Unnati
About Unnati
Imagine the joy of being with kids who are street smart, who are sensitive to the needs of others... Picture kids who are as or may be more talented than most kids around....and then think of such kids being deprived of a well-deserved education because their families are continuously moving in search of livelihood...........
This is our everyday experience at Unnati
Unnati – Education for underprivileged children
- The school mainly caters to the needs of construction workers living nearby
- It has been running for the past 2 years with a regular salaried teacher
- The school is open 6 days a week
Here is the location finder for the school. Please drop in between 10am and 1pm from mon-sat and have a first hand experience yourself !
- To view pictures of Unnati, click here
Activities
Daily Activities
- Education: Learning basic Hindi, English and Maths
- Nutrition: Bananas and nutritious mixture made up of dry fruits mixed in milk
Weekend activities
Saturday
- Games: Play indoor and outdoor games with kids
- Lateral Thinking: Interact with students in away so as to encorage them to use what they have learnt in a practical manner
Sunday
Basti visit: Interact with parents of existing students and look out for potential students who are currently out of the the ambit of students but can benefit from what Unnati has to offer
Event related activities
Be it Independence Day or Republic Day, Holi or Christmas, our students are looking for a reason to celebrate.
How Unnati was started!!
Unnati was started by AID Gurgaon volunteers in Jan 2007. It was on their way back from Mobile creches that the volunteers came across a slum besides Rajeev Chowk. They decided to visit the basti and found enormous scope of improvement in the lives of the people. The most striking aspect was the need for education of the innocent children who spent most of their time playing or helping the parents in their jobs. So the volunteers decided to do something for them and hence came the idea of setting up a school near the basti itself. So it turned out that on Republic day, the school was started without any shelter on a piece of land lying vacant very close to the basti. Very aptly, the school and the basti were given the name "Unnati", meaning progress.
To see pics of Unnati's school on its first day, click on the link given below:
Pics of first day at Unnati's school
