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A multifaceted education project to provide need based, locally oriented, diversified curriculum for rural middle-to-high school children in West Bengal.

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Swanirvar Holistic Education Program for Rural Children in West Bengal
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Impact:                                                                                                                                                                                                    Annual Budget: $20,000
  • In last 10 years, 142 schools and 104,000 students received inputs on holistic education from Swanirvar.
  • Female literacy is 100% with no drop outs and no child marriages.
  • Cattle vaccination by students improved cattle health in villages by 70-80%
  • Govt recognized their work with inmates at a juvenile prison. Many state officials have visited them to get hands on experiences with the goal to apply this model to other juvenile detention centers.
  • Panchayats and local schools work together to include necessary surveys and data analysis for micro planning in the school curriculum.
  • Marked improvement in understanding key Math and Science concepts; improvement in Bengali and English skills.

In the video below - hear from an AID Bay Area volunteer - Roy, about his visit to Swanirvar 


What is the impact of $1000 on this project?
For every $1000 disbursed, the project will provide ~1000 students with holistic education

For further questions:

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info@bayarea.aidindia.org