Campaign Story
About the project
The minority community in the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh faces discrimination and dominance from the upper-caste people. The inequality in employment opportunities compels them to migrate seasonally to support their insecure livelihood. The community has a 48% dropout rate among children aged 15-18 years due to a lack of secondary schools and the distant location of primary schools. Girls are often subjected to sexual abuse and eve-teasing, making it difficult for their parents to send them to faraway schools, thereby hindering their education and well-being. Additionally, the lack of proper school infrastructure and the unavailability of textbooks affect children’s access to education in the Budaun district.
Making a difference
CRY America’s Project Samagra Vikas Sansthan (SVS) aims to provide education and protection to children and adolescent girls in the Budaun district. The key activities under this project include identifying dropout children, re-enrolling them in schools, sensitizing School Management Committee (SMC) members on the Right to Education (RTE), establishing new Anganwadi Centers, and improving school infrastructure through government programs. Another key focus is forming Adolescent Girl Collectives and Children’s Collectives to raise awareness about child safety, protection, school dropouts, and child marriage.
The way forward
● Sensitize 420 SMC members from 23 government schools on their roles and responsibilities as per the RTE Act.
● Ensure the enrollment of 8,568 children aged 6-18 years in schools.
● Provide academic support to 696 children attending CACs and learning centers.
● Facilitate the enrollment process of 1,564 out-of-school children aged 6-18 years.
● Conduct orientation sessions for 23 SMC members on education policies.
● Conduct learning assessment for 196 children attending CACs.
● Organize Life Skills sessions for 4,500 children
● Ensure the mapping of 16 primary schools, 2 upper primary schools, and 5 composite schools to monitor their operations as per Right To Education norms.
● Activate the Child Welfare and Protection Committee in 10 operational villages.
Project Impact
7,269
Children aged 6-18 years attending school regularly.
727
Children provided education support through Children’s Activity Centers (CAC) and learning centers
1,500
Children trained in the Life Skills Year 2 module.
26,000
Girls received free sanitary pads.
23
Schools underwent infrastructural renovations.
53
Children linked to government financial programs.
72
Dropout children re-enrolled in schools.
10
Potential child marriages averted.
14
Children removed from child labor and linked to a government education program.
Last year’s disbursed budget for Jan 24 to Dec 24: $28,466
This year’s approved grant for Jan 25 to Dec 25:
