YFS Vidyadaan Report 2011-12

Academic year 2011-12 was the first year of Vidyadaan efforts by the YFS team in India. The idea was to provide scholarships to the poorest of poor children, while keeping the administrative costs low. With the help of several partner NGOs that have good rural outreach, team YFS is proud to announce the success of Vidyadaan 2011-12.

As announced, each student received Rs 300 per month as scholarship, which was utilized towards his/her boarding, lodging and education expenses. In the end, the team catered to 490 students from the donations received from within India and abroad. In addition to providing scholarships, the team also supplied school-kits at the beginning of the academic year and installed/replenished libraries in several schools.

Fund raising by YFS USA team

From the funds raised by the YFS USA team till July 2011, 282 students were selected for sponsorship @ Rs 3600 per child per year. Of these:

• 40% of the students are from a tribal background - their families are still settled in remote forest areas. These students were relocated to nearby towns in the 30-50 km radius and hosted in a boarding facility.
• 60% of the students are from rural villages with little to non-existent primary education infrastructure.

Another 148 students will benefit this year from the funds that were raised later in the year 2011. Overall, 430 students gained education sponsorship for a full year, thanks to our donors from USA!

Progress Reports