Voice of Children Half yearly progress Report

AMAN & VIMARSH

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Project- Voice of Children Education Project 297 Extension November 1/14-October 31/17

Implementing Agency- AMAN and VIMARSH

Reporting period -1 November 2015 to 30 April 2016

VOICE of Children programme is working in Pathura, Rarkhila, Dangikhola, GalliBasura, Shreenagra-

Gailek, Nakuta and Silani in Habalbagh Block of Almora District and khalar, Janauli, Garhkhet, Pharika

and Dolkote in Betalghat block of Nainital District in Himalayan region of India.

VOICE of Children is a development programme for the children, where they can learn their rights,

with the help of women groups’; communities have become more responsible for child education.

This programme raises the voice of children in front of local self government and community.

We have effectively completed the one and half year of Voice of Children Project 297 Extension

November 1/14 October 31/7. In this reporting period, Education and computer centres have

enormously contributed in enriching the education and development of children.

Education Centre and Tuition Centre is the place where children get help in their studies as well as

extra-curricular activities ensure overall development of children. The result is that Students are able

to focus better and are taught in a way that specifically meets their own unique needs.

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Education Centre- Education centre is a child friendly place where children learn through interesting

ways. During this period, five education centres played an important role in Child education.

Teachers taught the children through using different teaching methods such as flash card, chart

presentation, group discussion and games.

Details of Children that are studying in Education Centres are giving below-

Total 136 children are associated with Education Centres in which 58 are Male and 78 are Female.

During these period 11 new children joined education centre, while in the last period (April

November 2014 to September 2015) the data was 125 Children.

Tuition Classes for Children-

Following children are regularly attending the Tuition Classes.

SN Name of The village Total

Number of

Children

Registered

in Centre

Male Female

1 Gonedhar 27 12 15

2 Khalad 10 4 6

3 Tari 18 8 10

4 Garkhet 13 8 5

5 Raulakhark- Gailek 28 14 14

96 Children (46 Male and 50 Female) are being benefitted from tuition centres. Role of tuition

centers is to help students perform better in their education. Teachers motivate the students for

better performance in their studies.

SN Name of The village Name of the Teacher Total Number

of Children

Registered in

Centre

Male Female

1 Dangikhola Pinky Ghariyal 28 9 19

2 Galli Basura Pinky Arya 32 13 19

3 Rarkhila Rajni Arya 25 10 15

4 Pathura Bhuwan Arya 28 14 14

5 Silani Sunita Arya 23 12 11

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Along with the studies, Children were continuously involved in celebrating social festivals such as

“Children day”, “International day against women violence”, “Human Rights day”, “Youth Day”,

"International women day" and have been motivated to form a violence free Society.

Parent Meeting –

Both the organisation conducted the parents Meeting at regular intervals. In VIMARSH field area 40

Parents meeting organised during this period. The objectives of meetings were building the

perspective on education, to aware the parents on children progress and increase the involvement

of parents in Tuition Centre.

While AMAN, conducted the quarterly parents meeting during Women group monthly meet. AMAN

prefers the regular visit of teachers to children home and communicated the information to parents

about the overall development of children instead of monthly meetings.

In both process, teachers are keeping touch with childrens’ parents, and has tried to increase the

participation of parents on child education.

Education centres for Women-Between the January to February 2016, AMAN had conducted the

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Two month literacy Centre at Pathura. The result is that 7 women became literate. On other hand

VIMARSH planned this activity for next months.

4- Computer Literacy programme-

In this interlude, 39 Children are getting the computer skill through computer literacy programme.

VIMARSH Conducted the Computer literacy programme at Jinouli and Tari Villages till last year. In 22

January 2016, VIMARSH started the third batch of Computer literacy programme at Sakdeena, which

is Hamlet of Jinouli Village. 23 Children (12 boys and 11 girls) had registered in the third batch.

AMAN also conducted the third batch of computer literacy programme at Govindpur where 16

children and youth (6 boys and 10 girls) enrolled and they are regularly attending the computer

Classes. The Basic computer course, MS Office, Hindi and English typing are the main thrust area of

computer classes.

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5- Fellowship to Children-

Fellowship to Children is also one of the strong components of VOC programme, which is helping to

poor children for continuing their education. With the support of Volunteers, organisation has

identified the 40 poor and needy children for fellowship programme 2016 in Almora District.

Selected children are studying from 3 to 12th standard. List of children are below.

SN Children Name Gender Village Class

1 Laxmi Arya F Rarkhila 3

2 Payal Arya F Rarkhila 6

3 Pinky Arya F Rarkhila 8

4 Pooja Arya F Rarkhila 9

5 Rahul M Rarkhila 8

6 Guddi Arya F Rarkhila 9

7 Sangita Arya F Rarkhila 10

8 Jay Prakash M Dangikhola 9

9 Harshita Ghariyal F DangiKhoal 9

10 Sagar Adhikari M Dangikhola 9

11 Sunil Arya M Dangikhola 6

12 Pooja Dangi F Dangikhola 9

13 Kareena Arya F Dangikhola 7

14 Arti Ghariyal F Dangikhola 8

15 Bhoomika Arya F Dangikhola 4

16 Mohit Dangi M Dangikhola 7

17 Rahul Dangi M Dangikhola 7

18 Babli Arya F Dangikhola 8

19 Sunita Ghariyal F Dangikhola 5

20 Jaya F Galli Basura 8

21 Neetu Arya F Galli Basura 4

22 Payal Arya F Galli Basura 5

23 Shakshi Arya F Galli Basura 7

24 Siya Arya F Galli Basura 5

25 Pooja Arya F Galli Basura 3

26 Gaurav Arya M Galli Basura 7

27 Vinod Kumar M Galli Basura 7

28 Yogesh Kumar M Galli Basura 7

29 Afreen F Shrinagra 9

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30 Sabia F Shrinagra 4

31 Sameer M Shrinagra 6

32 Deepa Arya F Gailek 10

33 Bhawna Arya F Silani 10

34 Srita Arya F Silani 12

35 Rohit Arya M Silani 10

36 Kiran Arya F Pathura 9

37 Chandan Arya M Pathura 12

38 Suraj Arya M Pathura 10

39 Manisha Arya F Pathura 6

40 Ajay Arya M Pathura 7

During this period AMAN provided the fellowship to 19 Children of Shrenagra, Gailek ,

Gallibashura and Dangikhola villages studying up to the 8th Class . Rest children will get the

fellowship in the month of May 2016.

On the other hand, VIMARSH are in the process of selection of Youth for fellowship. Organisation

will provide the fellowship to coming months.

6-Bal Mela (Children’s Fair)- Activity will be planned for next month

7- Educational Tour – Activity will be planned for next month

8- Workshop with Adolescent Girls- Activity will be planned for coming months

9- Children Newspaper-

One edition of Children Newspaper was prepared by Children group and it is under process

of printing.

Community Mobilisation

Regular meeting with Children Group-

188 Children are associated with children group in AMAN project Area. During this period,

30 regular meetings were conducted with children group, meeting were focused on Right to Education

Act, Children Newspaper, Environment, Water Cleanliness and Purification and Health issues. In

each meeting average 16 children are being participated.

AMAN also organised two collective meetings on March and April 2016 with children group.

75 children were participated in both meetings. The first meetings were conducted on carrier

counselling for children studying between 9th to 12th standard, second was focused on selection and

discussion among children on fellowship.

VIMARSH organised the 43 regular meetings with children group. In each meeting average

14 children are being participated. Child Rights, Right to Education, Children help line Number,

Personal Hygiene and environmental cleanliness issues had discussed among them.

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One collective meeting was organised on 14 November 2015 in VIMARSH project area. 35

children were participated and celebrated the Children Day.

Regular meetings with women group

Both the organisation had conducted the awareness meetings with women group on monthly basis.

The details of meetings are below in the table.

SN Month Subject of Meeting Total No of meetings

Total Participants

1 November Right To Education 5 97

2 December Legal Rights of women and MNREGA((Mahatma Gandi

National Guarantee Act)

Schemes

4 55

3 January Social Security Schemes of Government

6 98

4 February Role of School Management Committee

7 102

5 March Education and Computer Centre Labour Registration process

5 96

6 April Work of Local self Governance and women role.

6 89

Total 33 meetings were organised and in each meetings average 16 women being participated. In

Vimarsh Area, 40 Meetings were organised, in which average 8 women has participated. Details are

following

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SN Month Total No of meetings

Total Participants

1 November 6 64

2 December 10 71

3 January 7 58

4 February 4 28

5 March 6 49

6 April 5 40

Main topics of the meetings were Protection of women from Domestic Violence 2005, Discrimination

against women, Social Security Schemes run by Government, Right to Education, Demand for work

under MNREGA (Mahatma Gandi National Guarantee Act) Schemes, Programmes run under the

VOC Project and Birth Registration & Vaccination of pregnant women and Children.

Collective meeting with women group –

1- Meeting against Female Foeticide-

A meeting was conducted on International Social Justice Day. 159 women from project and

adjoining villages had taken part. Social Welfare Officer and Secretary of District Legal Services

Authority, Civil Judge also participated in this programme. During the meeting Secretary of District

legal services authority gave the information on PCPNDT Act and Prohibition of Child Marriage.

Social welfare office also gave information regarding social security’s schemes for poor and

oppressed section of Society.

Collective Meeting-

In Almora District, two collective meetings were organised on 30 December 2015 and 13 March 2016

at Govindpur and Rarkhila Villages. First Meeting was organised at Govindpur place where the 27

women participated from five villages. Advocate Bhawan Joshi conducted the meeting. She builds

the awareness on protection of women form Domestic Violence and Dowry.

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Second collective Meeting was organised at Rarkhila Village. To stop trafficking and to

promote girls education and their protection, we had organised a collective meeting at Rarkhila

Village. District Judge, Additional Judge, Secretary of DLSA and Civil Judge, District administration,

Block Development officer were attended the meeting and gave information on schemes and laws

related prohibition of child marriage, child trafficking, women trafficking and child labour.

Child Trafficking and Child Marriage is anathema in Indian

Society. Many Children from poor, oppressed and ill-literate

families are soft target for trafficking and Child Marriage. It is

always a threat for children who live in such communities. In

last few months, Nilam’s life also came in the threat.

Fourteen year old girl Nilam Arya resides in Rarkhila

Village of District Almora India. She lost her mother when she

was very young. One and half year ago, her father also passed

away. After that, she started to live with her brother's family

but financially, his condition was very weak. Earlier we had also

sponsored Nilam's Education through small fellowship programme of VOC. In April 2015 she

enrolled in Class 7, but slowly-slowly her attendance rate was reduced. Due to the domestic work

and care of her brother's children, she had drop out from school.

AMAN celebrated the International Social Justice Day on 20 February 2016, in which

women groups from VOC Project villages participated. Here the president of women group of

Rarkhila village had shared that Nilam was drop out from school and her brother fixed her

marriage. We had tried to investigate the issue and observed that the bride money is the major

cause for fixing her marriage. It was the child trafficking issue which happened in the name of

marriage. Nilam and her family did not know about the family and the person whom she was

going to be married. Only some middle men knew about them. It was secret because child

marriage is an offence in Indian legal System.

VOC Volunteers met to Nilam and her brother also. We counselled her family members to

withdraw the decision of Nilam’s Marriage. Nilam wished to continue her education. We saw that

her family condition was not favourable to overall development of Nilam. VOC team discussed this

issue with district legal Service Authority Almora. With their support we rescued this girl and

admitted her in Government girl shelter home Almora. Now the Nilam reside in Shelter home and

she also get the admission in 8th standard at girls Inter College and her all living and education

expenses are bearing by home.

Finally, she came out form threat, and now she is looking for new dimension of life.

VIMARSH has formed separate groups for adolescent girls in project area. Organisation has

been conducting 30 regular meetings with these groups. Girl Education, Gender Discrimination,

Reproductive health, hygiene issues during menstruation period, Nutrition were the main topics of

monthly discussion. In each meeting average 12 girls are being participated

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Others Programme

Both the organisations had celebrated the International women day in the project area in

which more than 600 women participated and raised the voice of women and taken the

resolution for establishment of violence and gender discrimination free society. Women

groups of VOC Project area actively participated in this programme.

VIMARSH celebrated the youth day on 12 January 2016 and 116 young girls form VOC

Project area and adjoining villages has attended the event. During this programme girls

demanded sanitary pads and iron folic acids tablet at School level and submitted the

memorandum to Chief medical officer.

AMAN Celebrated the International Youth Action month on 22 November 2015. The

theme of event was clean water for healthy childhood. 250 Youth from VOC Project areas

and other villages were participated and contributed in cleaning of Ramganga River.

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