Fund a Child in India
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Mission Statement
Fund a Child in India is a Charitable Trust registered under the Trust Act, 1982 established in the year 2014. It is aimed at liberating the oppressed from their socio, economic and mental clutches. As a registered organization, FCI, from its inception, has taken up programs in four main areas “Education, Quality of Health, Relevant Support to the Poor and Learning Centres/Institutions for General Public”. In pursuit of these four areas, FCI has been carrying out programs successfully for school & college going students, students pursuing their professional courses, school drop-outs, youth and rural/semi-urban young women from deprived communities. The intervention programs of FCI are designed to transform a child’s personality through wholesome. The avenues are the medium of primary, secondary, and higher education to the underprivileged children and youth. However, FCI’s main focus remains the GIRL CHILD. FCI being an educational initiative runs and envisages programs and projects in the area of academics, and talent development. More importantly it assists in after school, child development programs in the form of skills training, workshops, exposure visits to the primary and secondary education students. To the higher education students, skill enhancement training, STEM/Digital Learning; internship/placement training; mentoring; workshops; and field visits besides academics and talent development. Educational Assistance is provided to the most deserving students. FCI also addresses the immediate needs of children, youth and young women from the deprived communities to help develop them for a better future. Health & hygiene concerns are addressed. The intervention programs are all based on the principle of self-reliance. FCI gives a fillip to the GIRL children from its primary target communities. It encourages the cause of girl child education, employable skills, and in imparting special useful courses for their jobs. Our Vision: To liberate the oppressed from their Socio, Economic & Mental Clutches through educating and empowering children. Our Mission: To Educate & Empower a Child for a Safe & Better Tomorrow.
About This Cause
Project Title: Girls in Tech: Empowering Engineering Girl Students through Skill Enhancement, STEM/Digital Learning & Educational Assistance Project Goal: To support young women first-generation engineers complete their engineering studies and land a dream job. Project Objectives: To enhance the employability of the girl students; to encourage and empower talented girls to take on roles of leadership and innovation and participate in the process of community building; and to raise their capacity to command a higher annual salary. Project Geography: The project will be implemented in Bangalore, Karnataka, India Project Description: (i) Situation Analysis: In India, women are in the minority at university and in entry-level positions. The fundamental issue is educational opportunity. Education is important for everyone, but is especially significant for girls and women. Women account for one-half of the potential talent base throughout the world and therefore, over time, a nation’s competitiveness depends significantly on whether and how it educates and utilizes its female talent. The educational achievements of women can have ripple effects within the family and across generations. Investing in girls' education is one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty. Investing in higher education/tertiary education for girls, yields especially high dividends, this is where Fund a Child in India intervened. FCI supports first-generation learners, particularly meritorious young women from economically challenged backgrounds, in their journey to gainful employment in technology. FCI focuses on enhancing the employability of the girl students who come from lower-income communities and are pursuing professional education i.e., engineering, besides enhancing the aspirations, opportunities, and career prospects of enthusiastic and committed young girls. It does so by providing an enabling environment to enhance the employability of girl students pursuing engineering studies through specific interventions such as skill enhancement, STEM/Digital learning, and educational assistance. FCI aims to be a leader in the continual elevation and transformation of young women from low-income communities to lead change in their professional and personal spheres of life. (ii) Needs Assessment: Student Needs Assessment - Soft Skills, Technical Skills and Professional Skills; Infrastructure and Resource Needs Assessment - Laboratory Facilities, Digital Infrastructure and Educational Resources; Faculty and Mentor Needs Assessment - Qualifications & Expertise and Mentorship Programs; and Community and Industry Partnerships - Industry Collaboration and Community Engagement (iii) Target Group: Immediate focus group is girl students pursuing their Engineering studies at University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore (iv) Scope of the Project: The project will work with girl students pursuing their Engineering studies at the University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bangalore; the project will work to enhance employability of the girl students, to encourage and empower talented girls to take on roles of leadership and innovation and participate in the process of community building, and to raise their capacity to command a higher annual salary. A project duration of 4 years is recommended for sustainable impact, as FCI works with each student for 4 years, handholding them throughout their 4 years of engineering studies at UVCE; and FCI will undertake MoU’s with the college partner, training partner(s) and other alike organization that will strengthen the program besides volunteers. (v) Measurable Social Impact: The Girls in Tech project for engineering girl students is a well-structured project having a profound social impact. Here are some key areas where measurable impact can be observed: - Increased Female Representation in STEM Fields: Enrollment Rates, Graduation Rates, and Career Placement - Improved Academic Performance: GPA analysis, Standardized test scores, and teacher feedback - Enhanced Technical Skills and Knowledge: Pre- and Post-Training Assessments, Project-Based Learning Outcomes, and Industry Certifications - Development of Digital Skills: Skill Assessment, Project-based learning, and Industry Certification - Enhance Career Opportunities: Job Placement Rates and Salary Data - Improved Self-Confidence and Career Aspirations: Pre- and Post-Training Surveys and Focus Group Discussions - Empowerment and Leadership: Confidence surveys, Leadership Roles and Mentorship Programs - Community Impact: Community Projects, Social Entrepreneurship and Public Outreach - Positive Social Impact: Mentorship and Networking, Community Engagement, and Social Impact Projects participation - Long-term Outcomes: College Enrollment, Career Paths, and Alumni Network - Reduced Gender Gap in STEM: Analyze gender diversity in STEM fields and compare with national/regional averages (vi) Measurable Economic Impact: The FCI Girls in Tech project’s economic impact is assessed using a multi-faceted approach, considering both direct and indirect benefits. Here are some key areas FCI focuses on: Direct Economic Impacts: Increased Workforce Participation - Higher Employment Rates and Reduced Unemployment; Enhanced Productivity and Innovation - Skilled Workforce and New Businesses and Entrepreneurship; and Increased Tax Revenue: Higher Incomes Indirect Economic Impacts: Social and Economic Upliftment: Improved Quality of Life and Reduced Gender Inequality; Long-Term Economic Growth: Knowledge-Based Economy and Global Competitiveness (vii) Key Strategies: FCI Curriculum is designed with the perspective of addressing the gap between professional degree education and employability skills to ensure that through the holistic curriculum FCI Scholars become highly skilled women professionals in emerging India. - Employability Skills (Soft, Technical & Professional skills): FCI provides training in soft skills to broaden the window of opportunity for these young girls to bag internships and placements. Through the technical skills, FCI encourages independent and critical thinking abilities in students besides setting a path in ‘creating’ knowledge, rather than ‘imparting’ it besides preparing them for the technical round of interviews. Through the professional skills, the FCI Scholars are prepared for their campus placements. FCI works on the employability skills of its Scholars and also help them with their academic merit. - Workshops/Seminars/Lectures: These series are planned to have informative and interactive sessions between speakers and the enthusiastic audience besides exposing them to various topics especially the trending technical topics. - Field/Exposure Visits: Going on a field/exposure visits enhance their critical thinking skills and gives students a chance to think about a topic or theme from a different perspective. - Outbound: FCI believes that through the use of Experiential Learning Activities and Games, along with other Learning Principles, outbound learning enhances leadership, communication skills and performance planning amongst students. - Tech Fest, Integrated Engineering Projects, Coding Platforms: Fund a Child in India creates various platforms for the FCI Scholars to practice and showcase their engineering skills and coding as well. One such platform is the FCI Tech Fest (technology festival), an event organized to anchor students to participate in extracurricular activities to evolve holistically and learn beyond academic curriculum. The FCI Scholars are given an opportunity to work on Integrated Engineering Projects. Platforms are created for the students to practice their coding skills as well such as Hacker Rank. Also, Coding Marathon is planned for the students to showcase their coding skills. - Mentorship: The mentor program offers FCI Scholars an opportunity to interact with mature, educated individuals with varied professional experience outside their communities who can guide them and expose them to a new set of experiences and perspectives. - Educational Assistance: The FCI Scholars would be paid a monthly stipend to help cover expenses such as study material, commute, basic medical needs, etc while in the program. (viii) Estimated Budget in INR: 55,000 per scholar for one year