This document outlines plans for establishing a community resource center with three floors of space dedicated to different functions. The ground floor will house vocational training run by PRATHAM. The first floor will include a library, laboratory, microfinance and more. The second floor will have additional vocational training by PRATHAM. Initial steps include raising seed funds, establishing insurance and relationships with partner organizations, and acquiring land for construction. Further plans include architectural drawings, construction, equipping centers, hiring staff, and documenting lessons learned to share with others.
16. RESOURCE CENTRE SPACE USAGE
Second Floor
First Floor
PRATHAM PRATHAM
Vocational Training Vocational Training
Ground Floor
PRATHAM PRATHAM
Vocational Training Vocational Training
TRUST PROGRAMS
LIBRARY, LAB,
MICRO-INSURANCE
Etc. MICRO-FINANCE etc.
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19. Establish Life Procure Sewing m/c’s
Raise seed funds from
Insurance Scheme for for Women Self Help
BITS Alumni
Mess workers Group
Establish
Commitment from
Provide running relationships with
TATA-AIG to start a
water for a local BITS, PRATHAM,
micro-insurance
village school NIRMAAN, AGASTYA
program
etc.
Acquire land for
Community Resource
Centre
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20. MOUs with
Larger Scale Funding NIRMAAN &
Efforts PRATHAM
(Roles & Responsibilities)
Sign on a
Architectural
construction
Drawings &
Contractor and
Municipal Approvals
Supervisor
Start Resource Centre Invite involvement of
construction for all 3 other Alumni
floors Chapters & Entities
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21. Equip and furnish Equip and furnish
Library, uFinance, Vocational
Science Labs etc. with Training Centre
TBD with PRATHAM
Equip and furnish
Start vocational
Gyan Bodh and
training with
Women’s SHG
PRATHAM
facilities
Setup a micro-
Recruit a full-time
insurance &
Manager/Leader
micro-finance
for the Centre
operation
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22. Document the process and key learnings
Evangelize with Alumni of other Colleges
Provide expertise & leverage for similar ventures
elsewhere
Refine, Refine, Refine
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