Educating 400 Children in 8 Slums in Delhi/Gurgaon

Jannat, a little girl from a Delhi slum pocket, had never imagined being enrolled in Delhi Public School (DPS), but now it’s a reality. She studies in class 6 currently at DPS Vasant Kunj. At the same time, she was sharing the story, her father’s eyes filled with tears. Her father and the entire family are still in disbelief.

She was a kind of child labor and deprived of education. She is the daughter of a rag-picker, and she used to support her father in this work, but she always dreamt of studying. Her father and mother also wanted to ensure studies for her, but due to the poverty and lack of opportunities, it could not happen until Sukarya intervened.

The story of success began with Jannat’s enrolment into the Education on Wheels (EOW) Project of Sukarya, wherein she got opportunities to learn appropriately regularly for a year. Further to it, she got directly mainstreamed with a government school. She gained access to one of the premier public schools of Delhi. There, she came across a scheme of EWS [Economically Weaker Section] quota for admission in public schools. She instantly contacted the EOW team of Sukarya, and the team has further ensured the documental and eligibility procedures.

Now she needs extra tuition classes to match up to public school expectations. She and her father are well determined to take her to the maximum potential to attain academic success to secure a promising future. 

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                                                               QUARTERLY REPORT
                                                       Education on Wheels Program
                                                      November 2021 to January 2022

Total Strength – 300 Children

Full no. of routine classes conducted - 792

 Remedial Education Classes [REC] - 396

 Non-Formal Education [NFE] Classes - 396

 Computer Literacy Classes - 24

 Life Skills Session - 06

 Monthly Internal Examination - 09

 Monthly Parent Teacher Meeting [PTM] - 09

 Celebration of Important days and events - 04

Total no. of children enrolled for the Open Basic Examination [OBE] for the academic year 2021-22 - 60

Total no. of home visits made  - 235

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                                                                    Story of Madhu

Madhu, 8 lives with her parents and five siblings in a small tent of the Dalit Ekta camp, an urban slum of Delhi. Her father works as a daily wage laborer and her mother, as a housemaid. They live with poor means and all kinds of socio-economic vulnerability. Every day is a struggle for existence for them, especially during the pandemic, as her father lost his job as a daily laborer, and the entire family has been dependent on her mother’s meager income.

Madhu like any other normal child had always wanted to go to school but their poor financial condition was the barrier to fulfill this dream.

Her parents made her taking care of her siblings and household chores. But deep down in her heart, she was not happy. She developed a poor psychological state of mind being isolated and became an introverted child. Their parents noticed it, but they were helpless too.

As a turn of events, Sukarya’s Education on wheels [EOW] project team knocked at her door and her dream of learning became the reality. She got enrolled in this innovative education program with a structured curriculum. Since then, she turned out to be the most regular, attentive, and sincere pupil in her batch. She never missed any class and was very punctual. She became highly motivated and one of the most active girls in her batch

During Pandemic the EOW classes had to switch over to online sessions, which required an android phone. Her parents were unable to buy even a used phone, but this limitation did not deter her. She managed to club with a few of her classmates having access to mobile phones and continued to attend online classes every day.

Now, post-pandemic, things are getting back to normal, so in-person classes have resumed and she is attending it with all zeal and passion. She is faring very well in the monthly internal examinations and is very participative in life skills sessions and other extracurricular activities. She is all set to appear for the open basic examination [OBE] this academic session.

                                      QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT, JUNE - SEPTEMBER 2021

This has been the crucial phase of the project as the COVID situation has improved and economic activities are coming back to normal. But a sizable population is yet to be vaccinated. The third wave has not been ruled out, yet. With all these presumptions and uncertainties the EOW project activities have resumed with all prevention measures and strategies to meet the educational requirements and safety of children. The classes have been rolled out in both online and offline mode [hybrid model]. 

68 students of the previous batch have successfully cleared their OBE [Open Basic Examination] which is conducted by NIOS [National Institute of Open schooling]. These students are all set to get admission to government schools for their formal education.

Number of Students enrolled in the program - 296
Number of NFE classes conducted - 407
Number of REC classes conducted - 403
Number of Computer Literacy classes conducted - 37
Number of Home visits - 1202
Monthly Examination - 4
Parent-teacher meeting [PTM] - 4
Life Skills Sessions - 5
Number of students registered for next OBE examination - 60

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