Project Description Region: South-East Asia Country: India Location: Puri, Odisha Total Budget: $87,515 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy View Online Proposal Form This grant will enable Prashanti International School (PIS) to provide quality education kindergarten through high school for indigent and fatherless children from Puri and surrounding villages, with an emphasis on English language learning and building strong values. It will include (1) necessary facility upgrades and required security features required to qualify for certification as an English education high school; (2) teacher training to improve skills in incorporating English into all curriculum areas and relevant computer literacy, hygiene education, and Education for Human Values. Currently there are 250 students K-8th grade, but enrollment will gradually increase each year. It is expected to grow to over 400 students in three years. Primary Host Partner District: 3262 Rotary Club of: Srikshetra Puri Primary Contact: Biraja Keshari Dhal Email: birajadhal@gmail.com Primary International Partner District: 5240 Rotary Club of: Ojai Primary Contact: Katherine Bliss Email: kblissojai@gmail.com Project Status Paid This project is "Paid". This means the funds have been received and the project is being implemented. Project listed for the 2018-19 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #1982913.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Ojai (5240) 30-Nov-18 $20,114 $10,104 $30,218 Escondido (5340) 2-Dec-18 $2,000 $2,000 $4,000 Cambria (5240) 3-Dec-18 $500 $500 $1,000 Montecito (5240) 3-Dec-18 $500 $500 $1,000 Salinas Steinbeck (5230) 3-Dec-18 $500 $500 $1,000 Srikshetra Puri (3262) 4-Dec-18 $500 $0 $500 Pismo Beach (Five Cities) (5240) 11-Dec-18 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 Thousand Oaks (5240) 14-Dec-18 $500 $500 $1,000 San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (5240) 14-Dec-18 $2,500 $2,500 $5,000 Westlake Village Sunrise (5240) 20-Dec-18 $896 $896 $1,792 Paso Robles Sunrise (5240) 20-Dec-18 $500 $500 $1,000 Ventura (5240) 27-Dec-18 $500 $500 $1,000 Bakersfield East (5240) 27-Dec-18 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $15,505 $20,500 $36,005 Total $87,515 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [6-Dec-18] *Grant Information Summary [2-Dec-18] Education for Human Values [1-Dec-18] Partner Clubs GG1982913 [2-Dec-18] Prashanti School Floor Plan [1-Dec-18] School construction [2-Dec-18] Student graduate photo bio: Jhumeri [2-Dec-18] Student graduate photo bio: Satya [2-Dec-18] Student photo bio: Mamali [2-Dec-18] Student photo bio: Mantu

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History Log Entries 30-Nov-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Creation of project page. 2-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 by Johnny Watson of the Rotary Club of Escondido, District 5340. 3-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by Gerry Porter of the Rotary Club of Cambria, District 5240. 3-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by Todd Smith of the Rotary Club of Montecito, District 5240. 3-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by Debbie Hale of the Rotary Club of Salinas Steinbeck, District 5230. 4-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $500 by Biraja Keshari Dhal of the Rotary Club of Srikshetra Puri, District 3262. 11-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Steve Curry of the Rotary Club of Pismo Beach (Five Cities), District 5240. 14-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $568,010 by David Stowell of the Rotary Club of Thousand Oaks, District 5240. 14-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged". 14-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 with $2,500 DDF by Ermina Karim of the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, District 5240. 14-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Project reverted to "Published". 20-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $896 with $896 DDF by Randy Strong of the Rotary Club of Westlake Village Sunrise, District 5240. 20-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by Ron Rose of the Rotary Club of Paso Robles Sunrise, District 5240. 27-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by George Poulakos of the Rotary Club of Ventura, District 5240. 27-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Jimmie Soto of the Rotary Club of Bakersfield East, District 5240. 27-Dec-18 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged". 8-May-19 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access. 8-May-19 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation. 8-May-19 by Katherine Bliss System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation. 3-Oct-21 by George Poulakos We submitted the second year report and we just received acknowledgement that it was approved.