Project Description

Provision of 6 day care centres and 2 tution centres for 155 children of rag pickers in Bangalore.

Impact of Project

• 54 children aged 6 years were referred to formal schools in June 2016.
• Through the health checkups which were carried out once every three months, Polio Vaccinations were provided to all the children/
• 1000 children below 6 years were provided basic education through the project
• The two tution centres supported 55 school going children in their academic growth.
• 3 children received the benefits of the Right to Education Act as a result of which they got access to free education for the academic year from the Government
• Malnourished children were able to get access to better quality food
• Reduced incidents of child labour in the slum areas as a result of the children attending the crèches everyday
• Health seeking behaviour has been observed within the communities.
• The attitude towards saving among parents can be observed. Which will eventually lead to improved standards of living families.