Udayan Ghar Programme
Udayan Care had set up its first Udayan Ghar (Home) for children in 1996 and created its own model of LIFE: Living in Family Environment. This model enables erstwhile children in need of Care & Protection in to grow in a loving family environment. In these homes, the children are loved and cared for by a group of Mentor Parents-socially committed individuals (volunteers) who groom the children with a team of Coordinators at homes, along with resident Care Givers, Supervisors, & Volunteers.
These homes are located in busy, middle class neighborhoods, so children can reintegrate themselves into society through direct community involvement which helps mainstreaming the children ahead. Our children and young adults are receiving quality education in some of the best educational institutions such as: The Sagar School at Tijara, Alwar, Mata Bhagwati school, Genesis Global school, Tagore International School, East of Kailash, Banyan Tree School, Global Indian International School etc and colleges/ universities like College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi, Hi- Tech Institute of Engineering, Ghaziabad, Punjab University, Lingaya’s University etc.
Since inception Udayan Ghars have nurtured over 800 children with love, care and protection in 13 Homes across 4 states of India. Presently, there are 187 children across all homes. 27 of our young adults are also been supported through our After Care Programme.
Workshops/ Activities during this Quarter
During the period of June - August, 2017 the team continued working for the betterment of children and the programme. The quarter went well with children engrossed in studies preparing for their final-term examinations and a few corporate engagements. Workshops being a monthly affair addressed several concerns pertaining to Children, Care-givers, Mentor Parents and Coordinators.
Workshops were held with all the programme stakeholders (mentors, coordinators, caregivers, and children). In order to strengthen the stakeholders the following workshops were held during the quarter:
Since, in a constantly changing environment, having life skills is an essential part of being able to meet the challenges of everyday life, Life Skill workshops at home were also held like every other quarter which focused on various subjects like self awareness & self identity, coping with emotions, relationship building, healthy & unhealthy relationships, knowing self, decision making, stress management, healthy habits; family & community, communication and problem solving.
Psychologist, Ms. Dipti conducts life skill workshops every month with both Noida Boys and Girls. The topics covered so far include, Effective Communication, Good touch & Bad touch and Self Esteem.
The mentor mother, Ms. Rukmani and the social worker, Ms. Rakhi conduct life skills workshops every month in the Jaipur ghar leaving no stone unturned in nurturing the girls. The topics that were covered during the quarter include, ‘Effective Communication; Passive, Aggressive & Assertive’, ‘Understanding Feelings’ and ‘Relationship’.
The social worker, Ms. Naynee ensures that children in her Mehrauli ghar get well versed with all the skills required to carry out daily life activities. During the period, life skills workshop on Managing Emotions in the month of June, Body Image in the month of July and Self Esteem in the month August was conducted. And likewise, life skill workshops at other Udayan Ghars were also conducted during the quarter.
Udayan Care Annual Summer Camp’17, Masti Ka Udan Khatola - Journey of Joy
5 days residential camp, 12th June to 16th June’17, was organized at Jagshanti Udayan Ghar, Greater Noida. The summer camp themed “Masti ka Udan khatola - Journey of Joy”was Udayan Care’s 23rd Annual Summer camp.
Summer Camp is the time when children across our 13 ghars come together for fun & learning and showcase their talent. It is the time filled with lots of surprises, gifts & awards and delicious eats. It is also the time where mentors, social workers and care givers get an opportunity to revive their relationship with the children. Summer camp brings along the opportunity for everyone to come together to a common platform for becoming a part of collective and collaborative learning.
Children from different ghars were engaged in various activities and workshops, including Art and Craft, Theater, Paper Meshy, Dance and Music, etc. Maximizing the fun, taekwondo demonstration, nukkad natak, fun mela by Genpact and various other activities were held during the summer camp.
The camp was concluded on 16th June with its grand finale throwing some spectacular performances including group dance, group song and a skit. Children’s efforts reflecting from their academic performance were also recognized and they were awarded with scholarship.
Chief Guest, Ms. Suniti, Superintendent of Police, Greater Noida (Rural) and Guest of Honour, Ms. Melissa from CanAssist graced the occasion with their presence.
ICN Matsiko (World Orphan Choir)
The 3rd batch for ICN Matsiko tour departed on 14th June, 17 for the USA, with 3 little princesses being led by an alumna of Udayan Ghar Programme. Our children along with children from other countries will be travelling and performing in different parts of America. Being a part of Matsiko children’s choir is a great honor and wonderful opportunity as it helps children improve their English language skills as well as develop confidence, increase self-esteem and hone their talent for singing, and gain from the exposure.
International Yoga Day Celebration
On the eve of International Yoga Day, 21st June’17, Udayan Ghar, Gurgaon in collaboration with Satkrishna Charitable Trust celebrated Yoga Day. Different stakeholders including Miss Ritu (DCPO), Miss Nisha (Legal Officer, DCPU), Mr. Ramveer (Sarpanch, Narsinghpur) and Mr. Rahul (Mr. Haryana) have participated in the event. Nearly about 225 people participated in the Yoga Day celebration.
Tree Plantation Drive by Baxter
On 30th June’17, World Environment Day (6th June) was celebrated at Udayan Ghar, Gurgaon wherein a team of employees from Baxter devoted their time in planting saplings with the children in the ground within the premises of the Ghar.
Dance Competition at YWCA
On 23rd July’17, seven girls from Greater Noida Ghar participated in a dance competition at YWCA (Young Women Christians Association). They performed contemporary dance and bagged second prize. Groups from various other NGOs also participated in the event. The victory has undoubtedly boosted the self confidence of the girls.
Teej Celebration at Jaipur Ghar
On 25th July’17, children at Jaipur Ghar celebrated Teej festival. Children applied mehndi (henna) on each others’ hand and enjoyed ghewar (a traditional Rajasthani sweet).
Children’s Performance at Dignity Foundation
On 29th July’17, an event was organised by Dignity foundation on the occasion of the inauguration of their Delhi Chapter. Dr. Kiran was invited as the Guest of Honour. The organization works for elderly and event was also dedicated to them. The speakers shared that planning strategies for the elderly has become the need of the hour as we will be having a population in future which would be majorly covered by the elderly. Also, it was emphasized that the elderly group needs to learn and unlearn simultaneously to adapt to the new generations maintaining their proximity. The children from Mehrauli and Gurgaon Ghar performed at the event and were appreciated for their efforts. The event was followed by the snacks.
Independence Day Celebration
Instilling the feeling of patriotism among children at Udayan Care, Independence Day was celebrated on 15th August throughout all the 13 ghars. The celebration started with flag hoisting and went through quiz & competitions, dance performances, patriotic songs, delicious eats and flying kites in the evening. The children enjoyed the day to the fullest.
Art Room Programme
ArtReach India has come up with Artroom Programme for the participants of Teaching Fellowship Programme to keep a sustained ongoing artistic engagement of the children.The workshops take place on every second Saturday of the month, starting from the month of July. These workshops are being led by different artists, therefore, giving our children all the more exposure & enhancing our children’s artistic talent further.
The workshops took place on 8th July’17 and 12th August’17.
On 7th March, 2017 workshop on Menstrual Health and Hygiene was conducted by Ms. Purnima from National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) at the Udayan care Head Office.
Success Story (any one)
1) Showering Brothers at Udayan Care
Tears of joy, infantile smiles, affectionate embrace and glittering faces is what all, we witnessed at Udayan Care during the month of Raksha Bandhan. The piousness of the festival showered blessings on our children in a way that few girls residing at our Udayan Ghars were able to meet their long lost brothers.
Rakhi found her brother after 7 years
Mamta found and met her brother after 8 years
Muskan & Sonal found and met their brother after 11 years
Siblings Reunited After 11 Years (A story of one such reunion)
Siblings- Muskan (18 yrs), Sonal (16 yrs) & Tushar (20 yrs) had been through a difficult phase rendering them into orphan hood, abandonment & severance at a very tender age leading to early childhood trauma.
After the tragic demise of mother and later father, Muskan & Sonal were surrendered to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) by their paternal uncle resulting in separation of the sisters with their brother. The girls were then transferred to our Jagshanti Udayan Ghar for girls at Greater Noida in 2006 for long term care and protection by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) while no whereabouts of their brother were mentioned. The little girls hardly had any idea of what was happening nor did they have any idea about their brother and their place of residence.
Muskan & Sonal have been raised and nurtured with the required love, care and affection in a conducive, family environment and given the sufficient opportunities to grow. They have been groomed into strong, confident and self sustaining individuals under the guidance & love of mentor parents and other home staff.
The sisters are blessed with appealing personality and possess good intellectual and artistic abilities. Despite, being from a traumatic background, they have been able to mark their impression in academics and other fields like dancing, art and craft, sports etc.
One thing that had always disturbed and brought them pain was their inability to meet their lost brother. They missed him a lot and used to cry especially on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. This was the time when the ghar team this year decided to swing into action through the bits & pieces of information in order to find the lost brother. Fortunately, the team was able to locate their brother, Tushar. On 14th of August’17, the sisters were totally surprised to see their brother sitting in front of them at Jagshanti Home. Indeed, it was a moment worth watching and capturing. One could feel their enthusiasm and eagerness to see and talk to each other.
The present era has seen the experts and champions of child protection emphasize more about children’s rehabilitation and restoration to their family but, stories of children such as Muskan & Sonal, compel us to rethink over the definition of ‘best interest of the child’.
Udayan Ghar Programme
Udayan Care had set up its first Udayan Ghar (Home) for children in 1996 and created its own model of LIFE: Living in Family Environment. This model enables erstwhile children in need of Care & Protection in to grow in a loving family environment. In these homes, the children are loved and cared for by a group of Mentor Parents-socially committed individuals (volunteers) who groom the children with a team of Coordinators at homes, along with resident Care Givers, Supervisors, & Volunteers.
These homes are located in busy, middle class neighborhoods, so children can reintegrate themselves into society through direct community involvement which helps mainstreaming the children ahead. Our children and young adults are receiving quality education in some of the best educational institutions such as: The Sagar School at Tijara, Alwar, Mata Bhagwati school, Genesis Global school, Tagore International School, East of Kailash, Banyan Tree School, Global Indian International School etc and colleges/ universities like College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi, Hi- Tech Institute of Engineering, Ghaziabad, Punjab University, Lingaya’s University etc.
Since inception Udayan Ghars have nurtured over 784 children with love, care and protection in 13 Homes across 4 states of India. Presently, there are 178 children across all homes. 27 of our young adults are also been supported through our After Care Programme.
Workshops/ Activities during this Quarter
During the period of March - May, 2017 the team continued working for the betterment of children and the programme. The quarter went well with children engrossed in studies preparing for their final-term examinations and a few corporate engagements. Workshops being a monthly affair addressed several concerns pertaining to Children, Care-givers, Mentor Parents and Coordinators.
Workshops were held with all the programme stakeholders (mentors, coordinators, caregivers, and children). In order to strengthen the stakeholders the following workshops were held during the quarter:
Since, in a constantly changing environment, having life skills is an essential part of being able to meet the challenges of everyday life, Life Skill workshops at home were also held like every other quarter which focused on various subjects like self awareness & self identity, coping with emotions, relationship building, healthy & unhealthy relationships, knowing self, decision making, stress management, healthy habits; family & community, communication and problem solving.
Shanti Home and the Mentor Father, Mr. Deepak conducts workshop with Greater Noida children on a monthly basis. The topics covered during the quarter are Reaching My Goals in the month of March & April and Moving Forward in the month of May.
Psychologist, Ms. Dipti conducts life skill workshops every month with both Noida Boys and Girls. The topics covered so far include, Relationship, Communication & Teenage Issues.
And likewise, life skill workshops at other Udayan Ghars were also conducted during the quarter.
On 7th March, 2017 workshop on Menstrual Health and Hygiene was conducted by Ms. Purnima from National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) at the Udayan care Head Office.
On 8th March, 2017 International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women was celebrated at the Udayan Care Head Office and across different Udayan Ghars.
Holi, the festival of colors is one of the widely celebrated festivals in India. The festival brings with itself joy, love unity and marks the beginning of spring. The festival is loved by Udayan Ghar children as well. The young Udayanites spared some time from their too busy and tiring annual examination schedule and experienced the joy of the festival along with the mentor parents on 13th March, 2017.
Consultation on ‘Trauma Informed Care: Concepts & Practices for Children in Alternative Care’ was organised by Udayan Care on 17th of March 2017.
Experts, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, volunteers, members of various Child Welfare Committee, DCPU officers, counselors, senior organization heads and civil society members came together to discuss aspects of trauma-informed care for children living under alternative care.
Ms. Vandana from ArtReach India conducted workshops on 28th and 29th March, 2017 wherein, the participants were interviewed regarding how their journey with ArtReach India Teaching Fellowship Programme had been so far, what all they have learnt and experienced in the whole journey. In the next day’s session, children were taught about making and designing objects using ‘Plaster of Paris’ (P.O.P). The participants made some beautiful creations that were preserved to be put on display later on 6th May, 2017.
March is a month where children go through a phase that changes their daily routine, makes some of them undergo stress and anxiety, long hours of study and spend ample time on learning and working on time management. This phase is called as the Examination Phase. The phase is also marked by symptoms such as sleeplessness, restlessness, loss of appetite and fatigue. By the end of the month of March, children feel lethargic and exhausted, so felt our Udayan Ghar children. This time, out of 150 school-going children, all of them successfully appeared for their final term examination for different classes and out of these 150 children, 15 appeared for their Board examination for class X and XII. Therefore, in order to revive their energy before they start attending the next session at their school, Udayan Care planned to take all the children and the staff across its 11 ghars in Delhi/NCR for the movie, Poorna and later to KidZania. On 6th April, 2017, a group of 140 children and 30 staff members went to Spice Mall to witness the inspiring story of Poorna Malavath and later in the second half, the crowd headed towards KidZania andhad an amazing time enjoying activities, such as fashion show, dance show, theatre and working in the kitchen of some of the world’s renowned fast food restaurant chains like, Dominos, Dunkin Donuts etc.
On 9th April, 2017, the track at the Thyagraj Sports Complex was bustled with energy and enthusiasm. The track where 15 teams consisting of 12 participants in each fought against each other in the track and field event of 100 m dash. Competitors from each team tried hard to prove how strong their legs were, how fast they could be and how much pain they could take to bag the trophy for the first position and of course the best team. The event, Khelyatra was organized by Jyotiyatra. Athletes/competitors from each team competed in three different age categories – 12 & under, 14 & under and 16 & under. Team Udayan Care not only won the first position but also got a set of 14 domestic roundtrip air tickets (12 athletes & 2 coaches) to any place in the country.
On 14th & 15th April, 2017, art workshops continue to happen at the Greater Noida ghar. This time, the children were asked to paint the objects made from plaster of paris in the last class. After that children were asked to make big leaves out of plaster so that they can be put up on exhibition in the month of May. In the evening children were asked to cut the boxes from edges so as to make a structure out of it. Each and every child was asked to make his/her structure for the exhibition.
As planned, the artwork of children that included scroll paintings, sculptures, enamel art pieces and so much more was finally put on display at the Kiran Nadar museum of Art (KNMA) on 6th May, 2017. Children across different Udayan Ghars had been attending art workshops from the past six months organized by ArtReach India as part of their Teaching Fellowship Programme. The programme has helped these young artists polish their talent and have a promising future ahead. The exhibition will extend till 6th June, 2017.
On 13th and 14th May, 2017 Udayan Ghar children were invited for a two days camp, “Camp Zonovation” organized by Zonopact, a US based software developing company. The camp wasan idea incubator, which participants from idea generation, prototyping, product design, and investment to market launch. The Udayan Ghar children grabbed all the prizes (1st, 2nd & 3rd) in the activities carried out during the camp.
The achievements and awards are a never ending process for Udayan Family:
Success Story (any one)
1)
Sheetal used to live at her native place with her father and 4 sisters. Her mother died a few months after giving birth to Sheetal. Her father could not stand the trauma and went through severe depression. Her father was also diagnosed with TB (Tuberculosis). Due to his health being deteriorated day by day, he took all his five daughters to their uncle and aunt who showed unwillingness to receive them. The family then moved to their maternal grandparents in Delhi but the clouds of misfortune didn’t disappear. Poor financial condition was the reason this time that the family had to move again. Left with no other options, the father decided to put all his 5 children into Hope Foundation (an adoption home). But, as nobody came forth to adopt the children, they were transferred to Udayan Care for long term care and protection.
By this time, the little sisters had experienced so much of trauma and neglect that had affected their delicate childhood, their socialisation process and their mental & emotional well being.
Sheetal was just 5 years old when she came at Udayan Ghar, Greater Noida. She was traumatized, had no self confidence, had poor educational background and used to cry missing her mother whom she never saw.
She was nurtured with all required love, care and affection and started believing that she had found a new family at the Udayan Ghar. The efforts of the ghar team have transformed her into a girl who shares her experience of traumatized past without any hesitation.
Sheetal was supported through basic need of love and education too. Seeing her sincerity and dedication she was soon enrolled in one of the best schools of the town, DPS, Greater Noida where she groomed out to be a laborious student and started showing inclination towards fashion designing. She had recently appeared for her XII class board examination and scored 87.6% marks. Her dream to pursue her career in fashion designing has also taken a constructive shape as she had been successful in making her way to the India’s most renowned fashion institute, National Institute of Fashion & Technology (NIFT).
Udayan Ghar Programme
Udayan Care had set up its first Udayan Ghar (Home) for children in 1996 and created its own model of LIFE: Living in Family Environment. This model enables erstwhile children in need of Care & Protection to grow in a loving family environment. In these homes, the children are loved and cared for by a group of Mentor Parents-socially committed individuals (volunteers) who groom the children with a team of Coordinators at homes, along with resident Care Givers, Supervisors, & Volunteers.
These homes are located in busy, middle class neighborhoods, so children can reintegrate themselves into society through direct community involvement which helps mainstreaming the children ahead. Our children and young adults are receiving quality education in some of the best educational institutions such as: The Sagar School at Tijara, Alwar, Mata Bhagwati school, Genesis Global school, Tagore International School, East of Kailash, Banyan Tree School, Global Indian International School etc and colleges/ universities like College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi, Hi- Tech Institute of Engineering, Ghaziabad, Punjab University, Lingaya’s University etc.
Since inception, Udayan Ghars have nurtured over 698 children with love, care and protection in 13 Homes across 4 states of India. Presently, there are 174 children across all homes. 29 of our young adults are also been supported through our After Care Programme.
Workshops held during the Quarter
During the period of December, 2016 and January & February, 2017 the team continued working for the betterment of children and the programme. The quarter went well with children engrossed in studies to prepare for their final-term examinations and a few corporate engagements. Workshops, being a monthly affair, addressed several concerns pertaining to Children, Care-givers, Mentor Parents and Coordinators.
Workshops were held with all the programme stakeholders (mentors, coordinators, caregivers, and children). In order to strengthen the stakeholders, the following workshops were held during the quarter:
December’16
Topic: Child Participation – For the Children, Caregivers and Supervisors
January’17
Coping with Examination Stress – For Children
Participatory Workshop on Sanitation & Hygiene at Udayan Ghars – For Caregivers and Supervisors
Challenges Faced by Mentor Parents while Dealing with Children at Udayan Ghars – For Mentors and Coordinators
February’17
Care Giving (Training Module from FAIRSTART) – For Caregivers and Supervisors
Udayan Ghar Mobile Phone, Internet & Social Networking Issues & Concerns and Methods of Control – For Mentors and Coordinators
Since, in a constantly changing environment, having life skills is an essential part of being able to meet the challenges of everyday life, Life Skill workshops at home were also held like every other quarter which focused on various subjects like self awareness & self identity, coping with emotions, relationship building, healthy & unhealthy relationships, knowing self, decision making, stress management, healthy habits; family & community, communication and problem solving.
Shanti Home and the Mentor Father, Mr. Deepak conducts workshop with Greater Noida children on a monthly basis. The topics covered during the quarter are My Hopes & My Dreams, I Wish, I Hope – The book of me and Our Values, Our Behavior.
Psychologist, Ms. Dipti, conducts life skill workshops every month with both Noida Boys and Girls. The topics covered so far include Self-esteem & Decision making, Communication & Decision making and Managing anger.Likewise, life skill workshops at other Udayan Ghars were also conducted during the quarter.
During the month of December, volunteers, Ms. Aleena and Ms. Akshita (UNESCO – CID certified Expressive Arts Therapists) conducted four workshop sessions at Ghaziabad ghar. These sessions were themed on different topics, Body awareness, Pushing body limits, Brain exercises and concentration and, Trust building.
On 10th & 11th December, 2016 in continuation to their previous art workshops, in the month of November, a session was conducted by ArtReach at Greater Noida where children from different Udayan ghars were given exposure and learning of various forms of art and craft. This time, the participants were taught scroll painting, self painting and writing on real objects like vegetable flowers etc.
The much awaited Pottery Workshop was held at The British School, Chanakyapuri on 28th January, 2017 where the participants of ArtReach workshops were exposed to the art of moulding clay or ceramic into fashioned and desired shapes or objects.
Cartoon creation workshop was conducted at Noida Boys Ghar between 9th and 12th February, 2017. The workshop sessions were conducted by Mr. Aryan & Ms. Sonam from ArtReach India.The duo guided and trained the children on murals and made them paint the walls in the ghar. Children were motivated to bring out their imaginative and creative ideas and express them through drawing objects and characters on the walls.
Events and Celebrations
On 07.12.2016, children from Sant Nagar and Mayur Vihar Ghars were invited to watch a theatre show, Anokha Safar by Salaam Balak Trust at ICCR auditorium, New Delhi.
On 22nd December, 2016, the Make My Trip team invited children from Gurugram and Mehrauli Ghars to their office in Udyog Vihar, Gurugram to celebrate Christmas.
On 23rd December, 2016, a team of 6 employees from Prometric (also known as Prometric Testing, U.S. based company in the test administration industry) visited Gurugram Ghar to celebrate the holy festival of Christmas with the Ghar children. The team was being headed by the company’s Finance Controller, Mr. Lalit.
A two day residential Science Camp was organized at Jagshanti Udayan Ghar for Girls, Greater Noida on 4th and 5th January, 2017 wherein nearly 80 children in the age group of 13-18 years across 11 Udayan Ghars in Delhi/NCR area participated. 15 young and inspired Shalinis (beneficiaries of Udayan Shalini Fellowship Programme) also participated in the camp. The overall objective of this Science Camp was to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education among the young Udayanites.
Like last year, CPM India and Khushiyon ki Gaadi partnered with Udayan Care to celebrate this season’s most exciting event, the Winter Carnival, on 6th January, 2017. Mr. Mandeep, MD & CEO and Mr. Prakash, Director Operations, along with their team from CPM India and Mr. Jaideep, with his team from Khushiyon ki Gaadi, made the event grander than ever before.Delicious eats, exciting games, beautiful décor, music and artificial snow fall to give a chilling feel was all set at the venue, Jagshanti Udayan Ghar for Girls, Greater Noida. Children and staff across different Udayan Ghars came together to enjoy the event.While children enjoyed winning gifts at the game stalls and the crowd grooved to the music beats, there arrived our celebrity guest, Mr. Akhil, to judge our Udayan Care Talent Hunt Show. The Talent Hunt Show, being the USP of this season’s winter carnival, drew in a large participation of young and enthusiastic udayanites who showcased their dancing and singing talent.
During the month of January, 2017, volunteers from ASOS, London visited different Udayan Ghars to interact with the children. ASOS has been supporting Udayan Care since, 2009.The volunteers visited Greater Noida Ghar, Noida (girls & boys) Ghar and Mayur Vihar Ghar where they had group sessions with the children. They even painted walls at Greater Noida and Noida girls Ghar.
This time, the Udayan Ghar children got an amazing opportunity to visit India Art Fair Exhibition on 4th February, 2017 organised at NSIC grounds, Okhla Industrial Area, New Delhi. The children were exposed to the modern and contemporary art and beautiful artifacts by some of the leading and eminent artists.
On 5th February, 2017, one of Udayan Care’s grand events, the annual Sports Day, was held at Plaza Farm, Mehrauli. It was the 11th Adidas Group Udayan Care Sports Day and the chief guests, Mr. Dave, Managing Director-Adidas India and former Indian cricketer, Mr. Murali graced the occasion with their presence.The Sports event began with the Teddy Race for children aged 4-6 years. There were many other races according to various age groups which included Smiley Race, Where Is My Money with mentor parents, 100 m Dash, 200 m Dribbling Race, Sack Race, Free Your Partner Race, Relay Race, Little Hearts Race, Back Ball Race with alumni, Run for Party with Care Staff, Burst the Balloon with male staff, and Balancing Act with Pots with female staff.
On 11th February, 2017 around 20 children from Sant Nagar, Gurgaon and Mehrauli ghars participated in the Inter NGO sports meet organised by Concern India Foundation at Air Force ground, Palam, New Delhi.
The achievements and awards are a never ending process for the Udayan Family:
Success Story
The child, Rekha(name changed), came to Udayan Ghar at the age of 10 years. Having had traumatized past, the child faced behavioral concerns at the Ghar, time and again. But with the consistent efforts of the psychologist, social worker and the warmth provided by the mentor mothers and care givers, the concerns have decreased remarkably. Rekha has now turned into a confident and determined girl who is ready to shoulder responsibility of herself and her younger sibling, Moumita, who resides in the same ghar.
Rekha’s innate talent in art & craft has helped her open various windows of appreciation. Her ability to portray her thoughts on a canvas is tremendous. Recently, one of such paintings made by her was selected for the National Plan of Action for Children (NPAC) book cover. On 25thJanuary 2017, Rekha was felicitated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development at Civil Services Officers Institute (CSOI) in Chanakyapuri. This achievement is quite a feather in the cap for her.
Her art notebook is a delight to the eyes, with various emotions instilled in each picture for the onlooker to interpret. We wish for Rekha to have an imagination as deep as the ocean that can take her as far as the sky!
Udayan Ghar Programme
Udayan Care had set up its first Udayan Ghar (Home) for children in 1996 and created its own model of LIFE: Living in Family Environment. This model enables erstwhile children in need of Care & Protection to grow in a loving family environment. In these homes, the children are loved and cared for by a group of Mentor Parents-socially committed individuals (volunteers) who groom the children with a team of Coordinators at homes, along with resident Care Givers, Supervisors, & Volunteers.
These homes are located in busy, middle class neighborhoods, so children can reintegrate themselves into society through direct community involvement which helps mainstreaming the children ahead. Our children and young adults are receiving quality education in some of the best educational institutions such as: The Sagar School at Tijara, Alwar, Mata Bhagwati school, Genesis Global school, Tagore International School, East of Kailash, Banyan Tree School, Global Indian International School etc and colleges/ universities like College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi, Hi- Tech Institute of Engineering, Ghaziabad, Punjab University, Lingaya’s University etc.
Since inception Udayan Ghars have nurtured over 692 children with love, care and protection in 13 Homes, across 4 states of India. Presently, there are 169 children across all homes. 28 of our young adults are also being supported through our After Care Programme.
Workshops/ Activities during this Quarter
During the period of September, October and November, 2016 the team continued working for the betterment of children and the programme. The quarter went well with children engrossed in studies for their mid-term examinations and a few corporate engagements. Workshops, being a monthly affair addressed several concerns pertaining to Children, Care-givers, Mentor Parents and Coordinators.
Following workshops were held with the various programme stakeholders (mentors, coordinators, caregivers, and children), in order to strengthen them:
September’16
October’16
November’16
Life Skill workshops
Since, in a constantly changing environment, having life skills is an essential part of being able to meet the challenges of everyday life, Life Skill workshops at home were also held every other quarter. These workshops focused on various subjects like self awareness & self identity, coping with emotions, relationship building, healthy & unhealthy relationships, knowing self, decision making, stress management, healthy habits; family & community, communication and problem solving.
Shanti Home, on a monthly, basis conducts workshops with Greater Noida children. The topics covered so far are Anger Management, Safety and Security, Sexuality, and Empathy.
Psychologist, Ms. Dipti, conducts life skill workshops every month with both Noida Boys and Girls. The topics covered so far include, Empathy, Relationship Building, and Interpersonal Communication.
And likewise, life skill workshops at other Udayan Ghars were also conducted during the quarter.
Competitions
Talhunt, Outreach’s annual interschool competition, was held in NCR in the month of September, 2016 and it took place at Varunika Auditorium, Nausena Bagh, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. Children from various Outreach supported institutions participated to compete against each other and showcase their talent. Children from Gurgaon Ghar secured 2nd position in Group dance and won Cash prize of Rs 10,000.
Alka from Ghaziabad Ghar won 2nd prize in a painting competition organized by Hudco. The theme was ‘Housing at the Center’. The children had to portray in the form of drawing about the issues of shelter, personal spaces etc. that are becoming major environmental concerns these days.
Visits and celebrations
In the month of Oct’16, Mr. Jason (Harry Potter Star) along with his wife and daughters, visited the Sant Nagar Ghars organized by Mr. Ian, MSW, National Program Director, Centre of Excellence in Alternative Care of Children (India) & Children’s Emergency Relief International (CERI).
On 8th September, 2016 World Literacy Day was celebrated by children from Jaipur Ghar. Chairman and members of CWC, Jaipur also attended the programme. Children presented a play on Importance of Education and also gave a speech. CWC members appreciated the efforts of children.
In the month of October, 2016, Mehrauli Ghar children celebrated ‘Daan Utsav’ with the children living under Sarita Vihar flyover. The children there are being engaged at the centre run by Bucket List. The children not only gifted their extra stationery items and toys to the children but also did craft activities & played games with them. All the children participated in the activities with great enthusiasm.
As part of Art Reach classes, children from Udayan Ghars visited Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in the month of October, 2016 where special focus was given to Jeram Patel’s ‘Hospital Series’.
Mr. Dave (Managing Director, adidas India) along with his 55 team members ,Mr. Arijit (Group HR Director), Preet (Senior Manager, Talent Management), and Ritu (HR) visited the Udayan Ghar for Boys in Gurgaon. The purpose of the visit was to spend quality time with children and to promote sporting spirit among them. Various sports events like Sack Race, Three legged race, and Lemon race were organized by the team and winners were also presented with prizes.
Team Genpact visited Noida Ghars to celebrate Diwali with the children as they used to come every year and celebrate Diwali with the all the Kids of Noida Homes. There were 5 members of Genpact namely, Abhinav, Rajesh, Sudhir, Chandan and Vertika who came along with some snacks, crackers, fruit juice, candles, books and colours. As usual they started with Rangoli making competition and then lighted crackers with all the kids.
Every year Baxter celebrates MAMD Day in which their all employees along with families get together and celebrate the day. Likewise every year, Baxter has invited the Udayan Care children to be a part of the celebration. 12 children from Udayan Care for Boys, Gurgaon along with the Coordinator participated in the event at Tivoli in November, 2016.
The team Genpact visited Udayan Ghar for Boys, Gurgaon in November, 2016, to spend memorable time with the children. The purpose of the visit was to interact with the children and spend quality time with them.
National Child Award ceremony was celebrated on 14th November’16 at Rashtrapati Bhawan wherein awardees of Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award, 2016, National Child Award (Individual and Institution), 2015 and National Child Award for exceptional Achievement, 2016 were honored by the Hon'ble President of India. Udayan Care being the recipient of National Award for child welfare, 2014, conferred in the year 2015 was invited at the event as a passive observer. A total of 08 children- Narbdi, Shivani, Marjeena, Surja from Sant Nagar Ghars and Raja, Santosh, Madhur, Manish from Mayur Vihar Ghars accompanied by 02 representatives, Mr. Shafi and Ms. Uddipona from Udayan Care attended the event.
The achievements and awards are a never ending process for Udayan Family:
Ruksana, Sayri and Deepika from Jaipur secured 3rd position in a group dance in Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Memorial Inter School Competition.
Success Story
Ayushi(Name Changed) came to Udayan Ghar through the orders of CWC at a very tender age of 08 years; an age where children are expected to be protected, loved and cared by the family but, with her, there was no one except her traumatic past.
She walked from a life filled with emotional turmoil into a family where she got love, care, affection and opportunities to grow. The initial time was a tough challenge for the child as well as the Ghar team. She was introverted, less participative, had low self esteem and poor educational back ground. But after being groomed by the Udayan Ghar team, which consisted of mental health & social work professionals, caregivers and mentor mothers, she turned into a more social, confident & fun loving child executing high standards of performance. She is presently enrolled in Modern School, Vasant Vihar in class X. She has shown remarkable improvements ever since she was placed with us.
No one could have imagined that the same girl one day will be an inspiration for others and would rise high breaking all the gender biased barriers in the field of sports especially, in games like football & cricket that are highly male dominant, just like our patriarchal society.
Ayushi’s passion for football first sparked when she was in IIIrd standard and this spark turned into a raging inferno as she grew up. Today, she plays at State & National Level from her school’s under-19 football team. Ayushi has played various tournaments and has been awarded with a number of trophies, certificates and medals. Being a proficient goal keeper she is considered to be savior of the team. Recently, she played football tournaments under CBSE inter school sports and games competition (Ocober’16), Doon cup, Dehradoon (September’16) and Delhi Soccer Association.
Apart from football, Ayushi plays cricket and has an upper hand in art & craft. She has been attending art workshops that are being organized by Art Reach India.
Sunshine Home
Udayan Care had set up its first Udayan Sunshine Home for children in 1996 and created its own model of LIFE: Living in Family Environment. This model enables erstwhile children in need of Care & Protection in to grow in a loving family environment. In these homes, the children are loved and cared for by a group of Mentor Parents-socially committed individuals (volunteers) who groom the children with a team of Coordinators at homes, along with resident Care Givers, Supervisors, & Volunteers.
These homes are located in busy, middle class neighborhoods, so children can reintegrate themselves into society through direct community involvement which helps mainstreaming the children ahead. Our children and young adults are receiving quality education in some of the best educational institutions such as: The Sagar School at Tijara, Alwar, Mata Bhagwati school, Genesis Global school, Tagore International School, East of Kailash, Banyan Tree School, Global Indian International School etc and colleges/ universities like College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi, Hi- Tech Institute of Engineering, Ghaziabad, Punjab University, Lingaya’s University etc.
Since inception Udayan Ghars have nurtured over 678 children with love, care and protection in 13 Homes across 4 states of India. Presently, there are 164 children across all homes. 28 of our young adults are also been supported through our After Care Programme.
Workshops/ Activities during the repoting period
During the reporting period our team continued working for the success of the children and program. June was fun-filled and relaxing at the same time due to the good long summer vacations. Workshops being a monthly process addressed several concerns pertaining to Children, Care-givers, Mentor Parents and Coordinators.
Workshops were held with all the program stakeholders (mentors, coordinators, caregivers, and children) in enhancing stakeholders Unmet Emotional Needs, training on maintain of stock register, adolescent sexual health issues with children, disciplinary as a concern in Ghars with mentors. During the reporting period, education and aftercare committee meetings also took place.
“Life Skills” workshops at home were also held like every other quarter which focused on various subjects like self awareness & self identity, coping with emotions, relationship building, healthy & unhealthy relationships, knowing self, decision making, stress management, healthy habits; family & community, communication and solving problem.
Shanti Home on a monthly basis conducts workshop with our girls of Greater Noida home, Uttar Pradesh. The topics covered are Anger Management, Dealing with Emotions and Tensions.
Volunteers Ms. Shobha Sharma and Ms. Priyanka Jain from Image Graph conducted workshop with children in one of our Girls home in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on Etiquettes and Manners.
Safety training on fire extinguisher was given by experts in one of our Boys Home in Gurgaon.
June unites the family together by celebrating Summer Breaks in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. This year Summer Camp was majorly sponsored by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Many corporate involvements like Genpact, Research Now helped in making it a great success. Children were engaged in different activities like Zumba, Musical Play on Jungle Book, Play for Peace which involved children in learning like skills through play way methodology, Musical Choir by Manzil, NGO, Theatre by UK Volunteers, Art & Craft and Dance Fusion. Interesting parallel sessions were also done for the caregivers on the topics Sexuality by YP Foundation and Effective Communication by Mr. Rahul & Ms. Nidhi (Home Team).
SAP organized an outing for one of our Boys home in Gurgaon, Harayana at in Ambience Mall where they enjoyed a movie and games in FUN City along with awesome lunch.
Our Girls got a good exposure of Art by visiting Kiran Naddar Museum. Four children from Sant Nagar and Mehrauli, Delhi also involved themselves in Printing Classes being organized by them in the month of August. Text 100, corporate conducted Art Sessions with Sant Nagar Girls.
Korean Culture Center conducted Poetry Sessions with our Girls in Sant Nagar, Delhi. This quarter was a good time for Sant Nagar girls as they learnt Chocolate making and Gift Box making session from people associated with House of Hope, NGO.
Mehrauli girls gave a dance performance on patriotic songs in #every8minutes campaign, a wonderful initiative of ipartner India to mark the World Anti- Trafficking Day, which culminated at Dilli Haat.
Manjeet from Noida Boys and Sonal from Greater Noida got an opportunity to explore the Teen Expedition Programme in Kullu, Himachal Pardesh.
Children from Jaipur Home participated in Art of Meditation in Vipassana Meditation Center. Girls also went to Government Grass Farm (Nursery) and planted so many plants and the mentor mother explained them the important of plants in environment.
International Volunteers Linn and Anders organized a wonderful trip for Gurgaon Boys Home to Agra.
All the Ghars celebrated Independence Day, Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami.
Artreach India started with their monthly art workshops with children from different Homes - Mayur Vihar, Sant Nagar, Noida Girls and Greater Noida Home.
The achievements and awards are a never ending process for Udayan Family:
Success Story
Nisha (Name Changed), is a street child who was brought to Udayan Care by a police officer on late evening of 15th January 2016. The home staff couldn’t interact much with the child as she could not speak apart from a few words like “Nisha, Babu, Ghaur, Amma, Alla.”
Communication was the biggest hindrance between the home staff and the child. Despite all the challenges the staff at home gave her extra care and attention to develop a bond with her.
Slowly & gradually, the child started learned and developed eating skills, improved her vocabulary and also learnt several social skills simply by imitating other kids at home.
Today, after 6 months, the child is studying in special school of National Institute for Mental Health.
The love, support and care from the Home staff and mentor mothers has made her confident and cheerful child.
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