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Association for Rural Community Development (ARCOD)
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LAMP – Promotion of Education

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LAMP – Promotion of Education

Background: Krishnagiri District, one of the backward regions of Tamil Nadu, has a literacy rate of 71.50%, the third lowest in the state according to the 2011 census. Literacy among women is even lower at 63.91%. The multilingual nature of the district, being a border area with Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, poses additional barriers to quality education. Many girls drop out of school after 8th grade due to economic hardship, distance from schools, and lack of transportation, leading to early marriages. In response to these challenges, ARCOD proposed an intervention to support girls’ education in Shoolagiri block. LUMINOUS approved the project, which began in September 2018.

  • Year Started: 2018-19
  • Initial Scholars Supported: 100
  • Planned Addition: 50 more scholars in 2019-20
  • Total Scholars Supported in 2019-20: 150

 

Scholars Support by School

150

Total Scholars Supported (2019-20)

3

Schools Participating

50%

Increase from 2018-19

School2018-19New 2019-20Total 2019-20
GHSS, Berigai5050100
GHSS, Immidinayakanapalli25025
GHSS, Uddanapalli25025
Total10050150

School-wise Comparison (2019-20)

100 GHSS, Berigai
25 GHSS, Immidinayakanapalli
25 GHSS, Uddanapalli

Overall Objective

To encourage girl students to continue higher studies and attain competencies to complete higher secondary education with higher grade to qualify for higher education

Specific Objectives

  • To provide learning opportunities outside the classroom during week ends
  • To provide modern and digital smart classes
  • To provide life skills education
  • To provide opportunities to improve physical health

Activities

Providing Scholarship & Other support

The selected students are supported with Scholarship @ Rs. 5,000/- per year to encourage the students to continue the studies. This motivates the parents to send their children to school. This amount is utilized for education related expenses. In addition to this, support is extended in the form of school bags, study materials and uniforms.

Special Classes

Special Classes are arranged for 4 days (During Saturdays and Sundays) in a month for 9 months. The LAMP Scholars attend these classes. Special inputs are given by hired teachers during these classes. The classes are held in the respective school for a duration of 5 hours a day excluding the lunch break of 1 hour. Lunch and refreshments are organized for the students.

Inputs given during the special class

  • Identify the needs of students and help them to overcome the challenges in learning and understanding subjects
  • Sessions on important Life Skills (Goal Setting, Self Control, Critical Thinking, Decision Making and Career Guidance)
  • Health Education (Reproductive System, Menstrual Hygiene and General Wellness)
  • Emotional Counseling to the needed students
  •  Facilitating sports activities

Quarterly Workshops

  • Workshops are organized once in a quarter to the scholars to give them inputs for their personality development.

Periodical Assessments

  • Assessments are conducted periodically in all the subjects for the students to monitor the progress of their learning. This helps to identify the area in which the students find difficult to cope up and to give inputs / focus in that particular area.
  • These assessments are out by the teachers. 

Career Counseling Workshops

  • To give exposure to the students on various option of higher education, career counseling workshops are organized. Experts from this field are invited to do the exercise.
  • The camps will facilitate the students to set goals and choose right courses for their higher education.

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