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Balwadis

(Government Operated No Cost Child Care Centers)

Adopting Balwadis(a.k.a Anganwadis - Government Operated No Cost Child Care Centres) which are under the aegis of the ICDS Scheme to provide quality early primary education to under-privileged children who are not otherwise exposed to quality education. All at no cost to their families.

Consultation

Consultation is the process by which Nishkam Trust wants to spread the Montessori Magic to touch many lives.

 

Nishkam Trust's Consultation process is two-fold:

  • Setting up Montessori Environment  

  • Training Teachers  

Women Empowerment

At Nishkam, we believe in providing Training opportunities to women from the underprivileged  sector and help them become self-sufficient and strong individuals. We make sure that they become independent enough to take care of their families, by getting recruited into Balwadis (Of Nishkam and even those run by the Government) as teachers. Some have progressed to become trainers themselves and even as Head of Schools.

Nava Nirmaan Initiative

Nava Nirmaan was a project initiated by the Nishkam Trust to help the people who were affected by the Chennai rains in December 2015.

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​The flood had a very devastating effect in many communities where our Balwadis were located.  We had fixed a bare minimum amount of Rs 2,500 per family to help them regain normalcy.

Project Outcomes

  • Underprivileged children given up to 3 years of quality primary education, at no charge.

  • Helping young women from underprivileged backgrounds gain leadership experience and confidence to lead, by creating employment opportunities as Montessori Directness

  • Ensuring that local community balwadis stay open  by bringing in more children to experience  quality education

  • Educating the parents in these communities about the importance of pre-primary and primary education

  1. Total Balwadi Centers Adopted : 15

  2. Teachers Sponsored for Montessori Training : 35

  3. Total students educated with Nishkam balwadis: 2500 (including the current strength of 458 across 15 balwadis)

Expenses borne by Nishkam Trust  

 

  • Set up cost for a new Balwadi (ICDSC)  : 2.5 lakhs

  • Annual Maintenance cost : 1 lakh

  • Annual Salary per teacher: 1.5 to 2.5 lakhs

  • Montessori Teacher training : 1 lakh

Success Stories

  • Mari who started as a teacher is now a supervisor and a teacher trainer

  • Jaya worked as a teacher and is now undergoing the Directress training

  • Thilagavathy who started as a teacher is now a budding teacher trainer

  • The students who have passed out of the Niskam balwadis shine out with their independent thinking and confidence in their elementary schools

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