Project Dr. Sambhunath Singh Research Foundation (SSRF)
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Total Amount Donated
$0
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Donation Goal
$42,767
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Target Goal
Campaign Story
About the project
The districts of Varanasi and Bhadohi face a concerning issue of child marriage, which severely hampers the overall development of children, especially young girls. This widespread practice often disrupts their education, leading to high dropout rates. In addition, nearby secondary schools lack adequate infrastructure, forcing children to travel long distances to attend classes. As a result, many children discontinue their education and are pushed into child labor or early marriage.
Making a difference
CRY America Project SSRF is working to facilitate access to education by reducing dropout rates in schools, improving school infrastructure, and strengthening child protection mechanisms to reduce instances of child labor and child marriage. Key interventions of this project include ensuring quality education; enrolling and re-enrolling first-time learners and dropout children; working with protection committees to strengthen child protection systems; and promoting awareness of children’s rights through the formation of Children’s Collectives and Adolescents’ Collectives.
The way forward
● Ensure capacity building of 15 staff members to form a Disaster Risk Management Support Team
● Ensure quality education and infrastructural upgradation in 5 schools by following up with concerned stakeholders
● Implement the Year 3 module of Life Skills sessions with 18 Children’s Collective groups and in 8 government schools
● Implement learning modules in 18 Child Activity Centers, benefiting 523 children, to improve age-appropriate learning outcomes
● Ensure the prevention and reduction of 280 potential child marriage cases and 121 children in labor
● Track 3,719 children in schools to ensure their retention and reduce dropout rates
● Enroll 200 out-of-school children aged 6–18 years in schools
● Strengthen the roles and responsibilities of 9 School Management Committee (SMC) members to actively intervene in school-related issues
● Strengthen 9 Children’s Collectives to reduce instances of re-dropout in intervention areas
● Assess irregular attendance of 99 children and ensure their regularity in schools
● Link 40 children to government sponsorship programs for education
● Ensure the functioning of 60 Women and Children Protection Centers (WCPCs), Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), and Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) to address child abuse and exploitation cases
Project Impact
280
Child marriages prevented
6
Child marriages averted or stopped
34
Children linked to financial aid programs
5,644
Children aged 6–18 in schools
88
Out-of-school children aged 6–18 enrolled in schools
11
Child laborers rescued
523
Children enrolled in remedial education
450
Adolescents sensitized on menstrual hygiene
388
Adolescents attended Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sessions
200
Adolescent girls trained in self-defense
338
Children’s Collective groups sensitized on child rights issues
1500
Children trained in Life Skills sessions
Last year’s disbursed grant for Jan ‘25 to Dec ‘25: $42,172
This year’s approved budget for Jan ‘26 to Dec ‘26:
Turning help into lasting protection
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