SQEP

SCHOOL QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

The game changer!

Aasraa Trust is working in partnership with The Government of Uttarakhand, Education Department, and The Education Alliance (TEA) to improve the quality of education in 19 Government Schools in Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal under the School Quality Enhancement Programme. Aasraa focuses on infrastructure, capacity building, pedagogy, lesson planning, improving TLM & other resources and finally, using Computer Aided learning to impact the learning levels of these marginalized children.

We are supporting the government in building an education system that empowers children from distressed backgrounds to rise above their circumstances and live their lives with dignity. Education and skills sets are the tools needed to break the poverty cycle.

Quality education should not be the prerogative of the wealthy. By working with government, Aasraa is able to create better schools for children, both within the schools and for those being mainstreamed by Aasraa. Six hours of precious school time will be used optimally and extracurricular added to the curriculum to help the child’s overall development.

The potential is unlimited; going forward Aasraa will bring more Government schools under its radar as well work as a resource center for other Government schools throughout the State. By doing this, Aasraa is in the process of creating a sustainable and replicable model to improve the quality of education of children throughout the State of Uttarakhand.

SQEP -Hill Programme

Under the SQEP model, Aasraa has branched out of urban settings into a rural one looking to create a hills model of shared resources for scattered small and inadequately resourced schools. We have seen people shifting from hilly districts and moving to city centres for reasons such as bad education and lack of livelihoods. We have seen the effect on children. Our aim is to improve schools that can provide better and more relevant education, and a reason to not migrate to overcrowded city centres, leaving the land isolated and barren. The intention is to promote land-based knowledge, even in children, to be able to have a sustainable livelihood off the land.

In partnership with India Glycols Limited and The Education Alliance, Aasraa has incorporated a Government Primary and a Government Upper Primary School under its SQEP model. An Anganwadi section for young children preparing to enter schools is also being run simultaneously. Over 100 children have benefited from this initiative so far in Thangarh, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

In partnership with Titan Company and The Hans Foundation, we run the TITAN KANYA+ Programme, aimed at empowering over 4000 girls from marginalized communities through education, life skills, and career guidance. This initiative began in 2022 and focuses on addressing critical challenges such as early marriage, domestic labour, high dropout rates, and gender inequality. The programme was implemented in four Government Girls’ Inter Colleges across two blocks in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand, providing these girls with the tools they need to overcome barriers and build a brighter future.

Comprehensive academic support is offered to all students at GGIC Sultanpur, GGIC Mahuakhera Ganj, GGIC Gadarpur, and GGIC Dineshpur, following a structured curriculum that includes Science, English, Maths, Economics, Geography, and Computer Studies. In addition, tutors provide guidance on course selection and academic planning to help students make informed decisions about their education.