Parikrma Foundation

What is the crisis facing our World?

Is it the financial turmoil?

Is it environmental degradation?

Is it religious fundamentalism?

Is it ideological differences?

Is it a clash of civilizations?

The crises are many

Divisions of every form exist

But none as fundamental as the division between people based on poverty

It affects a human being’s very ability to earn a fair living and to live with dignity

And the foundation for that division is laid right at the very beginning In school

Only a handful get a quality education and that makes all the difference

The effect of this is clearly seen in a city like Bangalore, India’s New Age City

The world’s leading Multinational Corporations have their key software development centres here

Here, over 3000 “IT” companies employ 650,000 people in high earning jobs

Only 10% of these employees come from the Government run, mass schooling system* When in fact more than 85% of all children in the country have access only to this sub-standard system *Dipstick done by Parikrma in over 30 leading IT companies

10 out of 100 children can afford a good education provided by private schools They get access to the best jobs

The rest end up in irregular, low-paying daily wage jobs

The curriculum is poor, outdated and irrelevant

Teachers are unskilled with low accountability

Why is Govt. schooling ineffective?

Teaching methods are archaic

There is high teacher absenteeism - one in 4 teachers do not attend school

No wonder then in Bangalore there are more than 2 million people living in 800 slums

These numbers are bound to grow

Unless we can help the poor compete equally and break their cycle of poverty once and for all

This is where Parikrma Humanity Foundation comes in

The Parikrma Model helps the poorest children compete on equal terms

It prepares these children through a top-class formal English education

It also addresses the most important gap these children face – lack of exposure

At the same time it addresses all hurdles to attending school and learning well

The Parikrma Model is, therefore, a 360 ° development program built around the life of a child

We call it the Circle of Life ™

Circle of Life ™ Nutrition Healthcare Education Family Care

How is the Parikrma Model put into action?

The Model is delivered through Parikrma Centres for Learning

Parikrma Centres for Learning Planned Hub Centre Jayanagar Koramangala Sahakaranagar Nandhini Layout

At the moment we have

4 Centres for Learning

996 children from 26 slums

50% students who are girls

KG to class XI

The Model is an end-to-end program

KG 12 th 10 th Placed in a job 11 years in Parikrma Centre for Learning 2 Years in Parikrma pre-university Sponsored Under-graduate Degree College Child comes into Parikrma

Thus ensuring a high probability of successfully breaking the cycle of poverty

In 5 years, Parikrma has been able to lay the foundation for a successful Model