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OUR MISSION:

We work to mobilize rural

populations and marginalized

social groups to transform their

communities by providing

holistic healthcare, building

sustainable livelihoods,

empowering children with

quality education, and

promoting life in harmony with

our environment.

OUR VISION:

To create a rural

population full of joy and

vitality whose people are

enthusiastically involved in

rejuvenating their

communities.

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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

5........Message from our CEO

6........Action for Rural Rejuvenation

12.....AYUSH-Isha Project

15.....Project GreenHands

19.....Isha Vidhya Rural Schools

23.....Government School Adoption

Program

24.....Financial Summary

25..... Our Team

26.....Our Supporters & Collaborators

“There is only

one business

in the world

and that is of

human

wellbeing.”

Sadhguru

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Continuing our commitment

towards human well-being

India may be on the road to greater financial growth, but almost one third of her 1.1 billion

people continue to live below the poverty line, with a large proportion in rural areas.

Isha Outreach, the social development branch of Isha Foundation, continues to focus on

alleviating poverty in these areas, which remains a chronic condition for almost 30 percent the

population. For the last two decades, we have been transforming the lives of the rural poor

through healthcare, educational, environmental and livelihood programs.

Between April 2011 - March 2012, we continued to improve our established programs, and

worked to introduce some new projects.

In the area of healthcare, we worked with Apollo Telemedicine to bring specialist consultations

and treatments to rural areas. We also provided low-cost preventative and curative medical care

for chronic diseases through our new Master Health Check-up initiative.

On the education front, we adopted 26 government schools through the launch of our

Government School Adoption Program, enabling us to provide quality education to over 25,000

more rural children.

We grew our green programs by officialising our Project GreenHands Green Schools program,

teaching our younger generation to become environmental caretakers through hands-on learning.

We also tapped into new channels such as events and weddings to distribute more tree saplings.

Thanks to the efforts and dedication of our staff and volunteers, the generous contribution of our

donors, and the committed support of our partners, Isha Outreach had another fantastic year in

continuing to enrich the lives of rural communities.

We invite you to share in our 2011–2012 achievements below and join our movement towards

the ‘business of well-being’.

-sd-

L.K. Narayan (CA)

Managing Trustee & CEO, Isha Outreach

ACTION FOR RURAL REJUVENATION

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Expanding holistic healthcare and community

programs

ction for Rural Rejuvenation’s (ARR) multi-pronged, multi-phased, holistic outreach program,

launched in 2003, continues to improve the overall health and quality of life in thousands of villages in Tamil Nadu, parts of Karnataka and in Pondicherry. In 2011-

2012, we continued and expanded our work in the following areas:

HEALTHCARE

ARR provides curative healthcare through our free Mobile Health Clinics (MHC) and low-cost Isha Rural Health Clinics (IRHC) while holistic, preventative healthcare is provided through

Arokiya Alai.

Healthcare for vulnerable populations

Our Mobile Health Clinics (MHCs) are specially designed and equipped to service deprived populations right in their communities, offering free, bi-monthly primary and minor emergency care to patients.

Each MHC team provides free, on-the-spot, examinations and medicines and refers more severe

cases to partnering local hospitals for advanced care. This period, our MHCs provided more preventative healthcare to patients by increasing our percentage of free holistic medicines.

MHC patients treated in 2011-2012

In slum areas (Chennai MH1, MH2 and CBE-MH3), our free MHCs treated more adult patients

compared to rural areas, where we served more geriatric patients. The poor conditions in slum

areas contribute to lower life expectancy, making it even more important for us to reach these

areas. In rural areas, there are higher elderly populations, but health problems are severe in this

age group, who can only be reached by providing medical care at their doorstep.

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Accessible, affordable and expert care

Each of our four Isha Rural Health Clinics (IRHCs) in Coimbatore, Tirupur, Salem and

Velayuthampalayam are equipped with a lab, a pharmacy and facilities for minor surgery to

provide primary, antenatal, paediatric, geriatric, and emergency care to patients. This period, the

IRHCs introduced the Master Health Check-up Program and the Apollo Telemedicine Facility:

Master Health Check-up Program

The Master Health Check-up program, previously only available in urban areas, was

launched in our IRHCs to provide rural people with holistic healthcare at a minimal cost. The program enables us to work towards the wellness of individuals irrespective of their financial background and location.

Apollo Telemedicine’s first rural facility in Tamil Nadu

Apollo Telemedicine launched this facility on February 19, 2012 at the Isha Rural Health

Clinic in Alandurai, offering rural people the opportunity to consult with various

specialists from Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and other Apollo hospitals to ensure a

thorough medical investigation and accurate diagnosis of their conditions. Patients

received consultations for diabetes, heart, neurological and respiratory diseases, gastritis,

knee injuries and disorders, kidney and urological diseases, and pediatric issues. Four

hundred people attended the facility and 13 were given specialist consultations from the

Chennai Apollo Hospital, which specializes in Pulmonology, Diabetes, Neurology,

Orthopedics, Dermatology and general healthcare.

02000400060008000

100001200014000160001800020000 Total Patients benefited - MHC wise

Pediatrics (< 14 years)

Geriatrics (> 60 years)

Others (15-59 yrs)

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Pediatrics

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IRHC patients treated in 2011-2012

All four clinics serviced more adult patients versus any other age group, mainly due to the cost

(although minimal) and the need to travel to the clinics.

Cl inic I – IRHC Alandurai

Cl inic I I- IRHC Vavipalyam

Cl inic I II – IRHC Kullappanaickanur

Cl inic IV – IRHC Velayuthampalayam

Mr. Subramani, a 50-year old villager and

one of the 24 beneficiaries of the Master

Health Check-ups speaks of the pressing

need for healthcare in rural areas that the

Isha Rural Health Clinics are addressing:

“The Master Health check-up facility has not been available in rural areas so far, it

has only been available in the city and it is usually very costly. We were not able to

use this facility because of the cost and travelling. So we are very happy that the Isha

Rural Health Clinic has now launched the Master Health Check-up Program in our

village. The important thing is that the cost is very low when compared to other

hospitals. We hope this service will continue.”

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Spreading Healthy way of Living

In 2007, we introduced Arokiya Alai (A Wave of Health) - a grassroots public health awareness campaign that functions through mobile general and specialty camps. We focus on topics such as diabetes, health check-ups, eye and skin care and paediatrics. During this period, we increased

our health awareness and specialty medical camps in rural areas, and serviced the Thane Cyclone hit areas with our Disaster Relief Camps.

Relief and replenishment in disaster areas Between January 19 and 29, 2012, our Mobile Health Clinics served 30 villages in the

Cuddalore district hit by the Thane Cyclone. A total of 4,127 patients were treated during the visit, and villagers were equipped with health and hygiene awareness. We taught Isha

Kriya to 1,453 people, and organized games for the school-children and villagers to help raise their spirits.

Specialty Health Camps conducted in 2011-2012

Multi-Specialty

Camp Type

Location Number

of

Patients

Results

Eye

Salem 261 39 patients were referred for cataract surgery

Vavipalayam 234 55 patients underwent cataract surgery

Spectacles were given to 25 refractive error patients

General Salem 50

Diabetes (2) Salem 316 21 new diabetic patients identified

Vaccinations (4) Velayuthampalayam

556 556 children given vaccinations for Typhoid

Diabetes Dermatology and General Healthcare

Alandurai 230 Foot sensitivity test conducted for 65 patients (30 diagnosed with neuritis)

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Overall ARR Healthcare Achievements

Area April 2011- March 2012 Since program launch

Health

Clinics &

Camps

Treated 302,172 patients through our

Mobile Health Clinics

Conducted 45 general and

multi-specialty camps

Benefited 37,508 people through 52

health awareness programs

Treated 3,463,353 patients in our Mobile Health Clinics

Treated 276,667 patients in Isha Rural Health Clinics

Benefited 330,814 people through health awareness and general and multi-specialty camps

HIV / AIDS

Treated 1,150 HIV patients in our

Community Care Centre

Identified 319 new patients who can be

referred for care

Counselled 1145 patients

Distributed 25,482 condoms

Started the Link Worker

Scheme (Feb. 2010) to

increase demand generation

and service utilization by

strengthening referral

linkages and community

mobilization to address

issues of stigma and

discrimination among high

risk groups & PLHIV in rural

areas

Treated 3,945 HIV patients

in our Community Care

Centre

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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Engaging more villagers in well-being practices,

traditional games and cultural events ARR inspires rural communities to take ownership of their life situations by offering them Isha Yoga Programs and sports, which create a transforming and healing effect. In 2011 to 2012, we worked with more Government departments to share knowledge, and consulted with various organizations on our yoga and sports programs. We also revived traditional festivals to inspire and bring communities together in cultural celebrations. On 17

th April 2011 we celebrated our 8

th Rural Sports Festival in Gobichettipalayam, Erode District

bringing together 116 Volleyball and Throwball teams from Perundurai, Vemandam Palayam, Kaliyur and Anna Nagar to participate in this annual Isha event.

Cross-sharing and consulting events

In 2011-2012, we worked with more Government departments and consulted with various organizations to share knowledge on our yoga and sports programs. We also revived traditional festivals to inspire and bring communities together in cultural celebrations PYKKA Scheme: Isha consulted in designing programs for the PYKKA scheme and PYKKA has

integrated our film ‘A Ball Can Change the World’ in their Master Trainers Training for Sports

Program.

Conference of the State Secretaries & Ministers of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS): Isha

presented information on our sports activities and proposed that sport be made a compulsory subject

in Indian Schools.

Community Sports Training Program - Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education

(LNUPE): Isha conducted specially-designed yoga classes for the participants of this program (45

volunteers from 11 different African countries), organized by the Ministry of Sports and Youth

Affairs.

Field Visits by other Organizations : As recommended by UNICEF, project staff from ‘International

Inspiration’, Maharashtra came to study our “Community Games” delivery in project villages. They

were very inspired by the way our volunteers worked to implement programs. They were inspired by

our success as they could not achieve similar level of community motivation and ownership in their

projects despite expending greater effort and resources. Also, Smt. Shubha Srinivasan from Observer

Research Foundation visited Isha Outreach and AYUSH-Isha Organic Health Systems project in

Kolli hills to carry out a research study about sports activities.

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Reviving indigenous health practices in

partnership with the Government of India

YUSH-Isha is a pilot project launched in October 2010 in collaboration with the

Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Government of India. The program works to improve the health of the rural populace, using a holistic

approach which involves a unique combination of Ayurveda, Siddha, Naturopathy, Yogic

practices and physical fitness programs. It has been implemented in 14 Panchayats (village councils) of the Kolli Hills block in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.

AYUSH-Isha Highlights: 2011- 2012

Anti-Tobacco Campaign (May 31): Held awareness campaigns and a rally on Anti-tobacco

Day and World Environment Day to show the health effects of tobacco consumption.

Dental Camps (June 16-19 & June 25-26): Conducted free Dental Awareness and

Treatment Camps for tribal communities (3 for adults and 2 for schoolchildren during each

period). 738 patients were screened in the first camps (586 adults and 152 children) and 407

were screened in the second set (89 adults and 318 children). Dentists reported that almost

96% of the screened patients are suffering with dental problems.

World Environment Day Campaign (June 5): A mass awareness campaign was organized

to generate public awareness on the conservation of medicinal plants in the Kolli Hills’ forests and to promote protection and sustainable development of the land and forest resources.

AYUSH Sevaks’ yoga programs (Aug. 27 & 28): We conducted a yoga training program

for 125 Sevaks in Kolli Hills to equip them to motivate the rural population to practice their

yoga and fitness programs.

Sports (Throwball, Volleyball & Kabadi Tournaments - July & Oct): In July, 16 teams

(42 players) participated in women’s throwball tournaments led by Isha fitness experts w ith

PYKKA training. We also held boys and girls kabadi tournaments, drawing in a total of 603

student participants. Nine teams participated in our youth and adult volleyball tournament.

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Bringing communities together in celebration

This period, we celebrated Independence Day for our project villages with various events. We

kicked off with a health awareness film released by AYUSH called “Un Arokiyam Un Kaiyil”-

“Your wellness in your hands” - which showcased the benefits of using traditional health

sciences (Siddha, Yoga and Naturopathy), combined with physical fitness programs and yogic

practices to promote health and well-being.

An exhibition was held in the convention grounds for people to purchase various organic

healthcare products, including our own AYUSH-Isha line. Food was also available at the

exhibition and was organized by one of the local hotels.

The cultural events of Oyilattam and Paduga dance were also organized to help create awareness

about the benefits of Indian traditional health practices at the festival. The Oyilattam dance was

performed with an AYUSH message while the Paduga dance was performed by the students of

Alathur Gundani - a Panchayat Union Middle School. Tug of war and Uriadiththal competitions

were then held for the participants who played with complete enthusiasm.

AYUSH-Isha Achievements In 2011–2012, AYUSH-Isha started to gain momentum and recognition in rural areas, allowing us to expand and reach more patients in need. Project performance since launch (Oct 2010 to

March 2012) is as below

Program Name Units/

Programs

Beneficiarie

s

Mobile Health Clinics 2 29,911

Awareness programs 367 37,130

Yoga programs (3 & 7 days) 47 2,918

Fitness programs 253 2,349

Home herb gardens 154 14,448

Distribution of fruit trees 20,372

PNC/ANC mothers that received supplementary nutrition 1,172

Pregnant mothers’ Yoga programs 280

Adolescent girls that received supplementary nutrition 697

Children under age 5 that received supplementary nutrition 1719

AYUSH Sevaks trained 463 43,144

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A 55 year old woman Smt.Nallammaal W/O Panneer Selvam is living in

Oorpuram colony, Selur Nadu. Her family includes her husband Shri.

Panneer Selvam a daily wager and four children. She was suffering from

Diabetic foot ulcers for past one and half years.

“One of my sole got injured and the wound was not getting healed. My

husband took me to private hospitals and no matter what they did this

wound stayed unhealed. We spent up to Rs.15, 000 but left unsatisfied.

AYUSH-Isha physician diagnosed that I have severe hypertension and diabetes. So he explained

me the importance of taking medication immediately. I started the medicines that Doctor suggested

(Madhumega Chooranam, Seeraga Chooranam, Karisalai Karpam, Mathan Thailam for wound

dressing) and followed the diet as he recommended. After the regular treatment I noticed that my

wound started healing and felt very happy about that.. Nowadays I can walk casually and visit my

neighbours. In a few weeks time, 75% of my wound got healed.”

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Trees for all a people’s movement towards reforestation

roject GreenHands (PGH) aims to make the population of Tamil Nadu aware of their

inevitable dependency on nature by inspiring them to plant trees. Since launch of the

program, 2.5 million saplings of 30 different tree species have been produced through

130 nurseries in 32 districts of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

From May 2011 to April 2012, the key focus was to increase PGH distribution channels and

transfer ownership of trees to the people through action-oriented awareness campaigns. To that

aim, a multitude of new opportunities were explored including World Environment Day

celebrations, Isha Foundation Programs and other local celebrations.

Sapling distribution at weddings

During the year, we successfully experimented in distributing saplings during wedding

ceremonies as gifts to the attending guests. This idea gained a positive response from the public

and has since been gaining popularity in nearby towns and cities.

P

Pooja and Prabhu distributed saplings to guests during

their wedding day. Prabhu shares his experience:

“Very soon after I did my basic yoga program with

Isha, I joined with a few of my friends to create a

nursery in our rented house in Chennai. We planted

5,000 saplings on the terrace of our house in Chennai

and thus began my association with Project

GreenHands.

For our wedding, both Pooja and I were eager to gift

saplings to our guests. We gave nearly 500 saplings to

our friends and relatives who greatly appreciated this

gesture. Some of my friends who have gotten married

since then have also done the same.

We encourage our friends, Isha meditators, and other people that we know to distribute saplings

during weddings, birthdays and other special occasions. I am happy to do my little bit for a green,

clean and beautiful world”.

Gifting saplings at a wedding

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Trees for life agro-forestry plantation in farmlands

Over half of Tamil Nadu’s 72 million people depend on agriculture, and nearly 75% of these

hold land under one hectare in size. Over the years, however, loss of ancient farming wisdom

and bad planting decisions have led to severe financial losses forcing farmers to give up their

livelihood and sell their land. In addition, the excessive use of chemicals and severe changes in

climatic patterns have made agricultural yields very unpredictable. Soil erosion is on the rise and

more trees are being cut down to make way for farming. Choosing and planting the right kind of

tree saplings in farm lands takes care of all these issues and creates a self-sustaining movement.

Achievements of the Agro Forestry Plantation

During this period, Project GreenHands worked with farming communities in five districts of

Tamil Nadu to promote agro-forestry plantations through its sub-project Isha Agro Movement

(IAM). Nearly 150,000 saplings were raised and distributed to farmers for planting in farmlands,

including a pilot of distribution of 46,600 saplings through nine NGOs specialised in farmer

support in the Pudukottai district.

Twelve-year old Elavarasan is one of 20 children from the Sadhguru Seva Ashram orphanage in Coimbatore who is pursuing his education at the Devanga Higher Secondary School. When PGH introduced the Green School Movement in his school, he was trained in sapling production and has contributed to raising 2,000 tree saplings along with other students in the National Green Corps (NGC) club.

“Before this program started in our school, we would spend our time playing games and chatting until it was time to go home. When they told us we would be growing saplings in our school, we were very excited. Dhanasekaran Sir, our NGC teacher, helped us understand the various activities involved in nursery creation. We filled covers with soil, sowed seeds, watered them regularly and weeded and maintained them. I will always remember when the sapling sprouted from the seed on the first day because it made me feel so happy. We formed a team amongst ourselves to divide the work and maintain the saplings. All of us have planted one sapling each in the school and distributed the remaining saplings to other children, and in nearby shops. We are very eager to start planting more trees over the next year.”

Elvarasan’s school planting experience

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Green schools delivering hands-on environmental

education

Project GreenHands has been conducting ongoing awareness camps for school children to inspire

them to plant trees. Through the camps, children have shown a strong ability to establish

relationships with trees and to care for them as another life form.

This year, we introduced a new model called Green Schools, in collaboration with the Education

Department of Tamil Nadu. The project is executed through the students of National Green

Corps (NGC) - a program conceptualized and initiated by the Ministry of Environment and

Forests, Government of India to provide environmental education to children across the country.

As part of the program structure, every school is provided with seeds and covers to raise 2,000

saplings, and workshops are conducted to train students in sapling production. Students are given

the opportunity to interact in every aspect of nursery production and tree planting - from sowing

a seed to distributing saplings within the community to even planting it themselves.

Delivering environmental education as an experience rather than curriculum-based helps children

develop a strong sense of ownership towards the trees. It builds ‘green consciousnesses’ amongst

the younger generation to become environmental caretakers.

Saplings grown in schools are planted on school premises and distributed to other schools and

nearby residential locations for planting in households. This movement encourages community

tree plantation in areas of human habitation where ownership of saplings is transferred to the

local community who ensure the survival of the saplings.

Since launch, 25,000 school children from 500 schools in the Erode and Coimbatore districts

have successfully produced and planted 1 million saplings.

To date, 14 million saplings have been produced and distributed with the support of over 1.5

million volunteers across 32 districts of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

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PGH Sapling Distribution Achievements from April 2011-

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Quality education for the development and

blossoming of rural children

As a part of Isha’s educationl outreach programs, Isha Vidhya rural schools were started in

villages (under the umbrella of Isha Education, established in 2005) to provide high quality

education to underprivileged rural children who cannot otherwise access or afford it.

Isha Vidhya schools

Take education beyond literacy and rudimentary skills

Strive to make children fluent in English and adept in computer skills Adopt a nurturing approach to education, helping children realize their full potential

Actively promote education of female children Increase educational awareness in rural communities Preserve village identities and culture

Equip rural youth with skills to rise above the ‘hopeless’ situation they often find themselves in, empowering them to pursue higher studies or gainful employment

Geographical spread details - School locations

Isha Vidhya’s seven schools are located in the districts of Coimbatore, Nagercoil, Tuticorin,

Erode, Villupuram, Cuddalore and Salem in Tamil Nadu, with an eighth school proposed at

Chittor District in Andhra Pradesh.

Highlights from 2011-12

IBM partners with Isha Vidhya

A four-member team of consultants from IBM (Benjamin from USA, Vaclav from the Czech

Republic, Amanda from Brazil and Gaston from Argentina).volunteered at Isha in Coimbatore

for a month during October, in order to study the feasibility of implementing a network-based

Distance Learning solution to train Isha Vidhya teachers. They also studied and suggested

methods of recording, storing and retrieving the training modules, so that they can be accessible

to teachers as needed.

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Vice Principal of Isha Vidhya School Wins Best Teacher Award

The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Erode initiated awards for the best teachers among

schools in the districts of Erode, Namakkal and Tiruppur. JCI is a worldwide non-political and

non-sectarian youth service organization with the aim and purpose of creating positive change in

the world.

Out of several thousand schools which nominated their teachers, Mrs. Mahalakshmi, Vice

Principal at the Isha Vidhya School in Erode, was the one to be honoured with the award, which

was presented on October 3, 2011

A Wave of Health in Isha Vidhya

ARR conducted an ‘Arokiya Alai’ multi-specialty and health awareness camp at Isha Vidhya

Matriculation School, Perumapalayam in Erode on September 25, 2011. The camp was

inaugurated by Mr. Anandkittuswamy, MLA, Modakkuruchi with Mr. Shanmugan, the Lions

Club district governor, of Erode as the Guest of Honour. Over a thousand people, 500 of whom

were students, benefited from this camp.

Nutritious and delicious mid-day meals

Isha Vidhya turned the page on a new chapter in its existence, with the inauguration of a kitchen

and kitchen garden on July 1 in each of our seven Isha Vidhya schools. The facilities were made

possible thanks to the generous contribution of a donor from Dubai. Each school can now grow

some of their own vegetables and prepare students’ noon meals right within their premises .

Each kitchen has been equipped for 800 students but that can be expanded in to provide for up to

1500 students. The meals cooked in these kitchens are fortified with eight essential

micronutrients to help address the problem of malnutrition that is so rampant in rural India.

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Boys-total

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Performance:

Total number of students = 3438, with 61% (2102 students) on scholarship.

Fifteen students from the Isha Vidhya school in

Coimbatore district participated in various

competitions conducted by the Head post office, in

connection with the National postal week celebrations

held at its premises on 12th October. Our student

G.Keerthana of VII Std won second prize in the letter

writing competition. Keerthana, whose parents work as

farmers, has been studying in our school for the last

five years on scholarship

Farmer’s daughter wins Prize in English letter writing

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The Tamil Nadu Brahmin Association conducted a

painting competition at Cuddalore for children

from various schools, as a part of their Children’s

Day celebration. Jayanth Nag studying in the 5th

Standard at the Isha Vidhya School in

Madavapallam Village, Cuddalore District, won a

prize in the competition and had his name

published in an article by The Hindu on 15th

November.

Cuddalore School Student wins Painting Competition Prize

Jayanth joined Isha Vidhya this year. His mother, a contract teacher in a private school, is a

single parent with limited income. The child has therefore been provided with a scholarship

at Isha Vidhya. He is very intelligent, active and, at the same time, very naughty – in short,

a bundle of energy.

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‘Empowering Generation Next’ in

government schools Having made pioneering advances in rural education through Isha Vidhya, Isha Outreach took the next step in improving education in rural areas by adopting 26 government schools in Tamil

Nadu through our Government School Adoption Program (GSAP), launched in June 2011.

Through GSAP, we are supplementing and supporting government efforts to provide quality education to all, leveraging their existing infrastructure to its optimal use by addressing critical gaps in the system.

Schools adopted since launch

In choosing schools for the program, the GSAP project team made many visits to the facilities in

the proposed target areas where they had detailed discussions with the respective headmasters

and teachers. Based on the potential for expansion and availability of classrooms, the following

26 schools were selected for Phase I implementation of the program:

GSAP Achievements

Reached an average student to teacher ratio of 40:1 (down from 70:1) by appointing 176

teachers Mainstreamed 71% of remedial students in 6 months; a few of them are now rank holders in

their class Introduced yoga programs to 376 students Students produced 12,000 tree saplings for planting (through PGH Green Schools)

District Number of Schools Number of Students

Coimbatore 14 9,075

Dharmapuri 12 13,165

Total 26 25,919

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Isha's community rejuvenation initiatives throughout Tamil Nadu have steadily grown since

2003. In order to scale up activities and enhance impact, Isha Foundation established the Isha

Education Trust in 2006 to operate Isha Vidhya Schools, and the Isha Outreach Trust in 2009 to

implement other social outreach projects of Isha. The sources of Income and our expenditure for

2011-12 are as given below:

Isha Outreach Funding Source 2011-12

Total Revenue Rs. 13,25,29,506/- (US$ 2,409,627)

Isha Outreach Program Expenditure 2011-12

Total Expenditure Rs. 15,90,43,806/- (US$ 2,891,705)

8%

1% 2% 1%

12%

48%

11%

17%

Indian Government

International Organisations/Foundations

Indian Organisations/Foundations

Indian Corporate Sponsors

International Corporate Sponsors

Private individual donations(including website)Isha Foundation(as a parent organisation)Others

27%

8% 59%

2% 4%

Action for Rural Rejuvenation

Project GreenHands

Isha Vidhya

Government School Adoption Program

Administration, Fundraising & Governance cost

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OUR TEAM

Board of Trustees Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Founder of Isha Foundation (Founding

Trustee)

Smt. Barathi Varadaraj, Educationalist & Philanthropist

Shri. L.K. Narayan, Managing Trustee & CEO, Isha Outreach

Shri. Kumaran Kandasamy, Industrialist

Smt. Manju Swahney, Chairman & Managing Director, Tower

Insurance & Reinsurance Service Pvt. Ltd

Smt. Sudha Ragunathan, Classical Vocalist and Managing

Trustee of 'Samudhaaya Foundation'

Shri. Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India

Shri. T.R. Rathinam, CA, Auditor

Shri. K. Sekar, Project Director, Isha Outreach

Shri. D. Senthil Kumar, Businessman

Dr. V.V. Subba Reddy, Founder of Sri Krishna Pharmaceuticals, Hyderabad

Advisory Board Shri. M.P. Vijayakumar I.A.S (Retired), Member, National Resource Group, SSA,

NCERT, MHRD, Govt. of India

Shri. J.M. Balamurugan I.A.S., Secretary, Local Govt., & GMD Punjab Municipal Infra

Development Corporation, Govt. of Punjab

Dr.Krishnamoorthy, Former Director of APAC-VHC and Public Health Services , Govt. of TN

Shri.Deepak M.Satwalekar, Former MD and CEO of HDFC Std Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,

Mumbai

Dr.Dhanraj, M.D., SKS Hospital, Salem

Mr.Kumaran, Member of Parliament, India

Dr.Sama M.D., M.A.M.S., FIAMS, Chairman, Sri Ganga Ram hospital, New Delhi

Dr.R.S.Ramaswamy, Director of central council of Research in Siddha

Dr.Jayashree vencatesan, Director, Care Earth Trust, Chennai

Dr.Hanumappa Sudharshan, Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra (VGKK), Bangalore

Dr.Nammalvar, Agricultural scientist, Trichy

Dr.K.Kumaran Ph.D., Associate professor (Forestry, Forest college and Research Institute,

TNAU, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore

Shri.D.R.Karthikeyan, Former director, CBI and Former Director General of Investigations of

NHRC

Implementation

Team

Isha Outreach: Management

staff: 69. Technical staff: 295,

Non-technical staff: 60

Isha Vidhya: Teaching &

Training staff – 208;

Non –teaching staff – 155

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SUPPORTERS & COLLABORATORS

Healthcare Education Environment

1. Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

2. Isha Foundation, Coimbatore 3. National AIDS Control

Organization 4. Tamil Nadu State AIDS

Control Society (TANSACS) 1. Aachi Masala, Chennai 2. Apollo Hospitals, Chennai 3. Aravind Eye Hospital,

Coimbatore 4. Kiramapura Makkal Nala

Amaippu Vavipalayam 5. Kiruba Ortho Foundation,

Gobi 6. Lotus Eye Hospital,

Coimbatore 7. Perundurai Medical College

and Hospital, Perundurai, 8. R.K. Foundation, Bangalore 9. Rotary Club, Karur 10. Sneham Trust, Salem 11. Sri Krishna Pharmaceutical

Ltd., Hyderabad 12. Suresh Diabolic Center,

Coimbatore. 13. Tamil Nadu Newsprint and

Papers Limited, Karur

1. Agility Logistics Private Limited, Mumbai

2. Asha for Education, USA

3. Cognizant Foundation, Chennai

4. Infosys Foundation, Bangalore

5. Isha Foundation, Coimbatore

6. Lakhi Trust, Mumbai 7. Marjorie Arlene Young,

USA 8. Orida Usa Holding Inc,

USA 9. Ramesh & Geeta

Ramakrishnan, Dubai 10. Yatra Foundation,

Australia 11. SKumars Nationwide,

Mumbai 12. Sudha Swami, Hong

Kong 13. C.K.Venkataraman,

Bangalore 14. Indian Diamond Industry,

Mumbai 15. Tata Motors, Mumbai 16. Ashok Leyland, Chennai ……And several others

1. Yves Rocher

Foundation, France,

2. Price Waterhouse

Coopers,

3. Grow your trees

foundation

4. Inkfruit.com

5. Tree Bag – Ecologic ventures (P) Ltd

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Isha Foundation, a non-profit organization,

dedicated to the well-being of the individual was founded by

Sadhguru. Isha Foundation does not promote any particular ideology, religion

or race, but transmits inner sciences of universal appeal.

Following Sadhguru's vision, the Foundation has also set up several outreach

projects for the socially disadvantaged, serving as models for rural upliftment,

education reforms, holistic and healthy living, and environmental stewardship.

17 Govindasamy Naidu Layout, Singanallur,

Coimbatore – 641 005, India

Tel.: +91 422 2580155 Email: info@ishaotureach.org

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