Friends For Education International (FFEI)

Friends for Education
International (FFEI)
Education as panacea
www.friendsforeducation.org
An educated man without character

and humility was more dangerous
than a beast. If his education was
detrimental to the welfare of poor,
he was a curse to society.
-Dr B R Ambedkar
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 Who is Dr Ambedkar?
– 14th child of a poor untouchable couple
– Faced discrimination all his life
– Studied in the West
– Architect of modern Indian constitution
– First law minister of independent India
– Fought for the rights of the underdog
Dr Ambedkar – Reviver of Buddhism in India
– Amalgamation of Thomas Jefferson (constitution
writer), Abraham Lincoln (emancipator), Frederick
Douglas (journalist), Booker T Washington
(educationalist), WEB Dubois (theorist), Dr King
(human rights activist), and Malcom X
(revolutionary) for his people
 FFEI was/is
– Formerly known as Ambedkar Scholarships
– Started in 2003 with 2 scholarships of Rs.5,000 each
– Inspired by the life and works of Dr Ambedkar
– An umbrella organization
– Secular in its approach
– Registered in US in 2007
– Waiting for 501(c)(3) approval
– Advertised mostly through “word of mouth”
 FFEI believes that

– “Education is panacea” or “Education as panacea”
– right education only can solve human problems (social,
economical)
– progress of everyone is the progress of humanity
– every individual is innately good and helps others
– every individual has a capacity to make a difference
– collective efforts are more effective
– every right thinking person should be responsible for the
marginalized in their midst
– social justice and equal opportunity is good for all
 FFEI has
– Committed and passionate donors
– Donors from all over the world
– Donors from all walks of life
 FFEI divisions
– Ambedkar Scholarships (Regular)
– Ambedkar Scholarships (for Scavenging children)
– Ambedkar Microloans
– Ambedkar Libraries
– Ambedkar Awards
– Educational Adoption (from 1st grade)
– Helping Hands (Individual student help)
– Healing Hands (Help to caste atrocity victims)
– Vocational Training
– Community development
 FFEI features
– 100% Transparent – every detail is available on web
– Regular communication with donors
– One-to-one relationship with donors and
beneficiaries
– Donors are encouraged to contact beneficiaries
– Donors are encouraged to participate in the project
– Only volunteers, no paid staff
– Overhead costs are just 2% of total donations
– We name scholarships as desired by donors
 FFEI goals
– Expansion of scholarships to all states
– Expansion of micro-loans to all over AP and
beyond
– Establishment of schools, libraries,
community centers, vocational institutions
– More concentration on Educational adoption
– Liaison with other like-minded orgs.
 FFEI geographical operations

– Andhra Pradesh
– Uttar Pradesh
– Tamilnadu
– Maharashtra
– Punjab
– Kerala
 Present targeted population

– Dalits (or Untouchables) of India, approx.
160 million in number
 Future targeted population

– All those who wish to improve their lives
(with special emphasis on Dalits and other
marginalized sections)
 Why Dalits preferred?

– Dalits are most discriminated and marginalized
among all sections of India. Statistics proves it.
– Casteism still very much alive and kicking. Dalits
are its worst victims
– Affirmative action (or Reservations) do not reach
the most needy for a variety of reasons
– Dalits lack encouragement and motivation
– FFEI lacks enough resources (financial and human)
to support all
 FFEI at-a-glance (Donations)

Year Donations (in Rs)
2003 261,397.00
2004 154,874.00
2005 225,193.00
2006 821,968.00
2007 1,020,782.00
2008 (approx) 766,631.00
Total 3,250,845.00
 FFEI at-a-glance (Scholarships)
Year Boys Girls All

2003 1 1 2
2004 12 11 23
2005 18 19 37
2006 28 43 71
2007 scholarship 2007 45 54 99
Distribution function
Total 104 128 232
 FFEI at-a-glance (Micro-loans)

# of # of
Year villages loans Total (Rs)
2006 2 8 19,000.00
2007 4 52 202,000.00
2007 Micro-loans function
Total 6 60 221,000.00
Beneficiaries www.friendsforeducation.org 15
 FFEI at-a-glance (Awards)

Year No. Total (Rs) Nam es
2004 1 5,000.00 Mr Manav Virdi, Punjab, Student
activist
2006 2 25,000.00 Dr Endluri Chinnaiah, AP, Author
5,000.00 Ms Sheetal Gaikaw ad,
Maharashtra, International Karate
2007: Ms Baby Kamble
(The Prisons We Broke) Cham pion
2007 2 10,000.00 Editors of Khabhar Lahariya, UP
75,000.00 Ms Baby Kam ble, Maharashtra,
Author of "Prisons We Broke"
Total 5 120,000.00
 FFEI at-a-glance (Helping Hands)
Year No. Total (Rs) Names

2006 1 7,100.00 Ms Usha Ga dda m,
Nursing stude nt
2007 10 141,000.00 Various purposes
Total 11 148,100.00
2007 Computer donated to
MCA/BTech students
 FFEI at-a-glance (Healing Hands)
Year No. Total (Rs) Nam es

2006 2 50,000.00 Little girl raped, UP
203,447.00 Mr Bant Singh,Punjab (m aim ed
2006: Mr Bant Singh, Punjab for asking justice)
2007 1 20,000.00 Ms Chithralekha P, Kerala (her
auto torched)
Total 3 273,447.00
2007: Ms Chitralekha, Kerala
 FFEI looking for sponsorships

(individual and corporate) for
– Scholarships
– Micro-loans
– Educational adoption
– Establishment of Libraries, Schools,
vocational training centers
– Corpus fund for caste atrocity victims and
for awards
 Sponsorship of scholarships
– Cost: $150 or Rs. 5,500 each
– Scholarship includes: Rs.5,000, Dr
Ambedkar’s biography, and a
certificate of achievement
Certificate of Achievement – Scholarship named as desired by the
donor
– Beneficiary info will be provided
– Donor can have direct contact with
beneficiary
 Sponsorship for others projects

– Any donation (cash or kind)
– Named as desired if entire project is funded
by an individual/organization
– Books (Children's books, English language
and personal improvement), computers, or
anything useful in education
 Volunteers are welcomed to help us to

– develop easy-to-use website
– run projects in India
– coordinate projects from US
– collect books and other material
 Special thanks to
– Mr Rajeev Ravishankar
– Mr Vikram Rao
– Indian American Students Organization,
Ohio State University
– All participants
 Contact
– Benjamin P Kaila, Los Angeles
– Website: www.friendsforeducation.org
– Email: benjamin_kaila@yahoo.com
– Tel: 818.248.5889

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Friends for Education

An educated man without character

 FFEI believes that

 FFEI geographical operations

 Present targeted population

 Future targeted population

 Why Dalits preferred?

 FFEI at-a-glance (Donations)

 FFEI at-a-glance (Scholarships)

Year Boys Girls All

 FFEI at-a-glance (Micro-loans)

 FFEI at-a-glance (Awards)

 FFEI at-a-glance (Helping Hands)

Year No. Total (Rs) Names

 FFEI at-a-glance (Healing Hands)

Year No. Total (Rs) Nam es

 FFEI looking for sponsorships

 Sponsorship for others projects

 Volunteers are welcomed to help us to

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