Background of the project :
Swadesh
Mrittika Manab Unnayan Songstha has been implementing different kinds of
development activities in the operational areas for economic and cultural up
liftmen of the urban poor, vulnerable women and children. It mainly emphasizes
the females and children as target group and about 90% target people is females
and children. It emphasizes the development of children and females mainly as
they are the main and most victims in the society. Child and adult education is
one of the most important and ongoing programs of the organization. So far it
has made literate about 735 females and educated about 350 children, who are
children of age of 8-11 in the most disadvantaged and deprived slum areas
because, in the project areas (slums areas), about 80% people is illiterate and
socially unconscious, so, they do not send their children to schools for education,
moreover, due to disadvantaged and isolated areas, there are not educational
institutions for the children, so, they
are not getting any educational opportunities due to lack of parental awareness
and opportunities.
The
literacy rate of the slum area is only 18% but among the target people it is
about 6-8%. So, most of the group member are illiterate and socially less
conscious. They do not sent their children to school for education due to
poverty and parental awareness about the value of education so thousands of
children are becoming deprived from their basic needs and rights. However child
marriage, child laborers, child abuses, child sexual harassment, physical
torturing, child trafficking etc. are increasing.
Children of slum area
are quietly by passed from the development activities. They are not getting any
environment to spread their quality, capacity, inner hearts etc. due to lack of
facilities & supports. The condition of the females is also the same. They
are not well permitted to go out of the families, participate in education and
economic activities. They are the burden of the family as well as the society;
they are not earning any income for the family, whereas most of the hold they
accomplish activities. They have no participation in family decision making and
other is male domination. Females are not getting any opportunities to spread
out their inner-hearted competence. From our survey and working experience, it
has been found that there are many of children of age 8-11, who are not getting
any education facilities from any corner. Moreover, due to parental
unconsciousness, illiteracy and un-realization of the value of education, they
do no not send their children to school.
They become the
dominant of two ways one is social domination and involve in different
household works which prevent the children to go to schools and create an
unconscious nation, which leads to increase gradual poverty. Now the members
are gradually realizing the value of education, as the prior and foremost for any
development program for the poor and vulnerable people. Considering the needs
and importance this project has planned.
Project
Justification/Rationale :
Children are the best future
resources of the country as well as the nation. So, this resource should be
nurtured from the early age for making them eligible citizen to contribute for
the country. There are many of target aged children in the working slum areas,
who are totally deprived from their rights and basic needs, which creates high
rate of child laborers, Child marriages, illiteracy, unconsciousness, child
abuse, child sexual harassment, physical torturing, migration, selling,
trafficking child corruption’s etc. And the country is getting, an illiterate
and unconscious nation, which produces more illiterate and unconscious nation
in future and full of poverty. So, nation never would be free from the Curse of
the illiterate and poverty. The females are 50% of the society is neglected and
deprived from all sorts of involvement in decision-makings, economic activities
and education, which have made the society paralyzed hindered all development
efforts. With the fullest participation of the female, and the development of
the children, no development initiatives and efforts will be successful, it has
been found from our previous experiences. The rights and basic needs of the
child the females should be fulfilled and opportunities should be created for
them. So that society gradually marches forward to development. The slum
children need education facilities, institutional facilities, cultural
facilities, physical growing facilities, mental recreations opportunities for
spreading their inner hearts, talents, capable citizen of the country and
future parents. But for the development of the children, their parents should
be developed first. Because, their parents are not aware and capable they could
not afford for this children’s development.
So, their parents should be made aware and capable to ensure the rights
and basic needs of the children. Considering the above facts, this project has
been included children and their parents’ development programs mainly.
The executive director,
under the guidance and management of the Executive Committee, will be held responsible
for all round activities of the project and he in cooperation of other senior
staff and the project staff will render service for the project under the
following steps and strategies.
Staff
Recruitment and training/Orientation:
Before starting the
project implementation, necessary project staff will be recruited through
maintaining proper formalities and interview and they will be provide
orientation and training on project activities, goal, objectives, expected
achievements, implementation strategies etc. By which they smoothly and
effectively implement the project activities and achieve the project goal and
objectives and prepare a feasible and appropriate action plan considering the
feasibility and the situation and then they will be deputed to carry out their
own duties and responsibilities at the field levels.
Conduct
simple survey :
The
senior staff members will prepare survey formats and the staff and teachers
will conduct a simple survey among the early aged children of the targeted
slums to select the targeted slum children for the program. The survey report
will be prepared and submitted to the Executive Director, which will be
followed up for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
Training
planning and conduct training :
The
training section will prepare training plan, materials; training schedules and
modules as per the project proposal. The training course will be conducted for
the teachers and supervisor. Mainly the coordinator of the organization will
conduct the training course will be followed by a report, which will be used as
the guidebook for the teachers.
Reading
and writing materials distribution:
The
accountant and the senior staff will collect the reading and writing materials
from the market as per the budget considering the suitability of the target
aged children of the slums and distributed among the slum children and the
teachers according to the needs for the months. Proper records will be
maintained for material distribution.
Classes
start :
After
distribution of the reading and writing materials and also school materials,
the classes will be started. A meeting with the participation of the local
elites, guardians and the staff members will be held in the first week. The
classes will be continued for 3 hours in a day & 6 days a week and will be
continued whole the year.
Educational
subject :
The
classes will be conducted mainly through encouraging subjects like games and
sports, physical exercises, singing, dancing, recitation, drawing, etc. Basic
literacy and numeric education will be provided with these, by which, they will
get interest and encouragement for education and develop their school going
habits.
Conduct
Examinations :
Quarterly
examinations will be conducted to justify the gained knowledge and ideas of the
children, which will be made very easy process.
Monthly
Staff Meeting :
Monthly
staffs meeting will be arranged, where all the staff and teachers will attend,
submit monthly progress reports, review the progresses, find out lacking,
drawback etc. and also find out solutions. In these meetings, they will prepare
plan for next month’s activities.
Skill Development Training:
Swadesh Mrittika Manab Unnayan Songstha will train up the
organized and educated children. So, steps will be taken to provide them those
training course for six months, by which they can get jobs and earn incomes for
themselves. The training course will be in Tailoring. Children age group (11-13) years will get
chance to receive the training course. About 15 persons will get training.
Organization will set up training center on hiring basis and install all
equipment and also necessary instructors.
Supervision
and Monitoring :
The
Supervisor will supervise, follow up and monitor the project activities and
teachers regularly. The senior staff will supervise the activities of the field
staff members, teachers regularly. Moreover the executive committee members,
Executive Director will monitor the activities on monthly basis. The monthly
staff meeting and participants meeting will review the activity performances
and solve the created problems. All the staff will submit monthly progress
reports and plan next month’s activities.
Reporting:
The
Executive Director will compile the reports of the staff half yearly and submit
to the donor agency and government departments.
Evaluation:
The
project activities will be evaluated yearly basis internally and reports will
be sent to the concerned officials. But final evaluation of the project
activities will be conducted at the end of the project period by external
evaluation team or by Donor agency. Report will be sent all concerned agencies.
Auditing
:
The
project expenditures will be audited yearly basis at the each year by
recognized audit firm and reports will be sent to the concerned agencies for
information and action. Apart from, internal audit will be conducted by
internal team of the organization.
Future
Plan:
The
Organization will implement this project in the slum areas and develop the
target children and slum people. Considering the achievements and the project
activities will be extended for further development of the children and their
mothers in the slums. So, more project components will be included in future
considering the needs and recommendations of the monitoring and evaluation.
Organization wants to develop a sustainable program in the slum areas for the
poor slum dwellers.
Action
plan :
An
up to date action plan will be prepared before implementation with the
discussion and consultation of the beneficiaries, and other stakeholders considering
the time, situation, manpower, capacity, etc. Later on it will be sent to the
donor agency and other related officials and personnel for information and
follow up.
Project/Output/Impacts
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