About Sunrise Foundation

Mission and Vision

Quality Education for Every Child in Andhra Pradesh

Our Goals for the next 10 years

- Ensure all children in primary schools can read English fluently

- Ensure all children in primary schools attain basic arithmetic skills

- Ensure all children in middle schools are able to do science experiments

- Ensure all children in pre-primary centers attain visual, math, social skills

- Developing and field testing scalable programs that improve more advanced skills in mathematics, science, language and English.

- Developing a large base of resource materials and creating a state wide distribution network for these and other childrens materials.

- Assist mentally depressed & physically handicapped children

Our Approach

- Organize, educate and empower the poor.

- Deepen the understanding of issues and solutions.

- Strengthen existing institutions, organizations and people.

- Bring together new people and resources to add new dimensions to the solution.

- Sponsor personality development programs for the poor

Our long term Strategy
Direct Action

- Develop program ideas and material resources

- Field test and finalize intervention models

- Training and developing of resource persons

- Create a community volunteer network for program implementation

- Scale up intervention

Work with NGOs

- Identify other good NGOs

- Train and implement joint programs with them

- Build a network of NGOs with the capacity to expand our programs

Work with Government

- Work with Government Officials and Teachers to implement program

- Create a network of interested teachers to continue and deepen our program interventions

- Advocacy with the Government for systemic changes



Gratitude


- Finally, I (Ravindra Babu, Settler and Trustee) would like to say many thanks to the people, who directed/motivated/supported me in formation and development of this foundation :

- My wife Mrudulatha ( Settler and Trustee)
- My friends - Venugopal Siripuram (Trustee), Meher Kalyan (Trustee),Gaurav Duggal(Trustee), Prabodh Saha and Vamsi Chandra

Our Approach

> Organize, educate and empower the poor.

> Deepen the understanding of issues and solutions.

> Strengthen existing institutions, organizations and people.

> Bring together new people and resources to add new dimensions to the solution.

> Sponsor personality development programs for the poor

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