Grants:PEG/Self driven self learning E-center for Rural peopels

Withdrawn

This was a submission to the Project and Event Grants Program from an organization in 2013-14, but was withdrawn by that organization before a funding decision was delivered.

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Since this grant was withdrawn, no report is required and no further action is required from the grantee.

Basic information

Grant request details

Are you an organization, a group, or an individual?: group of individuals
Please provide your name, or the name of the group or organization requesting this grant.: eduladder
Please provide the name (or username) of the main contact for this grant request. You do not need to disclose your legal name publicly.: WebberArun
For groups and organizations only: Please provide the name (or username) of a second contact for this grant request.: PLACEHOLDER TEXT
Please link to any relevant documents, including your website if you have one.: www.eduladder.com. eduladder.com is an openlearning system designed to make education as self driven self learned

Project details

Official project name

Reaching technology to the needy

Project starting date
7/12/2014
Project completion date: 7/12/2015.; PLACEHOLDER TEXT
We believes that education should be free and accessible as well as self driven self learned manner.: PLACEHOLDER TEXT

Financial details

Please request your grant in your local currency. WMF is able to grant funds in many currencies.

600000INR: PLACEHOLDER TEXT
9972.49 USD: PLACEHOLDER TEXT

For organizations only

This section only needs to be completed by organizations requesting grants. Individuals and groups that are not incorporated do not need to complete this section.

Are you an incorporated organization able to provide local proof of nonprofit status within your country? For-profit organizations are not eligible to receive grants through the PEG program.: Answer YES
Does your organization currently employ or engage any fulltime or part-time staff or contractors? If yes, please tell us how many staff or contractors you employ or engage, along with their functions or a link to your staff page. For example, "2 full time program managers and 1 part-time contractor accountant at 50% FTE each.": Yes The organization employ both full time and part time staff

Full time - 2

- Coding and designing digital contents , Part time - 1 Educational consultant

Goals and measures of success

Project goal

Project goal: A learning center in rayagudalore village and workshops in various parts of karnataka and kerala.

Measures of success

Please provide a list of measurable criteria that will be used determine how successful the project is. You will need to report on the success of the project according to these measures after the project is completed.

Measures of success: We will consider this project a success if the students are able to understand the phylosaphy "free as freedom" is And the increased number of data volume in wiki source.; Improvisation of learning engagement with the learning system in comparison to its conventional counterpart namely the traditional teaching.; Improvisation of subject understanding as measured by the test OR exam performances

Project scope and activities

This section describes what will happen if this project is funded. Who will do what, and when?

List of activities: Teaching rural students about the FOSS applications as well as wiki how it can be used for there learning; Increasing number of students in learning center.; Creating contributors from workshops.; Creating more FOSS applications which can make the learner as self driven self learner

Budget

Please provide a detailed breakdown of project expenses according to the instructions here.

Computer with high resolution graphic card - 2 No = 50,000 .00 INR

LCD Projector -1No = 35,000.00 INR

Camcoder -1 No = 30,000.00 INR

Wacom [ Live video recorder with interactive pen - 1 set = 60,000.00 INR

Interactive white board and screen - 1 set = 45,0000.00 INR

High speed Internet with one year rental - 1 set = 25,000.00 INR

Low cost Tabs as demostratory learning device - 2 Nos = 20,000.00 INR

Salary 2 person *8000 / month*12 Month =16,000*12 = 1,92,,000 INR

Remuneration of contract programmers = 50,000 lumpsum = 50,000.00 INR

'Travel expenses(Including travel and food) =25000 INR = 25,000.00 INR

5,33,000 = 00

Grantees are subject to line-item scrutiny of expenses. Changes to the approved budget beyond 10% in any category must be approved in advance.

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Non-financial requirements

See a description of non financial assistance available. Please inform Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) of any requirements for non-financial assistance now.

Requests for non-financial assistance
Training from wiki to conduct workshops and study materials for learning center
We'll need five Wikipedia T-shirts to distribute as prizes for our project launch event. We've already contacted WMF to request the shirts. We don't think it will be cost-effective to produce the shirts locally, considering that we only need five

Resources and Risks

Resources

This section is used to highlight your potential for successfully executing this project.

Consider including the following information:

Seven:Nagaraj,arunwebber,sharm,arun,vijay
Onwiki evidence of community support (such as a project about this discussion):
Endorsements from community members or movement groups:
Arun and vijay is not graduvates apart from sharma and nagaraj is qualified:
Conducted well structured project in moozhikulam sala.:

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Risks

This section is used to identify key risks or threats that would prevent you from achieving your project goals and how you would mitigate those risks and threats.

It is a socio technichal system so the adaptability is a major risk factor

Impact

In the sections below, please describe how the project is related to the Wikimedia mission and Wikimedia's strategic priorities.

Fit to strategy

How will this project support the key organizational objectives of

increasing reach (more people will access or contribute to Wikipedia or our other projects), participation (more people actually contributing), quality (more content, more useful content, or higher-quality content), credibility (more trust in our projects), organizational maturity and effectiveness (how it will move you or the Wikimedia community forward), or financial sustainability (how it will help you achieve more in the long run)?

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Benefits

If the project will benefit a specific online community, please tell us.: PLACEHOLDER TEXT

Please provide a brief statement about how the project is related to other work in the Wikimedia movement. For example, does the project fit into a work area such as GLAM, education, organizational development, editor retention, or outreach?: PLACEHOLDER TEXT

If successful, will the project have the potential to be replicated successfully by other individuals, groups, or organizations? Please explain how in 1–2 sentences.: PLACEHOLDER TEXT

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