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The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation (literally ''Foundation of Solo Schools'') is a non-profit organization involved in education and village development in rural areas and tribal villages of India. It is the largest grassroots, non-government education initiative in India with presence in 51,717 villages providing free education to more than one million children.〔 The foundation's model of operation is single-teacher schools, with the premise of "Ek Shikshak, Ek Vidyalaya" meaning "one teacher for every school."〔〔 The individual schools, known as Ekal Vidyalayas, have local teachers who teach in the regional language using various modes like story-telling, folk dramas, and folk songs.〔 The schools also impart moral education, health care education and organic farming techniques. Tata Dhan Academy with Professor Seshadri of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore recently performed social impact study praised EKAL schools for providing holistic education to children in remote villages. 〔 〕 EVF is actively involved in fund-raising activities in several countries outside India, most notably the United States. The foundation's mission is to open 100,000 schools and eradicate illiteracy from rural and tribal India by 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.ekal.org/content/ekal-histroy )〕 A March 2003 report named ''A Factual Response to the Hate Attack on the India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF)'' states that several authors, state governments and social organisations have praised EVF's role in bringing literacy and empowerment to millions of children in rural and tribal areas of India. EVF is associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.〔 〕 The Ekal Vidyalaya schools were assisted by the NDA Government from 1999–2000 onwards. This was stopped in 2005 by the UPA Government when one of its committees reported irregularities and pursuit of anti-minority agenda in some schools.〔〔 Critics of EVF have said that the schools pursue a Hindu-nationalist agenda and generate hatred towards minorities.〔〔 According to ''A Factual Response to the Hate Attack on the India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF)'', supporters of EVF have stated that the schools do not teach hate, and that they themselves have been the target of a campaign by media and academic networks. ==Establishment and growth== The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation (EVF) was established in 1986 by Rakesh Popli, a US-returned Indian nuclear scientist, and his wife Rama Popli, a child education specialist.〔 The couple established the foundation's first single-teacher school in Gumla in Jharkhand (then a part of Bihar).〔 〕 The movement was successful within two years and, in 1989, 60 single-teacher schools were started simultaneously in Dhanbad. By 1995–1996, the foundation was running 1,200 schools in Jharkhand.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us ) 〕 In the 1990s, global support networks were established. The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of India was officially registered in 2000 and the EVF-USA was registered soon after. As of April 2008, there were more than 23,000 schools run by EVF, including 2,100 schools in the North Eastern states.〔 The number of schools grew to 27,000 in 2010, 34,000 in 2011 and 51,717 in 2013.〔〔 EVF's goal is to reach 100,000 villages in the India's tribal belt by 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Essel Cares: Ekal Vidyalaya )〕 EVF is associated with the Hindu nationalist organisations Vishva Hindu Parishad, which is in turn a member of the Sangh Parivar, the family of organisations run by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).〔〔 ''A Factual Response to the Hate Attack on the India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF)'' points out that some who have been on the board of trustees of the foundation include B. K. Modi, the founder of ModiCorp, Justice P. N. Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India; L. M. Singhvi, former High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom; Abid Hussain, former Indian ambassador to the United States.〔 The foundation was headed in the past by Subhash Chandra, the Chairman of Essel Group and the founder of Zee TV.〔 Hema Malini, Indian actress and danseuse, has served as the global brand ambassador for the Ekal Vidyalaya movement. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ekal Vidyalaya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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