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EliminationofChildLabourandRestorationofLostChildhoodthroughResidentialSchoolinThiruvallurDistrict,TamilNadu

QuarterlyReport-ApriltoJune2017

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ThiruvallurDistrictCollectorMs.SundaravalliparticipatesinWorldDayagainstChildLabourAwarenessProgramme


Origin

HoistGroupandHand inHand India (HIH)entered intoaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU) through a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project to support elimination ofchild labour by running Residential Special Training Centre (RSTC) for child labourers andlong-time dropouts and to implement Social Mobilisation Program (SMP) in RK Pet,ThiruttaniandPallipetblocksofThiruvallurDistrict.

ProjectObjectives

HoistGroupprojectwillfocusonthefollowingobjectives:

• To run a Residential Special Training Centre (RSTC) for child labourers and long-timedropoutsbetween6-14yearsofage

• To ensure that every child is enrolled in school and continues to go to school in theprojectblocks

• Toenrolout-of-schoolchildrenintomainstreamoralternateschools• Toeffectivelymonitorfunctioningoflocalschools• To create awareness within the community on child rights, children’s education and

genderequality• To empower the community to participate in protection of child rights and child

developmentthroughsocialmobilisation• To strengthen the functioning of government schools with an active participation of

communitystakeholderslikePanchayatpresidentsandelectedrepresentatives

ProjectOutcomesReport(April–June2017)

ResidentialSpecialTrainingCenter(RSTC)

NewEnrolmentDetailsforKaverirajapuramRSTCduringthereportingperiod:

Sl.No Block Noofchildrennewlyenrolled

1 Tirutani 16

2 R.K.Pet 13 Pallipet 54 Cholavaram,Puzhal 155 Tiruvalankadu 4 Total 41


ContinuingChildrenatKaverirajapuramRSTC:

Sl.No NameoftheBlock Noofchildrencontinuing

1 Tirutani 7

2 R.K.Pet 3

3 Pallipet 5

4 Cholavaram,Puzhal 5

Total 20

MainstreamedChildren:

Sl.No NameoftheBlock Noofchildrenmainstreamed

1 Tirutani 11

2 R.K.Pet 7

3 Pallipet 12

4 Cholavaram,Puzhal 14

Total 44

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NewStudentEnrolmentintoRSTCForcurrentRepor`ngPeriod-BlockwiseBreakup

TirutaniBlock

R.K.PetBlock

PallipetBlock

Cholavaram,PuzhalBlock

TiruvalankaduBlock


TotalStrengthofKaverirajapuramResidentialSpecialTrainingCentre(RSTC)

Out of the 64 children, 44 children have been mainstreamed into regular GovernmentSchools and20 children are continuing in RSTC. From44 children,26 students (Boys–11,Girls–15)wereenrolledintoschoolsproximaltotheirhomes,while18othershailingfrom

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NumberofMainstreamedChildrenForCurrentRepor`ngPeriod-BlockwiseBreakup

TirutaniBlock

R.K.PetBlock

PallipetBlock

Cholavaram,PuzhalBlock


Group Motivation Meetings are an unique Hand in Hand India interventionwhereinthetargetgroupchildrenwhohavebeenidentifiedinthecommunitybyHiHIndiastaffareinvitedforaconversationalongwithkeystakeholders–theirparents, school teacher(s), Child Rights Protection Committee (CRPC)Membersandcommunityelders.

AttheseOutreaches,thechildrenareencouragedinvariousways–motivatedtoenvision their life in the long run with education, given career-counseling -informedofschemesandbenefits,courses,careeroptions,tie-upsandguidelines.Positiverolemodelsarealsoinvitedtointeractwiththemfromtheircommunity–their peers who are now gainfully employed after successfully resuming theireducationviaTransitSchools.

familiesbelongingtoverypoorsocio-economicconditionswereenlistedintoGovernment-runfreeHostels.The CLEP field staff regularly track the performance of the mainstreamed students andinteractwiththeirteachersatrecurringintervalstogaugetheirscholasticprogress.OwingtotheeffectiveSocialMobilizationProgrammestrategyatTiruvallur, thefieldstaff iswellawareofthestudent’sfamilycircumstancesandsocioeconomicstatus.

GroupMotivationMeetings–forNewEnrolmentsintoRSTC:

GroupMotivationMeetingswereconductedforalltheRSTCdropoutstudentsinThiruvallurDistricttoencourageandmotivatethechildrentoenrolintotheRSTC.HiHIndiastaffvisitedtheirhomeandinteractedwiththeirparentstosupporttheirchildrenandpersuadethem


tocompletetheirbasiceducation.Childrenweregiventheopportunitytosharetheiropinionsandwerealsoexplainedaboutallthebenefitstheyhavebycompletingtheirbasiceducation.

MedicalCampandHealthAwareness:

As part of regular healthmonitoring of the children, themonthly medical camp was heldat Kaverirajapuram RSTC on 11thApril,2017toensuregoodhealthof every student and staffmember in the campus. Themedical camp is one of the keyinitiativesaimedatenhancingtheoverall health of the students. AGeneral health check-up wasconducted by doctors and those

detectedwithhealthissueswerereferredtolocalhospitals.Medicinesandspecialattentionwas given to those who were unwell. Overall, 75 students benefitted from this medicalintervention.

AnnualDayCelebrationsandParents’Meeting:

The Annual Day Celebrations of Kaverirajapuram RSTC was held on 24th April 2017. Thiseventhasasingularfocus:toencouragestudentsandbuildtheirinterestineducation.

TheChiefGuest fortheprogrammewasMs.Sangeetha(DCPO).Otherattendees includedCWC members, parents and HiH India staff. New clothes & gifts were given to all thestudents and sweets were distributed at the end of the programme. 150 individualsparticipatedandwerebenefittedbytheprogramme.

Parents present were exhorted to continue supporting their children in their academicpursuits. Theacademicprogress andholistic developmentopportunitiesof the students -their education, grooming, manners, extra-curricular activities among others was alsoexpoundedtotheparentstoenablethemtomotivatetheirchildrentowardseducation.

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InternationalYogaDay

Yoga has proven healthbenefits including bothphysical and mentaldevelopment, stressreductionandoverallwell-being. ‘International YogaDay’ was consequentlycommemorated on 21stJune 2017 inKaverirajapuram RSTC topromote the art ofpracticing yoga and forphysical fitness. Severalasanaswereperformedduringthesessionandthechildrenenthusiasticallyparticipatedintheprogramme.53childrenbenefittedfromthisprogramme.


BlocklevelChildProtectionCommitteeMeetings

Block level Child Protection CommitteeMeetings were held on 11th April, 2017 in threeblocks namely Thiruthani, R K Pettai and Pallipat. In thesemeetings, awareness on ChildMarriagewasdiscussedinallthethreeblocks.Mr.Senthil(DCPO)wastheChiefGuestforthe programmes. Other distinguished members who were part of this programme wereBDOs,AEOs,SWDmembers,SSASupervisorsandHiH Indiastaff.Overall87ofthemwerebenefittedfromtheseprogrammes.


GramSabhaMeetings

The Gram Sabha which is the foundational self-governance unit of the Panchayati Rajsystem as envisioned under the Constitution of India, comprises of elected members,typicallyformedinvillagesorgroupsofvillageswithapopulationthatisatleast/exceeding1500persons.GramSabhaMeetingsaremandatorytobeorganisedatthevillage levelatperiodic intervals. These are significant meetings that are attended by the entire village

community where developmentaspects, various concerns of theirvillage are discussed and plans aredrawnup.In5blocks,HiHIndiastaffmembers and volunteers seized theopportunitytoactivelyparticipatein5GramSabhaMeetingsreachingoutto atleast 3,281 Gram Sabhamembers and shared insightscreatingawarenessontopicssuchas

• RighttoEducation• Dropoutstudents’schoolenrolment• Retentionof‘childlabourfree’statusofpanchayats• Transitschoolenrolmentand• RegularEnrolmentintoGovt.Schools


12thJune2017onwards-‘WorldDayagainstChildLabour’WeekofProgrammes:

In commemoration of ‘World Day Against Child Labour’, Hand in Hand India, Chi ld Labour E l iminat ion Programme (CLEP) organised a series of programmeson June12th,‘WorldDayagainst Child Labour’ (WDACL) .Thisyear,itwascommemoratedasoneweek of Programmes in all the Project Blocks. It included Awareness Rallies, Oaths,

PhotoCollageofvariousprogrammesthattookplaceduringWDACL


Signature Campaigns, Distribution of pamphlets and use of mid-media such as CulturalAwarenessProgrammesandStreetPlays.

District Collectors, District Judges, Labour Department Officials, District Child ProtectionUnits,NationalChildLabourProjectOfficialsandotherGovernmentRepresentativesjointlytook part in the WDACL Programme along with HiH India. Overall 9 programmes wereconductedandaconservativeestimateof3,712participantsweresensitised.

ThiruvallurDistrictCollectorMs.SundaravalliparticipatingintheAwarenessProgramme


AdditionalEnrolmentsintoRegularSchoolsattheProjectArea

EnrolmentswerefacilitatedacrossthevariousProjectAreasthroughSchoolchildrenRallies,VillageMeetings,SchoolManagementCommitteeMeetings/VillageEducationCommitteeMeetingsandthevariousGroupMotivationMeetings.

Enrolments Rkpet Tirutani Pallipet TotalAGE5+INTOPRIMARYSCHOOL

Boys 65 60 51 176

Girls 50 50 64 164

PRIMARY–SECONDARYSCHOOLENROLMENT

Boys 120 110 64 294

Girls 105 100 66 271

DROPOUTSTUDENTSENROLMENT

Boys 1 1 1 3

Girls 1 1 1 3

GrandTotalNo.ofBoys 186 171 116 473No.ofGirls 156 151 131 438

Total 342 322 247 911We are glad to share that apart from the new enrolments into the RSTC, a total of 911children have been enrolled – including primary school level students, secondary gradestudentsaswellasdropoutchildrenintoGovernmentSchoolsacrossProjectAreas:

156 151 131

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In conclusion, please find below anOverview of the Awareness Programmes during thecurrentreportingperiod:

# Programme Total

Programmes Total

Participants* 1 Block Level Child Protection Committee Mtgs 3 87 2 Medical Camp and Medical Awareness 1 75 3 Annual Day Celebrations and Parents’ Meeting 1 150 4 Participation/ Leading the Gramsabha Meetings 5 378 5 WDACL Programmes 9 3712 6 International Yoga Day Commemoration 1 53 7 CRPC Meetings 32 352

8 Village Education Committees/ School Management Committees 8 170

9 Village level Awareness Meetings 20 630 10 Group Motivations 73 308 11 School Children Rallies 5 336 Total 158 6251

*- refers to community members and others who actively participated. e,g, school students in the School children Rally.

The Reach of all the various awareness activities is the Entire Population of the Project Communities in the three areas.

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AwarenessProgrammesOverview

3BlockLevelCPCMee`ngs

32CRPCMee`ngs

MedicalCampandMedicalAwarenessAnnualDayandParentsMee`ng

5GramsabhaMee`ngs

9WDACLProgrammes

Interna`onalYogaDay

8VEC/SMCmee`ngs

20VillageMee`ngs

73GroupMo`va`onMee`ngs

5SchoolChildrenRallies

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