Indus Action Newsletter, Oct'13

October,2013

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About Us Founded and managed by a t eam of I ndi an St udent s at Har v ar d Uni v er s i t y ,I NDUS ACTI ON s eek st o mobi l i z e publ i cr es our c es and empowerc ommuni t i es t os ol v eI ndi a’ s deep r oot ed pr obl ems i n ar eas s uc h as educ at i on,publ i c heal t h,l aw enf or c ementand ac c ount abi l i t y .

Begi nni ng oper at i ons i nJ ul y 2013,I NDUS ACTI ON l aunc hed i t s pr emi erpr oj ec ton Ri ght t oEduc at i onAc tc hr i s t enedPr oj ec tEk l av y a.Unl i k et heunf or t unat eEk l av y ai nMahabhar at a who was deni ed educ at i on on ac c ountofhi sc as t e,Pr oj ec tEk l av y a oper at es wi t ha mi s s i on t o ens ur e educ at i on t o al lc hi l dr en-i r r es pec t i v e oft hei rc as t e,ec onomi cs t at us , genderand r el i gi on.Wi t ht hi sPr oj ec t ,we ai mt o br eaks oc i al ,ps y c hol ogi c aland t ec hni c al bar r i er st hati mpede t he i mpl ement at i on oft hi s pr ogr es s i v el aw by wor k i ng on t wo l ev el s -br i dgi ng t he ex i s t i ng i nf or mat i on gaps ,and ment or i ng and s uppor t i ng t he c ommuni t i est o enabl es oc i ali nt egr at i on.We ai mt o ens ur e 100 per c entenr ol l menti n Del hiunderCl aus e 12 by2015.

Achi evem ents so far

The s c ope oft he pr oj ec thasunder gone a c hange.Pr oj ec t Ek l av y a wi l lnow wor ki n 51 war dsofSout h and Cent r al Del hit o ens ur et hatt he 25% pr ov i s i on i n pr i v at e unai ded s c hool sf orc hi l dr en bel ongi ng t of ami l i esear ni ng l es st han al ak hy ear l yi sopt i mal l yus ed.

I NDUS ACTI ON i ss eek i ng t o par t nerwi t h Del hi Gov er nment ’ sf l ags hi p pr ogr amme ofMi s s i on Conv er genc e.

Wi t hav i s i on ofupl i f t i ng t he v ul ner abl e popul at i on ofDel hi Mi s s i on Conv er genc e oper at esGenderRes our c e Cent r es ( GRC)wi t hi n Del hif unc t i oni ng asa ones t op i nf or mat i on node f orav ai l abl e gov er nments c hemes .

As ur v eywasunder t ak en i n par t sofNor t h and Sout h Del hi ( Teac hf or I ndi ac ommuni t i es )t o as s es st he pr epar ednes sof t he el i gi bl ef ami l i es .Res ul t ss howed t hatpos s es s i on of r el ev antdoc ument s( i nc ome c er t i f i c at es ,bi r t hc er t i f i c at e,c as t e c er t i f i c at e)wasl ow.

An I nt er ac t i v e Voi c e Res pons e( I VR)bas ed hel pl i ne i st he f oundat i on oft he i nf or mat i on di s s emi nat i on c ampai gn.To t es t t he ef f ec t i v enes soft he hel pl i ne,I NDUS ACTI ON par t ner ed wi t h AwaazDe and r an a hel pl i ne t o pr ov i de r el ev ant i nf or mat i on aboutCl aus e 12 oft he Ri ghtt o Educ at i on

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Hom ew ork for the next m onth

Cr eat i ng dat abas e ofs c hool s mapped t o 51 war ds and t he near es tGender Res our c e Cent r es( GRCs ) ,Anganwadi sand J eev an Kendr as .

Setup and l aunc ht he I NDUS ACTI ON Hel pl i ne wi t hi nf or mat i on aboutage c r i t er i a,doc ument ar ypr oof ,nei ghbour hood s c hool set c Ti ght en l i nk bet ween t he t hr ee i ns t i t ut i ons ofGRCs ,Anganwadi s and t he Di r ec t or at e ofEduc at i on ( DoE) Des i gnt hebas el i nes ur v eyt oas s es st hek nowl edge,behav i orandmi nds etof t he el i gi bl ef ami l i esr el at ed t ot hi soppor t uni t y .

Fi nal i s e par t ner s hi ps wi t h I nt egr at ed Chi l d Dev el opment Ser v i c es ( I CDS) i nf r as t r uc t ur e,Mi s s i on Conv er genc e and Gr am Vaani .

Dev el op t r ai ni ng modul esf orGRCsand Anganwadiwor k er st o mot i v at et hem t owar dsCl aus e 12 oft he RTE. Compl et epr oduc t i onandedi t i ngofI NDUS ACTI ON’ sani mat i onf i l m hi ghl i ght i ng t he goal sand et hosofPr oj ec tEk l av y a.

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