The Society For Door Step Schools
Works to bridge the gap between illiteracy and opportunity by providing formal primary education to children from marginalised communities
- Bronze Certified 2023
- FCRA
- 80G
- 12A
- CSR-1
About
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Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Since
1989
The Society For Door Step School aims to provide compulsory primary education for all underprivileged children for up to 14 years of age. The programme is structured to address Read morethree main issues namely non-enrollment, wastage and stagnation. The organisation strives to improve literacy skills and the overall development of children by introducing enhanced learning through facilities which include Educational Activity Centres and Community Learning Centres which offer a quiet place to study along with computer classes, science experiment labs, a reading room and study classes. Further, the initiative School on Wheels, is a bus which is equipped with all classroom supplies including a computer, TV, DVD player and educational audio-visual learning material to serve as mobile classrooms. The bus reaches out to children in remote locations or construction sites where even a temporary classroom cannot be built. Its main vision is to use primary education to focus on the overall development of children and strive towards inclusiveness in due course. The organisation makes its programmes available to all by running both morning and evening batches which are provided at feasible locations which include slums/pavements/streets.
Issue
Municipal and low-cost private schools lack quality education facilities.
Action
Door Step School focuses on supporting low-cost private and municipal schools through various initiatives including the community and schools to achieve its objectives.
Cause Area
Impact
The Society has impacted 92,800 children directly through community-based programmes, 1,09,601 children in municipal schools and reached 2,02,201 children in total.
Vision & Mission
The vision is to be an instrumental force that brings development to children, and the mission is to bridge the educational divide for urban poor children using innovative programs to help them transition to literacy and a brighter future.
Programs
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Community Based Educational Programmes
The Society believes that the community plays an important part in education. It runs Balwadi programmes, study classes, non-formal education, school on wheels, additionally it also runs supportive initiatives such as community learning centres, door-to-door libraries, computer centres, Bal samuha, mobile libraries and science and maths labs.
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School Partnership Programmes
To address low attendance and low enrolment in low-cost private schools the Society partners with them to build teachers’ capacities and deliver learning through programmes like first step forward, remedial classes, reading promotion, home lending, Bal samuha, e-learning, mental health projects, school bus service and maintaining training cells.
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Project Foundation
This programme sets out to establish learning centres at construction sites to teach children of migrant communities, set up community training centres to coach middle and secondary school students after classes and the school on wheels initiative, taking mobile classrooms to difficult-to-reach areas in a bid to extend education to the remote and underprivileged.
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Project Grow with Books
Aims to concentrate on class 1 students to prepare them well for the classes ahead, conducting reading classes to encourage reading habits which in turn leads to an increase in interest in reading and to support this the organisation runs home lending programmes providing books to be read at home.
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Project Teach them Young
This programme intends to inculcate good eating and sanitation habits among Government school children. It also involves the maintenance of sanitation facilities in schools, taking up monitoring of such facilities and reporting any pending action to appropriate agencies. Children are guided to the proper use of toilets and other hygienic habits.
Impact Metrics
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Reached Children for Enhancing Educational Learning
Program Name
Community based educational programme in Mumbai
Year-wise Metrics- 2017-18 11678
- 2018-19 11192
- 2019-20 12369
- 2020-21 10363
- 2021-22 19624
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Reached Children at Their Door Step With School on Wheels
Program Name
School on Wheels in Mumbai
Year-wise Metrics- 2017-18 570
- 2018-19 533
- 2019-20 690
- 2020-21 582
- 2021-22 845
Milestones & Track Record
Door Step School started in Mumbai in 1989 and expanded to Pune in 1993, growing from one non-formal education class for 50 out-of-school teenagers to now reaching over 70,000 children annually through various programs.
Leadership Team
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
AAATT3353
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Registration ID
F-13279 (MUM)
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VO ID / Darpan ID
MH/2017/0173478
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12A
TR/28049
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80G
DIT(E)/MC/80G/3145
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FCRA
083780514
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CSR Registration Number
CSR00002974
Impact
The Society has impacted 92,800 children directly through community-based programmes, 1,09,601 children in municipal schools and reached 2,02,201 children in total.
Location
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Headquarters
Jagannath Shankarsheth Municipal School Building, 2nd Floor, Room No. 54/55, Grant Road, Nana Chowk, Mumbai, 400007
Directions
Vision & Mission
The vision is to be an instrumental force that brings development to children, and the mission is to bridge the educational divide for urban poor children using innovative programs to help them transition to literacy and a brighter future.
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Website
Financial Details
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2019-20
Income₹145,898,963Expenses₹145,898,963Admin Expenses₹20,091,222Program Expenses₹125,807,741Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2020-21
Income₹112,833,518Expenses₹89,765,060Admin Expenses₹28,347,983Program Expenses₹84,485,535Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2021-22
Income₹117,977,240Expenses₹119,575,845Admin Expenses₹5,281,076Program Expenses₹114,294,769Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2022-23
Income₹161,526,252Expenses₹150,957,100Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2023-24
Income₹146,579,661Expenses₹122,321,123Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.