Helping Minds: Library for Government schools in villages near Karur and Dharmapuri

Helping Minds

The primary objective of Helping Minds (HM) is to provide quality guidance and support to the poor people for fulfilling their basic necessities and obtaining good education. HM identifies and evaluates the economically challenged but brilliant students and sponsor their education. HM has been registered as "Public Charitable Trust". The trust has been granted deductions in respect of donations under sec 80G of the Income tax Act 1961, in the hands of the donors.

Sunday, February 08, 2009

Library for Government schools in villages near Karur and Dharmapuri

Helping Minds is setting up library in government schools in villages, in partnership with another trust India Sudar.

Schools are selected based on the following factors:
1. School from a village
2. School having limited infrastructure facilities
3. Not supported by any other NGOs, Clubs etc..
4. Sincere Head Master or at least one sincere teacher to make use of the library.

The cost for setting up the library is as follows:
Bookshelf with glass and wooden door and name plate - around Rs. 4000
Books and magazines - Rs. 10000

Catalogue from various publications have been received and list of books (self development, career path, employment, stories, history, biography, science and technology, English books, GK, monthly, weekly magazines and periodicals etc) are finalized.

Helping Minds has decided to allot Rs. 28000 (Rs. 10000 for two schools and Rs. 8000 for another school). The books are procured, the library will be setup by first week of March. We will send more updates once the library setup is completed.

Labels: 2009, Government school, Library