Preventing school dropout of 300 children in India

by Sahaara Charitable Society
Preventing school dropout of 300 children in India
Preventing school dropout of 300 children in India
Preventing school dropout of 300 children in India
Preventing school dropout of 300 children in India
Preventing school dropout of 300 children in India
Preventing school dropout of 300 children in India
Preventing school dropout of 300 children in India
Preventing school dropout of 300 children in India

Project Report | May 31, 2022
Support children to continue School education

By Ancila John | Asst. Manager- Donor Reporting & Donor Development

Name of Project: Preventing school dropout of 400 children in India

Project Period: Ongoing

Specific Objectives of the Project:

  • The children in Government Homes and red-light areas gain academic, vocational and life skill education.

Achievements of the Project:

  • Good support is being shown by the authorities for regular attendance of 9th & 10th students.
  • School has begun and children appeared for their X standard exam. The children reported that exams went well.
  • COO & Deputy CEO met with the Home Superintendents and received good feedback concerning Sahaara’s work in government homes.
  • More partnership is strengthening between Sahaara and other NGOs like Humara Footpath, Connect For & Aikarthya.
  • Clothes distribution done for 9 children & 2 parents in Ghatkopar red light district.
  • Teachers & Program Manager have enrolled for Literacy Training Program conducted by Teach for India.

Number of beneficiaries: 414

Key Activities:

  • Early childhood Education
  • Remedial Education
  • Youth sessions
  • Awareness and Counselling to prevent school dropout
  • Awareness sessions and counseling about hygiene and WASH behaviors
  • Life skills training and access to vocational training courses
  • Raising community educators and volunteers through parent & youth training

Challenges:

  • Syllabus completion due to lockdown last month has piled up for the teachers and hence teachers are working hard to complete the same.
  • Managing schedule for special classes along with offline school for the children is challenging.
  • Quarterly tests were conducted for children who did not achieve objectives - it was hectic to manage normal schedule & testing especially because of the Covid restrictions.
  • Since school has begun, attendance is affected. Children are finding it difficult to manage the schedule. As of now two different batches have been made to cater to different timings of the school.
  • Because of lack of woman-power revision for Maths exam could not be taken & hence it has affected the marks.

One Step at a Time

Khushi* is a quiet little girl who was shifted to BKN in 2020. Since then, she had started attending Sahaara’s remedial classes. When she first got introduced in the class, she didn't want to talk to anyone. She wouldn’t even speak with the teacher. She was extremely introverted. The teacher tried to find ways to help Khushi open up and mingle with her peers. In that effort, the teacher started to talk to her while playing games and tried to keep her engaged.

Khushi also didn't know how to write because she was too small and didn’t have any educational foundation. Many a times she felt homesick and missed her parents so much that it used to make her cry. To help Khushi cope with her situation, the teacher assigned another child named Meena* to support Khushi and keep her company. Meena also kept the teacher updated about Khushi. This idea of the teacher of providing Khushi with a support person worked really well for Khushi.

Khushi then slowly started to become more and more stable and started talking with the teacher. Eventually, the teacher started to teach her to write and came up with creative methods of teaching like the play-way method for her to learn while playing games. Khushi started to enjoy learning. She is now able to slowly read and write small words as well. She has also started to socialize with other girls and enjoys playing with them.

The teacher at Sahaara’s remedial classes identified Khushi’s needs and addressed those issues in the best way possible to promote the child’s growth towards a strong emotional and educational future.

*Name changed to protect participant identity.          

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Sahaara Charitable Society

Location: Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra - India
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Sahaara Charitable Society
Rahul Thomas
Project Leader:
Rahul Thomas
Navi Mumbai , Maharashtra India

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