Annual Report 2016

A collaborative initiative of ARUN & Rainbow Foundation India

ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 2016

PROVIDING NON-CUSTODIAL, COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND PROTECTION TO STREET AND HOMELESS CHILDREN

The year took Rainbow Foundation India through an incredible journey of further discovery; both outward and inward at the same time. On one hand, we deepened our understanding of the children and the Sneh Sathis and the issues that impact them, enriching us and giving more meaning and relevance to our work. On the other hand, Rainbow model continued to be seen as a unique intervention for children needing long term care and appreciated for its collaborative approach, scalability, depth of engagement with the children, parents and community. We were able to widen our reach and connect with different stakeholders pushing our boundaries to learn and innovate helping us to deliver better and widen our horizons in the process.

This was also a landmark year as we began a process to define the long term strategy of RFI. Having adequately demonstrated the non-custodial, residential, comprehensive model of quality care and with the confidence reposed in us, this was the right juncture we felt, to redefine the smaller and larger goalposts of this journey forward.

*Homes for girls are called Rainbow Homes and Homes for boys are called Sneh Ghars.

Staff members in the home are addressed as Sneh Sathis meaning a “loving friend�.

• About us............................................................................................................1 • Our Presence....................................................................................................4 • Slice of life in the homes...............................................................................5 • Education....................................................................................................5 • Extracurricular............................................................................................8 • Sports...........................................................................................................9 • Building Social Perspective .................................................................. 10 • Lifeskills.......................................................................................................11 • Health & Nutrition....................................................................................12 • Child Protection........................................................................................15 • New in the Rainbow Family: Pune..............................................................16 • Special People & Events................................................................................18 • Udaan: Taking Flight.......................................................................................24 • Capacity Building............................................................................................26 • Reports & Publications...................................................................................29 • Evaluation by UNICEF....................................................................................31 • Advocacy: Amplifying voices of children..................................................32 • Resource Mobilization..................................................................................34 • Our Partners....................................................................................................36 • Board Members..............................................................................................38 • Bezwada Wilson - Liberating India’s Untouchables..............................39 • Way forward-Long term strategy................................................................40 • Audit Report.....................................................................................................42

ABOUT US

OUR VISION Every child to grow up in a secure and joyful environment where he/she can fully develop his /her talents in order to lead an independent life with dignity.

OUR MISSION To ensure a safe and happy childhood of vulnerable children who are formerly on street and in difficult circumstances to help them access their rights of protection, education, nutrition and health care.

OUR OBJECTIVES Building a replicable model collaborating with State Governments and Civil Society Organizations for ensuring inclusive rights of disadvantaged groups of children including urban street children & youth.

Spearheading a ‘Movement of Caring’, a model where governments and responsible caring citizens build more inclusive, just and humane urban society.

Reaching out to the most vulnerable street children and guaranteeing them comprehensive, long term care in voluntary open non-custodial homes and securing their rights to protection, love, food, health care, recreation and education. These are guaranteed with no conditionality, with love but no sense of charity, and for as long as the child needs these, as one would ensure for one’s own child.

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OUR VALUE BASE SECULAR DEMOCRATIC TRANSPARENT & ACCOUNTABLE Annual Home plan based of quality standards of care Individual care plan for each child Intensive training of Sneh Sathis Child progress tracked through web-based information system Systems and processes monitored using an effective MIS tool.

Annual reflection & review Financeial audits by one of the big four Audit firms

“RFI has a holistic understanding of the situation in which street children find themselves. Its approach offers a comprehensive framework in which children are provided care and protection through adequate food and nutrition, secure place to stay, proper health care, school support and opportunities to engage in fun and creativity to pull them out of the accumulated disadvantages and handicaps of street life, and eventually to enable them to live as independent and responsible adults.�

UNICEF Evaluation Report

Anita Kaul

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OPEN & VOLUNTARY Live freely, not behind locked gates

UNCONDITIONAL

COMPREHENSIVE

Unconditional care & attention for children irrespective of any factors

Holistic development of child; taking care of health, education, play & extra curricular activities.

FAMILY Encourages regular contact with biological family.

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ROBUST CAR E MODE L

RIGHT BASED

RESIDENTIAL Safe and comfortable physical space for children.

LONG TERM CARE

Protection, care and education are offered as fundamental rights, not charity.

Child stays until being launched into independent adult life.

PARTICIPATORY Children along with peers and carers have a voice in all matters.

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OUR PRESENCE R A I N B O W F O U N D AT I O N I N D I A

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PUNE

109

A N A N TA P U R

112

C H EN N A I

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D EL HI

358

B E N G A LU R U

391

PATN A

684

KO L K ATA

1512

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HY D E R A B A D

A SLICE OF LIFE IN THE RAINBOW HOMES & SNEH GHARS

EDUCATION For the millions of children worldwide who live on the street, Education is the most effective method of reintegration into society. Their needs are unique in the sense that some have had no formal schooling while others dropped at different levels. In our homes, education is planned to meet the unique educational needs of each child. To begin with, we believe that education is not only about formal, mainstream schooling but should also assist children to heal their traumas, reclaim their lost childhood and prepare them to lead happy, healthy and responsible lives.

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Apart from regular prescribed educational routines and techniques, we continuously strive to make the education program more meaningful, lively, stimulating, relevant and effective. In this regard some of the notable initiatives were these: Recognizing the need for bridging the learning gaps for children who entered into the education set up at a later stage, and for older children who were gearing up to face the boards, we provided remedial education support through part time teachers appointed specially to strengthen Math and Science concepts. In Hyderabad, evening classes were conducted for children in class X. For children in classes 5-10, weekend classes by ‘Make a Difference’ were scheduled on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for English and Maths.

A novel Education Project “Bodh Guru” is being implemented in Hyderabad from August 2015, which is an audio visual tool facilitating the explanation of the concepts of Science, Math ,paving way for better performance in academic subjects. These classes with prescribed syllabus are being conducted every week for 2 hours in the evening for both senior and junior groups.

Bodhguru had been implemented in 16 homes in Hyderabad impacting around 1400 children.

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All our children are enrolled in age, grade appropriate classes or professional courses and all children with disability and difficulties are being provided with special interventions.

EDUCATION STATUS ECE

36 247

RSTC/Bridge Course

1633

Primary Education (I to V)

1329

High School (VI to X) Higher Secondary High secondary

Special School Vocational Training Professional Course Graduation (Degree College ) PG College

110 25 73 6 12 1

135 children cleared class 10th and 21 cleared class 12th 85 children received government scholarships.

212 children meritorious, standing within the first 3 ranks in their respective schools 203 children shining in sports and 234 children in creative skills

Rainbow homes are also home to children with special needs. With consistent efforts, almost all such children have been enrolled into a service that is suited for their requirement.

Apart from regular prescribed educational routines and techniques, we continuously strive to make the education program more meaningful, lively, stimulating, relevant and effective. In this regard some of the notable initiatives were these: A novel Education Project “Bodh Guru� is being implemented in Hyderabad from August 2015, 1 which is an audio visual tool facilitating the explanation of the concepts of science, Math ,paving way for better performance in academic subjects. These classes with prescribed syllabus are being conducted every week for 2 hours in the evening dividing for both Senior and junior groups.

Bodhguru had been implemented in 16 homes in Hyderabad impacting around 1400 children.

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“Innovative ways of teaching has paid off and remarkable improvement in academic performances are visible now. With this perceptible difference in their performances donors are coming forward to sponsor admission in corporate schools and /private colleges “ State Program Co-ordinator, Hyderabad

In Delhi, an Academic Assessment Format was developed to conduct baseline and impact assessments of learning growth in the children. The overall aim is not only to monitor actual progress in terms of learning but to also analyze the efficacy of our teaching practices. A subject-wise assessment, this format also takes into account the different learning levels the children bring to the table.

NBI Home in Bangalore set up a virtual classroom in January. Apart from playing educational videos and digital learning teaching materials, the system has enabled several teachers to connect on skype and conduct classes online. It helps the volunteers to skip the traveltime and teach from the comfort of their own place. Children have been receiving Hindi classes and the 10th class girls have been learning spoken English since the inception of the program. So far, 15 sessions have be conducted. Spoken English classes for Sneh Sathis were also started and 10 sessions have been completed so far.Spoken English classes for Sneh Sathis were also started and 10 sessions have been completed so far.

Delhi experimented with new methodologies with notable success, holding the children’s attention better and in the process being more effective in their learning uptake too. The teaching was designed to include Learning by doing, Learning by real life examples, Learning by concrete method, Concrete to abstract, and Learning through experiment. Innovations e.g.

Ganit Mala (number strings), fraction kit decimal, floor games to teach simple mathematics of addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, working through charts, etc. also made studying more effortless for the children.

Teachers across the cities developed new Teaching Learning Material, many of them entirely with waste material. These include 3-D science models for biology, physics and chemistry.

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EXTRACURRICULAR And it’s not just about books & exams…

We believe that academic subjects and extra-curricular activities complement each other and develop well-rounded, socially skilled, and healthier children. Our comprehensive education care model provided space for non-academic extra-curricular activities in the homes and children made complete use of these, surprising one a many. Here are a few examples: • • • • • • • • • • •

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Children from Hyderabad participated in “One Billion Rising” event in February and received a standing ovation for their dance performance.

Preethi from Sannihita Rainbow Home, Hyderabad won first prize in district level elocution competition.

Rainbow girls from Bangalore bagged first and second prize in cooking competition organized by Smile Foundation at Hyatt Hotel in October 2015.

In Kolkata, a science talent show “Einstein Hunt’ saw our children walk away the First prize trophy, certificates and wrist watches as gifts.

A. Pushpa, from Aman Vedika Rainbow Home Hyderabad, stood 1st in Elocution and General Knowledge competition conducted by, Lal Bahadur College.

At the ‘TAL HUNT”, the Kolkata girls received the first prize in Elocution and Group dance.

Several other medals and certificates were also brought home.

In a cultural competition “kondattam” in Chennai, girls from Aman Maiyyam won first prize in group dance.

One of the children from Bangalore was selected to present a model on Industry at district level. Out of 12 participants she won the second prize.

Nirmala Kumari, from Aman Vedika Rainbow Home, Hyderabad was declared best student of the year at her school Government High School, Musheerabad.

In a competition organized by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, a child from Chennai Rainbow Home stood second in the drawing competition.

In November, seventeen Rainnbow girls from Bangalore participated in 2k Marathon and “Walk for a Cause”. Their theme “Save Earth Planet” bagged the 1st prize and children got a special mention for their enthusiastic and active participation in the Walkathon.

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Children from APMWS Rainbow home, Hyderabad took part in Shotokai International Karate competitions held in Delhi where contestants from six countries took part. They won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. They received the accolades and prizes from the deputy C.M of Telangana state.

From Sealdah Rainbow Home, Kolkata, five girls were selected for the National Level match of Throw Ball and Soft ball.

Priyanka from APSA rainbow home, Hyderabad won a medal in National Wrestling Event held in Madhya Pradesh. She was winner in her category and was awarded the medal.

A Child from Bangalore Rainbow Home was declared ‘Sports Champion’ by her school at Cluster level. She was selected for State level in Javelin Throw.

Three children from Rainbow Homes, Chennai bagged prizes in the sport event ‘Nakshatra’ organized by volunteers from Bhoomi.

In August, the young stars from Bangalore bagged prizes in the Block level Kho-Kho and Kabaddi competition organized by the Education Department.

G. Soni from Asritha home Participated in Mandal level Kho-Kho and got gold medal and certificate from Mandal Educational Officer (M.E.O) Bosco Rainbow Home, Bangalore won Bosco Sports Championship Trophy of the year.

In the Kho kho and Kabaddi Taluk level competition organized

by Education Department at BEL School, Bangalore in August 2015, the Rainbow children got 2nd prize.

Two Rainbow children won second prize in the badminton competition conducted by SSA, Chennai.

Eight chidlren from Kilkari Rainbow Home participated in an Integrated Sports Meet organized by Amar Jyoti School.

They won four gold, two silver and one bronze medal.

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BUILDING SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE Notable activities conducted to build social perspective amongst children included• • • •

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On International Girl child Day, the Delhi children organized a rally in their neighborhood to bring attention to basic Child Rights.

For Thanksgiving, an activity centered on distributing sandwiches to the needy was conducted in Delhi.

Children from across the 7 cities participated in the annual “Under the Stars” Taro ki Chhao me, event held in solidarity with the homeless.

Bangalore children Participated in rally on “Send Every Child to School” in July at Thanisandra Slum. The objective was to build awareness among the school dropouts and their parents at Rachenahalli. There was sloganeering and singing during the rally children reached several people directly and identified 64 out of school children.

Patna children participated in community Social Programmes named “Shanti Ke Paksh Me Nagrik” and “Balika Diwas”.

On Girl Child Day , children in Patna undertook an awareness march. It began at chitkohra Bridge and concluded at the Gardani Bagh Stadium.

In March, the “Bihar Van Mahotasav Day” was celebrated at the Gandhi Maidan, where our children participated in huge numbers.

In Delhi, a series of projects were planned to instill an analytical sense of self-realization and social values. One of the most important themes covered under this was food, which is the most basic of all human needs, and perhaps the biggest humanitarian crisis facing us today. The project was designed to enable children know about the food they eat, how it is linked to overall health and well-being, how it is an important factor in enabling children come to school, sit and eat together, how feeding is linked to a sense of giving, of respect for the other, compassion and service for humanity. The project integrated the science, social science and life-skills subjects. It was conducted in 11 sessions of 1 hour each . Children from class 6-10 of all homes participated.

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LIFE SKILL- Learning for life Children of Delhi, Patna, Bangalore and Hyderabad were involved in the 60-hour Life Skills curriculum (which was designed last year at RFI) using variety of methods, including games, theatre, films, small group discussion/ tasks, field visits. Girls in Bangalore participated in one of the sessions on ‘Because I’m a girl’ that helped them to grow in confidence and self-esteem to the extent that they were able to share their experiences and understanding on issues such as child labour, dowry, child abuse on radio programmes being aired. Yet another session ‘Lightness of Living’ acted as a catharsis for the children and helped them to be at ease with themselves.

Children and Sneh Sathis noticed an unmistakable change in the children post these sessions.

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Children understand moral & humanitarian values better.

They reflect a positive tendency to abide by self-made rules, thereby developing a sense of self-discipline.

They now manage negative emotions better.

They have developed confidence and clear decision-making abilities.

Their concentration and attention has improved significantly.

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HEALTH At RFI, we have a comprehensive programme for health care of children including arrangements for children with special needs. In addition to curative health care, preventive and promotive health systems focusing on holistic care including assessment of health needs, food and nutrition, immunization, Infrastructure sanitation & hygiene, growth monitoring, de-addiction, health education and health camps were practiced in Rainbow Homes and Sneh Ghars across the 8 cities In addition to the in house care, services are also delivered (where required) by establishing linkages with public and private health care institutions and agencies functionaries at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

At large, children across the homes are growing up well.

They look and report feeling healthy and fit. Regular deworming, general checkups, immunizations and nutrition have ensured this. General routine check ups including hemoglobin count, dental, eye, ear examinations were conducted and appropriate treatments provided to each child at regular intervals seeking support from our comprehensive panels of Doctors and Specialists including, Gynecologist, ENT, Dentists, Dermatologists, Pediatricians, Dentists and Ophthalmologist. There is one general practitioner in most of the homes for regular health check-up of all children.

During the course of the year, children presented a range of health concerns ranging from Fractures, Hernia, Relapse of TB, other respiratory infections, Lump in the breast, Vision problems, UTIs, HIV, Migraine, Appendicitis, Chicken pox, stomach infections, Accidents and injuries that required minor to major interventions.

Each child’s health record/file consists of history of health, age, height, weight and BMI, immunization status etc. and is maintained for all children.

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Great emphasis is paid on the nutrition in our homes as the children have to make up significantly for the lost years. Apart from a well-balanced menu consisting of fresh vegetables, fruits, milk, egg, chicken, meat, dals etc, supplementary diet for malnourished children was also ensured. Depending on the local produce and the taste and interest of children, homes offer dates and boiled eggs, salads to these children in addition to medical supplements like tonics and protein & vitamin tablets.

“Lacho joined Dharamtalla Rainbow home in a severely malnourished condition. The housemothers and all the children took extra care of her and she was provided supplements to help gain weight. After a couple of months of intensive care she became active and energetic showing signs of good health and gaining strength.

As a 5 yr old should be, she can now be found running around the home, speaking loud and clear and playing with everyone. Being the youngest and effusive in nature she has become the darling of all the others around.�

Sneh Sathi Rainbow Home, Kolkata

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CHILD PROTECTION r Safety of the child is at the heart of the Rainbow Model and set up as a target for the year, RFI ensured, through consistent training, that all Sneh Sathis are familiar with the concept and our policy to ensure it. The policy, now translated into six languages contributed significantly in understanding the moral and legal implications of violations, methods for prevention and ways to manage a situation in case it occurs. Every home now has a Child Protection Committee.

Trained through a comic version of the policy developed by us last year, the children also internalized the protection concept, and do not hesitate to report if and when the need arises.

“Some of the team members have worked in other child care institutions and what made them most happy was that none of them had a documented CPP in place.

Their own understanding of abuse was very limited hence the clarity that they got on different abuse situations after the training has made them to work more consciously to prevent it. They have also learnt to recognize signs so that they are able to address the issue immediately.”

State Program Manager , Rainbow Home

“RFI has a well-articulated child care and protection policy. Children’s own participation in the care functions through the Bal Sabhas, Children’s Committees contribute to a feeling of ownership to the Home.”

UNICEF Evaluation Report

Anita Kaul

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PUNE

THE LATEST MEMBERS IN THE RAINBOW HOMES FAMILY

We are delighted to share that following the intensive effort of last two years of our team and the tremendous and unflinching support from the state government, Rainbow homes have begun in Pune city. Three homes were started in this maiden year.

RFI met the Pune School Board, which looks into the educational aspect of the Municipal Corporation. The proposal was sent to them to understand the model and our requirement to set up Rainbow Homes. The breakthrough came when the Municipal Commissioner, PMC, met us in May 2015. Following his keen involvement and proactive interventions, 2 school buildings were sanctioned in July. With good cooperation from state officials, the home was ready to receive the first batch of Rainbow children in the 1st week of December 2015. Given that the second school building was in a better shape, it could be operationalized in the 1st week of March 2016.

Rainbow Home, Shivajinagar, 21 children Rainbow Home, Yerwada, 20 children.

Rainbow home (implemented by New Vision), 16 children

The children showcased their talents on the occasion of the inauguration of the first Rainbow Home held on 27th January 2016. The function was attended by several officials from the government, members of the CWC, JJBs and several other wellwishers and donors. The children enthralled the audience with their performances.

Most appreciated was their happiness, confidence and talent. The Municipal Commissioner’s presence gave an massive boost to all the team members and his offer to RFI to start 20 such homes in the city was an unexpected token of appreciation.

Following several meetings, as a first logical step, it was decided that a survey will be conducted to enumerate the exact number of children on the streets of Pune and the significant related issues that would inform an appropriate and effective intervention for them.

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ACTIVITIES IN PUNE RAINBOW HOME Education: All the children were enrolled in the municipal school after shifting into the school buildings. At the home, several non-formal education activities were conducted to make them ready for school.

Health: Health, hygiene and nutrition aspects are being systematized. A health check was conducted for all. One of the homes handled an epidemic of chicken pox. Two serious medical emergencies were also handled.

Extra-curricular: Children tried their hand at exciting activities such as miming, delivering soliloquies and theatre. The younger children were taught rhymes and action songs in English and Marathi.

The home team engages the children on a daily basis in various art and crafts activities. Drawing and painting, paper quilling collages, cutting and pasting, are taught by the team members.

The children immensely enjoy these creative activities.

Outings: Both recreational as well as educational outings were organized. Children visited several gardens in the city, the zoo, Snake Park, and other places of historic importance.

Festivals and celebrations: All the festivals were celebrated with great joy at the home.

They learnt the importance of national festivals such as Independence Day, Republic Day, and Teachers’ day. On children’s day they participated in a program on Child Rights arranged by another NGO.

The new work in the city is being managed by a set of 16 devoted Sneh Sathis. To induct and prepare them to undertake this important responsibility, they visited Hyderabad twice, to be introduced to the concept, the philosophy, the values and the underlying systems & process.

This exercise not only gave them a thorough orientation, but also helped them to connect to the larger cause and instilled a sense of pride.

The team members have undergone focused trainings in Emergencies management, Record keeping and Child Protection. Children have also been oriented about the Child Protection Policy. A Child Protection Committee is in place and the children are aware of its role and functions.

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EVENTS

SPECIAL PEOPLE AND EVENTS 2015-16

Our children continue to make us proud with their determination and hard work. We are happy to share the stories of few such girls from our Homes, who proved that with opportunity, hard work and determination, sky is the limit!

Pooja - The golden girl It fills us with great pride to share that one of our very own girls; Pooja Raju of Kilkari Home, Delhi won three Olympic Medals: gold for the relay race, and two silvers for 100 and 200 meters sprints, at the Special Olympics held in Los Angeles in July 2015.

Born in a village in Uttar Pradesh, Pooja’s dominant childhood memories are of an abusive family.

Around the age of eight, she decided to run away.

Without a rupee, she boarded a bus to the town, and from there a train to Delhi. Eventually she found her way from a drop-in centre to Kilkari Rainbow home. Pooja’s sunny temperament helped her settle into Kilkari effortlessly, and she quickly made friends. Realizing that Pooja unable to read, write and speak as per her age and once after confirming through a testing that she was intellectually challenged she was placed at Amar Jyoti, a school offering holistic and inclusive education for children with physical and mental challenges. Here Pooja blossomed, her speech cleared, she discovered a love for dancing.

Sensing her interest and excellent performance in sports, the school enrolled her for state and then national level special sports events, all of which she trounced effortlessly. Recruited into the Indian National Team, she underwent a series of training camps that culminated in her being selected to represent India in the Special Olympics.

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Maria, On top of the world In the coming months the world will see 13-yearls old Rainbow child, S. Maria in “Poorna” a film on youngest mountaineers who scaled Mount Everest made by renowned actor turned film maker and social activist Rahul Bose. A bright, active resident of Aman Vedika Rainbow Home, Musheerabad, Maria was born in Hanumakonda village of Warangal, Maria grew up in Children’s Home in Bangalore where she studied till 7th class . Due to a sudden twist of destiny, she found herself in some unfortunate street circumstances before she was invited to the Aman vedika Rainbow home. Maria shares, “During shooting, I enjoyed a lot because I never got a chance to act in a movie. I feel lucky to have met Rahul Bose and feel very happy to have played an important role in the film. There are so many child marriages happening, hope after watching the film they will become aware of how wrong this is. I am excitedly waiting for the film to be released”.

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VISIT BY MR.AZIM PREMJI Mr.Azim Hashim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd. and renowned philanthropist visited the Aman Vedika Rainbow Home, Hyderabad on 16 November 2015 accompanied by CEO Philanthropic Initiatives and Director, Azim Premji Foundation.

After a brief introduction to the model and history, a guided tour of the home was facilitated by the children themselves during which they answered many questions by. Mr. Premji.

In a sit down meeting with all the children, he applauded the efforts and children’s enthusiasm. The hour long visit ended with Mr. Premji sipping on some fresh coconut water and leaving the home with positivity and words of encouragement for the entire Sneh Sathis and stressing the need for such work to continue and grow.

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SOME MORE MEMORIES

Mr. Tariq Premji along with Ms.Tasqeen Macchiwalla from Azim Premji Philonthropic Initiatives had visited the Need Based Indiia Rainbow Home in Bangalore on 29th of March 2016.

One of our oldest donors Mr Willem Van Dijk and his family from Netherlands visited Aman Maiyam Home, Chennai on 23rd January, 2016. Mr Dijk has been supporting the home since 2011.

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RAINBOW WALKATHONS: Walk for a Child, Walk with a Child This year RFI conducted two walkathons, one in Hyderabad and another in Bangalore with the objective to invite more people to join our caring campaign. On 4th November 2015, Hyderbad turned up in large numbers at Necklace Road and exactly a month later, on the 5th December, Bangalore did the same at the Kantheerva Stadium.

The walkathons were organized primarily to celebrate life in the Rainbow homes, triumphing the exit of children from the hard street experiences to a comfortable home, reclaiming their childhood and marching with opportunities to a bright future. The 11 km walkathon offered a unique opportunity for the participants- each walker got to walk with a child, interacting and understanding the child in the process. In the meantime, a bevy of professional performers-magicians, dancers, singers, rockstars, dancers, radio jockey created a carnival like atmosphere and continuously entertained the children and the crowd who in turn cheered the walkers. Interacting with the children, Sneh Sathis, visiting the stalls that showcased the beautiful crafts prepared by the children, looking through the publications etc, gave visitors a opportunity to sense in depth the nature of the Rainbow Program, their impact and the transformation of children through it. While many people explored the opportunities of engaging with the children, several others committed their time, money to the cause. Many friends and personalities from supporting corporates helped in organizing the walkathons and the wide coverage in radio, print and electronic media helped the event gain recognition. The success and the deep engagement of the community reassured of the solidarity and energized us and proved our belief that Rainbow Homes program is truly a “Movement of Caring.�

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Our Dream Walkers: Dr B. Trivikrama, an Engineer with a doctorate in Business Management, after having taught in Osmania University; and holding senior positions in several software companies. currently lives in Detroit, US and teaching PMP. Touched by the condition of the children on the street in India and motivated by the good work of RFI, Vikram was the driving force behind the conceptualization of the Walkathon as a fundraising event . He helped us to envision a walk of 2 half marathons in two consecutive days in 6 locations of Hyderabad .This idea also inspired by the walkathon organized in Westford, Boston by Sai Vyas Balabhadraptruni.

Having been to a Rainbow homes during a visit to India, Sai Vyas Balabhadrapatruni, a high school pass out student from Westford Massachusetts was determined to do something to support street children on his return home. In an extraordinary initiative he planned, organized and led a 5K walkathon in Boston independently. 100 donors and 55 walkers came together and raised $7000.00 for Rainbow Foundation India. His school nominated him for the President’s Volunteer Service Award, which he received from President Obama. He helped with the plan for the first ever walkathon in India to bring focus and attention about Rainbow Homes and Sneh Ghars .

Special Thanks The Bangalore Walkathon would not have happened without the generous support - monetary and moral - of Sumir Hinduja who was thoroughly involved in the planning of the Walkathon. Sumir is actively involved with various social causes and has been a steadfast friend of the Rainbow Homes program.

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“UDAAN”

TAKING FLIGHT

Based on our progressive understanding of the needs of the young adults, RFI organised itself not just to meet these needs but to systematize the process so as to cater to the growing number of children who will be at the Udaan threshold every year.

Firstly we conceptualized a comprehensive program that will include a set of activities designed to improve not just the basic academic achievement of the child, but also facilitate postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment, safe accommodation, independent living, and social integration. The development of the social, technical and workplace skills necessary for personal care, job stability and satisfaction will be conducted in a phased manner. This will be done through by drawing up a “Individual Youth Care Plan”.

The understanding of the conceptualization has been documented in the form of a manual (called: Udaan Taking Flight) and shared with all the homes.

A supplementary to this manual has also been developed titled Handbook of Career Options that provides information about various career options available in various sectors along with details such as eligibility; skills required; future options; institutions offering the required course & starting salary. As a ready reckoner, this document will help the young adults in making an informed decision about his/her career choice.

Most of the seventeen year olds and above were sent in for assessment. Based on their potential and interests, they were enrolled into different institutes following which they are pursuing the fields of Nursing, Retail and Export Management, Hospitality, Fashion Design and Merchandising, Early Childhood Education, Drawing and Painting and Dance, ComputersHardware/Software Etc. In Delhi a tie up with NIIT and Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) ensures Basic computer certification and spoken English education for all the older children. As a part of their preparation to take up a full time formal job, and eventual financial independence, several children took up part time jobs this year.

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A Mural by young adults learning to paint

Life Skills: Growing Wings A curriculum program has been designed for 15 years old and above, specifically to help them to move out of institutional living, to continue their journey as a responsible and happy individual in their personal, familial, social, professional and other spheres. It is an experiential journey of over 24 to 30 months with exposure and immersion as key components around four major threads of, a) Self-esteem- my body, mind and intimate relations. b) Responsibility – Surroundings -my home, my work, my family, my finances, neighbors. c) Respect – society at large, citizenship – rights and duties. d) Hope – personal growth and development - planning for future, education, saving etc.

Intensive sessions were conducted in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi. Group sessions were conducted exclusively with the young adults to introduce them to the concept of transition and orient them about RFI’s conceptualization for the program. Expectations, concerns, challenges and opportunities were discussed with great honesty and clarity. This resulted in clarity for both parties and helped to concretize home wise and individual plans.

Kolkata has a large number girls at the cusp of adulthood. In June, an intensive training was conducted by Ms. Linda to help the teams work on the educational and vocational plans of older girls between the ages of 15 and 18 years . Here they learnt to objectively help a young adult to understand their educational aptitude and align them the future vocational prospects.

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TRAINING

AND CAPACIT Y BUILDINGS

Right at the start of the year, the Knowledge and Policy Unit jointly with the SPC’s developed the specific thematic training needs of each city and developed an annual training schedule.

Based on this we undertook the capacity building of Sneh Sathis .

NUMBER OF DAYS

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

Pune

1

8

Chennai

1

9

Patna

1

21

Pune

1

8

Chennai

1

9

Patna

1

21

Chennai

1

9

Pune

1

8

Patna

1

21

Kolkata

2

18

Chennai

2

10

Delhi, Patna, Kolkata

8

25

Chennai, Bangalore

5

13

Delhi

2

11

Patna

1

9

Bangalore

2

9

Hyderabad

2

35

1

30

TOT – North

9

7

TOT – South

9

11

52

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AREA COVERED CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS

APPROACHES TO CARE

HOME MANAGEMENT

MENTAL HEALTH

LIFE SKILLS

FINANCE

Delhi, Patna, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore TOT

Total

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The area of emotional well-being was long recognized as a pressing need and this year we were able to turn our focus on it. The power of influence of Sneh Sathis on the growing children was highlighted and discussed through the sessions. The concepts of spending quality time with children on a regular basis and not just when a behavior issue was to be tackled was driven home. Special attention was paid to helping the Sneh Sathis understand the management of basic day to day emotional needs of the children and attending to it without necessarily making it out to be a grave problem requiring a clinical intervention.

Use of some concrete behavior shaping methods were taught to understand and manage difficult behaviors helping them to relook at their ability to work with different kinds of children and reducing the numbers in the “problem children” category they had formed in their minds. Similarly, concerns about adolescents were being experienced as a disturbing issue, with the Sneh Sathis feeling harassed and even helpless and frustrated many times. The introductory sessions on mental health made the Sneh Sathis to look at the children more compassionately, link up better with what was natural to expect and to manage it in a mature manner rather than aggravate the turmoil of growing up but heal their traumas and improve their confidence and self-esteem.

Some of the changes noticed in the children were: • • • • • • • •

Able to identify unhealthy behaviours that need to be modified Willing to participate in modifying own behaviours Improvement in many areas like hygiene, regularity in school, Responding extremely well to encouragement and public appreciation methods.

Great change in use of abusive language and reduction in aggressive behaviour.

Improvement in personal hygiene, personal grooming.

Increase in trust, empathetic understanding among children.

Reproductive health sessions have resulted in better understanding of body, the changes, and building healthy relationship between the genders.

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Training of Trainers The unit also trained a team of 18 Trainers – a mix of both internal and external team members through our comprehensive Training of Trainers (TOTs) programme.

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Conducted in two zones - North Zone(Delhi, Patna and Kolkata); and South( Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad) Focused on developing conceptual clarity about the Rainbow model, aspects of comprehensive care and facilitation skills. Participants created action plans covering observation, visits to the homes, interactions with the home team and children, reading the manuals and few practice sessions with home teams

“I have been a HR Trainer for over a decade now. However getting trained on the technical aspects of Street Children Home management and Child Rights with RFI was new for me. I had a great learning experience in increasing my knowledge and skills. Content was good and very good delivery methods used (the trainers used all the content presentation methods to keep the training lively and useful), and the program was well managed. I am thoroughly enjoying the role as a trainer to the Sneh Sathis.

It gives immense pleasure to see them getting trained on the subject for the ultimate benefit of the Children. The diversity is a challenge in delivering quality since the module needs to be customized to reach the house mothers as well as the Home Managers .The cooperation of the State Team is stupendous, and valuable in making the programs successful so far”

Arumugham , Trainer, Chennai

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REPORTS

AND PUBLICATIONS

MANUALS Child Protection Policy Manual in Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi: Safety of child is at the heart of the Rainbow Model. A protocol on Child Protection Policy had already been developed in English and shared with all of our Sneh Sathis and partners. In order to drive home the policy and emphasize the importance of child protection more effectively we felt the need to translate it into local languages of the cites we operates in. The child protection policies are hence translated and printed this year in languages like, Kannada, Tamil, and Bengali & Marathi.

Emotional Wellbeing: This is a framework through which one can conceptualize an overall picture of the vulnerabilities, needs and strengths of the children and how to best approach it to ensure the holistic emotional development of children. The manual discusses in details the drawbacks of some of the most commonly used methods of caring and discipline and suggests healthier ways to replace them. It also discusses issues around adolescence and situations where professional interventions are a must.

Rights & Responsibilities Poster: In order to drive home the point that rights and responsibilities are not mutually exclusive, rather go hand in hand and children have a responsibility in accessing and experiencing their rights well.

My Body My Rights Poster: A powerful poster on My Body My Rights (Mera sharir, Mera adhikaar) was created to assert child’s rights while exploring their sexuality. It also addresses sexual experimentation of children amongst themselves.

Flipbooks: All the manuals have been converted to flipbook formats. These flipbooks will be embedded on our website, which will help our manuals and publications reach wider audience and put our work on public platform.

Wall Planner & Book Planner: We have created a wall planner and book planner for the year 2016-17, as part of our visibility material. These planners have been shared with all our partners, supporters, donors and other organisations working with children.

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REPORTS Struggling Indifference, Building Hope: Life Stories of Street Children in India A collaborative initiative with Save the Children India, this research publication talks about the life stories of former street children who are now in a care home or are, independent adults. A total of 35 children aged between 10-22 years, across five cities (Delhi, Patna, Kolkata, Ranchi & Hyderabad) were interviewed who are voices of runaway children, abandoned children and children, who have ties with their families.

Life on the Street: RFI collaborated in a census survey of street children with Save the Children supported by Department for International Development (DFID)/UKAid India Office. The report is an in-depth situational analysis of street children in 5 cities, (Kolkat-Howrah, Patna, Hyderabad, Lucknow and Mughalsarai) describe the struggles of street children and understands the need of care and protection for them. RFI conducted the survey for Patna and Hyderabad while Save the children did it for rest of the cities.

Policy & Budget Analysis : In this report, we sought to analyse government’s programs/schemes and investments in different interventions that benefits children needing special protection. The study assessed resource allocations for the government’s two existing schemes i) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) and ii) Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) focusing on specific component wise allocations that cater to children in difficult circumstances, particularly children on the street/urban deprived/without adult protection. The study examined resource allocations for these two schemes in 8 States & UTs of India- Bihar, AP, Telangana, Maharashtra, TN, Karnataka, West Bengal and Delhi during FY 2013-14 to FY 2015-16.

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UNICEF

EVALUATION STUDY BY UNICEF

RFI, as an organisation is committed to reaching and doing the best for children in street situations.

We have developed robust standards & set systems and process for operationalising this vision and have continuously subjected ourselves to rigorous checks and balances for every aspect of our work, this critical examination, we felt would give us an objective perspective on what we are doing right and what needs to be done differently to strengthen the initiative further, consequently, improve outcomes.

We felt extremely honored that after having been identified as a strong successful model by United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), they commissioned a full fledged Evaluation Study of RFI to be undertaken by none other than the highly experienced, respected & eminent Ms. Anita Kaul ( Ex Sec. Ministry of Law & Justice). The study deeply analysed our characteristics, guiding values, our activities, strengths, challenges and outcomes.

The findings, insightful and encouraging observations reiterates our faith in the model and the recommendations guide us to further refine the work for better outcomes for children in street situations.

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ADVOCACY

AMPLIFYING VOICES OF CHILDREN

This year, RFI has been able to advocate strongly about the Rainbow Home model as a unique intervention and its applicability for the large number of street children in the country. The joint research conducted with Save the Children also gave opportunity to be part of various National and State Forums where manuals and documents developed by RFI were shared and much appreciated as ready reference to organization working for children in difficult circumstances.

Engaging with the Government

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RFI, based on its learnings from Rainbow Model, provided inputs to Government of Telangana in preparing Telangana State Plan of Action for the Children (TSPAC) that was initiated under the leadership of Department of Women and Child Development (WCD).

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We also provided a note of recommendations to the Special Advisor of Telangana State Government, Ms. Chayya Ratan who is in charge of drafting State Policy for Orphan Children. In this context, RFI conducted two round table discussions, one on 31st August, 2015 and another on 7th September, 2015 with NGOs, activists and children discussed views, opinions, and recommendation on the Draft Orphan Policy shared by the Government

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We participated in the state level seminar on minimum quality standards jointly organized by SOS Children’s Villages and TISS at Hyderabad in August, 2015

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We participated in Regional Consultations organized by NCPCR and Save the Children in Hyderabad and Patna, as part of preparing Standard, Operating Procedure (SOPs) with respect to Amended Juvenile Justice Act (JJ), 2015. Our Rainbow Model was received as a unique, scalable model and many of the officials and participants expressed their interest to visit our homes.

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We participated in 2nd Biennial International Conference on Child and Youth Care held at Delhi in March 2016, on the theme “Improving Standards of Care for Alternative Child & Youth Care: Systems, Policies and Practices”, with special focus on South Asia.

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In the same month, we participated in another Consultation held in Hyderabad on Good Practices that are implemented by grass root functionaries of the government, community groups and civil society for the social inclusion of marginal and vulnerable communities experiencing extreme social stigma, isolation and exclusion.

• Budget Analysis consultation were held at Hyderabad in March where we put forth

recommendation on allocating adequate funds to the ICPS, Residential special training centres/UDC schemes for urban deprived children and special allocation in Annual plan and budget for most vulnerable children of the displaced community.

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We participated in the consultation organized by Social Welfare Department in Patna on Draft Policy for children involved in Begging.

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RFI Delhi team drafted the Standard Operating Procedures for CWC functioning in the state by order of High Court. Before submission of the draft, the team held consultations with lawyers and WCD department. The high court issued an order to all the CWCs to follow the same. These SOPs cover a detailed guideline on the functioning and responsibilities of CWCs for addressing the needs of Children in need of Care and Protection.

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We met Delhi State Legal Service Agency (DSLSA) to discuss the rules/guidelines for street and working children. Shared about the comprehensive care model as a workable model for street children.

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We participated in the consultation organized by Social Welfare department in Patna on Draft Policy for children involved in begging.

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In Patna, we presented recommendations to the Commission for Child Trafficking issues, a body appointed by the High court in October.

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Debates and discussion on various Local TV Channels of Hyderabad were attended

by RFI CEO, K. Anuradha.

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RESOURCE

MOBILIZATION

After being set up in 2012, to raise money locally, the Resource Mobilisation Unit (RMU) picked up momentum adding 27 new funding partners to support the program through investment in comprehensive care, libraries and infrastructure. The year was also momentous as two public events – Hyderabad and Bangalore Walkathons were conducted with wide participation . This year, we also tried to reach out to larger and global audiences to engage them towards building a better life for street children and in this context two online campaigns on Indiegogo and Global Giving were launched that proved to be huge success in receiving foreign grants. We are grateful for the support provided by all our stakeholders; especially donors and supports who provide resources necessary to further this Movement of Caring.

Donors: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Partnership Foundation Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives(APPI) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Wipro Cares Grand Reality Pvt. Ltd Van Oord India Private Limited The American Telugu Society Gokaldas Intimate Wear Pvt Ltd Charities Aid Foundation Global Giving Foundation Save the Children United Way of Delhi United Way of Mumbai United Way of Hyderabad Ample Technologies Pvt Ltd. Metlife Global Operation Support Centre Pvt Ltd. First Advantage Global Operating Centre Pvt Ltd. Intel McAfee Software Private Limited Xilinx India Technology Services Private Limited Deloitte Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. Park Hyatt Indigogo Aseem Charitable Trust Continental Coffee Limited (CCL) Oakton Global Technology Mc Graw Hill Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Vasu Goli Pitt McDonald Trust SPA Securities Ltd.

“I strongly believe that those of us, who are previledgeed to have wealth should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are far less previledged”

Azim Premji on his visit to Aman Vedika Rainbow Home, Hyderabad.

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GRANTS AND DONATIONS IN FY 2015-2016

TOTAL AMOUNT (RS.)

RECEIPT IN %

Institutional Grant

153274720

72.3%

CSR Corporates

53947423

25.2%

Individuals & Other incomes

4699622

2.2%

TOTAL

211921765

100%

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PARTNERS We are extremely proud of our network and conglomeration of diverse and extraordinary partner organizations who implement the Rainbow model of Care. Despite being spread out along different corners of the country, we work together as a family.

Our partners are the caring eyes and ears who reach out to children on the streets, and the hand that bring them into the care of Rainbow Homes and Sneh Ghars where they looked after with love, warmth and dignity. As of today we have a total of 25 Partner Organizations who have grown into a strong force for the cause of street children both at local and state level, influencing government , policy makers and potential donors.

We feel fortunate to be part of this collaborative movement.

This year, New Vision joined us as a new partner for the Rainbow Home in Pune. Established in 2002, their philosophy is “Every Right for Every Child” and has made concerted efforts towards achieving the same since then. We welcome New Vision into the Rainbow Family.

Our Partner, Holy Spirit, who have been running a home very efficiently in Bangalore since 2011 under the Rainbow banner began independent operation this year. While the younger children are growing up well, their organizational mandate does not allow them to extend support to the young adults in the same way as RFI mandates. Therefore, the partnership was closed with mutual consent. We wish the organization the very best in their journey forward.”

Our Partners Kolkata •

Loreto Education Society

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Franciciscan Missionaries of Mary

Bangalore •

BOSCO

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Need Base India

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Vidyaranya

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Auxilium Navajeevana

Patna •

Bharat Gyan Vignan Samithi

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Mahila Jagaran Kendra

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Aman Biradari

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Society For Awareness, Family Welfare, Education, And Economic Nationality & Health (SAFEENAH)

Pune •

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New Vision

Hyderabad • Aman Vedika •

AASHRAY Home Away From Home

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Andhra Pradesh Mahila Welfare Society (APMWS)

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Association For Promotion Social Action (APSA)

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Association For The Social Reformation, Integration & Thought Of Health Awareness (ASRITHA)

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LSN Foundation

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Sannihita Centre For Women & Girl Children Society

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Society for Participatory Urban Rural and Tribal Initiatives (SPURTHI),

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Sree Educational Society

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AASHRAY Home for the Aged

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Andhra Pradesh Mahila Welfare Society (APMWS)

Anantapur •

Crescent Rural Development Society (CRDS)

Delhi •

Centre For Equity Studies (CES)

Chennai •

Aman Maiyam

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BOARD We are proud and greatful to be supported and guided by a team of distinguished, highly experienced people whose prudence, foresight and trust guided us through good and bad times and sharpened our efforts in our mission‌

Prof. Shanta Sinha is anti child labour acitivist of international repute. She is the founder of M.V. Foundation and Professor at Central University Hyderabad.

She was the first chairperson of National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 1994 and Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership in 2013

Bezwada Wilson

is leading a nationwide movement to abolish the dehumanizing practices of manual toilet cleaning and scavenging in India. He is co-founder and National Covener of Safai Karmchari Andolan (SKA), is one of the leading figures of the Dalit movement in India. In 2009, he was selected as an Ashoka Senior Fellow for Human Rights.

Krishnamurthy Vijayan as has been a mutual fund professional for 25 years, of which 11 years were as Chief Executive and later Executive Chairman of JP. Morgan Asset Management, India. He has also been deeply involved with developments in the Mutual Fund industry, has served twice on the governing board of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), besides being on the Index Committee of Bombay Stock Exchange, FICCI Capital Market Committee and the SEBI-NSE Investor Education Working Group. He is on the Trustee Board of SBI MF.In the social sphere, his interest has been in helping small and deserving NGO’s raise funds through effective cause marketing.

Devika Singh After teaching as a lecturer for a few years she moved to Delhi not only to co-found Mobile Creches, but to start a movement in early childhood care, for the very young, of the most invisible migrant community. She was responsible for the development of the day care program at construction sites, looking for entry into the forbidden construction industry, and fleshing out the laws that applied to the industry, in how they could be tapped for the benefit of children. The program developed under her leadership and clear understanding of the complexities of the problem of migration. We are extremely delighted and honored that she has begun advising us in the capacity of a board member from March 2015.

Anita Kaul

Of a 35-year career in the civil services, she spent over 25 years in the social sectors focusing primarily on the deprivations that women and children face in the sectors of education, health and nutrition and took leadership in designing significant programmes for their development. As Deputy/ Joint/ Additional Secretary in the Department of School Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, she handled, the National Literacy Mission, and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programmes. She coordinated the passage of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, and the enforcement of the Constitutional (86th Amendment) Act, 2002 making free and compulsory education a Fundamental Right. She retired as Secretary,Department of Law and Justice in September 2014. She is currently Director, Council for Social Development . We are extremely privileged and grateful that she agreed to guide us in the capacity of a board member from the end of the March 2015.

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BEZWADA

LIBERATING INDIA’S UNTOUCHABLES: ERADICATING MANUAL SCAVENGING

WILSON Manual scavenging is blight on humanity in India. While the Constitution and other laws prohibit dry latrines and the employment of manual scavengers, these have not been strictly enforced with government itself being the biggest violator.A hereditary occupation consigned to “dalits” & “untouchables”, manual scavenging involves 180,000 dalit households cleaning the 790,000 public and private dry latrines across India; 98 percent being meagerly paid women and girls.

As a national convenor, Wilson launched the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA) in 1993 to wipe out this inhuman practice. He has spent 32 years on this crusade, leading not only with a sense of moral outrage but also with remarkable skills in mass organizing, and working within India’s complex legal system. SKA, today a movement across 500 districts has liberated around 300,000 scavengers till date. While Wilson has placed at the core of his work the dalits’ self-emancipation, he stresses that manual scavenging is not a sectarian problem: “You are addressing all members of society, because no human being should be subjected to this inhuman practice. Society itself has to be transformed.”

The world saluted Wilson’s moral energy and prodigious skill in leading a grassroots movement to eradicate the degrading servitude of manual scavenging in India, reclaiming for the dalits the human dignity that is their natural birthright by conferring the Ramon Magsasay Award (2016).

We are highly honored and priviged to be guided by Wilson“.

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WAY FORWARD In the capacity of a Resource Centre, RFI plans to intensify its efforts to unlock and activate as many more elements of the system to galvanize the collective efforts of diverse forces of the ecosystem around the street children issue. For this we will be shifting gradually from a project mode to a movement mode, converging different stake holders and spreading the caring agenda as far , wide and deep as possible.

We believe that the best way to fire up this process will be widening the radius of outreach to demonstrate the model in cites uncharted so far. Being a vast country, with different local scenarios, realities, interpretations, and implementation of schemes and policies and budgetary provision available and controlled, the states are highly influential on the national thinking and planning. We believe that stimulating state experiences and alliance with local resources will ensure the systemic change .

In this new role, apart from lobbying with the government initially, RFI will work intensively to capacitate and support the implementing partners both institutionally as well as programmatically. Further, we plan to step up the work of knowledge creation, dissemination and capacity building, which will provide the required boost and scaffolding to the work, creating more layers in the society to engage with this issue in the coming years.

A Shared Vision This is the result of a year long multilayered process of rigorous and deep reflection. In the true spirit of collaborative partnership, it involved the partners, state and national teams and prominent donors Partnership Foundation .It was a phased process that included threadbare brainstorming, extensive research, exposure visits, consultations and invaluable advise from pioneers like Sr. Cyril, Anita Kaul, MV.Venkat and Wilson Bezwada. At each stage of the process we analysed the What, Why, How, When against the real needs, o pportunities, strengths and constraints and through a process of unbroken refinement and modifications , we have arrived at what we feel is a broad direction to which RFI’s journey will move in the coming years. We will ofcourse continue to filter and polish it further, it is still work in progress!

“Without doubt, RFI has developed a notable model, which is replicable and scalable, but RFI alone cannot realistically cover even a significant minority of the children in these difficult circumstances. There is need for considerable effort for giving a stronger voice to street children, and for advocacy, networking and promoting the model for other organisations to follow.

RFI is indeed poised to take on a leadership advocacy role in disseminating the nuances of the model for other agencies to implement the same independently.�

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