This document provides information about the Gyanada Foundation and its efforts to support girls' education in India. It includes statistics about literacy rates and education in various Indian states. Gyanada funds educational expenses for girls from low-income families in different parts of India. It aims to shift efforts from just enrollment to ensuring girls attend good schools. The document discusses Gyanada's sources of funding, transparency measures, and examples of individual girls who have received support. It encourages contributions and engagement from readers.

2. Why Gyanada?
Lily Das & Me,
Tollygunge, Kolkata (2004)

3. At a Glance
West Bengal
Capital: Kolkata
Population: 91 million
Gender ratio: 51% (male), 49% female
Male literacy: 82.67%
Female literacy: 71.16%

4. At a Glance
Maharashtra
Capital: Mumbai
Population: 112 million
Gender ratio: 52% (male), 48% female
Male literacy: 89.82%
Female literacy: 75.48%

5. At a Glance
Delhi
Capital: New Delhi
Population: 17 million
Gender ratio: 53% (male), 47% female
Male literacy: 91%
Female literacy: 80.93%

6. At a Glance
Jharkhand
Capital: Ranchi
Population: 33 million
Gender ratio: 51.5% (male), 48.5% female
Male literacy: 78.45%
Female literacy: 56.21%

7. Even More Sobering Stats
RTE
Primary school: near universal enrollment, free education

8. Even More Sobering Stats
Only 30% of Class III students could read the texts meant for
Class I students — vs 50%, 4 years ago
Similar decline in arithmetic skills
Government schools still terrible, even rural and slum-based
parents know this
Absent teachers
Simple things: 45% of schools do not have access to separate or
usable toilets for girls.
Enrollment declining in major states of the last 4 years
especially for girls between the ages of 11 to 14
Girls still disproportionately dropping out of school — after
free primary school.

9. How we can make a difference
Shift the effort away from ‘send girls to school, any school’, to
‘send them to GOOD schools’
Think beyond financial contributions: the Gyanada roadmap
Collect data and track progress of girls’ education in areas we
function in, as granular level of education data research vs other
non-profits’ macro data (e.g. Pratham’s excellent education
data)

10. The story so far
Crowd-funding Private funds
US$8500 US$14000
1, 223, 100 INR

11. Where do the funds go?
Kolkata
Calcutta Rescue (since
1991)
Mumbai
Salaam Balak (since
1988)
Delhi
Calcutta Rescue (since
1997)
Jharkhand
Pratigya (since 2007)
Right: list of all 36 female
students to receive the funding
for academic year 2013-2014

12. Where do the funds go?
Muskan Sri Ram
born 2007
Family monthly income:
800 INR (S$18.40)
Father is a labourer.
Lives with her
grandparents. Small
rented room.
Serious about her
studies.

13. Where do the funds go?
Priyanka Singh
born 2004
Family monthly income:
1500 INR (S$35)
Father died when she
was a child. Mother is
sole breadwinner but
pampers Priyanka. She’s
an average student but
she goes to school
regularly.

14. Transparency, accountability...
We are registered as Gyanada Foundation Limited in the
Republic of Singapore, a company registered by
guarantee (first step towards becoming a VWO or charity)
We are working towards official non-profit / charity status
once we have an established track record (Singapore
government regulations)
We have a board of trustees and members whose jobs are
to make sure that the accounts are in order

15. Transparency, accountability...
Every member of the team who is affiliated to an
organization in India that receives funding is required to
have oversight from two managing directors and a third
party when funds are being disbursed
There will be a page dedicated to transparency on our
website which will show where we stand
Lists of the girls who receive the funding will be available
to all donors
We will make our funding and disbursal situation clear and
transparent in our report to the board and donors, every 6
months
If you want to go to India to visit the girls you have
sponsored, we will connect you

16. Want to do something?
Our crowdfunding campaign: Less than US$1000 to go!
Cheque or bank transfer? See Harsh after this.
Contribute in other ways? See me after this!
Want to sponsor more than one girl? Yes please!
Corporation? We can work on a programme together.

17. Ideas!
Gyanada Scholarship India
Gyanada Singapore: low income Indian families to benefit?
Talent Development Programme
Non-academic Bootcamp
Your ideas? Tell us.

18. Questions?
Q&A

19. Thank You