Details About our project on Childlabour

Details about our project on

Elimination of Childlabour Through Education

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While working with farm labour during 1988-90 the organization exposed to the issue                   of Child Labour. When the trustee saw the children working as child or boned Labour   in   

agriculture, he could realize the intensity of this issue. Since children can be employed on

low wages and are vulnerable to exploitation, profit-seeking landowners prefer them to   their adult counterparts. Poverty, lack of adequate schooling facilities, apathy towards  

education formed some of the major causes forcing children to work. Moreover the lack  

of social recognition to and sensitivity towards working children’s reality was more 

appalling. Since 1988-89 we initiated sustained campaign to create social awareness 

against child labour.

This project has been developed after a comprehensive thought process and by evolving a method that addresses problems at grassroots level. It aims to ensure lasting solution by involving participation of different stakeholders of the community through a focused approach on child motivation, empowerment of School education committee, supplementing formal education through village study centers initiated especially for former school dropouts and increasing the parents’ responsiveness towards their children.

The specific objectives are:

1.    To promote enrolment of child laborers as well as children in formal primary education school.

2.    To provide child laborers equal opportunities for formal school education and supplement formal education through village level study centers.

3.    To strengthen school education committees on village level by building the capacities of their members.

4.    To enhance awareness amongst parents about their children’s formal education.

5.    To promote participation of children in decision making on issues concerning them.

6.    To enhance dialogue and participation of the local Education Department officials, local Village Education Committee members, Gram Panchayat representatives, village school teachers and parents for improvement in quality of education and reduction of school dropouts.

7.    To promote awareness of the local community regarding importance of education.

2.  Specific expected results :

1.    At least 400 erstwhile child labourers become literate

2. 100 children would continue in main-stream education.
3. Interest in formal education triggered amongst the child labourers and their parents.
4. At least 50% of children would be exposed to computer literacy since each study centre would be equipped with computer (provided by TechMahindra and L&T InfoTech companies) and educational CD ROMs (provided by Azim Premji Foundation) and computer-based basic literacy packages (provided by Tata Consultancy Services).

5. 10,000 families will be made aware about ill effects of child labour.
6. Establishment of a study cum hobby centre at each village that supports formal school education.
7. 100% enrolment of children in schools in the project area.
8. 90% fall in number of children dropping out of school.
9. Reduction in incidence of child labour from the project area.

10. Village Education Committee becoming active and responsible about the village school

MONITORING INDICATORS:

Following are the monitoring indicators-

·         Number of child labourers joining and continuing education in the village school.

·         Nature of working of the village education committee.

·         Number of school dropouts from the project villages.

·         Number of child labourers originating from the project villages.

·         Nature of participation of the Education department local officials and Gram Panchayat members regarding functioning of the village school.

·         Number of decisions taken with children’s perspectives taken on board.

EVALUATION INDICATORS:

Following data and information would be recorded by PIRD during the project duration:

·         Attendance record of children participating in village study centers.

·         Daily diary maintained by the organizer cum teacher of the village study center.

·         Syllabus Plan made for supplementing formal school teaching at the study center.

·         Gradation test’s records of each child.

·         Records of tests undertaken every two months and progress card of each child.

·         Records of teaching learning aids developed and used at the village study center.

·         Daily diary and monthly reports developed by the project team.

·         Events’ register.

·         Activities undertaken against the stipulated time schedule.

·         School enrollment records of children.

·         Extent of participation and involvement of the target group

·         Field visit records.

·         Records and photos of awareness campaigns undertaken

          Responses reflected in the various components of the project

·         Vehicle log-book.

·         Accounts

·         Resources utilized

·         Studies / surveys / assessments undertaken in the project area by government or NGO.

1)     3.  Activities necessary for achieving each result:

1. Educational Awareness Campaign ( 1 day for every village)
2. School Enrolment drive
3. Village Study Centers
4. Strengthening of Village Education Committee
5. Dialogue with Education Department officials
6. . Children get-togethers
7. Mass awareness and information dissemination meets
8. Capacity building of village study center organizer cum teacher
9. Team work review meetings