making education a reality for every child m.v.foundationapresentationby shantha sinha may, 2004

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Shantha SinhaShantha Sinha

May, 2004May, 2004


From From Work Work

To To SchoolSchool


M.V.Foundation – ImpactM.V.Foundation – Impact

• From 33 villagesvillages and 3030 childrenchildren mainstreamed in Ranga Reddy district in 1991

• To over 6000 villages villages and 264,000264,000 childrenchildren mainstreamed spread over 11 districts of Andhra Pradesh in 137 mandals in 2004


Possible Possible BecauseBecause


Approach To Child LaborApproach To Child Labor

• Child Labor is defined as being all all children out of schoolchildren out of school and so, a link between child labor and educationchild labor and education is established

• That all children must be in full time full time formal day schoolsformal day schools is a non-negotiable

• No parallel institutionsNo parallel institutions are set up, in fact existing institutions are strengthened


Parental DemandParental Demand

• Poor parents are keenparents are keen on sending their children to school, and are also willing to contribute.

• Parents do not require income-generating incentives or subsidies to sustain their children in schools.

• The best incentive is to make schools sensitive to the needs of illiterate parents and their children


Youth ParticipationYouth Participation

Youth activists are the Youth activists are the anchorsanchors of the entire program

– facing the wrath and anger of employers

– involving the Gram Panchayat & Community

– bringing pressure on schools and

– giving parents the

confidence to send their children to school

– Over 3000030000 youth youth volunteersvolunteers contribute to the program today


StrategiesStrategies


Campaign and MobilizationCampaign and Mobilization

FORUMS AND INSTITUTION BUILDING

• Child Rights Protection Committee• Girl Rights Protection Committee• Mothers’ Committee• School Education Committee• Gram Panchayats• Teachers’ Forum for Liberation of

Child Labor (BKVV)• United Political Forum (Aikya

Vedika)• Mandal Task Force

ALL MOBILISATION RESULTS IN INSTITUTION BUILDINGALL MOBILISATION RESULTS IN INSTITUTION BUILDING

Establishing a social norm that no child must work and all Establishing a social norm that no child must work and all children must be in schoolschildren must be in schools

MOBILISATION•Campaigns•Marches•Street Theatre•Child to Child Campaign•Petitioning•Public Meetings•Inclusion


ReachingReaching Out toOut to ChildrenChildren

Direct

Short Term Camp Camp* Bridge Course for children,(3 Days) Tutions and Coaching for Exams

Monitoring School Attendance and Short Term Camp Motivation Centers Camp* status of out of school children(3 Days) Re-enrolment of children

especially girls who droppedout from classes 5 & 7

Motivation Centers Camp*Inst. arrangements for shifting children from primary schools to

Motivation Centers upper primary and high schools

12-18 months for children in 12-14 years age group

RETENTION

SCHOOLS

ENROLMENT

*Camps - 4 months for children in 9 - 11 years age group


The ‘A.P. Model’The ‘A.P. Model’• The debate in Andhra

Pradesh is on ‘how to how to bring children to bring children to schoolsschools’ and not ‘why children work’

• Child labor defined as ALLALL children out of children out of schoolschool

• Campaign on ‘the right the right place for every child is place for every child is the schoolthe school’

• Universalization of Education planned for ALLALL children in 5-14 age-group and up to class Xclass X


The ‘Andhra Pradesh Model’ reinforces The ‘Andhra Pradesh Model’ reinforces M.V.Foundation’s ExperienceM.V.Foundation’s Experience


MVF MVF TodayToday


• Over 3000030000 youth youth volunteersvolunteers

• 800 800 villagesvillages have been made child labor free

• Over 30003000 education education activistsactivists

• 70007000 bonded laborersbonded laborers have been released

• 1500015000 adolescent girlsadolescent girls have accessed schools

• A forum of government teachers with strength of 24002400 teachersteachers has been formed


How Many…How Many…

653,000653,000 CHILDREN BEING MONITORED ON A REGULAR BASIS


District No. of MandalsRanga Reddy 17Nalgonda 11Adilabad 6Mahaboobnagar

6

Chittoor 6Kurnool 45Srikakulam 6Vizianagaram 6Ananthapur 1East Godavari 10Kadapa 22Visakapatnam 1

States

Assam

Karnataka

Maharastra

Madhya Pradesh

Orissa

Nepal

Technical SupportProgramme

Where…


Diversity

NalgondaHistory of Left/Communist Movements and Activism, existing Debates on Globalisation, IMF/WTO

AdilabadForest Area, Tribal Population, Different Languages (6), Naxals

Mahabubnagar Migration, Tribal Population, Naxals

Srikakulam Coastal area, Fisherman Community

Vizianagaram Hill-top Population, Tribals, Naxals

Chittoor BC Population, Small Habitations, Bilingual

Ranga Reddy Sub-urban, Backward Villages

Kurnool & Kadapa Factional Feuds

Assam Cross Border Issues


Schools- Access To All RightsSchools- Access To All Rights

• Schools are institutionsinstitutions that break the inter- inter- generational cyclegenerational cycle of povertypoverty and deprivationdeprivation

• Schools become the first stepfirst step towards equityequity and access to cultural capitalaccess to cultural capital

• A process process of democratisation of schools begin democratisation of schools begin. Therefore, schools become site for the contestation of power.

• Schools bring children to the public space public space under public scrutinypublic scrutiny.


Our main donors

– HIVOS- a Netherlands based Funding Agency and the European Union

– NORAD – UNDP/UNICEF/ILO– Sir Dorabji Tata Trust – National Child Labor Program(NCLP) of the

Government of India– District Primary Education Program(DPEP)of

the Government of Andhra Pradesh


Non NegotiablesNon Negotiables

•All children must attend full-time must attend full-time formal day schools.

•AAny child out of school ny child out of school is a child labourerchild labourer

•AAll workll work/labor is hazardous hazardous and harms the overall growth overall growth and developmentdevelopment of the child.

•There must be total abolitiontotal abolition of child laborof child labor

•AAny justificationny justification perpetuating the existence of child labor must be condemnedmust be condemned.

making education a reality for every child m.v.foundationapresentationby shantha sinha may, 2004

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