Educating 400 Children in 8 Slums in Delhi/Gurgaon

Rabbina was only 12 years old when her family migrated to Delhi. As a young girl she always had dreamt of going to school. But living in a slum, it was not possible for her parents to enroll her in a school. She started working as a child labour and.got indulged in substance abuse. She also became very abusive in her behavior towards others. But things were to change. One day she came to know about Education on Wheels (EOW) program of Sukarya”.when she saw some children of her age going there. Out of curiousity, she rushed for admission into the remedial class of the EOW program and started attending classes regularly. It took a while but the ‘Life Skills' sessions on “Good Habits and Good Manners” brought in much needed change in her behavior and mannerism. Now she is not using abusive words anymore, has become respectful to others and encourages other children in the slums to come for classes evryday. She has become an ambassador for change.

During this quarter (January - April 2018) the EOW program got expanded into 2 more slum locations of Delhi [Tarachand colony & Arjun camp near Vasantkunj) by adding one more mobile unit. Now this project is running in 4 slums and 200 children are enrolled and receive daily basis classes under the non-formal education program. After many home visits & counseling sessions parents are now taking responsibilities to send their children regularly and on time. They are also showing their willingness to attend Parent teacher meeting. Children are showing great sense of competitiveness among themselves towards acquiring good attendance and scoring good marks in the examintion.

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