Gyan Putra Project

Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda,founder of Yoga in Daily Life System,speaks about Gyan Putra Project and you see also a slideshow of the Jadan School.

The Gyan Putra Programme:
In India, not all children have equal opportunity to receive an education. To address this issue, members of the International Society of Yoga in Daily Life founded the Gyan Putra program which provides financial support for the children from poor families to attend school. This sponsorship program helps children attain a reasonable standard of education and thus grants them better employment opportunity for the future.

The Jadan School:
In 2001 we started a school for the local village children. The school started with 140 students and went up to 5th class. It was makeshift and bodgy but it fulfilled our aim which was to give the children a better education than they get in the village. The idea of starting a school stemmed from the realization of the pathetic standard of education available locally. Consider that:

o In some local schools there are 250 students and two teachers. Classes are from KG till 8th!

o In most Government schools the teachers have an actual attendance rate of 50%. Of course in the books they are marked present all the time.

o The Government doesnt allow a child in a Government school to be failed in the exams until class eighth. Which means there are students in 8th class who cant write their name!! It serves the purpose of giving better figures to UNESCO (looks good when everyone studies till 7th on paper). Children in our school pass on merit.

o In many villages around us there are still parents who are completely illiterate and sign with a thumbprint.

o For a lot of villages there is no school facilities after 8th class and to study further they have to travel by bicycle more than 10km. Its a tough ask in the Indian summer when temperatures reach 48 degrees.

Now in 2008 thanks to the help of our Guruji, His Ashrams throughout the world and a host of generous donors from all corners of the globe we have a school that has 525 students going up till class 12th. In November 2007 we opened a new school building where we can fit 950 students. It will be the only school offering science subjects in 12th class within a 20km radius with fully equipped labs and a great teaching staff.

Get informed and see more at
http://www.jadanschool.blogspot.com http://www.yogaindailylife.org.au/Humanitarian-Care/Jadan-
http://www.gyanputra.org/


Vep 16/08/2008 Hungaria

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