Newsletter July-September 2024

Project Roshni: 

At Project Roshni, we believe that capacity building is essential for our team’s effectiveness in supporting children’s education. To this end, we conducted capacity-building sessions on the Right to Education Act – 2009 for our young leaders and team members. This training aims to empower them to play a pivotal role in mainstreaming children who have dropped out or never enrolled in schools.

This quarter, we have made significant strides toward our goal of enrolling 200 children in formal education, with 198 successfully admitted so far.

Key Achievements:

• Admissions: 198 children enrolled, nearing our target of 200.

• Aadhaar Cards Issued: 103 children received their Aadhaar cards.

• Bank Accounts Opened: 156 bank accounts were established to promote financial inclusion.

• Birth Certificates Issued: 39 children now have their birth certificates.

Next Goal: Ensuring 100% Retention
Our next focus is to ensure that all enrolled children remain in school. We are committed to providing essential support in elementary skills through creative arts, enhancing their learning experience and helping them thrive.

Project Kadam: 

Project Kadam, launched to provide academic support to children aged 6-19 years, has also seen considerable progress. Out of our target of 100 children, 81 have already been enrolled and are actively receiving academic assistance in subjects such as English, Maths, and Hindi.

We are committed to ensuring that these children receive the support they need to excel academically and build a strong foundation for their future education. Our dedicated team continues to offer personalized guidance to help them overcome academic challenges and succeed in their studies.

Project Buniyaad

In this quarter, Project Buniyaad continued its focus on maternal and child health while expanding its reach with several new initiatives.

• Capacity Building and Digital Solutions: Our knowledge partner, Heights and Mind Foundation, conducted refresher training for our team on maternal and child nutrition, covering hygiene, stunting, breastfeeding, and complementary feeding. We also integrated digital solutions to monitor child growth every 100 days, providing personalized counseling to mothers based on height and weight data.

• Registrations and Workshops: We registered 40 pregnant women and 27 infants, conducting 3 workshops to educate mothers on nutrition and child care.

• Social Protection Awareness: Additionally, 30 women, including pregnant and lactating mothers, were sensitized about key social protection schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Matra Vandana Yojana, Labour Card, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, and Ladli Yojana, empowering them with knowledge of essential government benefits.

Project Raah

This quarter, Project Raah engaged over 35 students aged 10-17 through a series of creative workshops designed to build life skills and encourage self-expression:

• Storytelling through Videography with Yousuf Saeed: In a 3-day workshop, students learned basic videography techniques and created their own short videos. Yousuf Saeed’s insights and hands-on approach inspired the students, who proudly showcased their work.

• Creative Thinking with Hiba Siddiqui: Students explored problem-solving through convergent and divergent thinking. Engaging group activities kept the energy high as they worked on practical solutions to everyday challenges.

• Art-based Expression: Exploring Freedom with Samina Mishra: Samina Mishra led a powerful session on “Freedom,” encouraging students to reflect and write poems on their personal interpretations of freedom in school, home, and community.

These workshops provided students with fresh perspectives and practical skills in videography, creative thinking, and self-expression through art and poetry.