Building a Future For Children

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Building a Future For Children

• Round Table India
• In pursuit of Educating Underprivileged Children

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This presentation covers four sections.
Contents
Our Background
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Our Dream
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Our Success so far
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Our Invitation
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We are an organization of young achievers driven
by our aims and objects of community service,
self development, fellowship, and fostering
international relations. This unique movement
works through Tables comprising 20-25
members.Round Table India is an active member
of the world wide organization of World Council
of Service Clubs and Round Table International.
Round Table India
Key Objects of Round Table
Community Service
Member of Round Table International
International Relations
Self Development
Fellowship
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From a small beginning in 1957 at Chennai, Round
Table India has grown to 180 Tables. Round Table
India has a National Regional leadership with a
pan India reach in 75 cities and towns. The
profile of the 2500 members include
professionals businessmen with diverse
backgrounds and talents.Members commit their
time and talent to community service in the
spirit of fellowship.
Round Table India- Service through Fellowship
180 Tables National Leadership 11 Regional
Areas Reach in 75 Cities and Towns
2500 Members Age group 25 -40 Diverse
backgrounds and talents
Service through Fellowship
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This presentation covers four sections.
Contents
Our Background
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Our Dream
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Our Success so far
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Our Invitation
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Fifty seven years since we achieved our Political
freedom, we are far from being truly free as we
are yet to achieve Economic and Social freedom.
As Round Tablers we too believe Social,
Economic and Political Freedom can only result
through Education.
Are we really free ?
Prof Amartya Sen To Build a Country, build a
Schoolhouse
Freedom Through Education
Extensive empirical studies have demonstrated
the critical role of basic education in economy
and social development in Europe and North
America
Social

Political
Economic
The concentration on education was responsible,
to a large extent, for the nature and speed of
Japans economic and social progress
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HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD THAT INDIA
FACES AN EDUCATION CRISIS?

• Over 50 million Indian children in the age group
  6 to 14 are out of school
• Over 68 of all boys and 73 of all girls drop
  out of school before class 10
• Over 34 of Indias adult population does not
  know how to read or write
• Almost a third of the entire non-literate adult
  population in the world lives in India

Source MHRD estimates, Census 2001, Human
Development Report
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THE GOAL IS UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION IN INDIA

• Education allows individuals to get jobs,
  support themselves financially and improve their
  standard of living

Economic development

• Helps raise awareness of and achieve good health,
  helps protect children from disease

Health

• Universal primary education has both social and
  economic benefits

• Helps improve self esteem and status in society
• Improves the quality of public debate enables
  people to recognise and assert their rights
• Helps reduce social and communal tensions

Social progress

• Helps control population growth by raising
  awareness of need for and methods of family
  planning, and giving women a greater say in
  family planning decisions

Population
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Extract from the Infrastructure section of
PROBE Survey

• Buildings soon deteriorate when the roof leaks
  as the monsoons in our country are so generous.
  It disrupts schooling activity. Both teachers
  and parents complained bitterly about the state
  of the school building during the monsoons, when
  teaching activity was often disrupted, sometimes
  for weeks, or even months at a time.

Public Report on Basic Education ( Probe) is an
outcome of a detailed field survey covering
five states. It is acknowledged as a landmark
report, giving the true picture on the status of
Primary Education in the country
The Children huddle in two rooms, on sacking
brought from home. The second room is very
dark. The playground is full of muck and
slime. The overflowing drains could easily drown
a small child. Mosquitoes are swarming. There
is no toilet. Neighbors complain of children
using any convenient place to relieve themselves,
and teachers complain of neighbors using the
playground using the playground as a toilet in
the morning.
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GIVEN THE NEED AND OUR COMPETENCE, ROUND TABLE
CONCENTRATES ON THE ELEMENTS IN ELEMENTARY
EDUCATION

• Provision of Pucca Class rooms, so that the
  children are protected from the vagaries of the
  weather

• Proper play ground, play pen and playing
  equipment for all round development

• Provision of drinking water/ Bore well where
  required.

• Clean and pollution free environment. Emphasis on
  Hygiene by providing Toilets in all schools
  built.

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ROUND TABLE HAS SET ITSELF AN AMBITIOUS TARGET
Our Effort
Our Approach
Create infrastructure for educating
underprivileged Children

• Supplement existing initiatives working on
  Universalizing Primary Education (UPE) through
  partnerships with the Governments, NGOs and
  Corporates

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This presentation covers four sections.
Contents
Our Background
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2
Our Mission
3
Our Success so far
4
Our Invitation
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OUR SUCCESS SO FAR
We have witnessed dramatic surges in enrollment
and retention when a clean and cheerful
environment is provided. We have also seen
communities take ownership of the infrastructure
created.
3700 class rooms in 1200 Schools built across
the Country. Over 800,000 Children
benefited. Rs 80 crores spent. Partnership with
Donors, NGOs and State Governments. Increased
enrollment and retention Ownership by the
community
NGOs
Government
Donors
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Case Study - With Donors

• Round Table Netherlands India
• Partnership with fellow International Tablers
• Dutch Twinning started in 2000.
• Matching contribution by RT India Tables.
• Leveraging of funds through other agencies like
  Cordiad, Novib Doubling contribution.
• Built around 100 schools till date at the cost of
  about Rs 6 crores

• Wipro Corporation
• Gujarat Earthquake in 2001
• Round Table has been part of all relief
  activities from Lathur, Orissa, Kargil to
  Gujarat.
• Round Tables appeal raises over Rs. 2.7 crores.
• Wipro Corporation donates Rs. 80 lacs
• 14 schools built in the Earthquake regions at the
  cost of Rs. 2.7 crores

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Case Study - With other NGOs

• Pratham
• Partnership that blossomed with the Mumbai
  Tablers.
• Funding of Pratham projects Balwadis Bridge
  Courses, Balsakhi programs.
• Tables across the country helped Pratham to
  incubate in each city helping with Admn, banks,
  coordinations.
• Implemented projects in Mumbai, Surat, Baroda,
  Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Patna and Delhi.

• MV Foundation
• Built over 12 schools schools in Ranga Reddy
  District at a cost of Rs 25 lacs.
• Built 10 schools in Nalagonda District at a cost
  of Rs 35 lacs.

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Case Study - With State Governments

• Janmabhoomi Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
• MOU with Andhra Pradesh Government under
  Janmabhoomi scheme.
• Build class rooms and schools in Govt. schools in
  Andhra Pradesh.
• Upto 70 funding from the Govt.
• Over 75 schools built.
• Schools built and handed over to the Govt.

• Project Paathshala Govt. of Karnataka
• MOU with the Karnataka Govt. to build class
  rooms and schools in Govt. schools in Karnataka.
• SDMCs contribute 50 towards the construction
  of the schools
• Under project Paathshala 150 schools built.
• Round Table identify areas where schools will be
  built with BOEs
• Complete execution by Round Table

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SOME OF RTIS SCHOOLS
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SOME OF RTIS SCHOOLS
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SOME OF RTIS SCHOOLS
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SOME OF RTIS SCHOOLS
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SOME OF RTIS SCHOOLS
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Inaugurating a Round Table School

• Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam

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Our Brand Ambassadors

• Mr. R K Mishra
• at a press conference promoting
• Freedom Through Education

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Our Brand Ambassadors

• Actor Madhavan
• inaugurating a Round Table School

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Accountability of Round Table India

• Round Table India is a ZERO Overhead
  Organization
• Round Table India Trust is registered under
  Section 12 AA of Income Tax act, with 80G IT
  exemption.
• Accounts of Round Table India are audited
  annually by reputed auditors M/s Deloitte
  Haskins Sells
• Round Table India conducted Road Shows in the US
  in 2005 US 110,000 raised from various donors
  which resulted in 18 schools being built across
  the country at a total cost of US 350,000. All
  donors from US get 501(c)3 Tax exemption. Money
  can be paid to Freedom Through Education USA
  Account in the US
• Dutch World Tour for Children Group of 45
  Dutch Nationals traveled across the country. 18
  Schools were built with Euro 90,000 contribution
  leading to total spending of Euro 300,000
• Regular Updates of schools built sent to Donors
  alongwith photographs

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Round Table Indias Initiatives

• Round Table India always helps in times of
  Natural Disasters
• At the time of Orissa Cyclone, immediate relief
  work carried out and 14 school cum shelters were
  built under CYSD at an outlay of Rs. 1.6 Crores
• At the time of Gujarat Earthquake, apart from
  immediate relief work, 14 schools were built at a
  total cost outlay of Rs. 2.7 Crores
• During the current Tsunami crisis, immediate
  relief work being carried out in most affected
  areas in Tamil Nadu, Kerala Andhra Pradesh.
  Long term plan of rebuilding large number of
  schools cum shelters together with the Government
  in the affected areas, besides rehabilitating
  fishermen with fishing boats and nets.

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Other Successes of Partnerships

• RTI and Coke have built had an MOU for 80-20
  partnership to build schools in Hyderabad /
  Vijayawada / Bidadi / Nemam around Cokes
  strategic interest locations.
• Similarly Schools were built with ITC and Mysore
  Minerals
• DTDC is undertaking FREE courier services and
  building schools with us.
• Bajaj Allianz offered excellent corporate
  alliance for General Insurance
• Hewlett Packard also offered deal on Laptops
• Rotary Clubs of Dist 3230
• Endorsement by Central Govt. on RTI for
  Infrastructure Development. Tie-ups with various
  other State Govts. MOUs entered In Tamil Nadu,
  Gujrat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh.

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Our Record

• WE HAVE BUILT 3700 CLASSROOM IN LAST 12 YEARS
• Year 2004 299 Classrooms Rs. 5.04 million
• Year 2005 391 Classrooms Rs. 6.06 million
• Year 2006 878 Classrooms Rs.21.13 million
• Year 2007 596 Classrooms Rs.12.45 million
• Year 2008 342 Classrooms Rs.12.54 million

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This presentation contains four sections.
Contents
Our Background
1
2
Our Mission
3
Our Success so far
4
Our Invitation
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Round Table India seeks to bring about this
transformation in partnership with Corporates,
NGOs and the Government in their chosen
Geographical and Infrastructure focus.Round
Table India will contribute and ensure proper
deployment of the funds and timely execution of
the project.
Partnership for Transformation
Partnership for Transformation
Transformation in the chosen Geographical and
Infrastructure focus
Contribution
Infrastructure focus
Geographical Focus
Industry/NGO/Govt.
Monitoring by Area and the national Board
Timely Execution by the Tables
100 Funds to the project
Proportionate Contribution
Round Table
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PROJECT EXECUTION
Key activities involved in construction
Round Tables Proposition

• Obtain list of potential sites from Block
  Education officer and conduct independent need
  assessment

Site identification

• Round Tables key proposition includes
• Significant involvement at all stages
• Project management skills and experience

• Develop low cost and efficient plans for school
  based on standard modules already developed

Building blue-print development

• Efficient procurement of materials with direct
  involvement of local tablers

Material procurement

• Local tablers closely monitor project to ensure
  timely and quality completion at optimal costs

Construction project management
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Our invitation
We invite you to participate in our program
Freedom through EducationYour participation
can be at an overall level in the on going
projects identified by RTI or specifically in the
projects identified by you.

• Cost of each school approx. Rs. 18.30 Lakhs
• We shall bring in our sweat equity / credibility
• All Projects will be monitored by Round Tablers
  at every step
• 200 children will benefit by every school you
  help build.

Infrastructure
Complete School
Additional Class rooms
Native State or Place
Across the Country
Water Facilities
Toilet Blocks
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How can you help?

• Partner with us on Building Schools
• We would like to enter into an MOU on a Pan
  India basis.
• Identify Cities / Towns / States of strategic
  interest (where RTI has presence) and build
  schools under this Partnership program.
• A school for us means up to 5 class room with
  Toilet block, drinking water facility, play pen
  area, room for head master and can have an outlay
  of Rs. 18.30 Lakhs.
• The pace and road map for rolling this
  partnership out can be worked out jointly.

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Thank You