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Education to Employment Annual Report 2017 - 2018 Our Founder and Inspiration EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2017 - 2018 OUR FOUNDER AND INSPIRATION AIM for Seva’s anthem ‘Bharata Desa Hitaya’ (for the well-being of the nation) truly encapsulates the life and vision of our founder Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati. An acclaimed spiritual leader, profound thinker, philosopher and master of Vedanta, he dedicated his life to the upliftment of the poor. Born in the village of Manjakkudi, Tamil Nadu on 15th August 1930 as G. Natarajan, he completed high school from Government Board High School, Ohai and left for Chennai in 1947 in search of employment. The next few decades saw a significant transformation in Swami Dayananda Saraswati’s life as he found his calling in spirituality. He embarked on his spiritual journey - studying, teaching and travelling across the world spreading the vision of Vedanta. He was given the name Swami Dayananda Saraswati after taking Sanyas from his Guru in 1962. He attained Samadhi on 23rd September 2015 in Rishikesh and was posthumously awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2016. Swami Dayananda Saraswati strongly believed that we grow by caring, from being only a consumer to becoming a contributor. According to him, Danam, the philosophy of giving and sharing, is the true mark of growth. There are many ways to caring and giving - giving time, lending a sympathetic ear, expressing words of appreciation, encouragement, empathy, sharing knowledge and many more. It is in line with this philosophy of Danam, that he worked towards societal transformation at the grassroots level to unlock the true potential of rural India. He founded AIM for Seva in keeping with his vision of bringing value- based education and healthcare to the least privileged sections of society. Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati Founder 2 Educating Rural India | Annual Report 2017-18 CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, Namaste. It is my pleasure to present to you, the more families from the neighbouring regions to enrol Annual Report of AIM for Seva for the year 2017-18. AIM their children in our hostels. This stands as a testament for Seva is now a 17-year-old organisation and the year to our impact. gone by has been a monumental one for us, as we saw Last but not the least, to supplement our Free Student many of our students march ahead from education to Hostels, we are also realising the need for high-quality employment. It has been a rewarding and encouraging educational institutions. Having set up 6 institutions year, thanks to all your support. between 2001 and 2014, AIM for Seva is slowly breaking When AIM for Seva was founded, our vision was to ground in providing quality education to those transform society through a network of hostels and who need it the most. The year 2017-18 witnessed schools. While our primary focus is on enabling remarkable growth in enhancing education levels of our students to successfully complete their school over 5000 students in 4 districts. In the coming years, education, we realised that our journey is intrinsically we hope to take this initiative forward in many other tied with the career ambitions and dreams of our districts to enhance the quality of education for our students. For the past 6 years, we have been focusing students. on bringing their journey full circle, by continuing Our vision for the future is to ensure that our philosophy our support for them as they traverse from school to of Seva extends deeper into our existing initiatives and college and onward as young professionals. We are harnesses momentum for new initiatives. We want proud to announce that in 2017-18, 80% of AIM for Seva to venture into more rural regions through our Free students who completed secondary education have Student Hostels and educational institutions. We want gone on to pursue either higher education or jobs with to deepen our engagement with the differently-abled reputed organisations. adults through the AIM for Seva Krupa Home. Finally, Another heartening development is the reduced we want to propel our sustainability initiative, Spirit of dropout rate in schools following our intervention. the Earth, and ensure that it transforms the lives of at When the Free Student Hostels were conceptualised least 300 farmers in the coming year. in 2000, our ground research showed that in rural areas, close to 80% of students were dropping out of school. When we started the hostels, many students would leave and go home. Over the past 17 years, the fabric of our interventions has become stronger and Sheela Balaji our permanency has grown. Today, I am happy to Chairperson and Managing Trustee announce that dropouts from our schools and hostels have reduced by 90%. Furthermore, the children at our hostels are enthusiastic learners, which has inspired Educating Rural India | Annual Report 2017-18 3 4 Educating Rural India | Annual Report 2017-18 TABLE OF CONTENTS 06 - Our Philosophy 07 - Our Journey over the Years 08 - Our Impact 2017 - 2018 09 - Our Reach 10 - Impact Assessment 2018 12 - Educate 14 - Free Student Hostels: Education to Employment 21 - Educational Institutions 22 - Skill Development & Training 24 - Care 25 - Krupa Home for Adults with Special Needs 27 - Shanmuga Society for Children with Special Needs 27 - Healthcare Facilities 28 - Innovate: Spirit of the Earth 29 - Organic Heritage Rice 32 - Initiatives for Outreach and Awareness 33 - Highlights 2017-18 34 - Reaching Out 38 - Community Engagement 41 - Awards and Recognitions 42 - Upcoming Initiatives 44 - Our Stakeholders 46 - Funders Speak 47 - Our Corporate Partners 49 - How Can You Support Us 51 - Governance and Management Educating Rural India | Annual Report 2017-18 5 OUR PHILOSOPHY The AIM for Seva (AFS) philosophy of Vision: sustainable development is supported To transform society through a network of Seva, of caring, to bridge by the three pillars - Care, Innovate and the urban-rural divide, empowering every person to contribute to Educate. Each of our carefully designed the progress of the nation. projects resonates with one of these Mission: pillars, ensuring a structure and form for Empowerment through value-based education and reaching out to AIM for Seva to reach the depths of rural the children of rural India through a network of Free Student Hostels and schools. India. Our SDG Goal Targets: Educate The Sustainable Development Goals charted by the United Nations address the global challenges we face. India has leveraged the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Agenda Free Student Hostels 2030 to map out comprehensive targets in all the 17 goals. On our Educational Institutions part, we have incorporated the following goals into our agenda: Skill Development Centres Care Krupa Home Shanmuga Society Healthcare Facilities Innovate Organic Farming Krupa Home Products Philosophical Publications 6 Educating Rural India | Annual Report 2017-18 OUR JOURNEY OVER THE YEARS AIM for Seva, a pan-India, registered charitable trust began its 6 healthcare facilities, a day care for differently-abled journey to provide value-based education and transform the children, a home for elderly women, a residential facility lives of rural communities in India in the year 2000. Today, for differently-abled adults, and organic farms. As we turn a AIM for Seva has under its umbrella - 95 Free Student Hostels score shortly, we believe this is just the beginning of a new (FSH), 6 educational institutions, 5 community skills centres, dawn. Our Journey in Education Other Projects 2001 2002 First Hostel for Boys First Sewing Centre for Women, AIM for Seva Dayananda Tribal Boys Uttarakhand Free Student Hostel, Tamil Nadu 2001 2002 First College First Day Care for Differently-Abled Swami Dayananda College of Arts & Children, AIM for Seva Shanmuga Science, Tamil Nadu Society, Telangana 2004 2006 First Hostel for Girls First Healthcare Facility, AIM for Seva AIM for Seva Tribal Girls Free Student Jawahar Dharmarth Chikitsalaya, Bihar Hostel, Andhra Pradesh 2005 2006 First Matriculation School First Home for Elderly Women, AIM for Swami Dayananda Rotary Matriculation Seva Vrudhashram, Andhra Pradesh School, Tamil Nadu 2009 2010 First School for Girls First Residential Facility for Adults with AIM for Seva Balika Vidyalaya, Madhya Disability, AIM for Seva Krupa Home, Pradesh Tamil Nadu 2014 Hundredth Hostel Established AIM for Seva 100th Free Student Hostel for Boys, Uttar Pradesh Educating Rural India | Annual Report 2017-18 7 OUR IMPACT 2017-18 We are happy to announce that we have made tremendous progress in each of our focus areas in the past year. EDUCATION Students 8248 Foundation laid for 80% pursuing higher Children in schools 4 new hostels & education or jobs and colleges 1 co-educational school Inauguration of new building premises : 59 Women trained Jaya Smrithi Dhama AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel for Boys, in tailoring Udupi, Karnataka AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel for Boys, Pune, Maharashtra Inauguration of two new hostels : AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel for Boys, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel for Boys, Kamareddy, Telangana CARE Patients 13,500 34 Adults with 22 Children with served through disability provided mental disability healthcare facilities with support being educated every month INNOVATION 63 Farmers signed up for a Farmer’s Training programme in Manjakkudi, Tamil Nadu to preserve and cultivate heritage rice through Spirit of the Earth, an initiative of AIM for Seva Over the past two decades, AIM for Seva has impacted the lives of over 20 million people across 16 states 8
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