Date: August 9th, 2006

Attendees: Sunil, Feroz, Anil, Terri, Sam were attended a conference call with Surya Das. The table
below outlines what we learned during this meeting.

Item Question Response

Janasevashram (JSA) is audited. The schools are
Does the operation look honest to
1 autonomous and do not send any money up to JSA. The
you?
school tuition goes to teachers salary.
What does it mean that none of
the teachers salary is funded now? The teacher is paid with Rs5 /student and Rs500 from JSA
2
How are they being paid, or are for administering microcredit program.
they going unpaid?
Program is in flux, have to figure alternative with Bimal Da,
What will or can replace the diet if and look at costing, because this is 75% of the budget.
3
midday meal is discontinued? Current food is a kind of cereal – likely a unground wheat
based, boiled item.
4 Did you go unannounced? Only 3 hours notice
When I tried to call them, none of
Land lines don't work well, will email us Bimal Da's cell
5 their numbers worked. What
phone number
numbers did you use?
Is it possible for us to hire a
Surya suggests he will try to get some new prospective
bridge? Can you help with
6 volunteers to help us, and also think about recruiting a
recruiting? What would be a
college student.
reasonable payment?
Who are the key persons running
7 the school system other than Bimal a is the point of contact, coordinates all schools
Bimal Dal?
8 Is the education secular? It is secular
Other schools in area function in afternoon with similar
Will a 1-4 pm batch be too hot for
9 facilities. Teachers would be available if given additional
kids to be in the school rooms?
money.
Is it possible for Bimal da to
10 organize some pics of the school Hard for Bimal to do.
and children?
General belief of Surya is that it is better for organization to
Grand scheme, is this a deserving
11 own school - more accountability but Surya is happy with
project
the teachers.
Greatly needed construction, but Surya recommends starting
12 Should we fund construction with simple recurring stuff like teacher's salary/meals and
then funding infrastructure as trust builds
Current salary for teacher is Rs500/mth/teacher,
13
Rs750/mth/teacher is fairer
Separate pre-primary from primary because PP is too
14 Suggestion #2 elaboration
distracting. Primary education gets compromised.
15 Suggestion #4 elaboration Educational toys, more are needed, need funds for this