Ashraya Foundation for Children

Works for the upliftment of tribal children and youth for education and improvement in lives

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About

  • Headquarters

    Pune, Maharashtra

  • Since

    2004

Ashraya Foundation for Children (AFC) works with two De-notified Tribe (DNT) communities, the Waghri and Sikligar communities, in Pune, India. Unlike Read moreother tribal populations in India, Denotified Tribes were legally criminalized by the government and their members were classified as “criminal by birth” under the British government’s Criminal Tribes Act of 1871. With the prejudices they face and a lack of government aid, most of the Waghris and Sikligars live in abject poverty, with extended families of ten or more to live on a collective household income of less than Rs 150 per day. Illegally tapped electricity connections, outdoor communal taps that provide water for only a few hours each day, and overcrowded public toilet blocks are a given. AFC views the children as the key to the future of these perpetually impoverished communities and invests its resources accordingly to ensure that the next generation has all the tools it needs to transform and empower the Waghri and Sikligar communities. In 2005 when AFC started its work in Pune, not a single member of either the Waghri or Sikligar community in Yerwada had graduated from secondary school. Community members estimate that around 40% of school-aged children had been registered in nearby schools, however, only 15-20% were attending with even minimal regularity and had no focus on individual education/tutoring. Thus, even those children who attended school were at a distinct disadvantage when compared to their peers. AFCs core programs focus on empowering these communities through holistic measures and creating first generation learners to create a sustainable future. The approach to do that is through three holistic but intersected programmes, Education, Health and Community Sustainability. Our primary stakeholders are the children and our secondary stakeholders are the parents.

Programs

  • Education Outreach Program - Hamari Shala

    This programme is the outcome of a need-based evaluation that was conducted in 2019 with Ashraya's parents, educators, kids, and dropout students to analyse the community's needs, evaluate Ashraya's progress, and develop a long-term plan. The most important lesson was that local government schools and reasonably priced private schools did not provide our community's youngsters with holistic development. In these schools, academics were the only focus, and our community's context was not taught. Following extensive study and discussion, Ashraya decided to use the National Institute of Open Schooling, India's Open Basic Education model. This gave us the freedom to design our curriculum, putting a strong emphasis on the social and cultural background of the community.

  • Ashraya’s Residential Program

    Ashraya's Residential Programme arranges for boarding school education at neighbouring residential schools for a small number of orphaned and abandoned youngsters. Our Residential Programme staff provides extra care (counselling, medical attention, clothing and personal things, weekend visits, etc.) and a social support structure to enable each child to grow, develop, and experience love and care, even though the school takes care of their daily requirements.

Leadership Team

  • Elizabeth Sholtys

    Co-founder

  • Julia Neaubauer

    Co-Founder

  • Sanjiv Tare

    Director

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    21-50

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AALCA9576D

  • Registration ID

    U85100PN2013NPL146833

  • FCRA

    083930755

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

  • Headquarters

    207, Navi Khidki, Near Shivaji Statue Yerwada Village, Yerawada, Pune, 411006

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Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society