cognizant Outreach *
Craig Slater
David Griffith
Debajyoti Das
Dennis Alexander
Dhiraj Kumar Sinha
Dilip Kumar Jain
Divik Saxena
Diya Menon
Durga Prasanna Kishore Meka
Eli Lilly Services India Private Ltd
Elite Automobiles Private Ltd.
Embassy Leisure and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
Envisions Trust India
Falabella Corporate Services
India
Felicia Kamins
Fidelity Information Services
India Pvt. Ltd. (FIS Global)
FIS Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Ganesh Raj Venkatesh
Give India / Give Foundation
Global Giving Foundation
Gokula Education Foundation / Mr. Kodandaram Ramiah
Grant Thornton / GT Indus
Greesha Agnes Seby
Gururaj Hegde
Hari Ramaseshan
HARMAN Inspired
Charitable Trust
Harshit Sharma
Herald S. D’souza
Hewlett Packard Enterprise / Hewlett Packard (India) Software
Operations Private Limited
Hudson's Bay Services Pvt. Ltd
Indira G. Krishna
IQVIA RDS India Pvt. Ltd.
Jaison C. Mathew
Jasdeep Singh
Jasdeep Singh Bhatia
Jasleen K. Makker
Jatin Shanbagh
Jino Mathews
John Spence
Jyothi Suvarna
Jyoti Gupta
Kameswari Kompella
Kannur Primary Health Centre *
Karma Group
(Prestige Holiday Resorts LLP)
Karthick Babu Gomda
Seetharaman
Karthikeyan Dhanushkodi
Karthikeyan Kumar
Kewaunee Labway India Pvt. Ltd
Kisankraft Foundation
Kishore Sakhrani / Northern Lights Limited
Klaus Luft Foundation
Krishan Goyal
Laulesh Upadhyay
Lowes Services India Pvt. Ltd.
M.S. Ramaiah Hospitals *
Manu Kulkarni
Mast Industries
Mayur Narkhade
Melanie Martinelli
Meritor CVS India Pvt. Ltd.
Micro Labs Limited
Mineral Enterprises Limited
Mousumi Acharya
Mritul Phukan
Mukesh Chaudhary
Murali Sundararajan
Mythili Viswanathan
Nalini Garg
NASSCOM Foundation
Naveena Dhawalgi
NetApp India Marketing & Services Pvt. Ltd.
Nilesh Jain
Nithya Soundaraj
Niti Jain
Nokia OYJ
Northern Operating Services Pvt. Ltd.
Nrutyangana Mohapatra
Nupur Chauhan
Nutanix Technologies
India Pvt. Ltd.
Page Industries Limited
Pallavi Parmar
Paromita Das
Parvathy Kalyanakrishnan
Paul Baker *
Paul Mallier
Paulomi Mukherjee
Payel Chakraborty
Philips-Van Heusen Foundation/ PVH (India) Ltd.
Poonam Mirchandani / Little Bo-peep School Mumbai
Prakit Pednekar
Pranshul Rastogi
Prasenjit D. Mazumdar
Prashant Patel
Prashanth Chandra Shekhar
Praveen V Sangana
Prestige Group / Falcon News*
Priyanka Vaishnav
PVH Arvind Fashion Pvt. Ltd.
Raashi Peripherals Pvt. Ltd.
Radha N
Rahul Jajara
Rajamani (McAfee)
Rajesh Barnwal
Raji Narayanan
Rajitha Ravi Minasandra
Raju Shahani
Ramanathan Natarajan
Ranjith K
Rashmi Purohit
Ravi Chandrashekar
RCI India Pvt. Ltd.
Rhituraj Goswami
Rishav Sarda
Roshini Rosa John
Rucha Badhe
Sai Raghav B
Sandeep Kapoor
Sandeep Reddy Balakishtareddy
Sandeep T
Sandra Noble
Santhosh Puttaraju
Santoshi J. Dongargaonkar
Satya Prakash Ranjan
Saurabh Kumar
Shailendra Singh N
Shalini Chhabria
Shankar Swaminathan
Shashidhar Rao Jetti
Shilpa
Shreya Adarsh
Shruthi Torvi
Shruti Saxena
Shweta Nishant Fadia
Siddharth Tiwari
SLK Software Services Pvt. Ltd.
Soukya Holistic Homeopathic Clinic *
Soumya
Sourav Karmakar
Sri Harsha D. S
Srilatha Kumari
Srinivasan K. P
Srinivasan V
Subramanian Iyer
Subrato Bhattacharjee
Suguna Rajkumar
Sunil Kunte
Suresh Shanmugam
Suresh Sud / Bangalore Fluid
System Components Pvt. Ltd.
Swagat Mohanty
Swapnil Gupta
Talisma Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
Tamara Trenter Redpath
Target Corporation India Pvt. Ltd.
Tata Hitachi Construction
Machinery Co Pvt. Ltd.
Tazaiyun Oomer
Tecnotree Convergence Pvt. Ltd.
Thangamma K. K
The Perse School & Perse School Parents Association
Tricon Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
Tube Investments of India Ltd.
Ujjal Sarma
Varsha Lakshman
Vasanthi Bhaskar
Vedaprakash Pavamana Chandrashekar
Vidhya Muthanna
Vinod Yellasri
Vinodkumar Thangavel
Vishnu Poduval
Vyakaranam Charitable Trust / Dr. V. A. Sastry
Wadpack Private Limited
Yogeshwar A Sewak
YourCause LLC
Financials
2020 - 21 Christel House India - Revenue (Bangalore & Atal Nagar Schools)
2020 - 21 Christel House India - Operating Expenses (Bangalore & Atal Nagar Schools)
All amounts in Indian Rupees.
LIST OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHRISTEL HOUSE INDIA
Raju Shahani
Board Chair, Christel House India
Sunanda Das
Executive Director, PDC Services Pvt Ltd
Mousumi Kapoor
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Continual Engine
Sandeep Kapoor Founder & Managing Partner, Algo Legal
& CMD, Ravindu Motors Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
Sunil Kunte
Former - President & Chief Executive Officer, FMR India Jaison C Mathew
Executive Officer, Christel House India
%95 %97
of Christel House India graduates have enrolled in tertiary education.
of Christel House graduates are gainfully engaged, and are either studying in universities or working in the formal sector or both.
The Christel House MULTIPLIER EFFECT
When a Christel House graduate achieves self-sufficiency, subsequent generations also benefit. If every one of our 2,067 students has two children, and each of their children has two offspring, within two generations 11,284 individuals would be experiencing an improved standard of living. While there is no way to ascertain with certainty the multiplier impact, this calculation demonstrates the power of permanently breaking the cycle of poverty.
On Orientation Day, children proudly showed off their new school uniforms. (Right) Kids also received their very own backpack filled with books and supplies.
Welcometo Jamaica
Newestschoolopensdespite pandemic,tropicalstorm
Christel House’s newest school, Christel House Jamaica, opened with students in kindergarten to Grade 2. Each year going forward an additional 60 kindergarten students will be admitted. When the Ministry of Health approved Christel House to receive students for in-person classes, a tropical storm warning and days of torrential rain caused flooding on the island, forcing teachers and staff to adapt. “It was a very busy time for all,” says the Hon. Sally Porteous, CEO of Christel House Jamaica. Following the weather emergency, the school finally opened for in-person learning with approved COVID-19 protocols. Marsha McPherson, Information Technology teacher, says the first months have been full of joy. “I believe Christel House Jamaica will have a tremendous impact on the students, their families and the wider community.” McPherson knows the school will bring change. “Christel House represents a great example for future schools to follow and for current schools to emulate.”
Students from kindergarten to Grade 2 welcomed to Christel House Jamaica.
It all began with the dream, passion, and dedication of our Founder Now, their futures are bright because of YOU. Christel DeHaan left a legacy gift that will cover administrative and fundraising expenses in perpetuity.
of your gift supports programs and services for students. BECOME A CHRISTEL HOUSE DONOR TODAY: in.christelhouse.org/donate/
Christel House Bangalore
Bellahalli Road, (Off Hennur Road)
Kannur Post - Via Bagalur, Bangalore - 562 149, India
Phone : +91 76249 99151 / 152 / 153 / 154
Email: info@christelhouseindia.org
Website: www.in.christelhouse.org
Christel House Atal Nagar (Raipur)
Village – Rakhi, Sector 25
Atal Nagar - 492 015, Chhattisgarh, India
Phone : +91 76249 99151 / 152 / 153 / 154
Email: info@christelhouseindia.org
Website: www.in.christelhouse.org