The success of this program will be measured against the target goals of each intervention as outlined below
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Drop Out Prevention activities |
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| Social Mobilization Campaigns to create awareness of child labor and the importance of education. Activities include street plays, public meetings, and use of radio / TV |
- 60% of the village population (~15,000 people) sensitized to the issues of out of school children, child labor - Formation of new groups and revival of existing community organizations |
- Active participation of people to get children back to school
- Gradual involvement in village/school level monitoring – activating the School Development and Monitoring Committees and child welfare committees |
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Creating ‘No Child Labor’ establishments via awareness campaigns & working with families at risk of sending kids to work Monthly meeting with employers (hotel owners, garages, bars and others) |
- Reduction/elimination of child labor in shops, businesses - Link 20% of the families with working children or at risk families to Government schemes and services. This will be through community collectives like Self Help Groups, School Development and Monitoring Committees |
- 10 to 30% reduction in number of children employed in shops and establishments - Formation of child protection committees in panchayats (village governments) |
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Enforcement Activities |
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Enforcement workshops and working with government officials on reported cases of child labor |
Rescued children enrolled in schools |
70% of rescued children enrolled in schools. |
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Education - Enrollment & Retention Activities |
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Enroll out-of-school children |
100% enrollment in 6 - 8 yrs group |
About 500 children enrolled in schools. |
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Retention of children in school |
90% of children (3 -14 yrs) be retained in school |
Track attendance to monitor retention of 3800 children |
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Form child rights clubs to raise awareness of child rights |
Child rights clubs organized in 15 schools. |
Awareness amidst children on rights and peer reporting of child labor issues |
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Quality of Education |
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Training Anganwadi (child care) teachers and helpers Exposing school principals and teachers to innovative methods of education and creative class environments |
- Trained teachers and helpers in the 24 Anganwadis - Teachers empowered to make learning a joyful and fun activity for children
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- 48 trained teachers and helpers from the 24 child care centers - 60 teachers from various schools attending seminars - Qualitative measures of children’s learning abilities in schools and feedback on teachers performance |
