2. WORLD SPA, UNIWORLD CITY
SOUTH CITY 1
SECTORS40,30,31
SOUTHCITY1
Schools:
- Govt.
- Private
- NGOs
- Playschools
- Primary
- Secondary
- Good
- Average
- Poor
SILOKHRA
Children:
- 0-3 yrs
- 3-5
- 5-8
- 8-12
- 12+
- Enrolled in school &
attending
- Enrolled but not attending
- Not enrolled but attending
- Not enrolled, not attending
- Learning at age-level
- Learning but not at age level
- Not learning
Silokhra Households:
- Few Original Inhabitants
- Many Migrants
- Mostly from Bengal
- Tenants for 5 years or more
- Working as rickshaw-pullers, daily
wage earners, house maids etc. in
nearby colonies
SAHPATHI
Galvanizing communities around
joyful learning!
An urban village in Gurgaon, one of many
3. • Sahpathi is a Support System
for children who are facing a
“learning deficit”
• It is a community-based
learning support program
• Sahpathi is not a school
• It is not a tuition class
• It is not an organization
• Children in the age group of
3 – 12 years, who are not
learning based on their age
appropriate level
• Other Beneficiaries: All other
children, the Community
All children are on the path of responsible and independent learning by the
time they reach the age of 12
To bridge the learning deficit in India
The Basics of Sahpathi
? What Sahpathi is What it is not Who is it for?
Vision
Goal
4. The Sahpathi Model
Main Role in Implementation:
COMMUNITY FACILITATOR
Provides supplementary learning support to her group of
15-20 children
Conducts assessments
Tracks children on a daily basis if required
Connects with the parents to inform them of the progress
of the children and the challenges faced
Organize community events and gatherings
Support Role in Implementation:
SAHPATHI RESOURCE CENTRE (EDULEVER)
Develop the processes and tools (curricula) for Sahpathi
Build capacity of the Community Facilitators
Maintain all records and children’s data, including
children’s learning portfolios
Secondary Role in Implementation:
BRIDGE MENTOR
Helps the Community Facilitator in doing
her tasks
Connects the children to technology tools
so that they are not left behind
Garners support for Sahpathi in the
nearby communities
5. What’s happening at Sahpathi now?
• 100 children of Silokhra have been identified and enrolled in Sahpathi
• Supplementary classes being run to bridge the deficit
• Curriculum is being developed with support from Prof. Jalaluddin (NEEV Foundation)
• Collaboration with a local community school to improve their teaching-learning process
• Children being tracked on a daily basis to ensure school attendance
• Learning assessments being conducted quarterly to track their progress
• Wherever needed, children being enrolled in a formal school
• Community events being organized and planned to spread awareness levels
• A “Buddy System” is in place, in which a child from the other end of the socioeconomic spectrum
becomes a buddy with a Sahpathi child of a similar age.
6. Support needed
₹ 9000
Direct funding support: Rs.
9000 per child per year
(around 40% of the children
supported so far)
Donations in kind: Books for
children (preferably Hindi and
Bengali books)
Used computers as we intend
to introduce computer-based
learning very soon
Volunteering support – Come
spend time with the children!
