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About the project
COVID-19 has impacted the lives of marginalized children to a degree that has not been seen in more than a generation, thus effectively setting back much of the progress that was made in recent decades. The closure of 1.5 million schools due to the pandemic and the resultant lockdowns has affected millions of children in India. Children have been at heightened risk of exploitation, especially since school closures have not only precluded many from access to education but also from a main source of shelter and nourishment.
Making a difference
CRY America’s Project Child And Adolescent Resource Centre acted quickly, to stem immediately and facilitate a recovery from the undeniable setbacks that children have suffered in the last two years. Strategies were created for a long – term intervention with this single focus of Restoring Childhoods and Recovering from the Losses for children due to the Impact of Covid. As the Covid pandemic has pushed more children out of the school system and into child labour, marriage and trafficking and made them much more vulnerable to violence, the importance of long term intervention cannot be overstated.
The way forward
● Retain motivation levels and positivity about education amongst children
● Build the agency of children to promote well-being and confidence to pursue their aspirations
● Enable transformation of parents and caregivers with regard to the importance and value of protecting their children
● Enable informed and aware community vigilance and action to protect children
● Influence government mechanisms to function optimally for the care and protection of children
The way forward
● Engage in public mobilization and outreach with the goal of enrolling 40 women in “Women on Wheels
● Conduct 400 to 500 household surveys to identify women candidates for enrollment
● Through regular home visits, introduce families to and encourage acceptance of non-traditional livelihood options for women
● Provide case-by-case counseling support for enrollees who face family issues
● Form adolescent girls’ groups and parents’ groups to promote an enabling environment in the community
The way forward
● Orienting Anganwadi teachers on Early Childhood Education (ECE) programme components.
● Strengthening parents monitoring committee
● Conducting awareness programmes on child labor at the community level
● Implementing Life Skills Modules in child collectives to inculcate self-esteem and self confidence
● Transact life skills modules on sexual and reproductive health in adolescent girls collectives
Project Impact
85%
Children transit across grades VI toVIII
70%
Children transit across grades IX to XII
80%
Children attend school regularly during the year
90%
Children are not married
80%
Children are not engaged in full – time labor
90%
Parents support their childrens’ education
Last Year’s Grant Disbursed: $80,000
Current Year’s Approved Grant – $9,589
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