A Blue Print for a Revolutionary Change

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• A Blue Print for a Revolutionary Change
• Yuva
• Parivartan

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A Three Part Presentation

• Why YUVA PARIVARTAN?
• What has been done so far?
• The Road Ahead

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After 55 years of Independence With Mumbai as
Indias commercial Capital
Mumbai is Indias most populated city- With 18
million people
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• And literally hold your breath
• Over 50 of Mumbais population live in slums

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• Almost 40 of school children become dropouts
  even before they reach 10th Grade
• Most come from economically and socially deprived
  background

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• Every dropout leading to high rate of Crime,
  Drug addiction,Violence, Begging, Health hazards,
  HIV and other social evils
• And the Number is Rising Every Year

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• Mumbaikar
• There is an urgency of change
• A new revolutionary change benefiting youth
• YUVA PARIVARTAN
• And each one of us have a role and responsibility
• To bring every dropout into the mainstream

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• A major focus of this should be
• Educating and
• Reforming the School Dropouts

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• There are 30 NGOs in Mumbai working for street
  children, but only one who takes over where
  street children projects stop at 15 yrs
• KSWA is a working prototype

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• KHERWADI SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION

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• The Origin
• Named after the Gandhian Freedom Fighter
• And
• The First Premier of Bombay State
• Bal Gangadhar Kher

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Foundation stone laid by Pandit Nehru
With Jawaharlal Nehru, C R Rajagopalachari And
Morarji Desai
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The early beginnings..
Balasaheb Kher with Vallabhbhai Patel And C R
Rajagopalachari
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• For 75 years KSWA has been providing Education,
  Healthcare and Income generation for the
  underprivileged
• Now First major organised effort to train
  Dropouts
• Imparting Marketable skills

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KSWA-75 years

• Pre-independence -the 30s and 40s
• Post Independence era-1947 to 1957
• The Sixties and the Seventies
• The Nineties
• The Focus now on the YP Movement

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Education

• Nursery school
• Night Study centre
• Adult literacy
• Gymnasium
• Karate

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Healthcare

• Dispensary
• Dental clinic
• Eye care consultation
• Paediatrics and
• Gynaecology

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• Vocational Training
• Imparted by setting up Parishramalaya Vidyapeeth
• Role of Parishramalaya Vidyapeeth
• A centre for Vocational Training set up in 1999
  to make the unemployable employable by imparting
  a marketable skill
• Every year over 500 students take part and the
  number keeps increasing

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Courses conducted by Parishramalaya Vidyapeeth

• Wireman Tailoring (women)
• Motor Mechanic Beautician (women)
• AC/Refrigeration Embroidery (women)
• Auto Electrician Nursing (women)
• Salesmanship Computers
• Motor Driving Basic English

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Unique features of KSWA

• No minimum qualifications required unlike
  government recognized courses which requires SSC
  pass
• Medium of instruction Hindi/Marathi
• Concessional fees, payable in instalments

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Unique features..

• Scholarships
• Provides Practical Training and also Shop
• floor experience
• Placement guidance Assistance
• Psychologist counsels students
• Over 1,000 students have completed
  training in 3 years and 600 or more employed

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The Vision

• Create opportunities for school dropouts and
  deprived youth to lead productive and socially
  useful life

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The Mission

• Successful setting up of Parishramalaya
  Vidyapeeth as a deemed University that propels
  the Yuva Parivartan movement, on All India basis,
  to realise our vision through Research,
  Networking and Training

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What is the YP Movement ?

• The Dropouts are not motivated to improve their
  standard of living
• This movement seeks to bring the youth to the YP
  recreational centre and become a YP member
• The Mumbai Alumni celebrities are showcased as
  role models who started from humble beginnings
  who have made it big in this city

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The KSWA Planthe road ahead

• To build an Institute on a 26,000 sq ft plot and
  be known as a Professional Institute which sets
  new standards
• Classrooms Karyalaya
• Workshop Centres Auditorium
• Cafeteria/kitchen Guest Rooms
• Admin offices Library/Equipment
• Conference Areas

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The Outlay..

• Estimated cost for infrastructure
• Construction of building and facilities
• Approx. Rs 248 lakhs (5,00,000)
• Operational Fund required for five year period
• Approx Rs 33 lakhs (66,000)

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The Task

• To raise Rs 248 lakhs in an 18/24 month period
• End 2002 Rs 50 lakhs
• Mid 2003 Rs 50 lakhs
• End 2003 Rs 100 lakhs
• End 2004 Rs 50 lakhs
• Operational costs to be met from Fees and other
  income
• Through the active support of
• Board of Trustees
• Board of Advisors
• Board of Patrons (to be formed)
• Other major fund raising activities

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Backing of the Advisory Board

• Dr Ashok Ganguly- Chairman, ICI India
• Mr Ashok Advani- Chairman, Blue Star
• Mr Suresh Talwar- Senior Partner, Crawford
• Bayley Co
• Dr V N Gupchup Chairman, National Board of
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  Accreditation, AICTE
• Mr N P Gidwani- Director, HSBC Secs
• Capital Market
  Ltd.
• Mr C B Bhave- MD, NSDL
• Mr H K Shah,Managing Director, Shavo Norgen Ltd
• Mr Anil Harish, Partner D M Harish Co Advocates
  

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Advisory Board

• Mr Romesh Sobti, Managing Director,
• ABN Amro Bank
• Mr Nasser Munjee, Managing Director, IDFC
• Mr C Y Pal, Chairman, Cadbury India
• Mr Partha Ghosh, Partner, Pricewaterhouse
  Coopers
• Ms Rani Jadhav, Chairperson, Mumbai Port Trust
• Dr V R Deshpande, Former Vice Chancellor,
  Ambedkar Technical University, Maharashtra
• Dr Lalit Deshpande, Former HoD, Economics,
  Mumbai University

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• Helping in the formation and launching of
• YUVA PARIVARTAN
• Mumbais Maha Movement for
• Rehabilitating Dropouts

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Action Plans and Fund Raising

• Board of Patrons
• Mumbai Alumni Project
• Platinum Jubilee Launch Event
• Platinum Jubilee celebrations
• Foundations and Trusts
• Keep Alive monthly events
• Extensive Media Coverage

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Mumbai Alumni Project

• Identify at least 100 VIPs
• Establish contact and honour at monthly Get
  togethers- with dignitaries
• Major Fellowship events from January 2003
• Compile Directory with life sketches.
• Seek their support for our project

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Board of Patrons

• Identify top Corporate Leaders (also other
  disciplines as well as Mumbai Alumni group) and
  invite them as patrons
• Each patron to contribute or help generate Rs
  Five lakhs
• Personalised letter to each patron
• Task force members to call on each of them and
  make presentations
• Board of Advisers to follow up by phone or
  personal visits

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Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

• Set up Platinum Jubilee Committee and Task Force
• President of India as Chief Guest
• Laying of foundation stone
• Honouring Mumbai Alumni members by President
• First launch event Invite Zubin Mehta or similar
  dignitary as Chief Guest (or similar VVIP)
• Announce Yuva Parivartan Maha Movement
• Hold Regular Fund Raising events, Keep Alive
  events on Platinum Jubilee to sustain interest

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Foundations and Trusts

• Compile list of National and International groups
  who can contribute
• Appeals with texts of presentations be sent to
  them by Influential patrons/advisers
• KSWA secretariat to follow up

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What do we request ?

• Board of Patron Rs five lakhs each
• Member of Platinum jubilee Organising Committee
  Two lakhs each
• Committee of Hosts Rs One lakh each
• Sponsorship of classrooms or other facilities Rs
  Twelve lakhs or more
• Appropriate acknowledgement and promotion
  arranged for all donors
• Each facility at the Vidyapeeth can be named
  after a donor

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Conclusion

• The problem of School Dropouts is a national
  issue and each one of us should be concerned
• Each one of us have a role to help resolve this
• WE COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT
• to make this movement successful