Gift the joy of reading to primary school children in Koderma District, Jharkhand

by District Administration Koderma, Government of Jharkhand

  • 36300

    Books Goal
  • 1804

    Books Received
  • 0

    Days to go
Raised Percent :
4.97%
This campaign is not live.

Know more about us

Who we are

Koderma is a major district in Jharkhand with a literacy rate of 66%. Its residents are primarily engaged in agriculture and mining. Aditya Ranjan (IAS), the Deputy Commissioner of the district implemented various educational projects and initiatives to improve the quality of education in government schools.


Our work and its impact

Project IMPACT addressed issues including outdated curriculums, demotivated teachers, lack of teaching aids, dysfunctional institutions, etc. We designed different approaches to tackle these issues:

  1. Surveys of schools and teachers were conducted to understand their difficulties
  2. Teacher training programmes
  3. Real-time objective Assessment was done based on the training modules
  4. Rewards and refresher training programmes for underperforming schools
Institutional and structural reforms were introduced and the general upkeep of the schools was improved.

Project RAIL was designed to help high school students be exam-ready. The objectives were to conduct weekly tests and bridge the gap created by school closures, increase confidence in the students and help them assess their own performance. Students studying in classes 6th to 12th are the main beneficiaries of this project. The project was initiated to combat the immediate difficulties faced by teachers and students when schools reopened after the Covid-19 pandemic. It was implemented by:
  1. Conducting systematic and periodic assessments to prepare the students for exams.
  2. Ensuring uniform and timely syllabus completion
  3. Data-driven instruction and performance analysis
  4. Increased parental involvement
The project was a resounding success as the percentage of students passing the 10th board exams grew from 82% in 2019 to 98% in 2022 and the percentage of students passing the 12th Science board exam shot up to 97% in 2022 from 59% in 2019.


How we will utilise these books

After improving the secondary and high school students’ academic performance, Aditya Ranjan, the Deputy Commissioner’s focus is now on the primary schools. There are 363 government primary schools in Koderma with more than 58,000 students.

This crowdfunding campaign is raising funds for Library-in-a-Classroom, a portable library containing about 100 age-appropriate and high-quality storybooks which can be mounted on classroom walls. This gives the child direct access and physical proximity to the books to encourage them to read. Through this campaign, each school will receive delightful storybooks from Pratham Books in Hindi and English to encourage reading in mother tongue languages. The various themes explored in these books help kindle curiosity and set children on the path to becoming lifelong readers.



Supporters

Name Donate Amount Date
Mayuresh and Shilpa 5,000 June 30, 2023
Anonymous 54,925 June 30, 2023
Anonymous 1,500 June 24, 2023
Tejal Vartak 250 June 23, 2023
RAJALAKSHMI B. V. 1,500 June 23, 2023
Ranjana Sivaram 3,750 June 19, 2023
Anonymous 1,500 June 18, 2023
Mukesh Roy 1,000 June 09, 2023
Vijay Kumar 1,000 June 09, 2023
Ravi Ranjan 5,001 June 09, 2023
Ajay Chaudhary 750 June 09, 2023
Gulam Zakirullah 750 June 09, 2023
Elltutmish Md 750 June 09, 2023
Rajan Kumar 750 June 09, 2023
Sabita Devi 750 June 09, 2023
Nir Arihant 750 June 09, 2023
Nitish Pandey 750 June 09, 2023
Deepak Kumar 750 June 09, 2023
Rajesh Kumar 1,001 June 09, 2023
Nitu Sharma 750 June 09, 2023
Anonymous 750 June 09, 2023
Jitendra Rana 500 June 09, 2023
Pranjal Modi 10,000 June 08, 2023
Anil Kumar 3,750 June 08, 2023
Pinku kumar Satyam traders 1,500 June 08, 2023
Deepika Khedia 1,000 June 08, 2023
Bhagirath Vishwakarma 750 June 08, 2023
Padmini Rath 5,000 June 08, 2023
Vikram Sourabheya 300 June 08, 2023
Anonymous 7,500 June 08, 2023
Vishal Modi 1,100 June 08, 2023
Krishna Gopal Ram 10,000 June 08, 2023
Aditya Ranjan 10,000 June 08, 2023