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Education Signature Program coverage in Odisha

Despite considerable progress in recent years, Odisha faces social, regional, and gender disparities in education and this gap becomes wider in tribal and other backward regions of the state. Approximately 55% blocks in Odisha face challenges regarding retention and schooling quality and have been identified as Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs).
To bring quality schooling to children, Aspire in partnership with Tata Steel Foundation began the Education Signature Program (ESP) in Odisha in Jan 2015 in 3 tribal dominated districts.

Implementation History

ESP began in six blocks of three different districts of Odisha: Koira & Kutra in Sundargarh, Danagadi & Sukinda in Jajpur, and Harichandanpur & Joda in Keonjhar district. In October 2019, the Program was scaled up to cover the entire Keonjhar district, reaching 11 new blocks. In 2021, Hindol block in Dhenkanal district was added.
Keonjhar
Odisha MapKeonjhar
  • 13 Blocks: Anandpur, Banspal, Champua, Ghasipura, Ghatgaon, Harichandanpur, Hatadihi, Jhumpura, Joda, Keonjhar, Patna, Saharpada, and Telkoi
  • 297 GPs and 79 Urban Wards
  • 5,015 Habitations
  • 4,10,611 Households
  • 4,26,885 children (3-16 age)
Sundargarh
Sundargarh
Sundargarh
  • 2 Blocks: Koira and Kutra
  • 31 GPs and 0 Urban Wards
  • 764 Habitations
  • 36,927 Households
  • 46,756 Children (3-16 age)
Jajpur
Jajpur Reach Map AspireJajpur
  • 2 Blocks: Danagadi and Sukinda
  • 48 GPs and 0 Urban Ward
  • 462 Habitations
  • 63,041 Households
  • 70,875 Children (3-16 age)
Dhenkenal
& Angul
Dhenkenal Reach Map Aspire
  • 2 Districts: Dhenkenal & Angul
  • 3 Blocks: Hindol, Odapada & Banarpal
  • 39 GPs and 0 Urban Ward
  • 246 Habitations
  • 53,366 Households
  • 86,632 Children (3-16 age)

Odisha

Impact

5794

habitations have become child labor free where every child is in school

25447

out of school children brought back to school

1,10,409

children part of our foundational learning intervention

3,21,369 *

children have participated in our various learning interventions
* Some children participated in more than one learning intervention

2,944

government schools working in partnership with us on foundational learning

3,882

government school teachers trained

56,907

School Managment Committee (SMC) members oriented in their roles and responsibilities

6,132

Panchayat members oriented and taking forward the education agenda

1,337

anganwadi workers and 12,182 members of mothers’ and monitoring committee trained

578

School Development Plans prepared and submitted in gram sabhas

884

Anganwadi Development Plans prepared and submitted in gram sabhas

236

Child marriages prevented

20,466

adolescents received issue awareness and skill development trainings

56

Community Education Resource Centres established as a ‘window to the world’ for remote tribal villages, connecting children and youth with rich online and off-line resources, and creating opportunities for improvement of self and community