education & skills
CORE OBJECTIVE
Empowering children through quality education in schools with an enriching environment, bolstering reading skills with well-equipped libraries and engaging activities. Offering remedial support by volunteers and mobilizing resources for child-education. Additionally, building vocational skills of youth and women through trainings enabling individuals to thrive in various fields and make meaningful contributions to the society.
KEY STRATEGIES FOLLOWED :
- Establishing library and joyful learning environment Developing reading skill Strengthening community support & monitoring Providing education fees to the needy.
- Providing hand-holding support in application and follow-up of entitlements.
- Increasing community participation in planning and monitoring of local governance.
- Operating Children Help Line – 1098.
- Intervening in child protection for rescue and restoration
impact so far
Library to read
Reading Skill Progress
Reading turn over
6089 Children of 45 Govt. schools in 2 blocks have access to well decorated and equipped fun & learn libraries.
Reading turn over
Reading Skill Progress
Reading turn over
Books transaction of 12906 books by the children, teachers and community members from the libraries. An avg. transaction per children was 5.7 books at quarterly basis.
Reading Skill Progress
Reading Skill Progress
Reading Skill Progress
In the GROWBY Assessment comparing baselines with the end of the year, significant changes in reading abilities were noted across different proficiency levels in 80% of targeted children.
Academic Improvement
Mainstreaming Slum Children
Reading Skill Progress
86% students improved their academic performance during the project through tuition classes and library intervention. The assessment includes languages (Hindi & English) and Mathematics through predefined assessment tool.
Mobilization of Resources
Mainstreaming Slum Children
Mainstreaming Slum Children
A commendable positive trend was seen in 98% schools with separate rooms for libraries, ramped toilets for children with disabilities, and the availability of games material, playground, teacher v/s pupil ratio with notable increases through SMC strengthening and effective planning.
Mainstreaming Slum Children
Mainstreaming Slum Children
Mainstreaming Slum Children
219 slum children were benefited with Informal Education Centre while 56 drop out children have been admitted in school again.
Entitlements of Slums Children
101 slum children were facilitated to get Adhaar Cards and birth certificate to be eligible for different entitlements i.e. education, nutrition & health.
R.I. in Slums
246 slum dweller women and children received routine immunization through advocacy with health department of Ajmer.
Reproductive Health
Sponsoring Education
33 slum girls were llinked with Anganwadi to receive sanitary napkins and IFA Tablets on regular basis.
Sponsoring Education
Sponsoring Education
Currently, 343 children are getting financial support to continue their schools and higher studies including 36 orphans, 90 widows, 179 single parent and 38 HIV+.
Vocational Skills
460 women and girls in urban, semi-urban area and central Jail of Ajmer enhanced their vocational skills tailoring, beautician and computer operation. 69% (320) trainees adopted the skills and earning INR 500 to 4000 monthly.
Building Futures
110 children have completed their professional courses and placed in different field of careers, i.e. nursing, electrician, teaching, lab-technician, engineering etc.
Safeguarding the Childhood
Safeguarding the Childhood
Safeguarding the Childhood
12942 cases of child abuse, rescue and in need of support intervened in last 3 years through Child-line 1098 as a nodal NGO.
Sponsoring Schooling
Safeguarding the Childhood
Safeguarding the Childhood
426 underprivileged children completed their schooling through sponsorship program so far.
Funders & Partners
