Campaign Story
About the project
The unregistered urban slums in Jamshedpur face a constant threat of eviction. The community primarily relies on work in brick kilns for their livelihood. Due to poor school infrastructure and the absence of transport facilities, many children drop out and end up joining the workforce. A lack of awareness around family planning leads to overpopulated households, further contributing to rising cases of early marriage, child labor, and elopement.
Making a difference
The project team has been consistently working to ensure children are enrolled in school and retained. Key activities include regularly tracking and identifying children involved in labor, those irregular in attendance, or who have dropped out of school. Efforts are also focused on improving school and Anganwadi Center (AWC) infrastructure by strengthening and sensitizing School Management Committees (SMCs) and engaging community stakeholders. Additionally, the formation of Children’s and Adolescent Collectives plays a vital role in raising awareness within the community about the issues of child labor and child marriage.
Action during COVID times
● Two phases of training was done for the staffs on how to conduct psycho-social well-being training with children
The way forward
● Ensure the retention of 3,117 children aged 6–14 years in school through an education campaign
● Conduct Year 1 and Year 2 Life Skills Module sessions, engaging 88 children
● Organize orientations in 3 CACs to equip facilitators with innovative teaching methods, updated curriculum, and effective strategies
● Build the capacity of 64 SMC members from 4 schools on their roles and responsibilities
● Monitor the academic progress of 200 children in 3 CACs to evaluate learning outcomes
● Prevent at least 2 child marriages and rescue 7 children from child labor
● Conduct Life Skills sessions with 153 boys and girls using Year 1 and Year 2 Modules
● Implement the Parents’ Life Skills Module with the participation of 66 parents
● Launch an awareness campaign on menstrual hygiene management in collaboration with 15 Children’s Collectives
Project Impact
4,639
Children aged 6–18 years enrolled in schools
72
Out-of-school and dropped-out children re-enrolled
175
Children attending the Child Activity Centre (CAC)
305
Community members sensitized on the education system
78
Children benefited from education sponsorship programs
184
SMC members sensitized on effective school governance
3
Potential child marriages prevented
7
Child laborers rescued and mainstreamed into schools
1,722
Members from the Children’s Collective and Adolescent’s Collective benefited from Life Skills sessions
200
Children cleared their 10th and 12th board exams
Last year’s disbursed budget for Jan 24 to Dec 24: $ 27,398
This year’s approved grant for Jan 25 to Dec 25:
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