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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
Nelson Mandela

WHY RISE IN INDIA IS UNIQUE

  • We have never turned a child away, no matter how far behind their learning is or how challenging it is to get them to classes.
  • We link our India students to partner students in the UK to teach them more about the world and allow them to build friendships across the globe.
  • All children enrolled on the RISE Yearn to Learn programme receive family support, home visits, parental advice regarding socio-economic issues as well as student trips to exciting and otherwise out of reach places.
  • We support our students indefinitely; there is no end date to the RISE programme.
  • RISE visits every student on their birthday to wish them a happy day with a present… a book of course!
  • We have a very strong reputation in the communities within which we work, giving us credibility and allowing us to leverage support from local leaders.
  • We work with key figures in Krishnagar who provide free venues for us to hold classes. We work with schools and seek support from the government. We ensure we have strong foundations and connections.
  • All our staff are local and have a deep understanding of life in rural India, resulting in great respect for our staff and programmes amongst the communities.
  • We see our work as a valued contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, addressing goal 4: ’ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning for all’

AIMS

  • 1 To improve literacy rates and increase school retention
  • 2 To empower students to have higher aspirations through education
  • 3 To improve local education infrastructure and increase the value of education in the eyes of rural communities

OUR OFFERING

Innovative Curriculum

Our 20 literacy parameters framework enables the delivery of targeted, innovative lessons and radical activities.

Learning Environment

We hold our programme at existing premises to promote a positive learning environment at the students’ schools.

Teacher Development

Hand-picked undergraduate and graduate students from local universities are trained to deliver Yearn to Learn sessions.

Family Engagement

Families and communities are engaged through home visits and holistic support with government benefits and awareness camps.

ENABLING PROGRAMMES

RISE operates in the poorest communities of rural West Bengal, working to improve the quality of life of our students and their families. Our enabling programmes enable families to access financial stability, and general knowledge to increase the value of education in the eyes of the communities we work with.

GOVERNMENT BENEFITS

A service we are providing to families and the communities we work in is support in acquiring government benefits. Many individuals are unable to access these benefits due to a lack of education, literacy and awareness.

CHILD MARRIAGE

6% of RISE girls have been married, at an average of 13 years old.RISE hopes to mitigate this through partnerships with organisations specialised in preventing child marriage and by pushing for education in their communities.

CAREER AWARENESS

At present our students’ knowledge is limited to the roles their parents have and the only way for them to aim higher is to know the options available and the skills/qualifications required to get there, expanding their appetite for financial literacy and then working to reach the goal they set themselves for financial stability.

OUR 20 LITERACY PARAMETERS FRAMEWORK

MEET OUR STUDENTS IN INDIA

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SUJON SARKAR

14 years old

Wants to be a Businessman

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MOUSUMI GHOSH

18 years old

Wants to be a dancer

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MANIK MONDOL

13 years old

Wants to be a policeman

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ANANYA PAL

12 years old

Wants to be a Teacher

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