- The document summarizes efforts to improve education in rural schools through competitive scholarships, providing computers and adopting schools, which led to improved student performance and confidence. - It proposes expanding these efforts to all schools by providing various materials, educational equipment, and infrastructure like a rural development center to boost learning, health, vocational training, and community development. - Details of costs and ways for readers to contribute funds or ideas to help support this rural education initiative are provided.

1. Competitive Scholarships
• Scholarships awarded to best-performing
outgoing children, amongst the needy
– Only in kind, like bicycles, books, etc
• Computers provided to
each adopted school

2. Outcome in brief
• Most important – children want to come to
school!
– Outgoing class-5 students confident than ever!
• Karnataka state quality assessment org (KSQAO)
ranked two of the schools at the top
• Motivated teachers, constantly engaging in doing
better!
• Gonur school came first to district in Nali-Kali
program. Headmaster nominated to run “Train-
the-teacher” sessions
Reversed trend - Parents now moving children
from “private” schools to govt schools!!

3. Looking Ahead…
Bring current benefits across all Schools:
• Notebooks and Pencil/Instrument boxes (Rs 10k per school)
• Play equipment (Rs 15k per school)
• Science Trip (Rs. 5k per school)
• Student Desks/Teachers’ chairs/tables (Rs. 20k per school)
• Material Supply (Rs. 35k per school)
– Plates - School Bags
– Sports supplies - Library Books
– Uniforms - Teaching Aids
– Cupboards - Clocks
• Educational equipment (Rs. 50k per school)
– Television - DVD Player
– Multimedia computer - Educational CDs (not complete)
Total Approximate Cost (Rs) ~540k
(425k one-time, rest every year)

4. Looking Ahead…
Add New Facilities…
• Infrastructure – Cluster-level Rural Development Center
– Sports Area for Physical Development
– Hygienic Toilet Facilities
– Library Hall (with feeder chain for books/magazines/videos)
– Multimedia Education Room
– Boarding Hall for Orphan Kids
– Primary Health Center and General Purpose Meeting Hall
Infrastructure needs funding for construction-in-progress, furnishing & administration
• Promoting Learning and Health
– Professional Training on Teaching Skills and Computers
– Quizzes and Annual Scholarships to promote competition
– English Coaching + Reading, Narration, and Library Research
– Periodic Medical Checkups
– Adult Education, Local Entrepreneurship, and Civic Awareness classes
– Vocational Training (leading to employment) to engage youth
– Farmer’s Knowledge Center to promote yields and market access
– Rural Teachers’ Forums to exchange/spread the movement!
Total Center Cost Estimated: (Rs) ~3,500k
(Excludes Annual Operating Costs)

6. Rural Dev Center - Plan

7. Rural Dev Center
- work in progress

8. You CAN help!
• Contribute to the significantly large RDC construction
expenses ASAP
• Join us to the village and helping monitor progress in activities
• Contribute in ideas/ways to do better with the limited
resources
• Celebrate your family’s significant days (birthdays,
anniversaries) contributing to monthly breakfast (~Rs. 12k)
• Sponsor annual scholarships to help the bright and needy
• Contribute in maintenance of website – it really cries for an
uplift 
• Contribute in kind with used toys, cycles, books to library, old
computers, and any other items in good working condition!

9. For more information…
• Contact us at laxmi_prasad_74137@yahoo.com,
ksupadhy@gmail.com
• Visit Pragathi website at www.pragathitrust.org.
Note that it is work in progress!
• Visit us at Shutterfly
http://pragathitrust.shutterfly.com for more
pictures and videos!
• Just let us know and we will add you to pragathi_trust
yahoo group!
We look to each of you joining us in this
journey… to bring out bright, confident,
and responsible rural citizens!

10. Thank You