Pratibhashali Project The Paper Revolution Foundation, Thane

Our Projects

Zilla Parishad (ZP) Schools

We are associated with Zilla Parishad (ZP) schools in rural parts of Thane district. A ZP school is a government school for both primary and secondary education. However, like many other ZP Schools in the state, this school is also lacking a good infrastructure & proper amenities along with a shortage of teaching staff. All the students admitted in these schools belong to families which fall into low income groups. We associate with these schools & partially adopt the schools/students. Once we adopt, we provide all the students with educational stationery & other necessary materials. However, these schools are only up till 7th standard. After 7th standard, students have to move to other schools for further schooling education. So, we provide school uniforms to few students who enrol themselves into private schools for further education. We are also studying the needs and potential of these children and are coming up with more effective and creative ideas to make their schooling & learning more fun & encourage these children to take higher education, explore their potential and be a good Indian Citizen.

Veetbhatti

We are working for children at Veetbhatti (Brick Kiln) in small villages on the outskirts of Kalyan and Bhiwandi city. These kids along with their families migrate for a period of 6-7 months from their native hometowns to these kilns; because of which the children have to loss on their education. Furthermore, even the employment of these people (parents of the kids) is in danger due to the development in construction sector. The children of these people need to be directed towards the main stream education system. We, along with a Kalyan based NGO – Prem Seva Mahila Mandal, are trying to get these children on the tracks of education, make them interested in taking education and trying to get them into the mainstream flow of society. We visit these children repetitively, in the non-monsoon period of 6-7 months, to connect with them and to make them understand the importance of education. As a small contribution towards their better future we provide them with stationery materials. We believe that Education has to be felt like an emotion, practiced like a responsibility and enjoyed as an experience. Hence, we interact with them through various activities in order to help them understand various aspects of life, starting right from hygiene up to civic sense.

Divyang Kala Kendra

Everyone has a hidden talent, from which they can look at the world with a beautiful view. The talent of the students at Divyang Kala Kendra leaves everyone pretty amused and spellbound. Divyang Kala Kendra is an initiative of Aditya Prathisthan (Abhinay Katta) in Thane, where handicapped children, teenagers and adults are encouraged to explore their art. The students here are usually involved in performing arts. There are 30-40 students. Their teachers are very supportive, loving and their inspiration. These children are packed with a lot of talent and compassion. We are try to engage with these students, connect with them and motivate them. We try to understand the needs of these children and try to provide for these needs. Where we all are busy in our lives, these kids teach us to how to get most out of the life that we only get once.

Signal School

In Thane, there is India’s first ever registered “Signal School”, an initiative of a Thane-based NGO Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth. Signal School was started to educate the children of rural migrates who moved to Thane and started living under the flyover of Teen Hath Naka Signal and on various signals in the city, in order to earn a living. In 2017, Samarth Bharat Vyaspeeth took the responsibility of these children and the signal school started educating the kids who once used to sell articles and beg on the signals. This school functions out of a shipping container. The teachers here come up with a suitable curriculum and innovative teaching methods in order to address the need of each child. The main contribution to Signal School by our foundation is the Volunteering or more commonly called as “Shramdaan”. Our members celebrate festivals with the children at Signal School, help them in their study, assist them in their projects, attend exhibitions with them, help them arrange various activities and also impart some good values along with that. Along with this, we also provide them with educational material occasionally. Today, we have a great relationship with these children and every time we visit it is a delight for both, our members and the students.

Socio Unity

Socio Unity is our initiative under which we make an attempt to get our members, donors, supporters an society at large together for various self beneficiary activities. We firmly believe that people who are working hard to bring a change in the society through TPR or any other source should also be given an opportunity to develop themselves.