Campaign Story
About the project
Kaptipada block in Mayurbhanj district Orissa has 72.63 % of households living Below Poverty Line. The area is highly inaccessible in every communication yardstick. The education scenario in this regard is not only dismal but also remains beyond the reach of the administration due to lack of will and accessibility. As most of the parents are illiterate and unaware about their rights and entitlements, they rarely demand any facility in the school and accept all cases of mismanagement as natural or beyond their control.
Making a difference
CRY America’s Project Shikshasandhan works towards enrolling and retaining children in schools and fulfilling the basic RTE provisions and strengthening of the committees. The children who are engaged in child labor are mainstreamed into the education system with creating awareness in the community. The key activities under the project are enrollment drives, home visits in the community and strengthening of SMCs.
Action during COVID times
● Distributed dry ration, hygiene kits to 2007 vulnerable families
● Provided 90 jumbo oxygen cylinders, 100 oxygen flow meters, 10 thousands N-95 Masks, 500 oxi-meters
The way forward
● Capacity Building of SMC members
● SMC will ensure that all the children are receiving mid-day-meal
● Drop-out children and never enrolled children re-enrolled in school
● Bridge course learning
● Language support and remedial classes
Project Impact
100%
Children transiting from pre-school/AWCs to primary school / regular
100%
Children transiting from grade 5 to grade 6, 8 to 9 and 10 to 11
80%
Children cleared class 10th and 73% children cleared class 12th Std.
100%
Pregnant and lactating mothers linked to one or more existing health schemes
70%
Of 6-18 year eligible children enrolled in remedial classes or additional education support out of the total children needing
Last Year’s Grant Disbursed: $13,594
Current Year’s Approved Grant
Story of constant support
Sasmita, a 16-year-old girl, lives with her parents, a younger brother and a sister in a small house. Her parents are daily wage laborers, and because of their financial condition, they want her to drop out of school and start managing household chores. But Sasmita wished to continue her education.
The project team counseled Sasmita’s parents and convinced them to let her continue her education. They arranged a free boarding and lodging school in the Balasore district, where Sasmita again started her study from grade 8 and studied up to grade 10. After completing her study, she came back home again. She was supposed to drop out again, but the field executive counseled and encouraged Sasmita to continue her education and supported her in taking the common entrance test in Engineering.
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