Project

EVENING STUDY CENTERS FOR POOR CHILDREN

Host Organization: ASSOCIATION FOR RURAL AND TRIBAL IMPROVEMENT Tiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India

About

Evening Study Centers will be organized in 10 rural villages. 40 primary school children will be admitted in each center. Qualified persons will provide guidance and support to the children to improve their academic performance. The methods used will be participatory and learning by doing. A nutritious snack will be given to the children. There will monthly growth monitoring and annual health check-up of children. Feedback and motivation will be given to parents in monthly meetings

Need

Academic performance of children in the project villages is poor. There is no one to guide them in studies. Children lack facilities to study in their homes. Many children come to school, collect noon meal and then leave. There is lack of motivation of parents to provide higher education - girls are stopped to assist the mothers in their household work and to look after younger siblings. Boys are stopped to work and earn money. Drop-out rate of children increases after primary classes.

Long term impact

With continuous motivation of children and parents, and better performance of children, a high percent of children will go for higher education. There will be changes in the attitudes of parents about investing in education of children. Children in the centers will become role models for their younger generation. Parents will become change agents for their respective communities. Children develop their innate skills for perfection and excellence. The general health of the children will improve.

About the Organization

To improve the quality of life of rural and tribal communities suffering from poverty, health hazards, illiteracy, lack of enforcement of laws of the nation with special reference to rights of women and children, environment degradation, lack of facilities for playing &sport activities and for the nurturing traditional culture of the target people.To strive for the empowerment of under served and underprivileged village communities with special emphasis on women through the organization of awareness creation, skill development, income generation, leadership development, community organization and capacity building programs; To allow participation of people's groups in all programs, projects and activities undertaken through the auspices of ARTI and in all stages from identification of needs and problems through to implementation, monitoring and evaluation; To avoid total dependency status of individuals and communities on outsiders through strengthening skill in the development processes;To strive for the empowerment of under served and underprivileged village communities with special emphasis on women through the organization of awareness creation, skill development, income generation, leadership development, community organization and capacity building programs;

GlobalGiving Categories:
  • Education
  • Education
  • Gender Equality
  • Physical Health

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Total Goal
$30,000
Remaining Goal
$24,543
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