AeA's Intervention

AeA started this project in 1998 with the goal of development of drought - prone area through education programme

Location and Coverage

State	District(s)	Blocks/ mandals	No. of villages covered
Tamilnadu	Trichy	Marungapuri	74
	Pudukottai	Thiruvarangulam	09

Objectives

• Primary education to all eligible children in the target villages
• Provide quality education in Assefa schools as well as government schools
• Health awareness and preventive care in schools and villages
• Women empowerment through village education committees and Self Help Groups
• Make all existing and on going programs sustainable
  

Major accomplishments 

• Established formal schools in needy villages and enrolled all the eligible children
• Provided 15 teachers to government. schools to minimize the student teacher ratio
• The dropout rate was reduced to 2.5% where it was more than 20% before Assefa's intervention
• Through preventive health care the child mortality rate come down to 0.5% where it was more than 5% before Assefa's intervention
• Curriculum on peace education was prepared and implemented in all schools up to V standard
• 2788 children have benefited from medical checkups and follow-up services
• 40 teachers were trained on teaching methodologies, class management, content knowledge and livelihood education
• 29 VEDCs were graded and 360 members are trained on sustainability of education program, utilization of government resources and school management
• The women groups were given access to credit, thereby generating employment and preventing migration

Main Activities for 2007

Quality Education

• Imparting training to 38 teachers on enrolment, health and hygiene, sustainability and utilisation
• Preparation of training modules for teachers
• Preparation of training module for community on school sustainability
• Setting up of 30 community learning centres for 1000 children to impart peace education
• Face lifting of 8 schools
• Obtaining recognition from government for 6 full time schools
• Workshop with local government bodies and government officials on education scenario in the project area
• Conducting impact assessment of the education program implemented by AeA

Livelihood Education

• Training of teachers on livelihood education
• Imparting training to children on various livelihood activities based on their interests
• Preparation of module on livelihood education

Women's Empowerment and Education

• Training to SHGs on education and sustainability of schools
• Conducting repayment drives to increase recovery rate by the group

Resource Mobilisation

• Identifying more patrons’ for donors to ensure sustainability of education programs
• Organising resource mobilisation camps
• Tapping government resources through SSA