One District One School (ODOS)

Akanksha Samiti Uttar Pradesh, under the leadership of our President, launched the One District One School (ODOS) Project as a state – wide initiative in September 2018. Under this initiative each District Akanksha Samiti adopted one government school in every district to facilitate its development into a Model for School Education. ODOS project is headed by the Divisional Commissioner’s wife in every division.

Under the ODOS project, Districts of Lucknow Division (Districts Hardoi, Lakhimpur, Lucknow, Sitapur, Unnao, Raebareli), Varanasi Division (District Jaunpur), Meerut Division (Districts Baghpat, Bulandshahar, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Hapur, Gautambudhnagar), Basti Division (Districts Santkabirnagar, Basti, Siddharth Nagar), Gorakhpur Division (Districts Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Deoria), Agra Division (Districts Agra, Firozabad), Kanpur Division (District Etawah), Saharanpur Division (District Shyamali), Jhansi Division (District Jhansi), Bareilly Division (District Bareilly) have communicated that in each district at least one government primary school has been completely transformed into a model. The counting is on as the districts are daily updating their status.

The over-arching development approach for the project is:

a. To facilitate government/ departmental support for activities/ initiatives for which funds are sanctioned/ available.

b. For those activities where funds are not available and the items are perishable/ consumable/ individualized, the contribution will be through private donations by volunteering members.

c. For those items for which government funds are not available and that are for long term school use, the contributions will be made jointly by Akanksha Samiti and member donations.

The ODOS teams are actively involved in crafting and implementing detailed action plans for developing the school as a model for primary education. The following works have been undertaken under the project across the state:

a. Extensive repair/ construction work of the building, rooftop, classroom ceilings, walls, windows, boundary walls, children’s safety features in the buildings (like grills), staircases, footpath, drains, crossings, seating areas for mid day meal, separate toilets for girls, boys, teachers and special toilets for small children with front aprons, separate areas for handwash and drinking water (with water cooler), installation of submersible pump and overhead tank; Plastering, Painting of entire building exterior as well as classroom interiors.

b. Wall Painting for value education and curricular learning.

c. Improvement of school grounds by providing rubber mould interlocking tiles, plantation of lawn and trees and installation of swings, slides, play sets, sports courts.

d. Development of library and activity area for children.

e. Desks, benches, whiteboards, LED tube lights, fans for all classrooms.

f. Regular health camps for overall health, eye checkup, dental hygiene are being conducted.

g. First aid training provided to all children and teachers

h. Regular visits of Akanksha members and interaction with children; Distribution of art kit, writing material, snacks and healthy beverages.

i. Development of green and energy efficient campus.

j. Academic Intervention to facilitate teacher sufficiency, training and motivation.

k. Academic Intervention to ensure all round development of students.

l. Extra-curricular support for holistic development of students through sports, yoga, creative arts etc.

m. Development of scientific temperament through exposure to Regional Science City and science workshops.

n. Development of vocational skills through NSS & SUPW workshops.

o. Provide support/ infrastructure for daily morning assembly, sports day, competitions, workshops, training camps, medical check-up camps and school celebrations.