Every non-profit’s growth and even survival depends primarily on those who contribute to the cause out of goodwill. So it is extremely crucial for non-profits to be transparent and offer details as to what they have been up to, and how the contributions have been put to use.

To this end, we will ensure that all our contributors, and the general public, are informed about the specifics of the milestones accomplished, expenses incurred and resources utilised throughout the year, every year.

This is our first Annual Report to Contributors.

Milestones

• Much of the year went towards exploring the first item in the 2030 mandate — reforming the way education happens.
• First step in exploring this was to explore novel pedagogical methods to deliver relevant skills to underprivileged students in rural government schools.
• Although the first pilot program was moderately successful, it became necessary to conduct programs in the city to avail more conducive infrastructural support. So a collaboration was forged with a city-based school run by Udavum Karangal, a Chennai-based non-profit. And much of the efforts during the second half of the year went towards Class XII students of this school. Three different programs were conducted in this school with some very impressive results, especially during the second and third programs conducted at the school.

Statistics

• Number of volunteers involved — 1
• Donations received — ₹0
• Total cash spent — ₹1844
• Total Distance travelled — 1564 Kms
• Cost of Transportation (Approx.) — ₹2572
• Net expenditure (Approx.)— ₹4416

Details of the breakdown of expenses can be found here.

What’s Ahead

Through each of the programs conducted in 2019 we were able to establish a relationship with professional educators and institutions and learned the nuances of conducting such programs. Although the programs were successful in a way, they were limited in scope and in scale. The year ahead is going to be about scaling up the efforts to reach a wider audience, while also enhancing the scope of what can be delivered via these programs. Ideally we want to enable the participants of our programs to become financially self-dependent through the skills we are able to deliver.

We’ve tried to be comprehensive in the listing of information here, but if you wish to seek specific details that may not have been presented here, please feel free to send us a direct message on Twitter or just comment below.