EDUCATION

EDUCATION

GIRL EDUCATION

Education for Gild Children

Smile Foundation has joined hands with Rasta to work for the betterment and upliftment of the girls residing in the urban slums of East Delhi. Rasta has been working for the holistic development of underprivileged children in different parts of Delhi.

About Rasta

‘Rasta’ was formed in 1994 by seven socially conscious individual moved by the plight of begging children at traffic interjections and children of laborers working at construction sites with the determination to lessen the miseries of these children and the marginalized community. Initially the organization concentrated on education of these children and gradually started extending its activities to other fields like health, sanitation, AIDS awareness, R.T.I, Gender equates, income generation etc. The organization is working in the communities in East Delhi, North-West Delhi and adjoining areas in Uttar Pradesh like Khora Village and Sudamapuri in Toda Heda village of Vijay Nagar District Ghaziabad.

During last nine years, Rasta has educated over 7000 under privileged children. Rasta has been successful in mainstreaming approximately 3000 children since its evolution. Children are provided extra inputs in studies to come-up at par with other students in formal schools through remedial education classes running at Rasta.

Rasta has developed an image of a credible people based development organization in the area. It has been graded as a premier NGO in the field of education by the Secretary Education NCT Government of Delhi and is considered as an active member of program advisory committee of DIET Karkardoma.

About the Project

Smile Foundation and Rasta have become partners to educate girl child between the ages of 3-14 years. The project "Education for Minority Girls" with support from Smile Foundation will be running 10 education centers for 300 girls from deserving minority community. The project aims at developing aptitude and interest in girls for education. The project area lacks significant number of schools and NGOs. Majority of girls receive discriminatory treatment in all walks of life including education. Most of them are either school drop out or have never been to schools.

The project targets 100 girls between the age group of 3 to 14 years in the beginning.  Three education centres with 30 girls in each will be established.

Smile Foundation shall support Rasta for the following-

1.    Enhancing level of awareness in the community regarding education of children.

2.    Reducing rate of school drop outs and out of the school children.

3.    Reducing child abuse cases.

4.    Rehabilitation of these children in the long run

Special focus on education and development

Rasta is dedicated to the welfare of marginalized children. In the process it incorporates innovative and latest teaching techniques in the course content for teachers training. Resource personnel from organizations like NCERT, SCERT and DIET are invited for input to teachers. Lessons are prepared for each class keeping in mind the scholastic level of each child. The project shall be implemented by preparing the community people to shoulder the responsibility of the project and with their active participation.
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