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Agenda
1. Deepam – Need / Solution
2. Deepam - Model
3. Deepam – Educate Program
4. Deepam - Curriculum
5. Deepam – Learning Concepts followed
6. Deepam – Groups
7. Deepam - Projects
8. Deepam - Story so far
9. Deepam – Roadmap 2010
10.Deepam – Media Mentions / Recognitions
11.How can you help
12.Contact Deepam
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Deepam – Need / Solution
Need
Less privileged children lack access to opportunities. They lack the necessary
tools to identify / utilise an opportunity.
Deepam Solution
Unlock the door to opportunities through
1. Education – Computers / Internet /
English skills / All – Round development
2. Mentoring
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Deepam – Model
• Volunteers
Less privileged •Friends of Deepam
Community •Mentors
( Children ) • Corporate Partners
Deepam Centre Deepam Resource
• Less Privileged Children • Community Centre / School • Volunteers – Young , Working
• Students in class 4 to 10 • Located close to a less- Professionals
• Children attending Govt. privileged community • Organised online group /
Schools • Volunteers teach children forum
with help of laptops / desktops • Teams for Teaching /
Curriculum / Fund Raising etc
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Deepam – Educate Program
Deepam class spans over 40 weeks / year, with planned
curriculum
Volunteer - Student Ratio 1: 5
Class every weekend, for 2 hours
Students given a certificate at the end of the course
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Deepam - Curriculum
At Deepam, we aim to light the spark in the child’s mind, by focussing on 4
pillars :
Computers &
Internet
English
Skills
General
Awareness
Personality
Development
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Deepam – Learning Concepts
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Deepam Groups
Deepam Lead Friends of Deepam
Partner / Get
•Identify and support from
organise Volunteers • Individuals
• Identify new • Corporates
teaching Centres • NGO’s
1. Friends of Deepam – Program to get the community / corporate to support
Deepam’s initiatives. Partnering with corporates / other NGO’s / individuals for
monetary or any other support to ensure sustainability of Deepam Programs
2. Deepam Lead – Platform for volunteers to lead and contribute to Deepam
programs. Through this program, Volunteers can take initiatives to teach /
organise / ideate / Contribute in any way to Deepam Objectives
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Deepam Projects
1. Deepam Educate – The program Deepam organises at each
centre to teach the kids. Volunteers spend 2 hours with the kids
every weekend, following a planned curriculum, for 30 weeks
2. Deepam Stars – Program to help deserving children through
continued support. Deserving kids are shortlisted and mentorship /
tution fee / Other support is provided to the them, throughout their
education
3. Deepam-Nalanda Library – Library at each centre, to
encourage book reading habit in a child
4. Take Home a PC - Deserving kids from each graduating class to
be given a desktop PC, to take home
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Deepam - Impact
• Over 80 % attendance / participation in all
Student Feedback centres
• Visible increase in Confidence / Enthusiasm
• Eagerness to return to Deepam, next
academic year
“Our Students got a lot of Exposure ,
School / Community
Excitement , Joy and Fun at Deepam”
Feedback
Latha Devi.M
Principal - Sri Venkata Nivasam Primary School
• 55 Active volunteers , in a completely
Volunteer Commitment volunteer driven organisation
• Organised 140+ class’ in 6 centres last year
• Organised 6 events in 6 centres last year
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Deepam Story So far…
Deepam is a registered NGO – A society registered
Deepam under Societies Registration Act, 1860
Founded in January 2008, with the 1st class in April 2008
Over 240 + less-privileged children taught every week, currently
Students
60 students have graduated from the program in 2008/2009
310+ volunteers registered with Deepam
55 Active volunteers ( informally mentored / trained )
Resources
11 Laptops , 10 OLPCs & 10 Desktops
Deepam-Nalanda Library Launched at 2 Centres in 2009
6 centres in Chennai ( 4 in Besant Nagar and 1 in West Mambalam /
Teaching
Alwarpet )
Centres
3 Govt Supported Schools (Tamil Medium) and 3 community centres
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Deepam Roadmap - 2010
Students Teach over 300 students, every week
100 active volunteers in the group ( trained volunteers )
Resources 45 Laptops & 20 desktops
2000 books at Deepam-Nalanda Library
Teaching Provide internet at all deepam centres
Centres Expand and run 8 centres
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Deepam – Media Mentions / Recognitions
• India Today : Recognised Deepam as a top initiative by youngsters in 2009
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/55396/Fresh+faces.html?page=2
• The Hindu - http://blog.deepam.org.in/?p=21
• Times of India - http://blog.deepam.org.in/?p=12
• Go Ergo ( The Hindu ) - http://blog.deepam.org.in/?p=38
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How Can You Help ?
• Volunteer to teach at the Deepam Educate
sessions
• Donate unused laptops to Deepam
• Sponsor / Support the Deepam Stars
• Contribute to ‘Friends of Deepam’
• Spread word about Deepam
• Organise Deepam Programs
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Dream the Deepam dream – Join us!!
!!!!
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Contact Deepam
Karthikeyan
Co-Founder & Vice President
kk@deepam.in
Mobile : +919884217276
Website : www.deepam.org.in
Blog : http://blog.deepam.org.in/
Google Groups : http://groups.google.com/group/bridgethedivide
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deepam/121443232797?ref=ts
Twitter : http://twitter.com/Deepam_
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Thank You !
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