EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR's REPORT 2015-16 Dear Friends

Towards a colourful tomorrow for our children...

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT 2015-16 Dear Friends,

As we come to an end of another eventful and exciting year of working towards coming up with creative and meaningful ways to match the learning needs of children, we are happy to share with you this report with the hope that you can get a sense of the achievements – big or small, qualitative or quantitative – that keep us on our toes in the relentless pursuit of our mission. 2015-16 has been a year of growth, new developments and collaborations for us at Katha. Keeping in line with our broad goal of helping children achieve their full potential, we made a step change for India, with support of governments, foundations and corporate entities. Applying the core strength of innovativeness and not one-time innovation, Katha’s two wings – Kalpavriksham, the centre for sustainable learning, and Katha Vilasam, the story research and resource centre, inspired children to learn, and enabled them to become reader-leaders. We are proud to report that our schools were able to deliver a consistently strong performance. On metrics such as student attendance and retention, Katha School achieved 92% and 98% respectively. 100% of our Class XII students and 92% of our Class X students passed the NIOS exams, as compared to

Love Reading programme, and nearly 13,000 women were engaged to take the Katha All in School Mission tothe new national heights, average bringing of below school 40%. dropouts A remarkable back into feat,the formal this. Over system. 80,000 children benefitted from our I Our book publishing programme which integrally supports our reading and education programmes for our diverse yet inclusive books that inspire children to read, write and create. This year, we added 3 newwas nominatedbooks, all the for waya fifth from time South for the Africa, world’s into largest our World award Series for children’s that acquaints literature, young the minds Astrid to Lindgren, different cultures and images. In collaboration with Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, we also brought out 2 new books which give young readers a glimpse into parts of the country and the world which they

necessarymight find inunfamiliar, meeting the but enormity which they of theare educational sure to find needfascinating. of the children in the country. Each year, we put downKatha huge has aspirations certainly been for quality, at the leadinggrowth edge,and systemic yet adaptation impact. to This newer year and too, more we continue efficient toprocesses adapt and is fine-tune our strategies to build an inclusive and empowering future for our children and all of us. journeyWe are less thankful tedious! to the many hands that stretched out to help and support us, not just financially but alsoI would morally. like Your to take companionship this opportunity on theto also road thank to a ourbrighter Founder-President future for our Mschildren Geeta definitelyDharmarajan makes for herthe continuing guidance and entrusting in me the faith to lead such a vibrant organization. My thanks also to the amazing army that is Team Katha. It has shown that change is possible when there is commitment and compassion combined with intelligent action. possible by the minute, and to our writers, translators, illustrators, readers who make Katha what it is today.Lastly We buthope most you’ll importantly, keep holding I wouldus to high like standards to thank and all our will wonderfulkeep us going children and growing. who redefine Day after what’s day. Year after year.

Parvinder Kaur Executive Director, Katha AT THE HEART OF THE KATHA STORY …

CREDO Uncommon creativities for a common good.

VISION

No child should live in poverty.

MISSION

To enhance the joy of reading and impact social injustice and inequity through active story-based learning, quality education and community action to enable every child realize Translating Stories his/her potential. To nurture translation as a counter-divisive tool for nation-building and to Transforming Lives culturelink our many pluralities. OUR CORE STRATEGIES OUR INNOVATIONS Catalysing cultural and social change for children in India KREAD (KATHA RELEVANT EDUCATION FOR ALL-ROUND DEVELOPMENT):

Our philosophy that education must be relevant to the lives of children and must empower them to solve real-life problems by bringing community challenges –water and sanitation, health, education – into the classrooms.

SPICE: VIDDUNIYA: Our education model promotes Our method of integrated- multidimensional growth subject, theme based learning. Each year we choose a new poverties – Social, Personal, theme and our teachers link in children to overcome five Intellectual, Cultural and all academic and co-curricular Environmental. lesson plans and activities Provide high-quality, holistic Mobilize communities to solve Train teachers to use child- to this theme. They also education to underprivileged local issues and support all centric methods to creatively STORY PEDAGOGY AND coordinate activities across children using innovative children going to school. engage children in learning. ACTIVE STORY BASED subjects, creating a seamless methods that make learning LEARNING: learning experience for fun and relevant. Actively help children. children attain grade-level Our innovative teaching reading skills, stay in school methods that use storybooks, KATHA TOOLKIT: and complete their education. not textbooks, to help children We train our teachers to use learn standard national a variety of teaching tools to curriculum and encourage engage children and make them to Think, Ask, Discuss learning a fun experience and Act! through music, dance, theatre, discussion, debate and surveys.

Publish and disseminate Transform government schools beautiful storybooks that into vibrant learning spaces celebrate India’s rich cultural that deliver quality education heritage and entice children to to all children. read. 80,144 children and 911 government primary school teachers in 100 schools and 151 underserved communities in Delhi impacted by ILR (I Love Reading)

7 While many organisations have been new books published and added to 322 working with the underprivileged community Katha books. over the years, what distinguishes Katha 1760 is its multi-stake holder engagement with children received quality different partners which includes Delhi education from Katha government and an innovative education Lab School. model to mainstream education. 1466 Youth volunteers — Deccan Herald participated in spreading the joy of reading.

124 Katha books 503 recommended by CBSE teachers from Katha and NCERT. and other organizations received in-service teacher training. KALPAVRIKSHAM

THE CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE LEARNING 25 years of The moment one enters the bustling street of Bhumiheen Camp in south Delhi’s Govindpuri Extension, the Katha Lab colourful entrance to Katha Lab School can hardly be missed. — Deccan Herald School!

On 19th September, 2015, Katha Lab School celebrated its 25th Annual Day. The event KATHA LAB SCHOOL was inaugurated by Real education is the one environment where they can the children to master the Hon’ble Deputy Chief which gives learners both grow into individuals who challenges of today and shape Minister of Delhi, Shri wings and roots – wings to are sensitive, empathetic, the world of tomorrow. Manish Sisodia. soar fearlessly and explore and accepting of differences The School also works –be it language, culture or towards imparting rooted to their culture, to ability. In the heart of the entrepreneurship and the world while firmly being I can simply say Katha is doing what one where they belong. It was largest slum community of computer training to students, can dream best out of education. I hope we with this motivation to lay the Delhi – Govindpuri – Katha as well as professional will learn from it to change the culture of ground for delivering holistic, Lab School is the incubator for skills development for quality education to the Katha’s innovative learning young professionals and education in Delhi. underserved, Katha Lab School and education. Based on marginalized women from the — Shri Manish Sisodia was established in 1990 with 5 Story Pedagogy and Active local communities, part-time Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister & Education children and a lofty vision. Story Based Learning which academic support to students Minister of Delhi Over the years, the have been developed and enrolled in other schools and School has become a unique quality education to children educational model that not decades, Katha Lab School from crèche to Class 12 refined over more than two just educates but also gives is an institution that not just including children with special students an inclusive learning educates but also empowers needs. AT KATHA LAB SCHOOL, THE JOY OF LEARNING IS NOT TAUGHT BUT Katha Student Support Centre (KSSC) EXPERIENCED.

The various components that make Katha Lab School the vibrant and dynamic learning space that it need extra care and attention by teachers. Caters to children who are either first-generation learners or is, are:

Crèche: Katha English Academy (KENGA) Caters to infants aged 0 to 3 Increases the employability prospect of youth from years of age so that the parents underprivileged backgrounds by training them in conversational can go to work and the older as well as written English. siblings can attend classes.

Phulwadi Provides essential preschool Katha IT and E-commerce School (KITES) education and nutrition to The programme offers quality IT education to children as well children with special needs as the men and women from the communities to enhance from 3 year onwards. opportunities for them. This innovative centre has proven to be one of the most successful and unique projects in Delhi’s slums.

K-12 A full-time school for children Katha School of Entrepreneurship (KSE) of all ages, covering grades 1 through 12. In addition, Kala It offers courses in cutting and tailoring, dress design, bakery and Nivas, our four arts centre for Development as well as National Institute of Open Schooling. It food processing, certified by the Ministry of Human Resource arts, hones the creative skills offers a wonderful platform for women and drop-out children to music, dance, theatre and fine of children. The sports wing gain employment. of Katha, Katha Josh, offers children a range of sports facilities. Katha Social Work Institute (KaSWI)

It helps children understand social issues and embrace active citizenship through the integrated poverty reduction activities, community action, awareness campaigns and surveys. CURRICULUM FOR LIFE STORIES TAKEN At Katha we believe all children are different and learn in different ways and at different rates. Walk the Rainforest with Niwupah | Walk the Grasslands with Through an integrated, theme-based curriculum that is a result of decades of consistent work and Takuri | Earthsong | Hic!copotamus | Begum, Badshah aur Baghbani in-depth research, we align the learning to the individual needs of the children and set the base | The Little Cloud’s Quest | Bioscope | Jungle Safari | Oh, What a for developing skills that prepare them to be ready for life. Our curriculum is also integrated with Wonderful World! | Sun Magic | Aamu’s Kawandi | Tibet Ke Khazane the strong national CBSE curriculum. Katha Lab School’s theme this year was: Linking Diversities, Se | The Bicycle | Ramu, Moon and I | Faster Fenay Lays a Ghost | Forging Identities. War and Peace | Ek Anokha Safar

TRIMESTER TRIMESTER 1 TRIMESTER 2 TRIMESTER 3

BEST OF INDIA AND THE THEMES WE THE CHILDREN ANIMALS, NATURE AND YOU! WORLD! Knowing India, America, Africa • Developing a sense • Resource distribution, • Creation Myths and Australia: Seasons, national of identity, fostering reasons of economic • symbols, festivals, folk stories bilingualism and equality and inequality in importance of nature encouraging tolerance and nature and society, who • PolicyHaiku writing,changes thethat are self-esteem likely to have positive things, farm animals, birds • Understanding and is allowed to extract impact on country’s well- My Home: Living and non living appreciating physical resources,benefits when who an pollutes, industry being Sentence Making: Me, you and differences and individuals who pays the price? • Environment conservation we, describing words with physical disabilities • Investigate: Government • The 4 Rs and their Giving Directions and Safety • Creating a sense of spending on military, importance. Recycling to Rules community health, foreign aid and make costumes and things Various Civilizations • The various stereotypes environment like patchwork quilts, Freedom and Violence that exist in our society. • paper bags for community Ways in which we should children and old people. Myths and Folktales: Creation change our points of view • TheCorporate jobs that profit, exist wages in our and • Community Connection: myths on stereotypes benefits Waste management Global Warming • The idea of “respect” on the choice of jobs, what’s strategies and promoting Women Empowerment in in comparison with thesociety, social influence and economic of society healthy eating initiatives Literature prejudice, bias, racism, and impact of unfairness, which • Organic food and nutritional Technology, Environment and stereotyping trends effects employment requirements the Media • Immigration: The idea of in business? • Wage War: Understanding Diversity of Indian Forests, open and close borders, • pros and cons on increasing Diversity of Earth Forests, Family developing ways of do we treat elderly in the the minimum wage through and Family Living promoting community society?Security v/s Freedom: How graphs and linear equations cohesion between different • Understanding geometrical • Knowing the World: Our Natural Resources ethnic groups shapes, symmetry and India, Australia, Africa • The Civil Rights Act: patterns from architectures, and America: Exploring Individual and group rights animals and textiles seasons, national symbols, of equal protection of law, • Passive and active tolerance transports, folk stories, social justice, censorship, • Business Ethics: children, landforms environmental justice and dynamics of poverty in and cooperation in business India • CommunitySignificance Linkages:of competition Infant • Rights of the Child mortality rate in society, social justice • Arts across Cultures: The

artist and in his artwork • influence of a culture on the Choices: Vegetarianism and beliefsCelebrating in religious Healthy system Food and knowing global food equity ATTENDANCE 92%

RETENTION 98%

% OF STUDENTS WHO PASSED THE NIOS BOARD EXAMS FOR CLASS 10 92%

% OF STUDENTS WHO PASSED THE NIOS BOARD EXAMS FOR CLASS 12 100%

TOTAL NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS WHO COMPLETED IT COURSES FROM KATHA IT AND E-COMMERCE SCHOOL (KITES) 462

TOTAL ENROLMENT ACROSS CRÈCHE, K12, KATHA STUDENT SUPPORT CENTRE AND KSE 1760

TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS TRAINED AS YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS AT KATHA SCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2491

TOTAL NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED COACHING FROM THE KATHA ENGLISH ACADEMY 400

TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED ACADEMIC SUPPORT FROM STUDENT SUPPORT CENTRE 604

NUMBER OF NEW COURSES INTRODUCED IN KATHA SCHOOL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP: 2 (AYURVEDIC THERAPY AND AC REFRIGERATION REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE) 8th Katha Annual Sports Day

8th Katha Annual Sports Day was organized on 3rd December 2015 at Thyagaraj Sports Complex. The meet was attended by 2,000 children from all the underserved communities across Delhi. The guest of honour, Mrs Supriya Singh, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Tata Communications Ltd., inaugurated the sports meet along with Mr K Dharmarajan, Principal Volunteer of Katha. Annual Day Established in 1990 as a learning centre for the underserved with only 5 children, 25 years later Katha Lab School has impacted Kathak Dance Training for Katha Lab School over 1,91,190 lives. To mark this glorious milestone, on 19th Children September 2015, Katha Lab School celebrated its 25th Annual 35 Katha Lab School children took classes in Kathak from the resource person Mr Rajendra Pawar. Both the senior and the of Delhi, Shri Manish Sisodia. junior group gave an elegant Kathak performance at the Annual Day. This event was inaugurated by Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister Day ceremony.

Clay Sculpture Making and Fibre Casting Workshop Aatish 13 Katha Lab School children learnt making clay sculpture and With the support of Madhav India Foundation, Katha Department of Triveni Kala Sangam. After the workshop the fibre casting from Mr Shashi Kumar Paul from the Sculpture organized a 6-week workshop children made a life-size sculpture of Thathu from the Katha storybook Days with Thathu. The children also made 20 other personality development. This sculptures, drawing inspiration from various other Katha for all KSE beneficiaries on workshop culminated into an storybooks. event conducted on 31st March 2016 at India International Oz Haat Mela at Australian Embassy with the faculty members Centre. 70 beneficiaries along from Katha School of Embassy on 28th November 2015. Many items prepared by Katha Katha Lab School took part in Oz Haat Mela at Australian Entrepreneurship participated students were displayed. in the event. Impactful Financial Literacy Session by Standard Chartered Bank Children of Khojwadi attended a 2-day workshop on Financial Literacy organized by Standard Chartered Bank. Katha-Melbourne Collaboration From 16th to 27th November 2015, Melbourne University started their 2-week EPP program with Katha Lab School children. It was an educational collaboration between Katha and the Melbourne Graduate School of Education (University of Melbourne) wherein trainee teachers from Melbourne Graduate School of Education and Katha teachers worked in teams to support the learning of Katha students. Visit to National Centre for Children’s Literature (NCCL) Children from Katha Lab School visited National Centre for Children’s Literature (NCCL), National Book Trust (NBT), India. NCCL organized an interactive session with Shri Leeladhar Mandloi, Workshop to Improve Motor Skills for Phulwadi Kids Former Director General, All India Radio, and Director, Bhartiya Janpith. Shri Leeladhar Mandloi Every Friday of a week a resource person from Special Olympics, Mr Jolly, visits Katha School to give children exposure to more games and enhance their coordination. The workshop focuses on of Bastar region, Chhattisgarh. introduced the children to the recently published NBT books which are based on the flora and fauna possible and teaching them the basic skills through a variety of activities. TATA Employee Engagement Programme boosting confidence in children, encouraging them to participate in as many championships as TATA Employee Engagement Programme with Katha Lab School children was held in November Bocce Game Organized by Bharat Special Olympic at Thyagaraj Sports Complex Robbie, and created a story around it. 2015 at Tata Communications office, where children and the volunteers from TATA made a robot, On 21st and 22nd March 2015, our 8 special children took part in a Bocce game organized by Bharat

SpecialRally onOlympic Crackers at Thyagaraj Sports Complex. Our girls’ team secured the fifth position. On 9th November 2015, 100 Katha students organized an anti-cracker rally in their community. The children spread awareness about the need for celebrating a safe and eco-friendly Diwali using posters and placards. Bharat Scouts and Guides Activities From 13th to 16th November 2015, Katha Lab School children took part in Bharat Scouts and Guides Activities. Workshop on First Aid

workshop educated the children about the First Aid measures and raised awareness on the basic Billion Hearts Beating organized a workshop on First Aid for children in Katha Lab School. The precautions and safety steps to be taken before getting treatment in case of an injury or other medical situations. Visit to World Book Fair 2016 On 12th January 2016, 50 K-12 students from Katha Lab School went to the World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan. They visited the Children’s Pavilion and took part in the launch of the Katha storybook Aamu’s Kawandi. Children also interacted with the writer Ms Shrujuna Niranjani Shridhar. Establishment of Science Lab in KLS

A Science Lab was established in Katha Lab School. The students are excited about using various equipments and gaining a hands-on practical experience on various scientific methods and topics. Shalini Massey is a 17-year ups and discussions Shalini courses at Katha. She started old girl studying at Katha Lab with a 1-year Bakery and speak to her mother and share Confectionery course in 2014. began in 2007 when she joined finally gathered the courage to School. Her journey with Katha her desire to go to school. After its completion she went Fortunately Shalini’s mother on to do a 6-month Basic from UP to Delhi 25 years Hulgulwadi. Her father moved didn’t say no to her. Shalini Computer course at KITES. back in search of a job and fortunately found a good job in joined back school and got the She also attended a 3-month much-deserved second chance movie making workshop conditions were pretty stable in life. She comes to school organized by Katha in 2013 a church. The family’s financial until 2010, when her father regularly even though she has to complete all household certainly picked up since then. conditions crumbled, her and her confidence has passed away. As the financial chores before coming to In 2015, she did the anchoring mother decided to take up a school. for Katha Student Council job in an export factory. It was Initially Shalini faced a lot Oath Taking Ceremony at the only a matter of time before Shalini left school to help her of problems in understanding School’s Annual Day. Katha creates a special bonding mother with household work. what was being taught due Now Shalini is in class 12th with its students and tries its best to and is also pursuing a nursing teachers provided her special course from Christian Medical prepare them for their career. to her poor vocabulary. Her Shalini to overcome the grief guidance to improve her College, Chennai. She hopes to It was very difficult for — Shalini Massey of her father’s demise. The vocabulary and help her grasp become a nurse someday and Student, Katha Lab School teachers at her school were concepts easily in class. serve her community. really concerned about her In 2013 she passed 10th Shalini’s mother says, future when they heard about NIOS board with 60%. Getting “I stopped worrying about her decision to quit school. good marks really boosted Shalini after sending her to The teachers counselled Katha. I know she is in the Shalini. After many follow- up, she took up different safest hands!” her confidence. As she opened In our country, children are evoke enough interest to keep most important features of expected to learn to read and them reading. Under the ILR ILR is the integrated approach comprehend simple text by the programme, Katha works of teaching based on NCERT with all the stakeholders – syllabus. In addition to this, Textbooks in early school students, teachers, principals, the programme also focuses end of their first year in school. grades require children to read communities/parents, on supporting the most and the government – to reading challenged children in evidence indicates that a large ensure a robust, sustainable MCD schools and tracks their fluently. However, available I LOVE proportion of school children, intervention. With direct progress and results. intervention through readers, are still struggling to trained Reading Mentors, especially first-generation recognise letters and decode ILR facilitates whole school READING words even after formal transformation. One of the schooling. This makes helping children learn to read one of the biggest challenges in India today. In a foresighted move to address this challenge, Katha initiated the ILR programme in Delhi’s municipal government schools and the surrounding slum communities. BUILDING A NATION Aiming to improve the ON READING effectiveness of elementary education in the government school system, especially reading skills in children, ILR is based on Katha’s proven education and teacher- training methods. ILR also uses Katha’s beautifully illustrated books that stimulate students’ imagination, expand their minds and 6 PILLARS OF ILR IMPACT IN NUMBERS

LITERATURE TO LITERACY ILR IN MCD SCHOOLS ILR uses Katha’s culturally rich storybooks to improve the reading 100 abilities in children. We not only IN SCHOOLS & schools impacted work towards literacy, but go COMMUNITIES 80,144 PUBLIC-PRIVATE beyond that to help children ILR employs a two-pronged participating children PARTNERSHIP engage with content. approach of working in both 911 ILR is a Public-Private Partnership schools and the surrounding MCD school teachers trained to transform the government communities. school system. We liaise closely MULTI-STAKEHOLDER with government to enable ENGAGEMENT systemic change. ILR works with all major stakeholders: children, teachers, principals, community, and the SCALABLE, government. This enables us to REPLICABLE address the many challenges ILR is a replicable model that is children face in attending school. designed to be scalable. Katha has successfully demonstrated READING CHAMPIONSHIPS that the model helps children AND READING MENTORS improve their reading abilities, ILR employs a system of continuous and is also planning to expand evaluation by way of Reading into other states. ILR IN COMMUNITIES Championships that measure levels of reading literacy in children. An 151 innovative and motivated team of communities reached reading teachers or mentors create 12177 reading interest in children. women engaged for Katha All in School Mission (KASM) 548479

people1466 benefitted DOYTs formed ILR - KEY IN THE 26.6% 79% SPOTLIGHT HIGHLIGHTS of children attained grade- Average attendance level reading competency after the intervention.

92% of the Principals have responded that there has been NAME: MAHIMA NAYAK 100% AGE: 8 YEARS Retention in the reading levels and SCHOOL: AMBEDKAR NAGAR, SEC 5, NO 1, SDMC interesta significant of children improvement after I Love FATHER’S NAME: SANJAY KUMAR Reading intervention in their OCCUPATION: MASON schools. FAMILY INCOME: RS 6,000 PER MONTH (APPROX)

Mahima was almost a recluse Mahima in just two classes, 100% and her performance as Mahima was encouraged to per Katha assessment scale is storyroom in the fourth pick up any book she liked and around 90%. 79% 5 when she first came to Katha’s of Principals have seen PACT (Principal’s Alliance for quarter. What was unusual the Reading Mentor would Mahima’s transformation Creative Teaching) Meetings about her was that she had read that book to her. She into an avid reader and a workshops and the TLMs and were held, reaching out to all teachersinnovative benefiting practices from in their the 100 schools. almost no interaction with her was also engaged in group classrooms. peers and had an extremely activities. Gradually her importance of child-centric confident girl reinforces the shy demeanour. Although she education and innovative was attentive, she had below- her interaction with her peers classroom practices that Katha confidence level increased and average reading and writing also improved drastically. is trying to promote through MCD teacher training workshops: As part of STeP A website, www.padhopyarse. skills. She’s now so fond of reading I Love Reading programme in net, was created to help (School Transformation Katha’s Reading Mentor, that even during lunch breaks the government school system. Programme), teacher training teachers use e-learning workshops were organized and teaching material. 150 having understood her Government school teachers to orient teachers about nature and learning needs, as fast as possible so that Active Story Based Learning were trained to creatively she tries finishing her lunch techniques (Story Pedagogy) engage children into reading personalized activities and she can come to the Katha and learning. 18 trainings and make them aware of online worksheets for her. After storyroom to read storybooks. resources for teaching. were conducted in the year 2015-16. forming a good rapport with

Her attendance in the class is KALPANA VILASAM

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHER EDUCATION At Katha, a teacher plays – being with them, living recent pedagogical practices multiple roles – she is a their lives, understanding from across the world, and The various teacher-training mentor, facilitator, personal them, before making them are also aware of innovative coach, friend and a guide. She understand the lessons of life. teaching-learning ideas that programmes offered by Katha include: is instrumental in motivating And our innovatively designed are implementable in their students to achieve their full teaching strategy introduces own classrooms. IN-SERVICE TRAINING TRAINING FOR YOUTH DISTANCE TRAINING potential. the standardized curriculum to Katha’s teachers are given READING MENTORS (‘KREATE CLICKS’) Our teachers possess children in fun ways, without 160-hours of training FOR ILR-C Katha has successfully sound knowledge of the using the textbooks, and makes each year plus weekend Katha’s trainers train and give developed a system to impart developmental stages of a learning an organic process. workshops twice per month. ongoing support to Reading trainings via a combination child and have an in-depth Specially designed teacher The modules for the training Mentors who help run ILR-C in of direct training and digital/ understanding of the socio- development programmes cover topics such as early slum communities. mobile media. Katha has now cultural values, strengths, and that includes quality- and learning curriculum, classroom launched www.padhopyarse. challenges of their students. assessment-based workshops practices, continuous net, a website offering They realize the importance of ensures our teachers are assessment, community e-books and teaching-learning engaging with young people always in touch with the most- linkages, etc. Katha also materials. conducts 2-day workshops for in-service teachers from other NGOs/low-cost schools.

The goal of the project is to support teachers in making classrooms more innovative and improving the quality of learning, thereby impacting over 15,000 children in civic body schools, and many more in the near future. — The Hindu KATHA HOLISTIC EARLY LEARNING CENTRE (KHEL!) Katha’s guiding principle of teachers to creatively engage for reading and comprehension HIGHLIGHTS ‘educating the educators’ children into learning and that typically focused on has fostered a culture of bring the classrooms to life. We teachers strictly correcting transforming a teacher into a introduce them to fun ways of mistakes. Now, teachers are teaching using our very own using more collaborative and 23 is herself a thinker, learner Story Pedagogy and Active imaginative approaches that Reading Mentors were ‘reflective practitioner’ who and above all a knowledge Story Based Learning methods. combine visual aids and other given training on various originator. Katha’s teacher- Katha’s class-management materials which are proving to aspects of 4C’s, namely training has helped teachers training has created a be successful. was attended by 326 teachers of 21 NGOs curriculum, classroom The training programme under Halcrow bring sustainable enjoyment qualitative notable shift away and schools. The teachers attended 15 design, continuous to all children. We train from traditional teaching styles hours of Story Pedagogy (LEAD, ACE assessment and community and ECTA) through various methods like school linkages. discussions, debates, self assessment, games, video screenings, demonstrations, development of teaching-learning material and story integration. 467 teaching-learning modules (reading/ language/board games, masks, puppets) were 10 developed. Faculty Club 130 Meetings were held. Reading Kits of Easy Readers were distributed. KREATE VILLAGE BRICKS AND CLICKS

• Weekly 2-hour workshops for teachers • 100 integrated activity from each of the following 3 zones were modules were prepared conducted: and shared. • East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) • 87 teachers were trained • North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and impacted. • South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) • 5 intensive trainings were • The training was conducted at 10 different conducted throughout the project year. 3 different zones in Delhi Municipal • 5 community libraries nodal e-ILR Hubs spread out across the Corporation. became operational in 5 • 80 lesson plans based on the NCERT villages of Gujarat. syllabus were developed. • A librarian, a resource • Approximately 60 teachers were in regular person and a caretaker attendance at all the workshops, of the ^^;g esjk igyk volj gS fd eSa brus lkjs initially planned 100 teachers. in each of the libraries, was identified and trained yksxksa ds lkeus cksy ikbZA igys eq>s cgqr Mj • who are now effectively yxrk Fkk] cksyrs le; 'kCn xk;c gks tkrs Fks each component of the training by the end managing the libraries 70-100% of teachers felt confident with ysfdu bu rhu fnuksa esa fofHkUu fdz;kdykikas esa of the workshop. along with the community. fgLlk ysdj esjk vkRefo'okl c<+k gSA** • Across all workshops, 90% of teachers • Approximately 3250 Katha lquhrk dqekjh] rated the trainer as Very Good or Excellent. books were disseminated • 90 teachers from KLS were trained. into the 5 community lhrk nsoh eSeksfj;y pSfjVscy VªLV • 44 Reading Mentors were trained for ILR- libraries. MCD. • The training culminated • 1466 Reading Mentors were trained for into an event called ILR-Community. Indradhanush where • 326 teachers from outside Katha were children got to learn about trained. theme-based activities “I would like to appreciate • The project came to a successful close on through play, theatre, Katha’s efforts which have 31st March, 2016. The targets for training sports and outdoor impacted our children’s CloudGurus and content development activities. learning skills drastically.” were achieved. The content developed is available on the website www.padhopyarse. Faisal, FIIR NGO net. KATHAKAAR BOOKS TO DELIGHT IN!

For nearly three decades, Kathakaar, the children’s publishing programme at Katha, has been harnessing the power of stories to spark curiosity and compassion in children across the world. Using engaging visuals and imaginative narrations, Katha’s children’s books offer ways of exploring the similarities and differences existing in our world and lead young minds to think, ask, discuss and debate the issues that touch their lives. Every Katha book is designed to open children’s hearts and minds, and to encourage little people of our world to make big differences! In response to the need of meaningful and relevant children’s literature for children growing up in the pluralistic, global world, Katha added 7 new books to the exhaustive list of 323 books published under the Kathakaar wing of Katha to date. KATHAVILASAM

THE STORY RESEARCH AND RESOURCE CENTRE 7 Nominated new books published 5 times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, in Jafta 2010, 2013, 2014, 62,300 2015, 2016! Hugh Lewin copies of children’s Art by Lisa Kopper books reprinted Meet Jafta, a little boy growing up in an African village, who describes some of his everyday moods and feelings by comparing his actions to those of various animals. Filled with vibrant illustrations and clever similes, the book will transport young readers to the beautiful environs of African wilderness. Early

THE WORLD THROUGH PICTURE BOOKS! Available in English readers will find themselves reading aloud to this delightful story. NOW SOUTH AFRICAN BOOKS IN OUR WORLD LIBRARY SERIES …!!! Age Group: 2+ | Pub: 2015 | pp. 28 | 9” X 9” This year, Katha included three new books from South Africa into its repertoire of children’s books. ISBN 978-93-82454-37-3 [pb] [eng] | Rs 145 A joyous celebration of children’s literature that’s inclusive and multicultural, these wonderful Rights for India and South Asia: KATHA books that come all the way from Africa not only entertain, amuse and educate children but also broaden their views of the world. The Little Girl Who Didn't Want to Grow Up Retold by Véronique Tadjo The Gift of Gold Art by Catherine Groenewald Dorothy Kowen Little Ayanda loves her father with all her heart. One day he Art by Gillian Mathew goes away, and doesn’t return. She is so sad that she decides she doesn’t want to grow up. So she stays small for a long time, even when her friends tease her. One day her mother gets sick and village is dry and wrinkly – for there has been no rain. The elders she changes her mind. She grows bigger so that she can help her Thandi is a little girl who lives in a small village in Africa. Her believe that the village has been cursed, and only a chameleon family. But when trouble strikes her village, is she big and brave Available in English can bring them rain. What will Thandi do now? Will she be able to enough to save everyone? A wonderful fantasy that will make one Age Group: 6+ | Pub: 2015 | help? nostalgic for the magic of childhood! pp. 28 | 11” X 8.5” Join Thandi in her quest to save her village from drought, and Available in English ISBN 978-93-82454-36-6 get to know her unusual friends. With a curse, a gold pebble, Age Group: 6+ | Pub: 2015 | pp. 32 | 8.5” X 11” [pb] [eng] | Rs 150 some intriguing characters and of course, a happy ending, this ISBN 978-93-82454-35-9 [pb] [eng] | Rs 175 Rights for India and South mythical story from South African folklore has all the right Rights for India and South Asia: KATHA Asia: KATHA ingredients to delight both the young and the old alike! IF I WERE SKY, IF I WERE STORY Treasures from Tibet Katha in collaboration with Out of the wide-ranging Malavika Navale Srishti School of Art, Design work that the Project and Technology, Bangalore, produced, two stories were conceptualized the Katha published by Katha as picture What makes one feel at home? Find out with this simple story of Homes – are they really special? What does it mean to belong? Incubation Lab – ‘If I Were books. As far-reaching as these Pema and her Momo-ley as they uncover, share and cherish their Sky, If I Were Story’, which stories are in their imagination, secret treasures from places they call home. inspired the art of storytelling they also have larger narratives Available in English and Hindi and visual expression in both of inclusiveness and diversity Age Group: 6+ | Pub: 2015 | pp. 32 | 9” X 7” running through them. ISBN 978-93-82454-31-1 [pb] [eng] | Rs 120 genres. The students of Srishti ISBN 978-93-82454-32-8 [pb] [hindi] | Rs 95 fictional and non-fictional School of Art, Design and World Rights: KATHA Technology created illustrated books, graphic novels and Aamu's Kawandi artefacts to explore unfamiliar spaces, experiences and Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar people. Each story navigated through a larger socio-political, Aamu is a little Siddi girl from Karnataka who loves to collect economic or cultural system, This book is very special... It is a beautiful, interesting stories from around her village. She has stitched them while bringing in fresh simple and absolutely colourful story of Aamu, together to make her own kind of quilt. Do you want to see it? perspectives. a young girl from the Siddi tribe of Karnataka. Available in English and Hindi Age Group: 6+ | Pub: 2015 | pp. 32 | 9” X 7” I absolutely loved the illustrations and the ISBN 978-93-82454-33-5 [pb] [eng] | Rs 120 easy flowing tale and I do believe that this is ISBN 978-93-82454-34-2 [pb] [hindi] | Rs 95 something that will strike a chord with all the World Rights: KATHA young ones out there. — www.beontheroad.com THE OUTREACH PROGRAMME AT THE NEW DELHI WORLD BOOK FAIR 2016 The Katha Outreach Programme, Katha Mela, aims to inspire young readers by way of interactive Katha enveloped young readers into the warmth of stories at the events and workshops. It takes the excitement of books and reading right into schools and colleges New Delhi World Book Fair 2106. With a wide variety of vibrant through innovative reading initiatives and partnerships with like-minded organizations and and colourful books, Katha ensured an enthusiastic response people. Through a diverse set of activities, including readings, discussions, workshops, author and from children and adults alike. illustrator interactions, it ignites the minds of the children and sets them upon the path of learning A lot of people came to say hello to Katha’s new releases – Aamu’s Kawandi by Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar and Treasures from Tibet by Malavika Navale. The books were launched by the and reflection. Chief Guests, Dr Varsha Das, Former Director, National Book Trust, and Ms Vandana Bist, renowned author and illustrator, at the Children’s Pavilion to a super-excited audience. The author and illustrator of Aamu’s Kawandi, Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar, was also present at the launch and interacted with the audience.

KATHA KIDS AT NBT In its endeavour to promote books and reading habit amongst children, National Centre for Children’s Literature, NBT, organized an interactive session for children. Children and teachers from Katha Lab School, Govindpuri, New Delhi, visited NBT and attended the exciting session. The session, conducted by Mr Dwijendra Kumar, Assistant Editor NBT, introduced children to the nuances of poetry writing. The participating children created their own poems on a variety of themes and topics. Later, the children also visited the NBT bookshop where they were excited to see a number of books in different Indian languages. SCHOOL CARIVAL AT SALWAN PUBLIC SCHOOL

Katha participated in the School Carnival organized by Salwan Public School, Rajinder Nagar, and showcased its children’s books. In celebration of the printed word and to encourage reading habits among the students, a lot of reading activities were organized by the school. Katha launched its book Jafta from the Katha World Library and received an exhilarating response from the children as well as teachers.

KATHA ON AIR!

In August 2015, our Executive Director, Ms Parvinder Kaur, was invited by Radio One FM 93.5 to share with the listeners and RJ Chris, Katha’s journey and impact through the years. The engaging session also involved responding to many volunteering requests and offers to contribute to Katha’s work.

CHILDREN’S ART EXHIBITION AT SELECT CITYWALK What’s the sundial in a shade? What’s the use of knowing that each child is talented in a unique way and yet not giving them the inspiration and the opportunity to express it? Katha in an endeavour to recognize and harvest the creativity in children organized an art exhibition of children’s artworks at Select Citywalk. Open to all, the exhibition garnered a lot of positive response and encouragement. The Katha family gathered on 29th September 2015 for the Annual Staff Retreat at Zorba the Buddha. The retreat was an effort to bring together all the staff members and to pause, think, revaluate, recharge and, above all, celebrate what has been built as a family over the years. SEARCH FOR EXCELLENCE “I FEEL NOW I AM PART OF KATHA'S EXTENDED FAMILY CIRCUIT. I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN KATHA UTSAV 2016.” Schools organized an on-the-spot Search for Excellence and — PIYALI DASGUPTA, MENTOR the best writings from all the submitted stories, poems and translations were selected and uploaded on www.ilovereading.in. “STEEPED IN CREATIVITY OF CHILDREN, THEIR LAUGHTER, THEIR BRILLIANCE AND THE WARMTH OF ALL FRIENDS FROM KATHA, IT HAS INDEED BEEN VERY REGIONAL WRITERS WORKSHOP INSPIRING THREE DAYS AT THE UTSAV.” A jury was formed to screen the online student submissions. — DR VIDYUR JYOTI, MENTOR

“A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO KATHA Workshops, in East, North, West and South zones. At the end of TEAM FOR CONDUCTING A VERY WELL- 1000+ semi-finalists were selected for the four Regional Writers’ the regional workshops, students submitted their entries for the ORCHESTRATED PROGRAMME.” — SUVERCHALA KASHYAP, MENTOR “AS ALWAYS, I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME final round. INTERACTING WITH THE CHILDREN.” — ARUNIMA MAZUMDAR, MENTOR NATIONAL WRITERS’ WORKSHOP/KATHA UTSAV “I HAVE NEVER HAD A TIME AS AMAZING Following the Regional Writers’ Workshops, a team of resource AS THE TIME I HAD DURING THE KATHA UTSAV! IT'S A REALLY GREAT PLATFORM accompanied by their teachers or parents, participated in the FOR BUDDING WRITERS TO HONE THEIR people screened the submissions for Katha Utsav. The finalists, SKILLS!" workshops with national mentors and attended master classes — TAMANNA DAS, VOLUNTEER with international writers and illustrators at the Katha National Utsav in New Delhi in December 2015. “KATHA GIVES AN EXCELLENT FOUNDATION FOR BUDDING WRITERS THE THIRD EDITION OF KATHA SEARCH AND ILLUSTRATORS. IT IS ENLIGHTENING THE LIVES OF MANY CHILDREN. I SPENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN CREATIVE WRITING PRICELESS MOMENTS AT KATHA UTSAV KATHA UTSAV 2015 AND LOOK FORWARD TO BEING THERE The Most Inspiring Event of the Year! EVERY YEAR!” The Katha Search for Excellence in Creative Writing 2015 — SREE KAVYA, VOLUNTEER After two successive hits, year, the programme took India’s budding young writers the third edition of the epic proportions with over and illustrators. A series were divided into groups for their TADAA (Think, Ask, Discuss, culminated into Katha Utsav and Awards wherein the finalists Katha Search for Excellence 12,500 stories from over 600 of engaging writers’ and Debate) workshops with the national mentors. in Creative Writing once participating schools from illustrators’ workshops for The children left the sessions with their head teeming again nurtured the latent India and abroad. children were organized to with new ideas and their hearts full of the inexplicable joy of writing skills in children This year, as an extension promote cultural exchange, and experiencing and expressing the magic of the word. The mentors by giving them a platform of the Katha Chitrakala to provide children exposure to too came away charged with the energy that children carry – the to share their writing and Awards, eminent international celebrate their creativity. illustrators and writers were arts. The winning entries were felicitated with awards, and each world-class literature and fine energy of hope and finding a new generation of writers. In its third consecutive invited to India to mentor

participant was given a certificate. ALT21 – Approaches to Language Teaching in the 21st Century – Linking Diversities. Forging Identities. The Un-conference on Reading to Learn

At the National Utsav, Katha linguistic culture map that Excellence, the discussion organized an ‘Un-conference’ is India. The discussions also revolved around Katha’s for teachers and parents where during the un-conference Founder-President Ms. they were invited to think, delved deep into how we Geeta Dharmarajan’s idea of discuss, and share how they can work upon this strength emphasizing on how personal can train and help children to and empower children become 21st century global by promoting meaningful about lasting values that stories and fiction can bring citizens. Today’s classrooms literacy in India, through will make every student a are awesome as the students the promotion of reading contributing member of It is a very good initiative by are more and more diverse, based on comprehension and society in the long run. Katha to mould young writers. multicultural, and truly assimilation. Conducted by — Dr S Mythili, the facilitators from Planet reflective of the amazing Lecturer (Parent)

The un-conference was creative, informative, and innovative. It was a learning process. I feel Katha is doing a wonderful job. Regular workshops for teachers would be wonderful ... — Dr Shashi Sah, Principal Doon Convent School, Haldwani, Uttarakhand Credibility Alliance Norms Compliance Report Annual Report WITH GRATITUDE … 2015-16 IDENTITY • No travel or other reimbursements have been made to any Governing Council Each year the generous contribution of our friends, partners and well-wishers reassures us of their support in We are a not-for-profit organization registered under the Societies Registration Act 1961 member. [Registration No- S-20336, dated September 8, 1989]. our endeavour to transform the lives of many hopeful children. All of us at Katha would like to thank you for your • Remuneration of three highest paid staff members (CTC/year): VISION AND IMPACT S NO NAME DESIGNATION CTC /YEAR valued involvement and belief in our aspiration. We sincerely hope we continue to nurture our association to gift a VISION: No child will live in poverty – social, personal, intellectual, cultural and 1 Parvinder Kaur Asst. Executive Director 15,84,000 environmental. Culturelink India through quality translations. better life to many more children. 2 Manoj Kumar Singh Operation Director 14,40,000 MISSION: To spread the joy of reading and help break down gender, social and other 3 Renuka Malakar Development Director 8,40,000 A BIG ‘thank you’ to all our wonderful partners! stereotypes. • Remuneration of the lowest paid staff member (CTC/year): Rs. 1, 44,000 MOA and Rules are available on our website. ST • We are registered u/s 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 [Registration No. DIT/A-3491, STAFF DETAILS: (AS OF MARCH 31 , 2015) dated November 14, 1990] and u/s 80 G [Registration No. DIT/ E-2007-08/ PAID PART TIME/ K-45/4002, dated March 20, 2008]. 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President Geeta Dharmarajan GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBERS (from September 2014) VITOL YORKSHIRE NEW ZEALAND Anshu Vaish R Balasubramanian Shyam Menon FOUNDATION INDIAN SOCIETY HIGH COMMISION Vice President Arun Seth R Govinda Sudhir Narang Syed Shahid Mahdi Kapila Vatsyayan S Krishnamoorthy Sudhir Singh Dungarpur We would also like to extend a special ‘Thank you!’ to Rt. Hon. Patricia Hewitt, Mr. Tom Singh, Ms. Anamika, Executive Director Leela K Ponappa Sanjana Kapoor K Dharmarajan Professor Vijay Kapoor Memorial Trust, Tool Box, J Sagar Associates, iProbono, and the Dharmarajan family Parvinder Kaur Preety Kumar Shanta Sinha (Special Invitee) for their valuable support, and to Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, for bringing us on to its esteemed panel.. Nominated five times for the world’s most Winner of Millennium coveted award in Alliance Award 2013 children’s literature – for our innovative Astrid Lindgren Memorial Winner of Promising I Love Reading Practices Award 2015 for Award, in 2010, 2013, Aamu's Kawandi programme. Katha’s innovative Story 2014, 2015 & 2016! shortlisted for the Pedagogy for all grade 10 of Katha’s books prestigious The Hindu levels. chosen in 101 Indian Young World-Goodbooks Children’s Books We Award 2017 in the Bioscope included Love by Young Zubaan. illustrations category. in the International Board on Books Not Flowers for Young People 124 Katha books of Henna, Jai (IBBY) list in 2011. recommended, Ratan’s translation to date, by CBSE Winner of ICICI received Jury’s and NCERT. Commendation India Inclusive at the Muse India Award 2012. Moon, Ramu and I won North India winner of National Award the Darsana National India NGO Awards 2011. Award 2011 for the Best for Quality Work, Children’s Book. Accountability Chouboli and Other and Transparency Stories, Volume II, won My Haiku Moments: An 2009, by Rockefeller the A K Ramanujan Activity Book for Young Foundation and Book Prize for Haiku Lovers received Resource Alliance, UK. Translation 2012 and Honourable Mention for the Asian Publishing Best Book for Children Award 2011 in the by the Haiku Society of Best Book Category. America.

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