Please take a few minutes to go through this ppt which describes the superb work done by AID India, a charity organisation that works to improve education for poor, rural kids in southern India. They have recently started a project called Eureka Superkidz and desperately need funds to keep the program running. The ppt presentation describes the scope of the project and ways you can support them. For more info, you can contact me or send an email to balajisampath@gmail.com. Your generosity can go a long way in helping improve the lives of thousands of poor kids...

1. eureka
Super KidzAID INDIA
Innovative village education centers that
ensure children from the poorest families get
quality education and reach their full potential
An AID INDIA Education Initiative
eureka
SuperKidz
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2. AID INDIA
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Vision
• Every child in every village gets the
best education, achieves her full
potential and is ready to face the
world with confidence.
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3. eureka
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 Who: About AID INDIA
 Why: The Problem Statement
 What: Eureka SuperKidz Project
 Need: Your Help
In this presentation…
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4. AID INDIA
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AID INDIA: OVERVIEW
• Founded: In 1996. By IIT and BITS alumni who quit corporate careers to work
fulltime on education and village development.
• Mission: To provide quality education to every poor child in India
• Strategy: Large Scale Measurable Impact Projects
• Highlights:
– Content Expertise: Separate content R&D division. Deeply researched
outcome-focused pedagogy, materials and training. Widely used by Govt,
UNICEF, Pvt Schools, TV channels, NGOs.
– Impact Evaluation: Children’s learning outcomes tracked, evaluated and
used as feedback to continuously improve performance.
– Reporting: Dedicated website for each block with weekly project updates
and monthly reports keeps donors always up-to-date. Detailed annual
evaluation report measures impact and areas where improvement is
needed. Also regular communication with the donor for queries, visits and
participation.
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Lab-in-a-Box
Scientific creativity sparked
in 1.3 Lakh kids in 510 Govt
schools in Krishnagiri.
Partner: UNICEF
Chennai Schools
Math, Science , Language
improved in 100 corporation
schools in Chennai
Partner: MS Dell Foundation
Cognizant Foundation
Scholarship
361 poorest children
supported from Std
6 through till college.
Partner: CSS
Padippum
Inikkum
4.5 Lakh children in 7300
schools learn to read
Tamil
Partner: TN Govt SSA
NCLP Project
Science and Math
made fun in 700
child labor schools
Partner: UNICEF, Govt
Read India
Reading campaign in
13000 villages helps
children learn to read.
Partner: Pratham
Eureka Schools
Model schools hat
demonstrate top quality
education at low cost.
Partner: Banca Sella
Kothari, Rohan
AID INDIA: SAMPLE PROJECTS
TN Schools
Project
1 million children in 7200 Govt
schools improve reading,
math and pre-primary skills.
Partner: CIFF, John Stone,
Asha, Yahoo
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Eureka SuperKidz
Village education centers that
provides quality education to
the poorest children
Partner: John Stone, Prabhu,
ILP, AGK, PwC, Girija

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AID INDIA: IMPACT
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1 million children access high
quality learning resources
18000 teachers trained on
innovative teaching methods
150 titles - books, kits, activities
– published and used across TN.
Std VI TN Math textbook
written by AID INDIA
175 TV episodes – 4 years of
weekly Science Experiments demo
on Sun TV viewed across the state
3 years of reading
program in 10 districts
has led to a 15% higher
district wide impact In
reading levels compared
to the rest of the state.
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
2007 2008 2009
Std 5 Children Who Can Read
10 AID INDIA district (TN)
19 Other Districts (TN)
Source: ASER 2007-09
63%
83% 87% 93%
41%
10% 21% 23%
52%
2%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Counting SequencingPics Fruits/Veg Names Patterns Beginning sounds
Pre-primary evaluation:4&5 year olds
Program Control
Pre-primary skills assessment
done using World Bank’s SRI
tools showed 40%-60%
higher levels in children’s
learning and school
readiness in the AID INDIA
program Balwadis when
compared with the control
Balwadis.

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 400 Full-time, 250 Part-time Staff, 500 volunteers from diverse socio-economic
and education backgrounds. Direct field teams in 100 blocks.
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AID INDIA: TEAM,
ADVISORS
Fulltime Management Team
Balaji Sampath: B.Tech, IIT Madras. PhD, Univ of Maryland. 15 years of
development and education experience. Science Educator. Ashoka Fellow.
Chandra Anil: B.Tech, BITS Pilani. Primary and Pre-primary Education
Expert. Consultant to the Govt on Reading program.
Ravishankar: B.Tech, IIT-M. PhD, Carnegie Mellon Univ. Adj Prof, IIT.
Designed several science and math programs. Author of several books
including TN Std 6 Math Textbook.
Damodharan: M.Phil, Madras Univ. Born into a very poor family in a
remote village, Damu started life as a migrant child labor. Sheer will-power
helped him overcome huge hurdles, complete schooling, college and M.Phil.
An expert on early and primary education, he has authored several books for
children and developed kits that have been adopted widely by the Govt.
The Management Team also has a mix of people who quit corporate
careers to serve the poor (Jayram, Shyam, Gomathi, Smitha, Radha,
Gayatri), professional social workers with many years of field
experience (Rajkumar, Prabha, Gowri, Parvathy) and community
leaders who have built extremely committed field teams
(Samundeswari, Rajapandi, Anbazhagi, Murugesh, Nagaraj).
Advisors
N. Vaghul, Former Chairman, ICICI
Vasanthi Devi, Former Vice Chancellor
and TN Planning Commission Member
Madhav Chavan, CEO, Pratham
Ramanujam,
Chairman, NCERT Math Committee
Srinath Rajam, Director, TVS
N. Chandramouli, Director, Kothari
Anil Arjun, CEO, Reliance MediaWorks
Giada Bono, CEO, Sella Synergy
AG Karunakaran
Founding President, GDA Technologies
Vijay Manghnani
Vice President, ACE USA and
Volunteer, Assn for India’s Development

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 MIT Indus Technovators Award, for innovative work on Science
Education and Village Libraries.
 Ashoka Fellowship, for innovative work in science education
 Lemelson Inventor Certificate, recognizing innovative work in
science education
 Pratham USA Achievement Award, for improving reading skills
across the state of Tamilnadu.
 Distinguished Service Award, from Rotary Club of Madras
South for providing quality education to the poorest children.
 Selected Media Coverage
– Center page article in The Hindu Metroplus on 9th
May 2009
– Science Program featured in Lemelson Foundation’s online magazine ‘Good’
– Outlook article on Education programs of AID INDIA on 18th
Sept 2006
– CNN IBN TV interview on Reading program
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AID INDIA: AWARDS,
RECOGNITION

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 Who: About AID INDIA
 Why: The Problem Statement
 What: Eureka SuperKidz Project
 Need: Your Help
In this presentation…
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10. AID INDIA
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Every Child Has the Same
Potential
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11. AID INDIA
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Every Child Has the Same
Potential
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This means, given the right
opportunity, …
1.Every child can acquire all
the required skills in all the
foundational subjects.
2.Every child can build on
talent areas she can excel at.
One could be great at Math and
another at creating Sculpture.
3.Not every child can be a
genius. But an Einstein or a
Picasso can come from
anywhere.

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Performance
Children from educated
affluent families
Children from
poor families
* ASER survey shows that in 3rd
-5th
Std, 46% children cannot read Tamil, 58% cannot subtract and 85% cannot
read an English sentence. Other studies show that 83% Dalit and Adi Dravida children in Std 4 cannot subtract.
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Educated Parents: What they do…
Parents play a huge role in a child’s learning. Studies show that many children learn
reading and arithmetic largely from the individualized support from parents.
Shift to better school
Push school to improve
Tuition to compensate
Research the best
pre-schools and
schools to put
their children in Help with
Homework,
Reading and
Arithmetic
If the child lags behind
If the school is bad
Identify and encourage
the child’s special
talent by getting
resources, enrolling in
special classesSkilled,
Confident
Motivated
Achievers
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Poverty: How it affects education…
Education can make a huge difference in the lives of poor children. It can decisively
break their cycle of poverty. Poor parents recognize this well. They often fail in their
attempts to get their children educated, but it is not due to a lack of trying.
A poor child starts life with
a disadvantage. The child
grows in an environment
with no books, no toys, no
one who reads out to her.
Govt balwadi the child
attends has no
resources or training to
provide pre-primary
education
If lucky the Govt
school nearby
might have good
teachers
Child’s areas of lag and
areas of talent - both
remain undiscovered
and unsupported.
Under-confident
children with poor
learning levels
Parents unable to
help after school.
Don’t know what child
is learning or what
she finds difficult.
The Urgent Need
Studies1
show that good after school
support can compensate for many
gaps in the child’s environment.
Poor parents already recognize the
need for after-school support. They
are even willing to pay Rs 30-50 per
month to send their children to an
‘evening tuition center’.
But less than 15% of the villages have
after-school centers. And often even
these few centers are of very poor
quality – with one untrained teacher
simultaneously handling 50-60
children from Std 1 to Std 10.
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Univ of California, A Study of Promising Afterschool Programs
Harvard Family Research, After School Programs in 21st
Century
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 Who: About AID INDIA
 Why: The Problem Statement
 What: Eureka SuperKidz Project
 Need: Your Help
In this presentation…
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16. AID INDIA
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Eureka SuperKidz: A Transformative
Force
An innovative village education center that provides quality Science, Math and
Language inputs to children from the poorest families and ensures every child
reaches his/her full potential.
Individual
Attention
Separate teachers handle
different classes ensuring
smaller batches, tracking
each child’s progress and
individual attention
Learning
Enrichment Science
and Math clubs and learning
festivals help children build
on their talents
Transforming
the lives of the
poorest
children
Effective Content
Fun activities get children to
enjoy learning. Evaluation
and remedial action ensure
every child is learning well.
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Early Childhood Middle Childhood
Learning at
Home
Pre Primary
(Kindergarten)
Early Primary
(Std 1-3)
Upper Primary
(Std 4-8)
Age
Growth
Phase
Grade
Eureka SuperKidz: Right Inputs at Right
Time
Ref: ‘What’s going on in there? The first five years’, Lise Eliot
‘Learning all the time’, John Holt
‘Growth of Logical Thinking from Childhood to Adolescence’, Piaget
How Children Learn…
Early Start (KG): 2 hours of fun
activities every day with the right toys and
tools to help the child’s growing brain.
Ensures every child is ready for school.
Strong Foundation (Std 1-
3): Focused 3 hour class daily for Std 1-3
by a dedicated teacher provides individual
attention. Activities ensure every child can
read fluently and do arithmetic well.
Ready for Future (Std 4-8):
Daily classes with experiments, puzzles
and projects to ensure children develop
interest and competency in Math and
Science. Year 1 will start with Std 4-6. In
Year 2 we will add on Std 7-8.
At Eureka SuperKidz Centers…
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Eureka SuperKidz: Implementation
Plans
 Focus Villages: We have selected 50 focus blocks in 10 districts to implement this
project. Within each block we have selected 20 most marginalized villages to start the
project. (We have already started the program in a few villages and are waiting for funds.)
 Eureka SuperKidz Centers in each village will reach 75
children
 In each village, 3 trained local teachers run separate classes for LKG-UKG, Std 1-3
and Std 4-6. (In Year 2 we will add on Std 7-8 as well).
 Each class runs for 3 hours every day in the evenings. (KG class for 2 hours.)
 With our specially developed materials, methods and skill chart, teachers track every
child’s progress and ensure all children achieve the required language and math,
science and English competencies. Children who are lagging behind are separately
followed up and provided additional attention and improved.
 Right from the start we get parents to contribute towards the teachers’ honorarium.
This ensures teacher accountability and regular attendance by children.
 Every quarter, a progress report card is sent to parents and parent meetings held to
discuss their child’s progress. Village learning festivals are also organized where
children show-case their learning and talents.
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Implementation Process within a Village
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Eureka SuperKidz: Expected Impact
 Learning Outcomes in Children:
 Pre-school Children (Age 3-5):
 Age-appropriate school readiness in language, cognitive and motor development
 Std 1-3 Children (6-8 year olds):
 Language (Tamil): Children able to read fluently, write simple sentences, comprehend
passages and answer questions based on it.
 Language (English): Children able to respond to instructions and able to read simple words.
 Math: Children able to do basic arithmetic – addition, subtraction and simple multiplication.
 Outcomes in Std 4-8 Children (9-13 year olds)
 Language (Tamil): Children able to comprehend unsimplified text and write small stories.
 Language (English): Children able to read paragraphs and stories and converse in English.
 Math: Children able to do fractions, geometry, measurement and solve word problems.
 Science: Children able to do experiments and understand basic concepts in 5 thematic areas
- Matter, Energy, Mechanics, Universe, Evolution
Annual evaluations will be used to assess the impact of the
project.
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21. AID INDIA
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Eureka SuperKidz Village Budget
Annual Per Village Cost
Teacher Cost (3 teachers) Rs. 36,000
Learning materials and Content Training Rs. 15,000
Village Events Rs. 4,000
Project Coordinator, Travel and Phone Rs. 7,000
Admin Costs (10%) Rs. 3,000
Total Per Village Cost Rs. 65,000
Community Contribution Rs. 15,000
Grant Needed for each village Rs. 50,000
Grant needed for 1 village = Rs. 50,000 ($ 1100)
Total grant for a full block of 20 villages = Rs. 10,00,000 ($22,000)
Annual cost per child is Rs. 660 ($14)
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Project in a block of 20 villages impacts 1500 children

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 Who: About AID INDIA
 Why: The Problem Statement
 What: Eureka SuperKidz Project
 Need: Your Help
In this presentation…
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23. AID INDIA
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Need YOUR Help
Your support will educate poorest children in the most marginalized
villages.
 Block Patron:
 Adopt all 20 villages in the block and educate 1500 children.
 Fund Rs. 10,00,000 ($ 22,000) to support the project.
 Block Pioneer:
 Adopt 10 villages in the block and educate 750 children.
 Fund Rs. 5,00,000 ($ 11,000) to support the project.
 Cluster Champion:
 Adopt a cluster of 5 villages and educate 375 children.
 Fund Rs. 2,50,000 ($ 5500) to support the project
 Village Sponsor:
 Adopt 1 village and educate 75 children.
 Fund Rs. 50,000 ($ 1100) to support the project.
You can support the program either individually or
as a friends group, a college batch, as a memorial, etc.
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Project Progress Reporting Website
• To keep you always updated on the latest progress reports, we will
create a dedicated website for your block. You can share this site with
your friends and supporters.
• Our project managers will update the site every week with weekly field
updates and photos from the project.
• Every month, we will also upload a detailed monthly progress report on
the website. At the end of the year, we will also provide an annual
learning assessment report that looks at children’s performance and
areas for improvement.
• We also encourage donors to visit their villages and contribute in other
creative ways to their children’s education. Site visits and such
contributions can also be shared on the site.
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25. AID INDIA
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Donation Procedure
• You can donate to your project on an annual or half-yearly basis.
• Donations can be made by cheque or on-line. All donations in the US
and India are tax-deductible.
• Directed donations for the project can be made in the US through a
cheque payable to Association for India’s Development (AID). All
directed donations will used entirely transferred to AID INDIA for this
project. Donations are tax-deductible in the US under 501(c)(3).
• Donations in India can be made by cheque directly to AID INDIA. All
donations are tax-deductible in India under 80(G).
To support this project, please send an email to
Balaji Sampath, balajisampath@gmail.com
and we will get back to you with specific details on how you can donate.
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26. AID INDIA
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Thank You.
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AID INDIA
7/4, Besant Road, Royapettah, Chennai – 600014
balajisampath@gmail.com,
+91-94440-61033, +91-44-28350403
www.aidindia.in