Nurturing
Budding Dreams in Rural Karnataka
SMILE has
been supporting this project since :2008-09
Number of beneficiaries at present :100 [415] |
| Smile Foundation, with support from Symbian India Pvt. Ltd, has initiated a child welfare intervention with BMV Education Trust High School in rural Karnataka. |
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Our
Valued CSR Partner for this project is :
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About the Project
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The project is located in Bhaktarahally at Sidlaghatta taluk in Chikkaballapur Dist. of Karnataka state. The place is 60 km away from the state capital Bangalore. The school caters to children of seven surrounding villages. The other villages are Kakachokkandahally, Thotalanganahally, Mugiladapi, Thadur, Basavapatna, Maanamachanahally. Nagamangala and Thotalinganahally, situated within a radius of five kilometres. |
Major focus of the intervention will be on remedial education, books & stationery, uniforms, shoes & socks, transportation, and exam fees.

Around 100 deserving children belonging
to the poorest of families will be covered under the project. The children
are between 3 and 16 years of age.
The school is
located in a typical rural set-up in the village
of Bhaktarahally
having a population of approximately four thousand. There is neither
PHC nor a bank in the village. For medical aid the villagers have to
go to a PHC which is two miles away from the village. The main occupation
of the villagers is Agriculture, sericulture and milk production. There
is no other school in the locality except BMV.
Only 40 per cent villagers are literate across the eight villages, where BMV is the only school.
Free mid-day meal programme is going on with support from the Govt. of Karnataka.
About the Partner
BMV Education trust was founded and
registered in the year 1986 to give better education to the rural boys
and girls from eight surrounding villages of Bhaktarahally.
The school now has a two storied
building accommodating 14 classrooms and an office room. It has at present
415 children and seven teachers. The village panchayat donated
the land and the building came up with support from the Government of
Karnataka as well as individual donors.
Profiles and Number of Students
Class |
Boys |
Girls |
Total |
Age |
LKG & UKG |
41 |
28 |
69 |
4-5 yrs |
1st – 7th Std |
116 |
125 |
241 |
6-12 yrs |
8th – 10th Std |
57 |
48 |
105 |
13-15yrs |
Total |
214 |
201 |
415 |
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