Profile
Special Coaching for Underprivileged student
for
Purbasridharpur Chapter
Sunderbans, West Bengal, India
Version 1.0
Aug 2005
MUKTI Confidential & Proprietary
1 Organisation MUKTI. 3
1.1 Formation 3
1.2 Legal Status 3
1.3 Vision 3
1.4 Mission 3
1.5 Members 3
1.6 Projects 4
2 Why and where the project: 5
2.1 A Brief Survey of the Problems facing the Sunderban 5
2.2 Place of Project: 6
2.3 Study report: 6
2.4 Target to achieve: 7
3 Project estimation: 7
3.1 Cost estimation for the project Phase-I (Year 2006-07) 8
3.2 Cost estimation for the project Phase-I (Year 2007-08) and onward 8
4 Details classes and routine 9
5 Our Appeal: 9
6 MUKTI Contacts and Web Site 10
7 Donating to MUKTI 10
1 Organisation MUKTI.
1.1 Formation
Mukti is a charitable and socio-economic development trust established in 2003 by Sunderban
native Sankar Halder. Having grown up in an underprivileged Sunderban family, he experienced first-hand the infrastructural and economic hardships rife in the area. He decided to involve educated and energetic local youth in various community development projects to redress some of the intrinsic problems. This vision led to the foundation of Mukti.
1.2 Legal Status
Mukti is registered under the Government of India Trust Act Section 64. It has an executive board that frames the policies and passes down action items to the ground level working committee. There are several different wings of the ground level working committee and every wing has several general members who implement the policies and work items of the board. A general body meeting is held every year. The executive board is elected for a twoyear term and is dissolved and newly elected by and from the members by an electoral process.
1.3 Vision
The Sunderbans is beset with problems of poverty, illiteracy, unequal distribution of wealth, exploitation and all the associated ills. This is a result of lack of awareness, illiteracy, poor planning and the wanton greed of human society. Our vision is to exonerate the underprivileged in the Sunderban of this curse through their empowerment. To be precise, our vision is to create such an environment whereby any and every individual in the society can look forward to a promising future.
1.4 Mission
Mukti’s mission is to implement programs for uplift of the underprivileged, illiterate, poor and backward people of the Sunderban region by way of motivation and human resource development. This mission is aimed at creating a self-reliant society through efficient and effective utilization of local resources through the implementation of environmentally sound policies.
1.5 Members
Mukti’s members are spread all over and outside India (including the USA) with an especially strong presence in the Sunderban area. There are more than 300 locals in the organization who are working for the sole development of the Sunderban region. Our working members are divided into four wings: Health, Education, Economic,Ecology and Cultural. All individuals motivated to making a difference and possessing a broad vision to work for the underprivileged are welcome to join the group.
1.6 Projects
A list of Mukti projects are listed below:
Current Projects:
* Village Sanitation
* Talented Students Sponsorship
* Book Bank for underprivileged students
* Flood Relief
In the pipeline:
* Village Primary School
* Special Coaching program for underprivileged students
* Village computer literacy.
2 Why and where the project:
2.1 A Brief Survey of the Problems facing the Sunderban
The Sunderban ecosystem is a unique natural wonder of South Asia and the world. It is the largest contiguous mangrove ecosystem in the world today, with an area of approximately 10,000 square kilometers spread over India and Bangladesh. The mangrove ecosystem lies between the deltas of three great rivers, the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna, and their tributaries. Sunderban is special in the diversity of its plant, marine and animal life of which the tiger is the most famous. Other notable large species include the Gangetic and Irrawady dolphin, estuarine crocodile and the terrapin.
Not only is the Sunderban ecosystem of enormous value to mankind, millions of people generating their livelihood from the resources of the region. Livelihood generating activities include agriculture, fishing, woodcutting, honey collection etc. The Sunderban is a major pathway for nutrient recycling and pollution abatement, apart from playing a crucial role in providing a natural barrier against the cyclones from Bay of Bengal to the people in the delta including the large city of Kolkata.
However, the Sundarban, its flora, fauna, and the people who depend upon it are in danger. The area covered by the mangrove forests have halved in the last two decades. Many of the species of flora and fauna are endangered. As a result, the Sundarban National Park in India was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 and UNESCO declared the entire Sundarbans region in India a Global Biosphere Reserve in December 2001. Sundarban Reserved Forest in India is in the process of being declared a RAMSAR site while Sunderban of Bangladesh has already been declared a RAMSAR site.
The reason for the problems of the Sunderbans has largely to do with the pressure created by people living in and around it. An estimated 8 million people (2001 census) live in the Sunderbans spread over Bangladesh and India. Low education levels with an estimated 25-30% literacy rate, a high population growth rate, chronic health problems due to lack of health care and ignorance, excess labour, a low skill base, and poor infrastructure are some of the problems being suffered by the people living in the region.
Addressing the problems faced by people living in the area is critical to improving their lot and in returning the Sunderbans back towards a path of ecological and economical good health and stability.
2.2 Place of Project:
The project will be implemented in the village of Nagendrapur in the Sundarban delta. Nagendrapur is on an island in the delta surrounded by rivers Muni and Thakuran. For more reference please visit www.muktiweb.org.
Mailing Address:
MUKTI
Village + Post: Purba-Sridharpur.
P.S : Raidighi.
Dist: 24 Pargs (South)
State: West Bengal.
Country: India.
Pin: 743383.
2.3 Study report:
The Sundarbans is beautiful with its natural views and charming ecosystem but inhabitants of this delta are financially challenged because of the lack of all basic infrastructures.
The average person is poor, illiterate and lack good health care. The economic backwardness as well as rampant diseases is not only because of lack of infrastructure and health care but also due to lack of awareness, which is a result of illiteracy.
It has been found that only 25-30% of the entire mass is literate. In a study of one of the deltas comprising 40,000 villagers. The communication system to the main land is mostly dependent on slow-speed boats, which take 3-4 hours for the 12-15 KM journey. Hence it is difficult for students to travel to the mainland for their education. Being average people poor they can not provide adequate fund for their child education. It is also found that many students could not buy their school textbook even for their school study or could not spend fund for coaching. To promote literacy in the Delta and to support poor student in the region, MUKTI has decided to setup a Book Bank for 2500 student to facilitate all with education, 8 Primary school set up and special coaching classes for talented but under privileged student.
It is also find that in most of the high schools are in the delta having very bad teacher and student ratio. In a site visit by Asha For education to a school name Nagendra pur Hemanta Kumari High school statistics are below.
Number of students is studying in the school are 1400 and teachers are only 12. In a conversation with Head teacher of Nagendrapur School he informed us that even in a entire year they can not interact with reach student at least once. This is because of high student and less number of teacher. He also informed that they are not happy on the quality of teaching is being provided to the child. This is simply not being possible because of student teacher ratio.
On the region it is a high demand that Mukti should take care students after school and provide some coaching classes so that student can get a better education. Because of poorness of parents they cannot provide extra coaching fees for their child.
Considering these entire factors Mukti decided to go for a Special coaching program for Underprivileged student for 5 years and within this time Mukti will work offline to set up few good school in the region so that student can be divided among the school and quality education can be provided.
2.4 Target to achieve:
The target of this project will be to make the villages in the above delta 100% literacy compliant. We believe that help in education in various forms will help to reach to the target to make the region literate. Mukti is also initiated to set up sup few numbers of primary and high schools and other education project in the region. We believe various project like that will help make the villages literate which in turn will enable a beneficial changes in the socio-economic structure and also the environment and ecosystem of the region.
Especially by this project we will be able to provide 800 students free special coaching (after school) to improve the education and for better result.
Unemployed educated young persons will the engaged as teacher so that the can earn something.
3 Project estimation:
Target student from 6 high school is 800.
Coaching will be started in 8 centres for class VI to Class X. there will be 100 students will be selected on talent and their family condition basis for each centre.
There will be two batches in each centre per day and each batch will be for two hours.
1.30Hour (Math’s)+30 minute (Science) = Total 2 Hours
20 Students / Each Class
Total Students (5*20) *4 = 400 + 400 = 800
No of Teacher =8 + 8 = 16
Subject – Mathematics, English, Physical Science, Life Science, Geography.
Total Project cost estimation.
· Teacher’s salary – 1000/ -pm*(8*2)*12*(5year) = 9,60,000
· Cost of material =3000/ - *8*5 = 1,20,000
· Accounting/Auditing/communication etc 5% = 55,000
· Total = 11,35,000
** Classroom and other infrastructure will be taken from local school so there will not be any expenses for infrastructure.
** Administration cost will be NIL. Project will be coordinated by MUKTI volunteer in free of cost.
3.1 Cost estimation for the project Phase-I (Year 2006-07)
Salary for Teacher (8 * 1000 Each) = 8000 PM *12 Month = 96,000
+ Stationary Exp = 3000 pa * 4 centre = 12,000
(White Board, Ink,
Paper, Pen etc.)
Accounting/Auditing/communication etc 5% = 5,500
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Total Expenses is estimated for Year 2006-07 = 1,13,500 (INR)
{Or in USD $1= 44(INR)} = $2,580
** Classroom and other infrastructure will be taken from local school so there will not be any expenses for infrastructure.
** Administration cost will be NIL. Project will be coordinated by MUKTI volunteer in free of cost.
3.2 Cost estimation for the project Phase-I (Year 2007-08) and onward
Salary for Teacher (2*8 * 1000 Each) = 8000 PM *12 Month = 1,92,000
+ Stationary Exp = 3000 pa * 4 *2 centre = 24,000
(White Board, Ink,
Paper, Pen etc.)
Accounting/Auditing/communication etc 5% = 11,000
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Total Expenses is estimated for Year 2007-08 and onward = 2,27,000 (INR)
{Or in USD $1= 44(INR)} = $5,200
** Classroom and other infrastructure will be taken from local school so there will not be any expenses for infrastructure.
** Administration cost will be NIL. Project will be coordinated by MUKTI volunteer in free of cost.
4 Details classes and routine
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