Campaign Story
About the project
The Korba district of Chhattisgarh lacks access to quality education due to limited infrastructure and low awareness about its importance among the community. The remoteness of the region further hampers access to schools, often resulting in children dropping out. Additionally, the community has limited knowledge of healthy food habits, leading to a high prevalence of malnutrition and anemia among children, adolescents, and women.
Making a difference
CRY America’s project GMSSS works towards facilitating quality education and healthcare for children in the community by improving infrastructure at Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) and schools, sensitizing School Management Committees (SMCs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), ensuring immunization of newborns, and addressing malnutrition and anemia.
Key activities under the project include the identification of Severely Underweight (SUW) and Moderately Underweight (MUW) children, monitoring their treatment, promoting kitchen gardening practices to encourage nutritious food habits, and forming Children’s Collectives, Adolescent Collectives, and Mother’s Groups to sensitize the community on issues related to education, pregnancy care, and malnutrition.
The way forward
● Create a School Development Plan for 15 schools with the engagement of 225 SMC members
● Provide school uniforms, books, and scholarships to 950 children
● Facilitate access to libraries, computers and carrer counselling in 5 schools
● Conduct 2 Special Training Program (STP) classes in 1 middle and 1 high school
● Enroll at least 300 children in remedial classes
● Ensure the re-enrollment of at least 50 children aged 6–18 in schools
● Link 50 girls studying in Class 10 with the bicycle program for ease of commute
● Support higher education for at least 50 students who have passed Class 12
● Ensure issuance of 20 new PDS cards, 50 labor cards, 50 old-age pension cards for women, and 25 widow pension cards
● Sensitization of SMC members on CR and COVID-19 issues through regular meetings
● Building 32 adolescent collectives with 480 adolescents girls as members
● Ensuring 100% grade transition from class V to VI
● Tracking of all pregnant women for immunization
● Organizing health camps with follow-up from Health department as well as block level and Panchayat officials
Project Impact
303
Children aged 3–6 years enrolled in AWCs for preschool education
1,340
Children aged 6–18 enrolled in schools
532
CBO and SMC members sensitized on education issues
125
Children aged 0–1 year received 100% immunization
79
Institutional deliveries ensured
821
Pregnant and lactating women and children attended Village Health and Nutrition Days (VHNDs)
30
SUW children referred to Nutrition Rehabilitation Centers (NRCs)
70
MUW children transitioned to complete recovery
133
Girls underwent anemia testing
1,624
Households linked to Public Distribution System (PDS) cards for social security
24
Children’s Collectives formed
800
Children trained in Year 1 and Year 2 Life Skills Modules
242
Girls engaged in Adolescent Girls’ Collectives
Last year’s disbursed budget for Jan 24 to Dec 24: $ 21,289
This year’s approved grant for Jan 25 to dec 25:
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