Project Ahmedabad – Direct Intervention

Campaign Story

About the project

There are 14 slums located around the industrial areas of Vatva and Lamba in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. These slums face significant challenges with their pre-primary, elementary and secondary education. Factors like financial constraints, lack of positive schooling environment, and parental awareness has led to a high number of secondary school dropouts.

Making a difference

CRY America’s Project Direct Intervention in Ahmedabad works toward enrolling 3-6 year old children in school by forming and strengthening children’s collectives, training School Management Committees (SMCs), and promoting preschool attendance. The project also organizes vocational training sessions and counselling sessions for girls to avail open school education facility.

The way forward

● Track and ensure enrolment of 73 children of age 3-5 years at the anganwadi centers
● Track all the 270 dropout children (6-18yrs) and re-enroll them in schools with support class facilities
● 18 members of the SMCs from 4 schools to receive training for enhancing their skills on developing school plans
● 388 members from 24 children’s collectives will be trained on improving issues related to education, sanitation and transport facilities
● 546 girls including adolescents to receive training on Life Skills Education (LSE)
● Provide training on sports and skill development to 5 adolescent boy groups

Project Impact

Children Transition to 1st Grade

151

children transition to 1^st grade

Children Enrolled for Primary Education

250

children enrolled for primary education

Children Enrolled for Secondary Education

59

children enrolled for secondary education

Children Attended Bridge Classes

210

children attended bridge classes

School Management Committee (SMC) members received training on school development plans

21

School Management Committee (SMC) members received training on school development plans

Adolescent Collectives Members Sensitized on Education Issues

241

adolescent collectives members sensitized on education issues

Current Year’s Approved Grant (April to Dec 2024): $32,541

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Last Year’s Grant Disbursed (Jan to Dec, 2023) – $297,425

From collecting mica to aspiring to join the military

12 years old, Badri Routh, lived in a small village of Jharkhand. After his father’s accidental demise, his mother found it challenging to run a family of five by working at a brick factory. To ease up his mother’s efforts, Badri, the eldest, started working in a mica factory. His desire for learning caught the attention of CRY America’s CARC (Child Adolescent Research Center) through the children’s collective in his village. When Badri met with the project team, he expressed his willingness to study despite the financial constraints. The team counselled him along with his mother. He got to know about the facilities available at the CARC including free books, computer courses, and support tuitions.

With a vision to end their vicious cycle of poverty, Badri’s mother agreed to re-enrol him in middle school. Badri has now learnt the basics of computer applications like MS Office and uses them to optimize his tasks. Badri has also applied for the Sponsorship Scholarship for Children of Single Parents, a scheme run by the Jharkhand Government.

Badri’s success does not stop with his journey back to school. He takes care of his fitness with his stunning football skills as he dreams to join the Indian Army after completing his education.

*Name changed to protect child’s identity and AI generated pic used.

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