Shreyas Education Support Scheme (SESS)
Education is considered to be the rudimentary element of Development. Even through higher education for the children from poor families is still a dream, At this juncture, Shreyas education support is the felt need of the poor partner families.
At a later stage an education endowment scheme was launched in memory of late Fr. Philip Chakkalamury, the former Asst.
Executive Director of Shreyas for supporting the children in higher education. A massive involvement in this sector was initiated in the year 1994 with the collaboration of Indo German Social Service Society for supporting vocational education. This scheme is treated as revolving fund supporting a considerable number of students. The yearly awards for the SSLC and +2 toppers are examples for the involvement in this field.

In the light of the changes occurred in the education sector and the emerging needs, Shreyas initiated a project for supporting the students of partner families in employment-oriented education called Shreyas Education Support Scheme (SESS).

This programme aims at providing interest free loans to the socially and economically poor students of member families. We are mobilizing the money through local contribution from Partner families, Staff members, Institutions and other individuals both in India and abroad. So far we could mobilize Rs 12,32,431/- through local contribution and distributed Rs. 18,70,000/- to the needy students, with a fixed amount of Rs. 10,000/- each.



Objectives
  1. To promote the higher education for poor students
  2. To support job oriented education
  3. To promote local mobilization and sponsorship
  4. To provide information and guidance
  5. To create a self reliant society


Intervention Strategies
  • Resource mobilization through campaigns and sponsorship
  • Career guidance courses
  • Publication
  • Educational aid through loans
  • Vacation camps
  • Participatory identification of eligible candidates
  • Scholarship and awards