Siddhartha Vashishta Charitable TrustPanel Discussion on RTE

Presented by Gaurav Passy (SVCT NGO)Yuh Konishi (SVCT NGO)

Right to Education Act (RTE)• Every child between the ages of 6 to 14 years has the right

to free and compulsory education. This is stated as per the 86th Constitution Amendment Act added Article 21A. The right to education act seeks to give effect to this amendment.

• The government schools shall provide free education to all the children and the schools will be managed by school management committees (SMC). Private schools shall admit at least 25% of the children in their schools without any fee.

• The National Commission for Elementary Education shall be constituted to monitor all aspects of elementary education including quality.

Role of NGO’s in RTE

• Government alone without civil society involvement cannot fully implement the RTE

• There is need to mobilise resources in favour of the Act; State Governments also have to accept a sense of urgency – Possibly NGOs and Governments have to work together to make this happen and make the Right of Education of every child a reality

• NGO’s can ensure opening of neighbourhood schools, monitoring teacher availability, and help in local redressal mechanisms with Govt. organization.

What is SVCT• Siddhartha Vashishta Charitable Trust is an ISO

9001:2008 registered non-profit organisation based in New Delhi, India. The Trust was initiated after seeing the harsh realities and problems that plague our society today, particularly the sorry state of children of the jailed inmates and the demon of cancer affecting so many.

• The children of the jailed inmates are suffering for crimes they have never committed; and the stigma along with unavailability of resources compounds their misery. These children also deserve a chance at life. The trust tries to provide education to these children alotreatment at an early stage to increase chances of survival.

Our on-going activity HUMAN TOUCH - Child Education Program: The

objective is to provide education fees, books and uniform to the children of convicts.

CATCH THE CANCER - Cancer awareness and detection program: SVCT holds medical and cancer detection camps for the underprivileged; organizes film shows to demonstrate self examination techniques, exhibition of educational posters on cancer prevention and hazards of tobacco consumption.

CHANCE FOR CHANGE - Rehabilitation of convicts: Facilitates their vocational training &helps them in getting suitable jobs or setting up their own business enterprise.

Our on-going activity

ART EXHIBITION: The objective is to promote creativity by supporting fine arts among inmates.

INTERNSHIP: Short term training for college students in social work.

How SVCT is contributing in RTE

• SVCT NGO was initiated after seeing the harsh realities and problems faced by the children of the jailed inmates.

• The children of the jailed inmates are suffering for crimes they have never committed; and the stigma along with unavailability of resources compounds their misery. These children also deserve a chance at life.

• The trust tries to provide education to these children along with uniforms, books and medical assistance, etc.

• Today the trust is helping around 369 inmate children.

HUMAN TOUCH

HUMAN TOUCH Application by the needy convicts are received by the Trust for

educational assistance.

After receiving the applications, the staff conducts a survey, to verify the information and the need for school fees or any other assistance.

If the applicant is found eligible the, Trust provides: School Fee to the wards of the convicts, School uniform (both summer & winter) along with

shoes. Books, school bags and stationery.

Our staff/volunteer visits the convicts’ house for regular follow-ups regarding their needs and also counsel them to lead a life of dignity and respect.

For collecting the fees, books, etc. if any member from the convict’s family comes to our office, a conveyance allowance is of Rs. 50/- is also given.

VisionThe children of inmates suffer for want of education, books and medical attention as usually their earning parents are in jail and they also become stigmatic. Therefore, we at SVCT feel that it is our moral duty to try, help out & support as many families as possible. These children have done nothing wrong & deserve a chance to build their future like all other children. They should not pay for the mistakes of their parents. By helping these children, we will help to build a better society.

Objectives• To make educational and medical aid available to the

families of poor and underprivileged jail inmates

• To help develop self worth in them through interactive and educational sessions

• To help them face life with their heads held high To give them a feeling that they are not outcast from the society

• To ensure that they do not get frustrated and take to wrong ways

• To help build a secure society, which has love and forgiveness; not condemnation

Methodology• We create a database of all the families of the poor and

underprivileged jail inmates

• We provide education and medical help to the children of the jail inmates

• We conduct effective events and interactive sessions to counsel them as to how to go forward in life

• In case the person in jail was the only earning member in the family, we provide adequate job opportunities and professional training complete with valid certifications to someone who can earn in his family

• We also set up adequate medical camps to treat the families free of cost or at nominal costs within their localities

Achievement by SVCT

• In the first year itself the Human Touch Child Education program took up the educational responsibility of 91 children of 44 convicts and provided them with school fees, school bags, books, stationeries, uniform for both winter/summer along with shoes.

• In the subsequent year the number of children of convicts supported by the human touch child education program increased greatly and the number of children being supported by the trust today stands at 369 students. In this year the Trust has also extend their helping hand to those students who want to pursue graduation/post graduation and other professional courses, so that they can establish themselves and can support there families.

Courses being pursued by the wards of jail inmates supported by

SVCT:

Path Ahead for SVCT in RTE

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Contact

SVCT NGO http://www.facebook.com/pages/SVCT-NGO/104425076302278

SVCT Official HP Shttp://siddharthavashishta.com/index.html

Call : 011-45751984