The Parikrma Foundation cooperated with the Dutch Foundation Making Miles for Millenium to introduce the XO of OLPC on one of their schools in Bangalore India (sept. 2008).

2. What is the crisis facing our World?

3. Is it the financial turmoil?

4. Is it environmental degradation?

5. Is it religious fundamentalism?

6. Is it ideological differences?

7. Is it a clash of civilizations?

8. The crises are many

9. Divisions of every form exist

10. But none as fundamental as the division between people based on poverty

11. It affects a human being’s very ability to earn a fair living and to live with dignity

12. And the foundation for that division is laid right at the very beginning In school

13. Only a handful get a quality education and that makes all the difference

14. The effect of this is clearly seen in a city like Bangalore, India’s New Age City

15. The world’s leading Multinational Corporations have their key software development centres here

17. Here, over 3000 “IT” companies employ 650,000 people in high earning jobs

19. Only 10% of these employees come from the Government run, mass schooling system* When in fact more than 85% of all children in the country have access only to this sub-standard system *Dipstick done by Parikrma in over 30 leading IT companies

20. 10 out of 100 children can afford a good education provided by private schools They get access to the best jobs

21. The rest end up in irregular, low-paying daily wage jobs

23. No wonder then in Bangalore there are more than 2 million people living in 800 slums

24. These numbers are bound to grow

25. Unless we can help the poor compete equally and break their cycle of poverty once and for all

26. This is where Parikrma Humanity Foundation comes in

28. The Parikrma Model helps the poorest children compete on equal terms

29. It prepares these children through a top-class formal English education

30. It also addresses the most important gap these children face – lack of exposure

31. At the same time it addresses all hurdles to attending school and learning well

32. The Parikrma Model is, therefore, a 360 ° development program built around the life of a child

33. We call it the Circle of Life ™

34. Circle of Life ™ Nutrition Healthcare Education Family Care

35. How is the Parikrma Model put into action?

36. The Model is delivered through Parikrma Centres for Learning

37. Parikrma Centres for Learning Planned Hub Centre Jayanagar Koramangala Sahakaranagar Nandhini Layout

39. The Model is an end-to-end program

40. KG 12 th 10 th Placed in a job 11 years in Parikrma Centre for Learning 2 Years in Parikrma pre-university Sponsored Under-graduate Degree College Child comes into Parikrma

41. Thus ensuring a high probability of successfully breaking the cycle of poverty

42. In 5 years, Parikrma has been able to lay the foundation for a successful Model

45. Ours is a role of a catalyst

46. A catalyst to systemic change So that many more children can benefit from this Model

47. With that in mind, we are building a Leadership Training Centre on land given to us

48. Parikrma Hub

49. Leadership Training Centre

50. This is where we will spread our Model to teachers and administrators from Govt. and other schools

51. It will cost us Rs. 3.5 crs. to build this

52. We invite you to partner with us

53. www.parikrmafoundation.org