Abhyudaya

A free tuition center- Abhyudya’s Kalika Kendra aims at reaching out to socially deprived children. They help students to meet volunteer teachers for a couple of hours after school

Area of Intervention Urban slums and rural communities in Karnataka

Key Geography The NGO is operating in Karnataka, a State in South Western Region of India

Need for the initiative

Problem • Increasing percentage of school drop-out in urban slums and rural communities • Poor socio-economic and illiterate background of these children

Situation Before • Ambitious children who had their inclination towards studies were deprived of assistance • Academically brilliant students were unable to get the required help

Intervention

Overview

Necessary assistance at the correct time can enlighten the future of the student

Steps • Post survey, feedback mechanism is worked out to shortlist the candidate and the kind of support required

Community people are approached who can passionately volunteer to shell-out their space/ infrastructure and time Continuous monitoring and evaluation to measure outcomes by core team

Resources

Teachers, Counsellors, and experts of the field are arranged to impart tuitions Monthly cost is incurred for maintenance and conduction of various activities Gadgets and internet connectivity provides the technical assistance

Impact and Key Learning Achieved so far

With 984 Kalika Kendras, Abhyudaya has reached out more than 50,000 students across Karnataka Large number of Kalika Kendra’s students are pursuing professional studies further

Key Learning

The saying”If you do good,it comes back to you,” is true Benefeciary of Kalika Kendras are reciprocating the good in various forms Be the torch-bearer, and many good people will join you for betterment