Navjyoti Rural

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INTRODUCTION

Founded by Dr. Kiran Bedi in the year 1987

Location Khasra No 99, Majri Karala, Near Sector-22 Rohini, NewDelhi, India 110081

About Education, Women Empowerment, Vocational Training,

Healthcare, Environment & Rural Development

Description Navjyoti India Foundation has been working withunderserved communities ever since its inception in 1987.Presently, the organisation works in Resettlement Coloniesof North West Part of Delhi namely Bawana andJahangirpuri, and an urbanized rural area called Karala andVillages in Gurgaon district, Sohna Block, Haryana.Education, Women Empowerment and Vocational Traininghave been the primary areas of intervention by theorganisation in these communities. Besides, health care,environment interventions and community participation are

also run for promoting integrated community developmentservices.

Mission To mobilize and harness the power of children, youth,women and people at large to combat illiteracy, ignorance,gender discrimination and the evil of addiction with anultimate aim of crime prevention and social development.

Awards NGO of the Year award by Public Relation Council of India

An award by Education Quality Foundation of India [EQFI]for excellent contribution in Education for the North Zonecategory

Best NGO award for providing DOTS servicesin North West district under MCD Chest Clinic throughCommunity Development program.

Email [email protected]

Phone 011-47100706/713 ; 011-25963056/95

Website http://www.navjyoti.org.in

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Our Organization

Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation is a voluntary organization registered under the Society Registration Act,1860, in the year 1987. A seventeen year old organization formed under the leadership of Dr Kiran Bedihas been running several interventions in the areas of child education, women empowerment, health care,

vocational training, protection, shelter, rural development, de-addiction treatment and counselling andenvironment.

Our History

Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation was founded by Dr Kiran Bedi and 17 other like-minded Officials of DelhiPolice, as a result of the inextricable link that existed between crime and drugs. The objectives were towork for correction, de-addiction and rehabilitation of the drug addicts as a crime prevention measure.Realizing the need to adopt an integrated approach, the organization started to reach out to other left outsections of society as well including women, children, youth and general community.

Our Vision

To challenge the social inequalities and empower the vulnerables by enabling them to help themselves.

Our Mission

To mobilize and harness the power of children, youth, women and people at large to combat illiteracy,ignorance, gender discrimination and the evil of addiction with an ultimate aim of crime preventionand social development.

Our Objectives

To ORGANIZE services for individuals, groups and communities to enable them to learn and act towardscommunity development.

To INITIATE correctional and rehabilitative measures for the criminals and drug addicts.

To PROVIDE preventive, corrective and rehabilitative services concerning drug and alcohol abuse atprimary, secondary and tertiary levels and promote temperance.

To PROMOTE formal and non formal education for empowerment of women, children and youth.

To UNDERTAKE projects for development of education, vocational, training and self help groups in ruralareas.

To CONDUCT research on social issues and problems of development.

To DISSEMINATE information on the same through print and audio visual media.

Our Target Groups


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Our Project Sites

Navjyoti is operational in three resettlement colonies of Delhi located in the North and North West Part ofDelhi and in rural areas in Sohna Bolck of Guragon District in Haryana. Besides, a Drug DemandReduction Training Institute is running in Karala Majri in North West Delhi.

Our Strategic Interventions :-

Education interventions Preparing Children for the mainstream

Balwari A total of seven Balwaris in Bawana are offering early childhood care and education to

more than 100 children in the age group of 3 to 5 years.

Gali schools More than 4000 Children in the age group of 4 to 8 years are offered education at

their doorstep in different project areas with a view to increase their inclination towards education.

Learning Centres A s p a r t o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t s programme for Universalization

of Elementary Education, Navjyoti is running 50 learning centers in Bawana and 15 in Jahagirpuri in

order to reach out to drop out and out of school children to prepare them for mainstream education. A

total of 2600 children are covered through this intervention. Bridge Education Bridge education is an

endeavor to offer tutorial assistance to children studying in government and private schools especially

at the secondary level in order to ensure their continuity andretention and enhance their performance.

Eight centers catering to 320 children in HolambiKalan and 13 Centers


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catering to 200 children in Bawana are running presently. These children are also provided with

career counselling and life skill education.

Health Care promoting positive health seeking behaviour

General OPD:- A general OPD run for seven hours a day provides treatment for variousailments. Besides, linkages are developed with various government and private hospitals to referpatients requiring specialized treatment and organizing awareness and treatment camps forreaching out to large number of beneficiaries.

School Health Programme:- School health programme is an integral aspect of the health careservices where all the children in the education components are provided with health monitoringon regular basis as well as health education according to the prescribed curriculum.

Community Based Care and Support Programme for People Living with HIV/AIDS:- HealthCenter at Holambi Kalan is running a community based care and support programme for peopleliving with HIV/AIDS and striving to improve the quality of life of vulnerable children and PLHAs.

DOTS Programme: DOTS Programme for treatment of TB patients in collaboration with the MCDChest Clinic is catering to around 50 TB patients at HolmabiKalan

Drug De-addiction Counseling Centre at Bawana :- Thecentre mobilizes and counsels patients suffering fromaddiction to under go treatment and also generatesawareness on drug abuse in the area.

Women developmentprogrammes tool forempowerment

Empowerment of women through micro credit in Sohna Block : - Commencing in November

2003, theproject envisions to make a differencein the social and economic conditions of womenin the villages through organizing more than 300 women in 30 Self Help Groups and mobilizingthem to enhance IGPs and raise awareness and participation in various social anddevelopmental activities.

Family Counseling Centre:- The center offers advice and counseling to the distraught familiesprimarily on the issues of marital discords, dowry harassment, drug or alcohol addiction and childabuse. Free legal advice and referral services are also provided.

Womens Groups in Jahangir Puri:- Around 170 women are organized into 17 groups who arebeing sensitized on various developmental issues and encouraged to participate meaningfully invarious activities of theorganization.

Adult education for women in Bawana and Holambi Kalan :- Nine adult education centers inBawana and four in Holambi Kalan are catering to around 250 women and striving to increasetheir awareness about various developmental issues as well.

Project Swabhimaan for promoting self reliance of women in shelter Homes:- The projectstarted in partnership with Social welfare Department of the Delhi Government, an NGO Partnersin Change and Corporates like GAP Inc and Signet seeks to offer economic self reliance foraround 100 women living in shelter Homes in Nirmal Chhaya Complex

Vocational training means of promoting livelihood


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Computer Training Centre at Karala: -A computer center has been opened in the Karala villagefor providing computer training in the areas of DTP and MS Office to around 50 youth inthe area.Vocational Skills in the areas ofStitching and Tailoring, Typing and Beauty Culture:-Vocational Skills are imparted in these trades to more than 150 women in Jahagirpuri,HolmabiKalan and Naya Gaon village in Sohna Block to

offer them opportunities of becoming self reliance.Besides, these women are also provided withentrepreneurship and marketing skills. Placement servicesfor facilitating on- the- job training has also beenintroduced recently.Community mobilization platform forsustainabilityEliciting the participation of the community in all theprogrammes have been one of the most importantstrategies of Navjyoti to aim towards sustainability. Underthe programme, community leaders, various communitybased groups such as PTMs, School supervision

committees and youth groups are mobilized andcapacitated to advocate for the cause of the communityboth at the micro and macro levelEnvironment Programmes towardssustainable lifestylesWith a view to adopt social change to adopt environmentfriendly and sustainable lifestyles, interventions have beeninitiated in project areas especially in villages in SohnaBlock. A project on Developing sustainable waterharvesting structures in Abhyepur village has beeninitiated in the year 2004 with the support of NetherlandsEmbassy. Construction of a check Dam, recharging of

dried up wells, and installation of two hand pumps,gully plugging and reviving ponds has been themajor activities so far.

Drug Demand ReductionTraining Institute working for exceptionsOPD for counseling and mobilizingdrug addicts: The OPD at Sarai RohillaPolice station operates as a day carecenter for orienting and mobilizing thepatient and his family for the treatment.

The schedule covering yoga, inputsessions, individual counseling sessionsis followed from 10 to 5 p.m.Drug Abuse Counseling and Treatment Center: Thesix months treatment programme run by the organizationis based on an integrated and multidimensional approachof counseling, homoeopathy, yoga, naturopathy andspirituality. It works on the therapeutic community modeland also runs family assistance and after care programmesas integral aspects of treatment and recovery of thepatients.Training of Stakeholders on Drug Demand Reduction

Practices: Navjyoti initiated a two year trainingprogramme for sharing Navjyotis model of Drug


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Milestones Reached So Far

1987Navjyoti de addiction center started in

Andha Mughal and seven other PoliceStationsApradh sudhar silai kendra at YamunaPushta Slums to rehabilitate 25 crimeaffected women.Navjyoti pathshala at Yamuna Pushta started1988Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation registeredas a voluntary organization.Vocational training center started for womenat Jahangirpuri1989

Kutir Udyog started to provide incomegeneratingopportunities at Tihar jail.1990Navjyoti De addiction centers in variousPolice Stations centralized at Sarai RohillaPolice station.1991A treatment model based on Medico Psychosocial and spiritual managementwith homeopathy and yoga developed,standardized and adopted.1992

Ministry of Social Justice andEmpowerment, GOI of India, supportsDeaddiction treatment Programme (supportcontinued till then).

1993A day care center set up to ensure followup and monitoring of recovery addicts.1994Tihar jail Rehabilitation project started forthe economic upliftment of more than 100women inmates.

1995Navjyoti Gratitude club started by recoveringaddicts to offer financial and social supportto addicts and their families.1996Navjyoti diversifies into rural developmentat Bhondsi village near Gurgaon.1997The Economic and Social (ECOSOC) ofUnited Nations Grants special consultativestatus to Navjyoti.1998

Gali School project initiated at YamunaPushta slums.


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1999Drug de addiction Awareness Programmefor industrial workers at Noida started incollaboration with FICCIUnited Nations awards Serge SotiroffMemorial Award (Vienna) to Navjyoti for

outstanding contributions in the field ofinternational Drug Abuse prevention.2000Integrated community development projectto eradicate child labour initiated at YamunaPushta Slums with the support of RoyalNorwegian Embassy

Indian Population Project (IPP-viii)supported by the MCD started at YamunaPushta and Jahangirpuri.

2001Communities based care and support forPLHAs and CAAs initiated in YamunaPushta with the support of MAMTA.A multi purpose Rural DevelopmentComplex inaugurated at Nayga Gaon,Haryana.National open school accredits Navjyoti asa study center.2002Dots center opened at Yamuna Pushta fortreatment of tuberculosis.

Navjyoti health center at Yamuna Pushtaachieved the distinction of treating 1-lakhpatients.2003Training of stakeholders on Drug Abusestarted with the support of GermanDevelopment Corporation (GTZ)Research project on studying the efficacyof homoeopathy in treatment ofwithdrawals initiated under the scheme forExtra Mural Research in ISMH&HA Project for promoting self reliance for

women in shelter homes in Nirmal Chhayastarted in partnership with government,corporate and another NGOLearning centers opened at Yamuna Pushtaand Jahangirpuri as part of UEE mission ofGOINavjyotis own center as a Drug DemandReduction Training Institute inauguratedat Karala Majri and drug abuse treatmentprogramme shifted from Sarai Rohilla PoliceStation to Karala.

A project on Empowerment of womenthrough micro credit initiated in rural areas


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with the support of American IndiaFoundation.70 Gali schools established in 38 villagesin Sohna Block with the support of LIFETrust. 30 Gali Schools established inJahngirpuri.

2004Navjyoti phased out from Sriniwaspuriproject area.Navjyoti developed as a Resource Centerwith the support of American EmbassyYamuna Pushta Slums relocated to Bawanaand Holambi Kalan Resettlement Colony.Interventions initiated at newly relocatedareas of Holambi Kalan and Bawana forintegrated community development.General OPD, Pathological Lab, Computercenter and a family Counseling Centre

started in Karala for village community.A Project on Developing sustainablewater harvesting structures initiated atAbhyepur Village in Sohna Block with thesupport of Netherlands Embassy2005Libraries for children established inBawana, Holambi Kalan and Jahagirpuriresettlement colonies with the support ofRoom to Read Trust.A project on Organization ofbeneficiaries for formation of 35 self help

groups in seven villages in Sohna Blockinitiated with the support of CAPARTMinistry of Youth affairs, GOI supportsVocational Training interventionsrunning at Jahangirpuri.

We are thankful toFUNDING AGENCIES

American India Foundation German DevelopmentCorporation Concern India Foundation HPS SocialWelfare Foundation Group 4 Securitas MAMTA healthinstitute for the mother and the child K.K Shahcharitable Trust India Vision Foundation Delhi Police Parliwala India Foundation Netherlands YPFoundation Kusters Engineering/The Netherlands Lions Club Venlo/The Netherlands JanssenFoundation/The Netherlands Wereld Werkdag/TheNetherlands ICCO/The Netherlands Room to ReadIndia TrustGOVERNMENT PARTERNS

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment CentralSocial Welfare Board State Social Welfare Board


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(Haryana) Indian system of Medicine and Homeopathy Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy Central Council for Research in Homeopathy DelhiState AIDS Control Society Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment Ministry of Youth AffairsEMBASSY PARTERNS

Royal Norwegian Embassy Japan Embassy RoyalNetherlands Embassy German Embassy Irish Embassy Royal Danish Embassy Australian High Commission UNICEF UNIFEM US EmbassyFRIENDS AND VOLUNTEERS Youth Reach GAP Inc Partners in Change AMEX ELSEIVER Sehgal Foundation Trinidad Embassy Diamond Pocket Books Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Ladies Welfare Association - Sir Ganga RamHospital Maria Essenbarg

Recognitions

Our efforts have received accolades encomium fromvarious quarters. We have been accorded specialconsultative status with economic and social council ofUnited Nations (ECOSOC). Navjyoti has also won theDelhi State Award for Child Welfare for the year 1998.TheSerge Sotiroff memorial Award of the United Nations DrugControl Programme (UNDP) for outstanding contributionin the field of international drug control has encouragedus to keep our relentless work. The founder GeneralSecretary Dr. Kiran Bedi has been awarded the prestigiousRamon Magsaysay Award equivalent to the Asian NobelPrize, for Government service, which gave us stimulation

to work harder.

A Resettlement Colony housing 9200 households with 50,000 population. Majority of the population relocated from the slums ofYamuna Pushta. Navjyoti running an integrated community developmentProgramme.

108 children through seven Balwari Centres. 169 children through remedial Education Programme. 512 children through 30 gali schools.

1602 children through 50 learning Centres. 135 women through 9 Adult Education classes. 50 patients per day through General OPD 2391 children through School Health Programme. 100 community leaders being trained to work as pressuregroups 30 cases per month at the Drug Abuse Counseling Centre 20 cases per month at the Family-counseling Centre.

One of the largest Resettlement Colonies.


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The Organization working for more than 16 years inthe areas of women empowerment. 300 women being covered through vocational trainingin stitching and tailoring, art and craft, beauty culture,computer and type setting.1150 women through womens groups.

288 children through Gali Schools. 600 children through Learning Centres. More than 45cases registered at the family counseling Centre permonth.

Came into existence around 3 years back. The area divided into two phases with 7000

households in Phase II and 10,000 Households in Phase I.

Navjyoti working in Phase II with around 7000 families. 543 children through 30 Gali Schools. 320 children through 16 remedial education Centres.

50 patients per day through General OPD. 863 children through School Health Programme. 50 patients through DOTS Programme. 38 PLHAs and 500 vulnerable children through Community Based Care and Support Programme for PLHAs and CAAs. 20 Cases per month through Family Counseling Centre.

Navjyoti working in 38 villages in Sohna Block. 1250 children through 50 Gali Schools. 100 children through a formal School 240 women through women empowermentprogramme 35 patients per day through General OPD

1300 children through School Health Programme. 20 Cases per month through Family CounselingCentre. One village covered through a water harvesting project

More than 60 patients offered treatment at any giventime. OPD acts as an entry point, orients patients and family

for the treatment. OPD works as a day care centre prepares the patient


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for six month residential treatment.

Therapeutic Community model followed for workingon the attitudes of patients with individual and groupcounseling very vital components. Homoeopathy, spirituality, yoga and naturopathy areintegral aspects of treatment. Family assistance programme, after care and homevisits ensures reintegration of the patient into thesociety.23

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