Transforming Lives. Raising Hope. Transforming Lives. Raising Hope.

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Transforming Lives.
Raising Hope.
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
Annual Report 2015–2016
Board of Trustees
Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson
Dr. Manmohan Singh, Member
Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Member
Shri P. Chidambaram, Member
Shri Suman Dubey, Member
Shri Rahul Gandhi, Member
Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, Member
Dr. Sekhar Raha, Member
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, Member
Dr. Ashok Ganguly, Member
Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Member
Executive Committee
Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson
Shri P. Chidambaram, Member
Shri Suman Dubey, Member
Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, Member
Shri Rahul Gandhi, Member
Smt. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Member
Content
Chairperson’s Message 5
Introduction 7
INTERACT Scholarships 8
Rajiv Gandhi Cambridge Scholarships 14
Wonderom 16
Libraries 2
The Transform Schools Programme 24
The Access to Opportunities Programme 32
Natural Resource Management 38
Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies (RGICS) 44
Donors 50
Partners 51
Audited Financials 52
RAjiV GAnDhi FounDAtion
4 RAJIV GANDHI FOUNDATION
Chairperson’s
Message
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oF unad toi n . tI ah s eb en a ey ar o f ree� tc oi n an d eav luatoi n ab es d on ahw t
ew ah ev eb en alb e to aeihc ev an d o f reneew d ener yg to ahc rt ne w aw .sy
uD rni g 20151– 6 , ew rb outhg to a us ec ufs l oc nlc uois n trh ee
prorg aem s on eud ac toi n ni lc unid g T ranofs r m ohcS ol ,s T eaehc r
pmE oew rem nt prorg aem an d eD ec ntralazi toi n o f udE ac toi n
oG ev rnanec . ehT trh ee prorg aem s oc nibm e ,d not onl y reaehc d out
to aroun d 1000 ohcs ol s ub t alos ow rek d toaw r sd pmi roniv g teh lareg r
eud ac toi n og ev rnanec tsys e .m ehT ey ar of uc es d on oc pm reeh nevis
oc nos ladi toi n o f our eud ac toi n ni ti ai tevi .s ehT learnni sg rf o m teh es
prorg aem s ah ev rc eate d a of unad toi n of r our upoc nim g lb ueprni t s ni
teh eud ac toi n es tc or.
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ts rentg eh nni g alrea yd etsix ni g tsid rtci lrbi arei .s ehT oW ned roo m eov lev d a s a popular ps aec of r
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reos urec am naeg em nt ’ es tc or .s A s part o f teh A‘ ec s to pO portunti ei ’s prorg aem , teh
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om torezi d ev lcih e s an d ni of ram toi n aob ut ek y og ev rnem nt ehcs em .s uD rni g teh ey ar , our
partner ni natural reos urec am naeg em nt , rG a m aG ura v leev raeg d teh us pport o f Ra vij aG n ihd
oF unad toi n an d reos urec s rf o m teh og ev rnem nt to ac rr y out os li oc nes rav toi n an d aw ter
ah rev ts ni g atc tivi ei .s
uD rni g teh peroi d o f Aprli 2015aM– r hc 2016 , teh Ra vij aG n ihd nI ts ti ute of r oC ntepm orar y
tS ueid s R( )SCIG oc ntni ue d ti s ow r k on pulb ci pol yci usi e ,s us pportni g teh ed ev lopem nt o f
os un d pulb ci pol yci ni teh ni terets s o f oc om n people . R SCIG proud ec d ed tali e d pol yci rees ar hc
an d analesy s on a ediw raneg o f ek y pol yci usi e ;s a ew elk y anal sisy o f pol yci ed ev lopem nt ;s a
om ntlh y oc pm li atoi n o f oc um nal ni edic nt s ni teh oc untr ;y rd aft parlai em ntar y uq ets oi n s on a
ediw raneg o f usi e s o f pulb ci oc nec rn ; an d tow pol yci ob o .sk R SCIG alos oh ts e d a nuebm r o f
es nim ar s an d oc nef renec ,s teh lhgih thgi o f hcihw aw s a ew ll-attened d am oj r natoi nal oc nef renec
to oc em om rate teh 125t h rib t h annevi ras r y o f rhS i aJ aw ah rlal eN rh u.
uO r efef tc evi ne s at teh rg ars oot s oc ul d not ah ev eb en aeihc ev d tiw oh ut teh us pport o f our
partner s ps rea d arc o s teh oc untr . y I ow ul d leki to tah n k all partner orag nasi toi n s an d ni udivid al s
ohw ah ev oc llaob rate d tiw h teh oF unad toi n an d ow rek d tri elels . y
Sonia Gandhi (Mrs.)
ahC ri peros n , Ra vij aG n ihd oF unad toi n
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INTRODUCTION
niS ec ti s ni ec ptoi n ni 119 , teh Ra vij aG n ihd oF unad toi n
ah s am ed ngis ac�i nt prorg e s ni av roi u s ps eh re ,s ni lc unid g
proom tni g ac palib ti y ab es d learnni ,g pronidiv g n� anaic l an d
pohcys os aic l us pport to oc ntci� afef tc e d lihc rd en an d oy ut ,h
ets alb nihsi g lrbi arei ,s us pportni g teh eud ac toi n o f oy un g
rig l s rf o m am rnig alezi d oc um nti ei ,s ts rentg eh nni g natural
reos urec am naeg em nt ni rural area ,s pmi roniv g aec s
an d om lib ti y of r pacisyh ll y ahc lleneg d peros n ,s om lib nizi g
reos urec s an d relei f am terai l s ud rni g natural asid ts er ,s an d
om re .
uD rni g teh ey ar teh oF unad toi n uned rtoo k a oc pm reeh nevis
eex resic to reeav luate teh etsix ni g prorg aem s an d ahc rt
ti s aw y of raw r .d ehT eav luatoi n lhgih thgi e d teh hgih pmi atc
tah t ea hc o f teh oF unad toi n s’ prorg aem s ah s eb en alb e to
aeihc ev . aB es d on t ,sih ts rateeig s to ts rentg eh n an d epx an d
all teh prorg aem s ew re rd anw up . ehT oF unad toi n alos
ed edic d to ts rentg eh n ti s of uc s on teh od am ni o f eud ac toi n ,
y b ub li nid g on teh learnni sg rf o m teh eD ec ntralazi toi n o f
udE ac toi n oG ev rnanec , T ranofs r m ohcS ol s an d T eaehc r
pmE oew rem nt prorg aem ,s hcihw ac em to an en d ni teh
n� anaic l ey ar 20151– 6.
sihT ey ar s’ report , teh reof re , ni lc ued s a uf ll oev reiv w o f
prorg e s toaw r sd teh og al s edi nte�i d ni teh ey ar 2011–4 5 .
A us am r y o f all atc tivi ei s o f teh oF unad toi n ud rni g teh
peroi d 20151– 6 si ni lc ued e—d ud ac toi n , aec libis ti , y us pport
to uned rprlivi eeg d an d oc ntci� afef tc e d lihc rd en , lrbi arei ,s
aw ter oc nes rav toi n an d arg uci lture . sihT od uc em nt alos
report s on teh aeihc ev em nt s o f teh Ra vij aG n ihd nI ts ti ute of r
oC ntepm orar y tS ueid s R( .)SCIG
An anneux re lhgih thgi s teh av roi u s pulb aci toi n ,s eev nt s an d
oteh r em aid outrea hc proej tc s tah t ew re realezi d ud rni g teh
ey ar.
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INTERACT
Scholarships
Violent conficts have been one of the biggest threats to the progress of our
society. The pain and losses arising out of violence impact children the most.
Children impacted by violence tend to lose out on education and are also at high
risk of falling into the trap of violence themselves.
the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has been working to the intERACt programme started with children from
support children affected by confict since 1993. the jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Assam and two districts
initiative to Educate, Rehabilitate and Assist Child in Andhra Pradesh. in subsequent years, other
Victims of terror (intERACt) is aimed at supporting confict-affected states such as tripura, nagaland
children and their families as they cope with the and Manipur were included. in 2002, children from
trauma of loss, escape the trap of violence and Gujarat and in 2003, children in Mumbai were
realign their lives. included in the programme. in 2006, scholars were
es letc e d rf o m ahC ttagsi r .h T o ad te , teh oF unad toi n ehT ow rohsk p proediv d teh tea m an opportunti y
ah s us pporte d 20, 68 lihc rd en arc o s 11 ts ate s to uned rts an d teh tis uatoi n rf o m teh lihc rd en s’ an d
an d tow unoi n terrti orei .s sihT alos ni lc ued s 1 43 parent ’s perps etc evi s an d teh ahc lleneg s o f teh ri
ohcs lar s ohw purus e d ehgih r ts ueid s or ov ac toi nal ov latli e enriv onem nt . oM ts o f teh nis lg e parent s
prorg aem .s ew re ow em n enag eg d ni lo-w ni oc em proef ois n s leki
ew aniv g an d ev eg talb e es llni .g
RETNI A TC proediv s n� anaic l atsis anec toaw r sd
ohcs ol ef e ,s ob o ,sk unofi r sm an d an alloaw nec of r nI atid oi n ams ll rg oup proec es s ew re oc nud tc e d
am ni tenanec to enalb e teh ohcs lar to atten d ohcs ol tiw h ohcs lar s rf o m lc aes s 1–8 2 . ehT es proec es s
an d oc pm lete plu-s tow , e.i ,. -hgih ohcs ol eud ac toi n . eh lpe d ni rapport ub li nid g an d alos uned rts an d teh
ehT annual ohcs larpihs per lihc d si R1s 00, 00 up to ohcs lar ’s uf ture aps ri atoi n.s
lc a s 8 an d R s 10,4 00 ni lc aes s 1–9 2 . nI 20151– 6
teh oF unad toi n proediv d ohcs larpihs s to 123 Networking
ohcs lar s ni lc aes s 1 7– an d to 2 39 ohcs lar s ts uniyd g An efof rt to rc eate a netow r k o f pats RETNI A TC
ni lc aes s 1–8 2 . A ts ate esiw taub lar ed ptci oi n o f ohcs lar s ah s eb en ni ti ai te d y b teh oF unad toi n . A
uc rrent ohcs lar s si proediv d ni talb e 11. eb lo . w total o f 16, 0 8 ohcs lar s ah ev eb en oc ntatc e d a s part
o f teh es efof rt.s
Workshops
A trh ee-ad y reedis ntai l ow rohsk p ni oc operatoi n tiw h Partnerships
teh awhK i oS aic l eD ev lopem nt rO ag nasi toi n —)ODSK( ehT pmi leem ntatoi n o f teh RETNI A TC prorg aem
aw s orag nesi d ni teh oY ut h oH ts el , pmI ah l , aM npi ur , ah s eb en alb y us pporte d y b es ev n rc elbid e partner
ud rni g aM r hc 202– 2 , 2016. orag nasi toi n s at teh e� l d leev l .
A rg oup o f 03 ohcs lar s eb tew en teh aeg s o f 1 3 ehT partner orag nasi toi n s enus re tah t teh
an d 1 8 ey ar s partpici ate d ni teh ow rohsk p . ehT ohcs larpihs s rea hc teh lihc rd en ew ll ni temi . ehT y
oejb tc evi s o f teh ow rohsk p ew re: alos od uc em nt teh aac ed cim an d oev rall prorg e s
o f ohcs lar ,s oc lletc report ac r ,sd an d proediv
• rP onidiv g a platof r m to teh lihc rd en of r um tual
pohcys os aic l us pport ud rni g af lim y tisiv s an d
ni teratc oi n
trh ou hg reug lar ow rohsk p .s
• rC eatni g a potis evi outloo k trh ou hg learnni g
atc tivi ei s
A ts ate esiw ltsi o f RETNI A TC partner orag nazi toi n s si
• oC unes llni g lihc rd en an d teh ri af lim ei s a s per
prees nte d ni talb e 12. .
neesd
• rP onidiv g ac reer ug adi nec to ohcs lar s on
ehgih r eud ac toi n an d ov ac toi nal oc ures ,s
ab es d on teh ri liks l s an d aptti ued .s
Table 1.1: Current Scholars
S. No State Classes 1–7 Classes 8–12 Total
1 Anrhd a rP aed hs an d T elanag na 12 23 4
2 Aas m 8 10 18
3 ahC ttagsi rh 0 9 9
4 uG aj rat 1 19 20
5 aJ um & aK rimhs 3 121 154
6 aM npi ur 68 47 124
7 aM ah raths ra - uM abm i 5 10 15
8 aN ag land 1 6 7
9 uP ud ehc rry 4 12 16
Total 132 293 425
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