Vikasana Bridge Project
V-Excel Project- 2015
V-Excel- Overview • http://www.v-excel.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/freehearts • Based in Mandavelli, Chennai • Non-profit, non-religious, non-sectarian and nondiscriminatory organization • Cater to children with special needs • Dr. Vasudha Prakash is Founder-Director and did Special Ed in NJ before moving to India • Since 2001, Asha Seatle supported since 2006 • Asha Seattle support scholarships for deserving children
V-Excel Vision • a world that believes in human potential, where individuals with special needs can integrate and contribute to mainstream society.
Mission • create an environment where individuals with special needs can grow to lead dignified, independent, and productive lives in society. With a unique holistic approach, we work on the all-round development of every individual’s abilities, rather than their disabilities.
Focus Core philosophy is that every child has the potential to learn and that the focus should be on abilities, not disabilities
• Early Intervention group for infant and toddlers. Approximately 85 children enrolled • School group for school going children group (6 to 14 years of age). Approximately 72 children enrolled3. Pre-vocation group • Vocation group for children learning a vocation – 14 to 25 years of age • Remedial group for group for Regular children with some learning disabilities
Capabilities Organizational Capacity
• • • •
Built 8 centers, each independent A strong, professional, multidisciplinary team Training – an ongoing development process Good and steady partners
Continuity of the programs
• • • •
Awareness of special needs on the rise Opportunity exists , good educational facilities - scarce and welcome Ongoing referrals from schools and doctors Motivated stakeholders (parents, teachers, partners)
New sources of funding
• Workshops, Trainings, Counselling as revenue streams • Income through therapies, recreational programs, employment opportunities, and product development • Donor community opening up, especially with CSR
India->Chennai
Project Overview • Project title: V-Excel Education - Education & Vocation for Special Children • No of children (2014 & 2015) – 72 children in the school group [6-14 years] – 85 children in early intervention group [0-5] – Vocational & Remedial training
• Target Area: Chennai • Target families: All income values
Achievements so far • 2002 –Academy for Teaching Excellence (ATE) & Kaleidoscope Learning Center (KLC), • 2003 – Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Villipuram & VExcel Remedial Center • 2004 - Bridges Learning Academy (BLA), • 2006 - Vocational Training Unit (VTU) & Early Intervention (EI) • 2011 - Satellite Centers in Nashik and Tirunelveli • 2012 - Sibling Forum / Erode Center • 2013 – Ignou courses in Early Childhood Education and Parent Awareness • 2015 - Abhyasa Centre for Rehabilitation and Empowerment, Trichy
Overall Budget for 2015 Details
2014-15 (INR)
Employee Expenses
1,88,10,318
Operational Expenses
76,96,058
Depreciation & others
13,49,890
Income through fees
77,36,426
Professional Revenue
50,44,095
Other Income
20,27,554
2015 Budget • 2015 total budget ask: INR 10,51,000 + inflation increase (ask is for INR 12,20,700) • Amount requested to sponsor 31 special children • Funding period: June 2015 through May 2016
In Their Own Words “No man is just born No one lives just one life Their journey starts Going through the planets course Boons received from them I remember my journey Through them all In parts and fragments Like a dream Fleeting, lingering whispers Left behind in the breeze Who am I is Who I need to be A part of this Earth's ego evolution So cry not for me For I chose Exactly these indigo robes”
- Sabari, on being a child with Autism
Site visit report & photos
Thank you Contacts: • Anand Raman • Prabhu Ganeshan (new steward) • Palani Sundaramurthy
V-Excel- Overview • http://www.v-excel.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/freehearts • Based in Mandavelli, Chennai • Non-profit, non-religious, non-sectarian and nondiscriminatory organization • Cater to children with special needs • Dr. Vasudha Prakash is Founder-Director and did Special Ed in NJ before moving to India • Since 2001, Asha Seatle supported since 2006 • Asha Seattle support scholarships for deserving children
V-Excel Vision • a world that believes in human potential, where individuals with special needs can integrate and contribute to mainstream society.
Mission • create an environment where individuals with special needs can grow to lead dignified, independent, and productive lives in society. With a unique holistic approach, we work on the all-round development of every individual’s abilities, rather than their disabilities.
Focus Core philosophy is that every child has the potential to learn and that the focus should be on abilities, not disabilities
• Early Intervention group for infant and toddlers. Approximately 85 children enrolled • School group for school going children group (6 to 14 years of age). Approximately 72 children enrolled3. Pre-vocation group • Vocation group for children learning a vocation – 14 to 25 years of age • Remedial group for group for Regular children with some learning disabilities
Capabilities Organizational Capacity
• • • •
Built 8 centers, each independent A strong, professional, multidisciplinary team Training – an ongoing development process Good and steady partners
Continuity of the programs
• • • •
Awareness of special needs on the rise Opportunity exists , good educational facilities - scarce and welcome Ongoing referrals from schools and doctors Motivated stakeholders (parents, teachers, partners)
New sources of funding
• Workshops, Trainings, Counselling as revenue streams • Income through therapies, recreational programs, employment opportunities, and product development • Donor community opening up, especially with CSR
India->Chennai
Project Overview • Project title: V-Excel Education - Education & Vocation for Special Children • No of children (2014 & 2015) – 72 children in the school group [6-14 years] – 85 children in early intervention group [0-5] – Vocational & Remedial training
• Target Area: Chennai • Target families: All income values
Achievements so far • 2002 –Academy for Teaching Excellence (ATE) & Kaleidoscope Learning Center (KLC), • 2003 – Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Villipuram & VExcel Remedial Center • 2004 - Bridges Learning Academy (BLA), • 2006 - Vocational Training Unit (VTU) & Early Intervention (EI) • 2011 - Satellite Centers in Nashik and Tirunelveli • 2012 - Sibling Forum / Erode Center • 2013 – Ignou courses in Early Childhood Education and Parent Awareness • 2015 - Abhyasa Centre for Rehabilitation and Empowerment, Trichy
Overall Budget for 2015 Details
2014-15 (INR)
Employee Expenses
1,88,10,318
Operational Expenses
76,96,058
Depreciation & others
13,49,890
Income through fees
77,36,426
Professional Revenue
50,44,095
Other Income
20,27,554
2015 Budget • 2015 total budget ask: INR 10,51,000 + inflation increase (ask is for INR 12,20,700) • Amount requested to sponsor 31 special children • Funding period: June 2015 through May 2016
In Their Own Words “No man is just born No one lives just one life Their journey starts Going through the planets course Boons received from them I remember my journey Through them all In parts and fragments Like a dream Fleeting, lingering whispers Left behind in the breeze Who am I is Who I need to be A part of this Earth's ego evolution So cry not for me For I chose Exactly these indigo robes”
- Sabari, on being a child with Autism
Site visit report & photos
Thank you Contacts: • Anand Raman • Prabhu Ganeshan (new steward) • Palani Sundaramurthy
