Title of the practice: Empowering HER Future: SCHOLARSHIP FOR GIRLS
Objective/ intended Outcome of the practice:
RCCVGC is committed to making quality education accessible to underprivileged girls, since 1994. Our dedication to providing scholarships aligns with our mission that no deserving student is denied access to education due to financial constraints. The objective is to break the cycle of inaccessible quality education for girls. The outcomes include: empowerment, improved economic opportunities, and reduced child marriage rates. The underlying principles revolve around social justice, gender equity, and human rights, fostering a more inclusive society. By investing in the education of underprivileged girls, we promote their potential, amplify their voices, and contribute to a brighter, more equitable future for all, ultimately benefiting communities and nations at large.
The Context
With our aim to cover partial tuition fee for any underprivileged girl who wants access to education, we do face multiple challenging issues. Firstly, curating customized scholarship programs on case by case basis, providing one on one mentorship to students seeking scholarship to ensure the needs are being met. Lastly, sustainable internal funding is an essential component of our scholarship programs. The key feature to sustainable execution of this program is open and constant communication between the administration, admissions team and the management.
Moreover, spreading the word to the right audience in multiple communities that we provide scholarships for underprivileged girls, is a challenge.
The Practice
We provide multiple kinds of scholarship within the institution
1. Open Admission Policy: One of the most outstanding practices of the college is its policy of covering partial tuition fee for any girl who walks in during admission and cannot afford it. This practice immediately eliminates a significant barrier to education, allowing any girl with the desire to learn to access the college's resources. Our open-door communication policy, which RCCVGC is known for makes it easy for students to approach the admissions team and inform them if they have a financial constraint and a specific budget for their education. The limitation however is trust, getting right documents of proof to further support the student and customizing individualized scholarships as per student basis.
2. Philanthropist initiative to support meritorious students: The college's provision of scholarships at institutional levels based on merit is an exemplary approach. This ensures that financial need and academic excellence are recognized and rewarded, further motivating students to excel in their studies. Eligibility criteria for this typically include high grades, demonstrating exceptional talent and skills and showcasing leadership qualities. This approach encourages academic achievement and empowers our rising students. This scholarship is usually given in cash, so the student can spend it towards buying books, covering tuition or other academic expenses, not just limited to the tuition fee. In last 5 years , cash amount to various meritorious scholars is rs. One lac forty six thousand eight hundred.
Evidence of Success:
Our financials show how we have successfully given scholarships of approximately 40,00,000 Rs. from internal funds to thousands of girls over the last 5 years. These scholarships have helped these young girls to get access to quality education at our institution. We also have some success stories of these girls being placed at companies like Tata Motors, GPP company, NK Tech , and also have helped our first generation learners to get enrolled for higher education at very low fee like UPGRAD Online course.
Problems Encountered and resources required
Firstly, curating customized scholarship programs on case-by-case basis, requires open and constant communication between the admissions team and the management. Providing one on one mentorship to students seeking scholarship, is immensely time consuming for the teachers and the administration. Moreover, the process of gathering proof of the family’s financials and addressing cultural barriers is a big challenge. We need to constantly follow-up with students to provide financial documents, below poverty line/ low-income certificate for the scholarship. On numerous occasions we have to address student families that do not believe in educating women in the family and convince them why quality education is important for them. Lastly, sustainable internal funding is an essential component of our scholarship programs. We are now also aiming to seek government commitment, and partner with NGOs to navigate these complex obstacles and ensure equitable education for underprivileged girls.
Notes:
Ram Chameli Chadha Vishvas Girls College's commitment to providing scholarships at multiple levels, including open admission, staff support, need-based, and merit-based scholarships, exemplifies its dedication to ensuring that no one is left behind in the pursuit of education. This best practice is not only a reflection of the institution's values but also a testament to its role in empowering individuals and communities, ultimately contributing to the greater good of society.
Title of practice: Distinguished Staff Progeny Education Initiative
Objective of the practice
RCCVGC being the dedicated institution for education, committed to provide quality education to the students. In light of its mission towards educating society, a special drive is executed to support the non-teaching staff members of the institute, to make the education accessible to the wards of the non-teaching staff-members, institute is vigilantly involved in supporting all such cases financially, to provide the children with better education with a thought to invest in our future and a chance to prove their talent. Institute assists students to cover tuition fees and living costs continuously by bearing the educational expenses of the wards of non-teaching employees.
Context
1. With a motto to uplift and provide better educational opportunity to the wards of non-teaching staff, the college has initiated financial grants to such children.
2. The key feature of this facility is to provide financial help to the dedicated and loyal non-teaching staff by uplifting the society and thinning the boundary between privileged and underprivileged students in the field of education.
3. The support of the college inculcate a good employee-employer relationship and creates sense of security & belongingness among the employees creating an environment where employees can focus on their roles with the assurance that their children’s education is taken care of.
4. However , a challenge we face is unprofessional involvement of the staff in terms of their expectations.
The Practice
We provide two way support to the wards of non-teaching staff members
1. School Tuition Fee submission Policy- Institute every year spends a huge amount in directly paying the school tuition fee of the wards of the non-teaching staff. This practice increases the education rate of all such families parallel to this the children being placed securely uplifts their family financial status also.
2. Offering admission to all interested female wards- Institute offers admission to the female wards of the non-teaching staff along with the 50% concession in the college tuition fee in both under-graduation and post-graduation courses. These funds have helped them to get access to quality education, and excelling in different professions
Evidence of Success
The institute finances show that the organization has provided financial support by funding the school tuition fee of the non-teaching staff children. These funds have helped them to get access to quality education, and excelling in different professions. They have brought laurels to the family and have been placed securely thereby uplifting their family status.
Problems Encountered and Resources Required
The communication between the non-teaching staff members should always be open, which is sometimes lagging. The documents should be produced timely and a constant counselling is required to make non-teaching staff members aware of the importance of educating their children, specially the girl child.
Secondly, the low educational status families prefer early marriage of the girl child rather than providing them higher education and have low interest in making them self-independent financially. This requires the counselling of non-teaching members over the need for continuing the higher education of their girl child.
