About
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Headquarters
Bangalore, Karnataka
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Since
2016
Diya Ghar is an NGO with a heart for the migrant community. Long before India’s labourers became a news item because of the national lockdown, we were Read more working to give this community to give them a leg up through the power of education. Diya Ghar started in 2016 with a vision for all children, irrespective of their economic status, to have access to stimulating and nurturing pre-school education. Our mission is to set up pre-schools and daycare centers for children of migrant workers (specifically those living in blue tent settlements) in the city of Bangalore, and expand to other cities in India eventually. Until March 2020, we ran 3 Preschool and Day Care centres serving 135 children. However due to the pandemic we had to bring an all new Community Model strategy that would help us continue working with migrant children and their families even through severe lockdowns. Our focus is preschool education, nutrition, healthcare and community development. We have impacted over 500 children and over 50 children have graduated and enrolled in Primary schools in the last 5-6 years. In just about a year, we have spread across 11 communities with over 600 children who attend daily classes at our community classrooms that we started building within migrant blue tent communities starting in 2020. Additionally, all the children within these communities, student or not, receive nutrition supplements from us on a daily basis, which includes eggs, milk, high protein mix, fruits and protein bars. We are now also working strongly to get every migrant in the communities vaccinated either through our corporate partnerships or with the help of the BBMP vaccination program. We decided that #covidwontstopus from serving the migrant communities of Bangalore.
Demographies Served
Cause Area
Programs
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Preschool and Day care Center
StateWitnessing the delight of the kids in school brings enormous joy! After just a few months in school, these kids have seen significant transformations. They are now stronger, taller, and in better health. Their capacity to collaborate and have fun with one another has increased. Their ability to communicate has improved. Their inventiveness has increased.
You won't be able to tell that the kids in our DIYA GHAR centre come from difficult social and economic backgrounds. Education truly is a leveller!
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Community Model
StateSince the epidemic forced the closure of all schools, we had to switch to a community-based strategy for our in-school Montessori instruction. This required us to start filming video classes and provide every child with a learning kit that contained lap desks, seating mats, stationery, and other supplies. We produce parenting videos in addition to the instructional videos, explaining how parents may help their children learn the material. These parents are deeply engaged in their children's educational pursuits for the first time. Furthermore, under the direction of our teachers, we have selected and trained Community Champions who instruct our kids in these neighbourhoods. Both our kids and their parents are still learning and developing today.
Impact Metrics
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Number of Lunch Served
Year-wise Metrics- 2018-19 8800
- 2019-20 12000
- 2021-22 72117
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Porridge Served to Children in Three Centres
Year-wise Metrics- 2018-19 90
- 2019-20 135
- 2021-22 2411
Leadership Team
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Saraswathi Padmanabhan
Founder & Director
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Shyamal Kumar
Trustee
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Aparna Ponnappa
Trustee
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
21-50
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AACTD4555F
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Registration ID
BNS-3-00171-2016-17
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VO ID / Darpan ID
KA/2020/0256297
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12A
AACTD4555FE20172
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80G
AACTD4555FF20212
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FCRA
Not Available
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CSR Registration Number
Not Available
Location
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust