This is an update about our ShikshaDaan Yatra. NGO's and other educational institutions that we have met and our experiences so far.

1. ShikshaDaan Yatra
Where Purpose And Passion meet !
Began on March 1, 2015
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2. What is ShikshaDaanYatra ?
• ShikshaDaan Yatra is a road trip across India that
began on March 1, 2015
• The Yatra would go through every one of the 676
Districts, 29 States & 7 Union Territories of India
• The purpose is to understand the pulse of India
and meet ShikshaDaan’s stakeholders, face to
face.
• To become the bridge between the individual and
corporate donors and the seekers in the space of
education
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3. ShikshaDaan Yatra Outcomes
• Fund 5000 validated beneficiaries
• Establish 300 partnerships
• Enlist 300 volunteers and 30 mentors
• Spread awareness about giving for education
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4. ShikshaDaan Yatra
Summary
• Total districts covered so far – 11/676
• Partners identified – 9/300
• Commitments made so far – Rs. 15 Lakhs for
ITI’s in HP, 100+ beneficiaries. 15 scholarships
announced for Govt. Senior Sec Schools, Bhali
and Hatli.
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5. ShikshaDaan Yatra Update
March 2015
District NGOs/Educational institutions met Validated & ShikshaDaan
Partner ?
Agra Indian Dreams ✔
Agra Arya Shree WIP
Agra Dr. Shroff charitable eye hospital (Nurses
training)
✔
Bhopal Arushi ✔
Chennai Udavum Ullangal ✔
Single Teacher School Primary education. Great
institution.
V-Shesh ✔
Isha Vidya Primary education. Great
institution
Delhi NCR Aman Biradari WIP
Arvind Mukhopadhyay Memorial Trust WIP
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6. District NGOs/Educational institutions met or
contacted
Validated & ShikshaDaan
Partner ?
Bilaspur Chetna Association ✔
Bilaspur Himalaya Shiksha society Address not found and no
revert for the email.
Una Sunrise Education society Could not meet. Spoke on
phone. Not validated
Hamirpur Shahid memorial education society Email bounced. Spoke on
phone. Not validated
Mandi ITI and Director (Technical Education) at
Sunder Nagar, Polytechnic college
✔✔✔✔✔
Vidyarthi Kalyan Samiti Met the founder at our resort.
Not validated yet.
Shahpur, Kangra
Distt
ITI Shahpur, Bhali and Hatli Govt. senior
Secondary school
✔
Dalhousie, Chamba
Distt
Yog Manav Vikas trust ✔
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ShikshaDaan Yatra Update
April 2015

7. District NGOs/Educational institutions met or
contacted
Validated & ShikshaDaan
Partner ?
Kullu National Association for the blind, Kullu
Chapter
✔
Kalpa No NGO in the education space
Shimla Abhivibha Email sent. Response
awaited
Avni Email sent. Response
awaited
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ShikshaDaan Yatra Update
May 2015

8. Cold calling leads to hot prospect !
We were on our morning walk in Mandi and saw the ITI there … just walked in and
stumbled upon a great ITI story in Himachal.
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9. Cold calling leads to hot prospect !
The ITI staff & faculty asked us to address the 9.30 am assembly and you can see me in my
track pants doing just that. We came back the next day to address the 8.30 am assembly.
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10. Discovery of Centres of excellence !!
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• The staff and faculty of ITI, Mandi suggested that we should
meet with the Director (Technical Education) who was at
Sunder Nagar, just 20 kms from Mandi.
• An email to the Director got us a call within 20 mins and we
met him the next day.
• We found out that ITI’s in Himachal are centres of
excellence and other states are talking of adopting the HP
Model
• Nearly 150 Govt run ITI’s and 57000 students. Approx 10%
are from BPL families, the target segment for ShikshaDaan
• Most students get placement or they get self-employed.
For girl students, Fashion Designing and cutting and sewing
courses ensure they can earn a living from home.

11. The placement story
We visited the ITI Shahpur next and saw that the placement story is simply awesome.
World class organizations hire from ITI’s in HP. 64 students of ITI Shahpur for instance have
been placed in the Ashok Leyland campus in Dubai.
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12. The ITI-ShikshaDaan partnership
• Proposal submitted to Director (Technical
Education)
• 100 scholarships (Rs. 15 Lakhs) committed for
the year 2015-16
• Opportunity to scale up to 5000 scholarships
• Suggestions of new courses and additional
corporate involvement for specific skills
• Scale up across India after refining the model
with the pilot project.
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13. About Krishnan and Bindu
• Professionals with 50+ “human” years of
experience
• Prior experience of working in the social
developmental sector
• Family background – deep commitment to
education and learning.
• Alumnus of IIM A and ISB
• Driven by the passion of travel, and the life
purpose to give and make a difference
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14. Contact Us
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Email vgkrishnan@shikshadaan.com
bindukrishnan@shikshadaan.com
Mobile Krishnan - +91 9811305629
Bindu - +91 9811305472
Website www.shikshadaan.com
Linkedin www.in.linkedin.com/in/vgkrishnan
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