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Motivating Students with Performance Awards

July 29th, 2010

Performance Award - Bag donated to high performing girl child at Yuwak Sangh SadaOne difficulty faced by teachers was the difficulty in motivating students to study, especially students from poor families or with parents who are uneducated or not available at home to spend time with the child.

We gave bags as awards to the high performing girl child. This should in turn motivate other students to study harder. Bags were donated by Rohit & Sonali.

The Rotary Club of Dabolim Goa is focused on improving the employ-ability of children from lesser privileged sections of society. We are thus helping selected schools by improving infrastructure and providing teaching aids.

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Donate used books and magazines to schools

July 29th, 2010

Donate reading material to schoolsAs a part of our focus on Education, we donated used reading material to one of our partner schools – Yuvak Sangh School, Sada, Vasco. The books and magazines will augment the school library, and will be used by the children.

You can help by collecting reading material from your home, office, and from your friends and family. The material / envelope should be marked with your name. Your small contribution will go a long way to improve reading and learning in children. This is a great idea for people who love their books, and don’t want them to just become clutter. Its best to pass them on so that they can impact someone’s life and be useful once again. Children from financially challenged backgrounds usually do not have adequate reading material at home – any used books, text books and magazines you donate will go a long way in helping them develop the reading habit and will have a positive impact on their lives. Donations can include books in any language, or even good magazines such as India Today, Time, National Geographic and comics such as Tinkle. The books and magazines should be in reasonably good reading condition.

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Laptop donated to Anjuman H. I. High School, Baina, Goa

July 13th, 2010

education-laptopWe have donated a laptop to Anjuman H. I. High School, Baina, Goa. The laptop will be used by the school teachers to improve the quality of education in classrooms in conjunction with an LCD projector that the school is procuring independently. The project has been completed under the District Simplified Grants (DSG).

The Rotary Club of Dabolim Goa is focused on improving the employ-ability of children from lesser privileged sections of society. We are thus helping selected schools by improving infrastructure and providing teaching aids. The teaching aids donated by Rotary will help improve the education imparted to children.

Also see http://www.rcdabolim.org/2010/construction-of-new-toilet-blocks-at-schools/

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New Toilet Blocks at Anjuman High School Goa – Matching Grants Project

June 17th, 2010

anjuman-1We have completed the construction of Toilet Blocks at our second partner school in Goa.

At Anjuman H. I. High School, Baina, Goa – we have built 3 new toilets for the girl child. Earlier, Anjuman had 8 toilets between 1348 people – 781 boys, 519 girls and 40 staff.

Toilets have been provided under Matching Grants Programme (MG # 71359) of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International with Rotary Club of Vasco da gama, District 3170, India (our sponsoring club) and Rotary Club of West Hampton as the host and Primary International partners. Thanks also to Rotary Club of Southold and Easthampton Rotary Club, District 7260, USA, and, and numerous donors who have shown their trust in our activities and generously supported us.

Also see http://www.rcdabolim.org/2010/construction-of-new-toilet-blocks-at-schools/ and http://www.rcdabolim.org/2010/new-toilet-blocks-at-yuwak-sangh-school-sada-goa-matching-grants-project/

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New Toilet Blocks at Yuwak Sangh School Sada Goa – Matching Grants Project

April 5th, 2010

Girls Toilet - Construction of New Toilet Blocks - Matching Grants Project - Yuwak Sangh School Sada GoaWe have completed the construction of Toilet Blocks at one of our partner schools in Goa. The toilet blocks were inaugurated by AG Rtn. Shankar Kirlaparkar on behalf of the District Governor Rtn. Gurudatta D. Bhakta. Also present were the School Management, and Rotarians from the Vasco da gama and Dabolim clubs. At Yuwak Sangh School, Sada, Goa, the Toilet Blocks project will benefit 229 people – 119 boys, 90 girls and 20 teaching and non-teaching staff members.

Boys Toilet - Construction of New Toilet Blocks - Matching Grants Project - Yuwak Sangh School Sada GoaToilets have been provided under Matching Grants Programme (MG # 71359) of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International with Rotary Club of Vasco da gama, District 3170, India (our sponsoring club) and Rotary Club of West Hampton as the host and Primary International partners. Thanks also to Rotary Club of Southold and Easthampton Rotary Club, District 7260, USA, and, and numerous donors who have shown their trust in our activities and generously supported us.

Also see http://www.rcdabolim.org/2010/construction-of-new-toilet-blocks-at-schools/

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Construction of New Toilet Blocks at Schools

April 5th, 2010

Construction of New Toilet Blocks - Matching Grants Project - Yuwak Sangh School Sada GoaWe have completed the construction of Toilet Blocks at 2 of our partner schools in Goa. The toilet blocks were inaugurated by AG Rtn. Shankar Kirlaparkar on behalf of the District Governor Rtn. Gurudatta D. Bhakta. Also present were the School Management, and Rotarians from the Vasco da gama and Dabolim clubs.

Our club has helped in the Planning and Construction of Toilet Blocks, while the Schools have ensured availability of location and necessary permissions, and will ensure that the toilets are maintained properly.

girls-toilet-construction-of-new-toilet-blocks-matching-grants-project-yuwak-sangh-school-sada-goaAt Yuwak Sangh School, Sada, Goa, the Toilet Blocks project will benefit 229 people – 119 boys, 90 girls and 20 teaching and non-teaching staff members. Before we started implementing the project, the school had a run-down toilet that was not being used. Since the students did not have proper toilet facilities, this forced some of the students to use the open areas adjoining the school or go back to their homes. This also impacted the drop-out ratio among girls. By providing the toilet blocks, the children including girls will have the privacy and the hygiene of proper toilets. Most schools serving the underprivileged have a higher Girl Child drop out rate. This is also evident in the accompanying data shown below that we measured in one of our partner schools. We aim to improve this metric by our project.

anjuman-1At Anjuman H. I. High School, Baina, Goa – we have built 3 new toilets to add to the existing 8 toilets, and the project will benefit 1348 people – 781 boys, 519 girls and 40 staff.

This is a part of our School Project, where we plan to Improve the Infrastructure of schools. Other focus areas of our School Project include Improving the quality of Teachers and Purchase of Teaching Aids.

Our overall objective is to Improve the education imparted to children, Improve employability of the children who graduate, Focus on children from lesser privileged sections of society.

Toilets have been provided under Matching Grants Programme (MG # 71359) of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International with Rotary Club of Vasco da gama, District 3170, India (our sponsoring club) and Rotary Club of West Hampton as the host and Primary International partners. Thanks also to Rotary Club of Southold and Easthampton Rotary Club, District 7260, USA, and, and numerous donors who have shown their trust in our activities and generously supported us.

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Garage Sale / Fundraiser

January 31st, 2010

GSE Team Member @Garage SaleWe held our first Garage Sale at Kharewado, Vasco. The items on sale were recieved as donations from various people. Most of the items on sale were pre-used but in a  good condition. Old and new clothing, footwear, toys, household knick-knacks and some home appliances were sold. The sale helped us raise funds for our school project.
Sonali  @Garage Sale Charuta  @Garage Sale

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Donate old books and magazines to schools

January 9th, 2010

Donating old books to SchoolsAs a part of our initiative to partner with schools, we donated reading material to one of our partner schools – Yuvak Sangh High School, Headland Sada, Vasco. The 134 books and magazines will augment the school library, and will be used by the children. Thanks to Amit T, Karuna, Lalit, Shubhangi and Sonali for donating books.

Please help collect reading material from your home, office, and from your friends and family. The material / envelope should be marked with your name. Your small contribution will go a long way to improve reading and learning in children.

FAQ:

What can I donate ?
Reading Material can include any books and magazines in reasonably decent condition that will help a child read and learn. They can include the 5-year old India Today that you have lying somewhere at home, the Amar Chitra Katha that your child doesnt read anymore, Gode Goshti in Marathi, or the workbook on Financial Accounting from your graduation that you have not touched for ages. They can be in any language (English, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani, Gujarati, Tamil, or even Swahili), and on any topic under the sun.

What will the club do with the reading material ?
These books and magazines will be sorted according to topic, suitability etc. and then donated to our partner institutions. We will be donating the reading material to the schools: (classes 1st to 10th) and colleges (11th-12th, B Com / BBA / BA) students. The children will be from ages 5 years to 20 years.

Which are your partner institutions ?
These schools and colleges are in the vicinity of Vasco / Dabolim, and have been shortlisted after evaluation on numerous parameters by our members Amit B and Snehal.

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ROTARY DANDIYA NITE DHAMAKA

October 10th, 2009

Fund Raiser: Dandiya Nite

Dandiya Nite, an event organised to raise funds for our school project, was a great event. People of all age-groups had a wonderful time. Dandiya enthusiasts turned up in large numbers in colourful ethnic wear and were seen dancing away to garba and dandiya beats and Bollywood numbers. Numerous prizes including attractive cash prizes were given to the winners of the different dance competitions. The food court with mouth watering food stalls was a runaway success. Ladies lined up at the mehendi stall, while other games made it a fun filled event for everybody.

Abhay & Shruti @ DANDIYA NITE DHAMAKAWe were overwhelmed with the response. Our sincere thanks to all the participants, the Chicalim Sarpanch Mr. Cleto, Mr. Rajan Satardekar, Deputy Collector (South Goa), PI Braz, NISA, Goa Times, Vasco Watch, Vinsan Graphics, Sanjana Lotlikar, Vibhav Joshi, Aditya Mehta, Dr. Sanat Joshi, Ms. Lalita Joshi, Nimisha Saraswat, Vidya Tapadia, Pankajbhai of Jailaxmi Transport, Chaat Street, Flintstone, Wonder Ice Cream, Everton Vales, Temptations, Big G, Magsons, ING Bank, Ms. Sweeja Diwekar and RC Vasco,  and Event Sponsors: Prime Builders, Hiralal & Co., RNSB Trust, ACM, Kiran Dhabolkar and Sons, Maharaja Hotels, NRB Group, S K Land Developers, Vijai Marine Services, Goa Medicare Devices, Hyundai – Goa Motors, Links – HDFC Car Loans – Devang Gosalia, Mahalaxmi Mines and Minerals, Mohit Ispat, Tarshish Exports and other donors; Prize Sponsors: Coconut Creek, 10 Calangute, The UB Group and Teles Mega Store;

We hope to be back next year with a bigger more memorable event.

Dandiya Raas is the traditional folk dance form of Vrindavan, where it is performed depicting scenes of Holi, and lila of Krishna and Radha. Along with Garba, it is the featured dance of Navratri evenings.

The Rotary Club of Dabolim, a part of the Rotary International family, will be investing the funds in our School Project. We are partnering with selected educational institutions in improving their infrastructure, buying training aids, and providing training for teachers. The project will improve the quality of education, impacting the lives of a large number of students and their families. Improving the employability of students is critical for India to harness the potential of its demographic dividend where over 52% of the population is below 25 years of age, and this project will be our small contribution towards the larger goal.

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Partnership with a School / College – templates

December 28th, 2008

Rotary Club of Dabolim Goa will partner with (an) Education Institution(s) – a School or College, to try to Improve the life of children from lesser privileged sections of society.

We discussed the process so that the project can be easily repeated by us and by other clubs in the future:
1. Which Education Institution ? We will select the institutions based on some pre-defined metrics, instead of going with a school that is preferred by a member.
2. Focus Areas: Based on the data collected, we will decide whether the institution needs assistance in improving the quality of Teachers, purchase of Teaching Aids, or improvement of Infrastructure.
3. Investment: The above data will help us decide where we need to invest our time and money.
4. Feedback and Reward: This will ensure that we can clearly measure the effectiveness of our efforts, reward the best performers, and as this is a long-term project, use year 1 results to tweak year 2 focus areas and metrics for success.

Please DOWNLOAD the Presentation & Process PPT and Template for data XLS that were used by Lalit. Please note that these are meant to be a thought starter and template only. It will be refined as more members study and discuss it in subsequent meetings.

Project committee would be consisting of Snehal, Lalit, Jen, Umesh, Amit T, Charuta, Avez and Amit B.

We are looking for Rotary Clubs and Organizations that want to partner with us on this project. If you have any suggestions that will help us improve the effectiveness of the project, or would like to help financially, please contact us.

Please also see http://www.rcdabolim.org/projects/partner-with-a-school/

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Visit to Keshav Smruti School, Dabolim

December 4th, 2008

In November 2008, we visited the Keshav Smruti School in Dabolim, Goa. The objective was to understand whether we can add value to the school. We met the teachers and administrators of the school, and had a quick look at the school infrastructure.

In the next club meeting, it was decided to visit numerous schools to collect pre-determined data. This data will form the basis of deciding which school we will work with, and what are the specific inputs the school needs.

Dinesh, Snehal, Amit T and Lalit visited the school along with Rtn. Santosh Lotlikar of Rotary Club of Vasco da gama.

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