Hatipara Kajoli Model Shishu Shikkha Center

Center Code: 0026
Name of the Center: Hatipara Kajoli Model Shishu Shikkha Center
Location of the Center: Village: Hatipara, Post Office: Panchopukur, Upazila & District: Nilphamari, Division: Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Name of the teacher: Mrs Nur Banu
Year of the establishment: January 2007
Number of graduates: 83
Number of graduates continuing in primary Schools: 82
Current students: 26
Source of teacher's remuneration: The guardians pay 10/20 Taka per month. Teacher gets Taka 200/250 on an average. Efforts are being made to raise an additional amount from other sources compatible with the concept of community ownership of the center.
Space for the Center: The Center is held in the veranda of the teacher.
Management of the Center: Guardian's Committee looks after the Center. Efforts are being made to develop community based organization whose main activity will be to run the Center without outside help.
Midday Meal System: Each mother provides food to all the children once a month. Some irregularities which existed in the early stages were removed from February 2009 onwards.