Mainstreaming the School Dropouts at Loni

 

The child development program, ‘Prakash Bhawan CDC’ started in July 2023 at Pavi village, Loni, Ghaziabad with the financial support of MANOS UNIDAS, Spain. We express our sincere gratitude to ‘Manos Unidas’ for the generous support. The program has enrolled 75 underprivileged children, prioritizing girls and school dropouts, from diverse backgrounds. This initiative aims to empower them with education and support, paving the way for a brighter future and helping them reach their full potential.

The program’s primary objective is to reintegrate school dropout children and support underprivileged students in continuing their education. In this regard, we conduct regular classes aligned with the school syllabus, supplemented by provision of study materials, books, school bags, and stationery items. In addition to academic support, various activities were organized for holistic development, including special attention to the needy, indoor/outdoor games, yoga, gardening, personality development programmes, special awareness programmes on different topics, drawing exercises on different themes, and so on. We also have special training in reading, writing & counting practices, vocabulary trainings, grammar exercises, mathematical problem-solving exercises, etc.

* Provide moral story books for better reading

* Coordinators visit houses of children to orient them and parents.

* Conduct orientation meetings half-yearly for parents to inform them about the progress of their children and the aims, objectives, activities of the program.

* Organize Medical camps to provide medical care.

* Observe national / international days of importance to make them aware of.

The program is being successfully implemented in collaboration with the Holy Family Sisters at Loni.

The parents belong to the poorest strata of society and helpless to send their children to schools. Among the dropouts, two-thirds are girls, who struggle even more. However, the children take a keen interest in their studies and significant changes in their behavior have been observed. While visiting the families, heartfelt satisfaction is seen in their parents, which motivates us to continue the service with enthusiasm.