Campaign Story
About the project
Behjam block in Lakhimpur Kheri is home to a community that depends on Chikankaari work, agricultural work, and casual labor for their livelihood. However, the ongoing pandemic has brought the economy of this community into a standstill due to lack of regular employment as well as lack of market demand for Chikankari work. Girls are affected the most as they tend to stay at home to cook food for family members and take care of young siblings. To add to it, there are no schools nearby for girls after the 8th grade. The community suffers from lack of access to education, child marriage and gender based discrimination.
Making a difference
CRY America’s Project AIM works towards sensitizing the community on children’s right to education and promoting education to improve the enrolment status of children.The project also works at reducing school dropouts through working with parents, community, school authorities, PRIs, SMC members and other relevant stakeholders. Engaging with government stakeholders to strengthen implementation of govt policies and programmes related to education is another area of work.
The way forward
● Ensure enrolment of 3112 children under 6-14 years in school
● At least 90% of 2210 children under 15-18 years are enrolled in school
● Train facilitators of Children Activity Centre (4 centres) to equip them with innovative teaching methods, updated curriculum, and strategies
● Capacity building of 348 SMC members from 27 schools on their role and responsibilities
● 250 children in 4 Child Activity Centers to get academic support to enhance their learning outcome
● Team capacity building to develop stakeholder engagement to strengthen school system
● 40 children will be attending Theatre-in-Education (TiE) training to enhance their confidence, communication and decision making skills
● 1800 children will be attending life skills session on Self-esteem, Identity, Empathy, inter personal communication
● 500 parents to participate in life-skill training as per Parents Life skill Module
The way forward
● To ensure SMC members are sensitized
● Meetings with children groups organized on child rights issues, right to education, life skills and other govt programmes/schemes
● Sensitize parents and the community on the importance of girl child education and gender issue
● Engagement with district authorities to implement school health program
● Engagement with govt departments to ensure lineage of children in various schemes and programmes
Project Impact
2824
children enrolled in school
53
School dropouts children were enrolled in school
246
children provided with academic support through the Children Activity Center
440
Community Based Organizations (CBOs) meetings held involving 659 people from 17 villages
289
School Management Committee (SMC) members from 27 schools were sensitized on their roles and responsibilities
927
adolescents trained in life skills
Last Year’s Grant Disbursed: $31,043
Current Year’s Approved Grant
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