Educate school dropout children in rural India

Light of Life Trust

Project Anando – Jalna District

Report: July to October 2015

     Programmes/activities organized in this period:

Weekend Empowerment Workshops : In this reporting period a total of 66 workshops were conducted with the beneficiaries across all the centres. Average attendance of beneficiaries was 76 %. The following subjects were covered during this period:

1. Effective techniques of writing exam papers.
2. I can do many things for my village even in my childhood
3. Vachal tar vachal (if you read you will be saved)
4. Roles and Responsibilities
5. Ambition and action
6. Effective communication

      Parent Meetings

In this reporting period 12 parent meetings across all the centres were undertaken with the following objectives:

• To make parents aware about the importance of the student friendly supplementary education programme and classes held in English & Maths on a daily basis.  
• To look at parents own dreams for their children and how to work towards supporting their children to meet their goals
• To help them clearly identify their responsibilities and ways to meet them

       Mahacharcha Programme

The programme was conducted for the Std X students of all centres in the month of July 2015 where ranker students and parents of the 2014 – 15 Std X batch were honored for their excellent performance and were invited to share their experiences to achieve the success. The students who are currently preparing for the Std X exams and their parents were motivated through this programme.

Celebration of Special festivals: Rakshabandhan

In the month of September the festival of Rakshabandhan was celebrated at all centres. The objective of this programme was to build the feeling of being part of a family. This festival focuses on the brother- sister relationship and its significance and importance in our lives. The girls tie a rakhi (a beautifully designed thread) on the wrist of the boys to emphasize on the relationship and responsibility of the boy to look after the girl like a sister through all ups and downs of life.

Raniy Picnic

Beneficiaries of all the centres enjoyed the picnic organized for them in the month of September 2015.   They participated in various individual & team fun games organized for them by the LOLT team. The food was prepared by the beneficiaries themselves at the picnic spot. The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

        Light of Life Trust Team – Capacity Building Training Programme

In the month of October 2015 a Capacity Building Training programme for the Jalna Team (both       Anando & SFSEP) members was conducted. The main objectives were 

• To instill the core values of  integrity, passion, trust, respect, commitment & Joy in the

• To look at ways in which to achieve, maintain & develop ‘participation’ of Target Audience    

             (Child and Parent)

        Visit of LOLT CEO to Jalna District

Light of Life Trust’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Pradeep Koppikar along with the CEO Mr. Todakar Anna from Prayay Organization a NGO working in Aurangabad visited Jalna District in the month of September. The visiting team interacted with the students, parents & school authorities and received a very positive and good response from them.

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