EDUCATION

Education has been a primary focus of the programme from the beginning. Set up in every village of the programme is a center where dedicated and highly sensitized teachers work with the children, aware of their circumstances and their needs. The quality of education is greatly appreciated by the children and by the villagers themselves. Integration of extra-curricular activities such as dancing, drawing, singing, games, and many others gives the children to learn and participate in a gamut of experience which makes the centres more interesting for them and keeps them coming.

  Snacks like biscuits, milk, eggs, fruits, cake, singara etc.

  Educational materials like books, bags, stationery, uniforms etc.

  Hygiene kits with toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, and oil.

  Parent-teacher meetings

  Teacher and nimator meetings

  Regular training sessions for teachers and animators

  Exposure trips for the kids

  Annual get-together for the children from all the centers.

  Workshops on the protection of Women and Children’s rights

  Cultural fetes to promote ad indigenous culture and tradition

  Intervillage study centers debates

  Quarterly assessments for the students

  TOT programme- exposure trips for the teachers and animators

In these areas where the programme exists, health and hygiene are not always a priority of the people when food and income are resources which are thought of on a day to day basis. Thereby,creating an environment where the people fall ill often with diseases which can be prevented or treated. With few doctors and even fewer outfitted clinics, many go to the village wiseman and often try their hack methods thus making matters worse.

Our health-awareness programmes such as the children’s quarterly health check-ups, eye screening camps along with cataract surgeries, mother and child care awareness programmes, construction of hand-pump platforms while also acting as a link to Government Health programmes like ICDS,ASHA nad ANM sub-centres which provide immunization has created a huge difference in the quality of life the people are able to lead.

  Community Health Awareness camps on hygiene, seasonal diseases, mother and child care

  Quarterly health check-ups and a supply of necessary medicines

  Observation of health issue related days

  Training, seminar, and awareness camp on life skills for adolescent girls

One of the biggest problems faced by the people is finding a sustainable source of income. As many of these villages depend on agriculture as their primary source of income, all capable members of the villages migrate to cities and towns to work as daily wage labourers. Less able members of the village stayed behind such as the elderly and the young children. Leaving them vulnerable to the powers in the area, children in middle school give up on education to help their parents work, they are at higher risk of being trafficked and many other evils which makes it imperative to help them find a way to exist without migrating into urban spaces.

CDPA has started a number of initiatives to help these villagers become self-sufficient and thereby secure their families better futures and create economically self reliant communities.

  Formation and strengthening of over 40 self -help groups.

  Training them in book and record keeping and organization

  Information Dissemination programme

  Networking, meeting with government development officials and offices

  Skill training to village youth

  Supplies of appropriate accessories and tool for training

  Exposure trips for these groups

  Introduction of Bio-farming and training farmers

  Awareness and training on local self governance ( social security schemes)

  Gender Equality programmes

  Training and Awareness on legal aid for community members

  Training on livestock management

  Installation of walter pumps and deep-bore wells to aid in agricultural efforts

  Supporting small businesses

  Formation and training of traditional street play groups which play an important role in information dissemination

  Formation and training of traditional street play groups which play an important role in information dissemination

  Inter-community sports competitions

  Awareness and sensitization programmes on global issues

  Training project workers and leaders on PIME