Care and School Education of Street Children

Quarterly Progress Report May 2019 to July 2019

Thanks to all our donors who supported and encouraged us to continue Care and School Education of Street Children Project in Pune city. Foundation has conducted following activities from May 2019 to July 2019 for these children :

 May 2019

1^st May - Competitors Foundation started providing diet service to 400 children residing in Vishrantwadi, Khadki and Lohgaon area through Iscon Temple, Kondhwa

1^st May to 30^th May -  Summer camps were started for 1700 children with the purpose of keeping children busy so that they would not resort to begging and also upgrade their skills. It consisted of outdoor activities like sports along with indoor activities like drawing,, craft, dance, making various articles from used bottles etc.

June 2019

1^st to 15^th June – Registration, Counseling and school admission process was initiated in the areas where new street children came to reside. Necessary documents were procured for those children who did not have any document necessary for school admission. All such children were given school admission on 16^th June.

4^th June - 250 children from Hadapsar area were taken to Chokhi Dani Resort / entertainment park on a picnic and later with the help of team of doctors from Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital their health check up was done.

9^th June - 300 children from Vishrantwadi, Khadki, Lohgaon, Ramwadi and Tingrenagar areas were taken to Chokhi Dani Resort / entertainment park on a picnic and later with the help of team of doctors from Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital their health check up was done.

17^th June – 300 children from Dapodi, Sangvi and Katraj areas were taken to Chokhi Dani Resort / entertainment park on a picnic and later with the help of team of doctors from Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital their health check up was done.

20^th June – 200 children from Hadapsar, Karvenagar and Katraj areas were taken to Chokhi Dani Resort / entertainment park on a picnic and later with the help of team of doctors from Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital their health check up was done.

July 2019

In this month children who are not safe at their homes, not attending schools were moved to the hostel for street children at Katraj.

The newly admitted children are provided extra coaching from this month.

Quarterly Progress Report February 2019 to April 2019

Thanks to all our donors who supported and encouraged us to continue Care and School Education of Street Children Project in Pune city. Foundation has conducted following activities from February 2019 to April 2019 for these children :

February 2019

3^rd February – One donor donated notebooks, pens, pencil for 120 children from Range Hills, Khadki, area. 10 children studying in 10^th class were given school bags and educational material. There after they participated in group activities.

17^th February – 20 children staying on the road at BRT Bust Stop Vishrantwadi area were given blankets, and hygienic material by a donor

19^th February – Children from all locations were given information about great king Shivaji along with the information about various forts on the occasion of his birth anniversary.

25^th February – Surya Barbal Group arranged hair cutting of 150 children from Phulenagar, Katevasti, BRT bus stop area.

28^th February – On the occasion of Science Day children were given information about science and science tests / experiments were shown.

March 2019

3^rd March – Health Check Up Camp for 150 children from Phulenagar, Katevasti, Lohgaon, BRT bus stop consisting or HB, General Check up, ENT checkup etc.

4^th March – Team Building Games were arranged for the children from Katevasti along with drawing competition.

8^th March – All the women from various locations were gathered together and were given information about Women’s Day and they were given eatables. Those women who were sending their children to schools clean were felicitated.

13^th March – Annual (Final) exams began and the children were given pens and pencils.

14^th March – Some children from Pudhari vasti passed with distinction the Pre-Scholarship exam for Std III and Std VI

21^st March – All the social workers celebrated the festival of Holi with the children.

31^st March – A program ‘Khushiyonke Rang’ was arranged for the 300 children and they participated in dance and were given school material.

April 2019

1^st April – Children having their final exams were accompanied to school and were given guidance about exam paper.

3^rd April – Master Rohan Garud was referred for removal of tonsils and was taken to Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital by our Social Worker wherein he was operated.

9^th April – A girl from Range Hills was taken to Sassoon General Hospital for IQ Testing.

15^th April – Surya Barbal Group arranged hair cutting of 60 children from Sangvi and Dapodi areas of Pune.

19^th April – As most of the children finished their final exams 1 ½ months summer camp is arranged consisting or sports, crafts, drawing, dance, singing and study / academic activities.