Recent Donations:
Murugappan Nagamanikkam
Project Rural Workers Development Society (RWDS)
- Total Amount Donated
$2,500
- Donation Goal
$58,220
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Days to goTarget Goal
Campaign Story
About the project
One of the key problems of Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu is the high number of child laborers. The reasons being, lack of livelihood opportunities, indebtedness, door pick up for child laborers working in salt pans and seafood processing units, and no access to schools nearby. In addition to it, high cost for transport adds on to the severity of the problem that children and communities face.
Making a difference
CRY America’s Project RWDS focuses on increasing school retention rates by ensuring better physical access to schools, improving infrastructure and quality within schools and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) centers, and promoting greater child participation. The project supports community engagement by forming groups in all 52 villages, consisting of community volunteers, Anganwadi Workers (AWWs), local youth, and Panchayat members. Key activities include facilitating regular immunization, initiating supplementary classes, and implementing measures to prevent school dropout rates.
The way forward
● Ensure the enrollment of 188 children in Anganwadi Centers (AWCs).
● Ensure the enrollment of 147 children in primary schools.
● Ensure the retention of 1,196 children in schools.
● Re-enroll 20 dropout children in schools.
● Ensure the sanctioning of infrastructural facilities in schools and AWCs in at least two Gram Panchayats, covering 10 schools.
● Conduct meetings with 134 households to sensitize them on the consequences of child labor.
● Ensure the removal of 54 children from child labor practices and mainstream 30 of them into schools.
● Implement the Parents’ Module with the engagement of at least 100 parents in the sessions.
Project Impact
1,196
Children retained in schools.
252
Children cleared 10th board exams.
8
Schools underwent infrastructure upgrades.
21
Child laborers rescued and mainstreamed into schools.
447
School Management Committee (SMC) members attended regular meetings on hygiene and infrastructural development.
39
Children received scholarships from the Labor Department.
209
Children provided access to clean drinking water.
26
Children attended support classes held in two villages.
976
Community-Based Organization (CBO) members attended meetings on child labor issues.
44
School children benefitted from transport services in three villages.
104
Children benefitted from a newly constructed road for school commutes.
440
Children attended Life Skills Education (LSE) sessions.
32
Adolescent Girls’ Collectives were formed, benefiting 1,118 children.
52
Children’s Collectives formed, benefiting 940 children.
98
Parents attended sessions on the Parents’ Module.
2,140
Children participated in an awareness campaign on World Day Against Child Labor.
Budget approved for Jan’25 to Dec’25:
| Name | Donate Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Murugappan Nagamanikkam | $2,500 | April 15, 2025 |
