Happy 5th Birthday JPRT!!!

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY JPRT!

YESS!!! We are now officially 5 years old! Its been a wonderful 5 years of tabling that the tablers of JPRT have enjoyed from the heart. Lots of achievements but most importantly LOTS & LOTS OF FRIENDS. We hope to continue and expand this wonderful group of friends that is Round Table.

Chairman Tr. Tarun Bansal's Message on the eve of JPRT 171's Birthday:

As the work on our 2nd school project draws to a close I would like to thank the tabling fraternity for its support and encouragement all through the five years of our tabling experience.
15 young men, with NO idea about this wonderful movement came together and a table was born in Rajasthan. Very well helped and motivated by Delhi Tables, particularly our parent tables DSRT 32 and DMRT 149, JPRT 171 started enjoying this movement and each other's friendship.
Standing at the juncture of our 5th birthday and the completion of our biggest project till date, I take this opportunity to thank this wonderful movement and all the wonderful tablers from area 5 that have helped make tabling an essential and enjoyable part of our lives.
Tr. Tarun Bansal,
Chairman, JPRT 171

IPC, National Committee member and AST - Area V, Tr. Lalit Ahuja hosted a grand 5th Birthday Party of JPRT-171 with all tablers from Jaipur, Bhilwara and Delhi (and elsewhere) invited.

Once again - Three Cheers for JPRT

Hip Hip Hooorrayhhh
Hip Hip Hooorrayhhh
Hip Hip Hooorrayhhh

Press Release for 21 Oct 2007

Jaipur Pinkcity Round Table 171 is a group of 16 young men, part of an international organisation called Round Table.

Round Table India is building primary schools benefiting ONE MILLION CHILDREN, under its long term project - Freedom through Education.

Under this project Round Table India has already built more than 1000 classrooms impacting 650,000 children in less than 5 years! A few salient features of Freedom through Education project are as follows:

• More than 1000 schools already constructed.


• Over 6,50,000 children already benefited.


• Rs. 75 Crores plus invested to achieve the same.


• Gujarat Earthquake Relief Fund - In collaboration with Wipro, RTI rebuilt 14 schools in the quake-affected zones.


• Orissa Cyclone Relief Fund - RTI collaborated with its partner tables within India and Netherlands to reconstruct over 10 schools in the cyclone-hit areas of Orissa.


• Janmabhoomi Project - RTI with the government of Andhra Pradesh have built more than 50 schools across the state.


• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan - RTI and the Government of Tamil Nadu implemented projects for over Rs 250 million.


• Operation Pathashala - Government of Karnataka partnered with RTI for the construction of classrooms in the state

In Rajasthan, the tabling movement is new, but is already making its presence felt in the scene of education with four tables and three schools already being built.

Jaipur Pinkcity Round Table, the oldest table in Rajasthan has already built one primary school at Sunaron Ki Dhani, Khejroli, near Chomu, and supports another school at Bindayaka.

Continuing with the good work, Jaipur Pinkcity Round Table, has built an 8 classroom wing at Government Upper Primary School, Parshuramdwara, Near Jalmahal, Amer Road, Jaipur.

Nearly 900 children are currently studying in 4 classrooms in an old building, which is in dire need of repairs. JPRT has built a completely new wing that, at present, has 8 classrooms and can go up to 18 classes in the future. Besides this, JPRT has also repaired and refurbished the existing building to make it a more cheerful place that schoolchildren can look forward to come to everyday.

The total cost for the new school wing is Rs 28 lacs out of which Rs 11 lacs has been given by the Government of Rajasthan under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan scheme and the rest has been given by JPRT.

The project has been completed in just 6 months, starting from April when the Bhoomi Poojan was done, to October 21, 2007 when the school is being handed over.

The project has been built as a showcase pilot project under an MOU with the Govt. of Rajasthan whereby the Government provides land and partial funding (under SSA) and the rest of the funding is arranged by Round Table members, in an attempt to make a school which is comparable to a good private school in quality of construction, design and facilities provided.

Round Table will be making more such schools in this public-private partnership. It is also committed to support these schools in the long run towards their other infrastructural needs.

3 Days And Counting...

Four of us went to the school project site for a final check before the inauguration. As you can see, the paint work is in progress, the premises in school is being leveled and the clean and finished building will look... wonderful... It finally sunk in - the work we had done and of which we should be justifiably proud of! The invites have gone and the inauguration date is fixed.

BIBI Russell has graciously agreed to be the Guest of Honour at the school inauguration. Tr. Manish and his wife met Bibi on 15th for dinner and she confirmed to be the guest of Honour. These days, Bibi Russell, the face of Bangladeshi fashion and an UNESCO Artist for Peace, is in Rajasthan busy preparing for a very special fashion show - 'Fashion for Development', to be held at the UN headquarters in New York, USA.

"Rajasthan is a dream place for any creative person, with its vivid colors, beautiful architecture and music," says Russell, who has joined hands with the state government of Rajasthan to promote 'Fashion for Development'. The aim of the project is to improve the quality of handlooms and khadi of Rajasthan and bring them back into the limelight. In the process, the weavers are assured of much-needed socio-economic development and a sustainable income. more...

Tr. Alok and Chairman Tr. Tarun have been regularly flooding tabler's mailboxes with innovative invites for the inauguration. We are all keeping our fingers crossed for the inauguration.

We're almost there!!!

The school project is in the final stages of completion. More than 6 months of hard work and more and it fills us with pride to see the fruits of our efforts - the fulfillment of our dream.

All tablers of JPRT would proudly inaugurate the school on 21st of October 2007. At last count there were 850 plus students in this 'heritage' school building studying in 5 ramshakle 'classrooms'. Now with our dream transformed into a reality, they will now have a new, comfortable, wing of 8 classrooms that can go up to 18 classrooms in the next phase.

See what tabling can do for a community...
See what a group of 16 young men can achieve in 6 months...
Be a part of the celebrations as our hopes take concrete shape...
Be part of these children's joy...
Witness the dreams and hopes of these young Indians find a better ground to grow on...

COME on the 21st of October and be a part of JPRT 171's pride and witness the inauguration of the new wing of the Parshuramdwara Upper Primary School at Jaipur.