Nirantara Community Services is a not-for-profit organization registered in Karnataka, India that provides microfinance services, education programs, and livelihood support. It started in 2006 providing microfinance but is transitioning those services to a separate organization. Nirantara focuses on a pre-primary and primary education franchise model called "The HoneyBees!!" targeting rural and low-income children ages 2 to 11 through local entrepreneur-run schools. The goal is to provide a foundation in quality education to 9,200 children across 30 rural and 10 urban schools in 5 years through their sustainable franchising and cross-subsidization approach.

1. Nirantara Community Services
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2. Introduction
A not-for-profit Society registered under Indian
Societies Act of 1960
Registered in Karnataka State
Started operations from December 2006, as an
NGO-microfinance
Though currently hold majority of microfinance
portfolio, soon this will move to Shri ShivGayatri
Infin Private Limited

3. What we do?
Microfinance and financial inclusion services –
Soon portfolio will move to Shri ShivGayatri
Infin Private Limited
Value-based Foundation Education Program –
Education program acquired from Nirantara
Foundation
Support to Nirantara Livelihood Resources
Private Limited through Institution
Development and Skill & Tech Transfer service

4. For further information on Microfinance program,
please visit webpage of
Shri ShivGayatri Infin Private Limited

5. Genesis & Evolution of
The HoneyBees!!...
Our experiences in microfinance interventions -
Strong need felt by microfinance clients
Lack of value-based foundation education system –
Institutions are either promoted for profit or
political gains
Founded and being guided by development
professionals and social entrepreneurs
Social enterprise model with triple bottom-line
approach

6. What we do?
Create quality foundation • Pre-primary and Primary
education program • Age group – 2 to 11 years
• Age-specific Teaching Learning Materials
Develop best TLMs and SOPs
• Standard Operating Procedures
• 70% rural schools
Build school network
• Local entrepreneurs as franchise owners
through Franchising
• Handholding support for long-time
• Cross subsidization model
Create access to quality
• More than 70% children are from poor socio-
education economic background
Build capacity of local • Local education entrepreneurs
resources and ensure • Local youth as teachers
community participation • Community participation

7. Value Proposition
Reach out to
9,200 children
in 5 years
Sustainable Increase in
low cost access to
‘franchising’ quality
model for education
quality &  Reduction
effective in child labor
education  Strong
Planet foundation for
Environment higher
education
People
Young childre &
their family
Environment friendly
schools
 Environment education –
activities that promote
understanding of nature and
environment

8. Today, in India, education in villages
is plagued by many fundamental issues...
Economic Social Knowledge
Issues Issues issues
• Affordability of • Physical access to • Quality Education
private education schools in government
• Cost of transport • Class and caste schools
dynamics • Technology and
TLMS
• Foundation
Education
The issues are interconnected affect in varying degrees
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9. The State of Indian Education...
• The census 2011 holds the National Literacy Rate to be around 64%
• India has made progress in terms of increasing primary education
attendance rate and expanding literacy to approximately 2/3 of the
population.
• India's improved education system is often cited as one of the main
contributors to the economic rise of India. Much of the progress especially
in Higher education, Scientific research has been credited to various public
institutions
• The private education market in India is merely 5% although in terms of
value is estimated to be worth $40 billion in 2008 and will increase to $68
billion by 2012

10. Issues and challenges
• Despite growing investment in education, 35% of its population is still
illiterate; only 15% of Indian students reach high school, and just 7%
graduate
• Lack of quality foundation/primary education results in to dropout of
students. As of 2008, India's post-secondary high schools offer only enough
seats for 7% of India's college-age population
• Lack of quality education also makes large number of graduates
unemployable
• 80% of all schools are government schools making the government the
major provider of education. However, because of poor quality of public
education, 27% of Indian children are privately educated
• Some of the other key issues of education in India are lack of funding &
infrastructure, advanced curriculum, controversial policies
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11. Implementation Model
Quality education for children from diverse
economic backgrounds
Kindergarten system adopted to confirm and
promote local social and cultural ethos
Franchising model to ensure uniformity and
quality across different locations
Cross subsidization to include maximum
children from poor families
Lays a strong foundation for higher education
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12. Impact
Strong foundation All kids at school
for future education and Happy learning
Improved standard of
education Happy Family
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13. Key benefits to date
Nirantara Kids and The
HoneyBees!! provide quality
education to 208 children in
3 districts
5-Nirantara Kids at
Gulbarga & Bijapur towns The HoneyBees!!
and one The HoneyBees!!
at Bidar town

14. Goals for 5 years
Develop franchising model
for rapid scaling up
Provide quality
education to 9,200
children through 30 rural
and 10 urban schools

15. People @Nirantara Community Services
• Board of Directors
– Dr. Arun Balamatti
– Dr. Md. Rafiuddin
– Mr. Hassan Mulla
– Mr. Sharanabasava
– Dr. Rajshekhar Patil
– Mr. Niranjan Sheelavant
• The HoneyBees!! School Program Management Team
– Mrs. Laxmi Mugali
– Mrs. Veena SS

16. For further info, please contact:
Nirantara Community Services
No. 123, Shantaveera, 10th Main, 2nd Cross,
Near Vidya Shankara Ganapati Temple,
Mahalakshmi Layout, Bangalore 560096, Karnataka, India
info@nirantara.org |+91 80 23 575 288