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Sister Nivedita Foundation, Rajkot, Gujrat

Rajkot district is in the Western part of Gujrat. Sister Nivedita School on wheels (SNSOW) is headquartered in the city of Rajkot. SNSOW is working with 91 rural schools, 20,000 students and 660 teachers, in and around Rajkot district.
Sister Nivedita Foundation started the SNSOW program in 1994. The School has two mobile buses which take teachers and education materials to these 91 rural schools.
In 2019, WRG decided to support SNSOW to encourage girls to continue their educa-tion beyond middle school by awarding 10 scholarships to girls who had been pro-moted to 9th grade. This support ensured their continuing education.
SNSOW aims to empower rural schools & educate marginalized/underprivileged chil-dren.
Rural schools can be empowered only if they have access to better trained teachers, libraries, laboratories, computers, sports, educational field trips, arts, music, theater and an inclusive approach towards girl child. SNSOW is attempting to meet this need in rural areas of Rajkot and surrounding districts.
Committee member, Geeta Fozdar visited SNSOW in February 2020 and she reports that the school has dancing, sewing, music, computer, job placement and other voca-tional education classes. They have an auditorium where they host various speakers. They record their speeches and keep them in the library, so others can benefit from them.
Geeta recommends that we should increase our support for rural girls.