Fostering Friendships - Enhancing Social Bonds in the Classroom
IRDF
1.
2. The RDF (Rural Development
Foundation) is a non-
governmental organization
founded in 1996 that runs two
schools in Kalleda: Kalleda
Rural School and Vanitha
Achutha Pai Junior College. RDF
maintains the values of
punctuality, honesty, and
transparency.
3. The RDF of nonprofit organization that
began as a family initiative . . As far
back as 1991, members of the Errabelli
family discussed for wanting to give
something back to their village of
kelleda.
Then , in 1996 , he inaugurated the first
RDF school , an organization which
involve not only education but also
improving healthcare , infrastructure
and more & more.
4. VISION – To promote
education as a vehicle for
rural development.
MISSION – To make a life long
differences to the lives of
rural underprivileged girls
and boys through holistic
education.
GOALS – To educate , empower
and engage rural girls and
boys.
5. RDF organize various different activities which
help the students to improve analytical skills,
creative thinking, and confidence that will help
them become exemplary leaders both within RDF
and throughout their life after.
Like school banks , Honesty box , Students
committee question bank , Sudoku.
6. Vardineni Pranitha was
Various sports facilities a member of the
are also provided to the Indian team for the
students. Like arches , 2008 Beijing Olympics,
karate etc. and for the Asian
Junior Championships
in June 2007.
7. There are various facilities provided by the RDF i.e.
FOR HEALTHY BODY &MIND – midday meal , uniforms
and textbooks are provided to the students.
FOR EMPOWERING THE GIRLS – convincing the
parents to educate their daughters.
9. Everyone at RDF is incredibly grateful to the
many donors who identify with our cause and
show their support through the donations that
keep us running.
Donors include Cargill , Washington , Microsoft
, kapil group.
10. There are various partners of RDF school i.e.
RDF started partnership with Euro school of Hyderabad in 2009.
And with Silver Oaks School in 2006.
These school provided various assists to the RDF Like
teaching method etc.
11. In the RDF school , children get a high degree attention .Their
class size is limited to 25 at lower level and provide nutritious
meal.
full 97.4% of the budget goes to run the schools. Only 2.6% is spent
on administration and the rest is poured into running the schools
12. Now it overall conclude that RDF school at
Kalleda help the poor children as much as it
could .The number of children attending RDF
schools has increased as more villagers
enrolls their sons and daughters. . Teachers
promote social awareness and have students
debate current events like dowry, pollution,
gender roles.