Transform lives of 85 child laborers in India

Dear Respective Donors,

Greetings to you from HEARDS - India!

Training Programme and meeting for Staff and Teachers

A full day workshop was organized for the staff and teachers on the Right to Education (RTE) act, where we discussed in details how to carry forward the spirit of the law in the communities where we are presently involved.  A staff meeting is held every month to reorient the staff, so that they gradually give up the black board method of teaching and enhance their own capacity to take up the issues and matters, which affect the daily life of the children. The teachers teach how to cope with the hazardous working environment and also how to take precautionary measures to avoid mishaps and sickness.

Infrastructure Development & Uniform Distribution:

HEARDS with the support of donors like you provided the classrooms with ceiling fans so that the children feel easy and comfortable and get motivated to study. They were also provided uniforms for their daily wear in school. These valuable gestures by donors is a way of making these deprived children that they are also important and have the right of being happy like other normal children.

Incentives

Children are provided with the education materials like bags, note books, copy writing books, slates, pens, pencils, etc. along with the educational calendars which help efficiently in learning basic calculations and also to learn easily English and Telugu language (the local language). 

EDUCATION

The child labor rehabilitation center run for 7-8 hours a day, six days a week except second Saturdays. Using HEARDS specially developed Accelerated Bridge Course, the children were given intensive educational support to bring them up to the level necessary for them to be integrated into age appropriate classes. Progress was reinforced through regular revision and testing throughout the year. Support for children with learning difficulties – Teachers in both the centers provided one-to-one support for slow-learners or those with learning difficulties. 

Computer Training for Children

It was happy that there was an additional educational component for the children.  Two Computers were purchased along with the computer table and chairs.  The children were started to give training on computers and all the children were very much happy to learn computers. We have a teacher who has undergone six months training on computer operation, word, excel, power point, drawings and painting and other general function of computer. At present this teacher were teaching basics of computers to the children. This programme has created more enthusiasm among children to learn more in education and also in computers.  I assure you that this programme will help the children to be a computer literate and they can able to perform basic operations in computers before leaving this rehabilitation center.

Mid-day Meal

Mid day meal is also one of the important motivational factor for parents to send their children to the rehabilitation center.  Children in the center were given good nutritious food like rice with dhal, vegetables, pulses and leafy vegetables in all the working days.  Eggs were provided once in a week to the children to make them healthier.  The cook will follow the nutrition menu according to the guidance of the project coordinator and the center teachers. 

Conclusion

We are happy to state that our effort of giving a new life to many deprived children is bearing fruits as seen in the performance of children in various exams and the number of children we were able to educate. We are grateful to all our various donors.