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	• Vidya Bhagya
	Target: Below 14 year old Children
	1. Tuition Centres : (Vyasanga Kendra) This is a scheme focused on school going children, where in additional coaching (tuitions) is offered after their school hours. Being from illiterate families and studying in schools with poor facilities, quality of education received is often very substandard. Hence, KSS has been conducting these tuition centres in 50 slums. Spoken English classes during weekends are also offered to these students by volunteers from IT professionals and other MNCs as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility.

	Measurable indicator of achievement
	• This has gone a long way in enhancing their performance in school and helped in controlling dropouts. So far KSS has been successful in providing tuitions to 5400 students in 3 years.

	2. Shishu Mandirs: Slums have the most number of daily wage employees which includes both men and women. This leaves most of the children below 6 years of age unattended. Hence, KSS has been managing 3 Pre-school learning centre for children aged between 3 and 6 yrs.

	Measurable indicator of achievement
	• There are 3 shishu mandirs covering 3 slums. These mandirs have supported 270 children in 3 years.

	3. Bala Samskar Kendras: (Value Education Centers)(6-14 yrs) Slums, being areas which are both educationally and financially backward, value education among the younger generation always takes a backseat. Hence, to inculcate better cultural and moral values among the children, 18 Value-Education Centers are run by KSS. Children are taught singing, dancing, story telling, yoga and breathing exercises, meditation, drawing and craftwork etc., and educated via games(learning through playing).

	Measurable indicator of achievement
	• There are 18 Bala Samskar Kendras catering to 1000 children. These are conducted weekly between 9 am to 12 am.

	4. Summer Camps are conducted annually in atleast 7 places each numbering around 120 children for 20 days. The children are taught drawing and painting, dancing and singing, arts and crafts, yogasana, story telling, Social awareness, personal hygiene, awareness of global warming, importance of rising pollution and using biodegradable and eco friendly recycled material by experts from their respective fields.

	5. Mobile Library: A ‘Book lending library’ in the slums to instill reading habits in the children is set up in one slum. About 100 books are available in the library and is being managed by one librarian working as part time. The books available are in two languages and cater to age group between 3 and 20 years. Subjects like sports, wildlife, grammar, stories, fiction, poetry, educational books etc., are circulated to the children at their doorstep. Reference books like encyclopedia and magazines are also part of the library

	Measurable indicator of achievement
	• 54 students are registered as members of this library and every 15 days,books are re circulated among them.


	• Vidya Vahini:
	Target:Youngsters above 13 years
	This programme is focused at encouraging students to continue their education beyond high school level. This has helped talented and meritorious students to study further and improve the living standards of their families. It has helped reduce marriages of minor girls. In this scheme, students are adopted and all their needs are taken care of. Some selected students are given scholarships and some others who are in need of an environment which is conducive to studying are provided hostel facilities.

	Measurable indicator of achievement
	• In 2007-08, 14 students have been adopted under this scheme.
	• In 3 yrs, 30 children have been provided with hostel facilities.

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