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Sabuj Sangha is one India's foremost Rural Development NGOs. Founded by the local community over 50 years ago, it has strived to improve the health, education and livelihoods opportunities of over 100,000 people in one of the most isolated regions of India, the Sunderbans area of the Bay of Bengal. Sabuj Sangha's community includes rural farmers and the migrant slum communities along the railway tracks connecting the region to Kolkata.
The organisation has grown significantly since its inception and particularly since 1992. The budget for Sabuj Sangha has grown from just €1,000 in 1992 to over €1 Million today. This growth has enabled Sabuj Sangha to greatly enhance their service offering to the communities they serve. The large scale growth has also created a need for organisational development and change.
Sabuj Sangha
School Population: 855
Families below Poverty Line: 51%
No. of out of school children 1.100
Student Retention Rate: 98.6% |
Suas currently support Sabuj Sangha's educational intervention entitled, "Rehabilitation of Deprived Children Through Education". The target audience of the project are children growing up in Suburban Railway trackside slums and children from marginalised rural communities. The following table gives an indication of how our contributions help. Cost | What can our contributions support? | €1,745 | Supports one Alternative Education Centre for one year including: operational costs, maintenance, educational materials, art and craft materials and teacher salaries (average 2.5 salaries per centre) 449 children will access an early start or preparatory programme this year. | €670 | Support for 10 children to continue their education to upper secondary level (€67 per child) | €525 | Coaching Centre costs for one year including: operational costs, educational materials and one salary (average cost €21 per child per year). 406 children will be supported to stay at school and to succeed at school through Coaching Support |
Support for Teachers: Support provided by Suas this year will enable each teacher at Sabuj Sangha to receive in-service teacher training this year. Training provided to teachers will support the education of all Sabuj Sangha children, current and future.
Organisational Development: Suas are also supporting Sabuj Sangha in developing an organisational development plan. This will follow on from an evaluation of organisational structure that Sabuj Sangha is currently completing with the support of an expert from the Indian Institute of Management.
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