affirmative action initiatives forbes marshall bobby kuriakose
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Affirmative Action Initiatives
Forbes Marshall
Bobby Kuriakose
School library:
• Out of 25480 children we impact under this programme, 14245 are from SC/ST and OBC category. 55.90%
Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP):
A trade union of 6500 waste pickers from Pune. FM’s support• Scholarships for higher education to 60 students• Educational loans• Notebooks• Part of the cost for the survey conducted to assess the situation of
child labor among rag pickers
Prerana centers:
• To give inputs in study skills • to improve the scholastic performance of children
from 1st to 4th standard • Total number of SC/ST and OBC is 40 out of 110
students. 36.36%
Study Hall facility:
• For students from 5th to 10th standard.• Space to study is made available• Books are provided • Guidance from experts is given. • Total number of SC/ST and OBC is 30 out of 70
(42.85%)
Balbhavan:
Recreational activities with value education for the less privileged children in communities. 5 centers
• SC/ST/OBC 56 (37.33%)
“TARANG” Life Skill Education
programme in schools with CYDA:
• Outreach: 9th std. students from schools and out of school population from less privileged communities On following Issues:
• Development during growing up years• Clarity in ideas regarding attraction, friendship and love• Clearing concepts about sex and sexuality • Information on HIV/AIDS Number of students covered 13500, number of students
belonging to SC/ST category is 7695 (57%)
“Phulora” Programme:
Life Skill Education Programme for adolescent girls) with Swadhar:
• 5 groups from Kasarwadi, Bhatnagar Pimpri, and Bibvewadi communities.
• Total population is 467. Population from SC/ST is 196 (41.97%)
Deaddiction Activity with Kripa Foundation :
Initiative for substance abusers and their family members- Services provided:
• counseling• skill training for the spouses• Income generation programme for the spouses . Total number of population covered 500. Number of SC/ST is 110 (22%)
Self Help Group for women: • Kasarwadi 73 groups, (SC/ST/OBC 29.88%, from minority communities
11.99%, total number of members 1459) , • Bopkhel 66 groups, (SC/ST/OBC, 33.92%, minority communities 2%, total
number of members 1285) • Morwadi 2 groups, (from SC/ST/OBC 37%, from minority communities 62%,
total number of members 40),
Total number of women in SHGs 2784, total number of groups 141
Creating Entrepreuners
• Vijay Enterprises
• Hariyali Agencies
• Ransom Engineers
• Pardeshi Engineers
• And three more in the pipeline……
