Overview:
PRAYAS ABALAMBAN (School for Migrant Children): We run school since from 2009, the projectis running 4 Schools for the children of migrant workers who mostly come from the state of Jharkhand & Bihar. The four schools are situated in the four brick kilns area in Shyampur I and II Blocks of Howrah district with an enrolment of 267students.
Objectives:
- To provide basic literacy, education and within its values to the children in the project area, mostly from tribal background
- To promote the concept of need for education among parents
- To liaison with local schools for admission of the tribal children for mainstreaming in the formal schools
- Inclusion of scientific data on seasonal migration so help effective planning towards rehabilitation of the affected children.
- To nurture the emotional, intellectual and behavioral aspect of the children to propel them for a better future in their life for the time to come.
Activities:
- Running schools for children
- Mainstreaming
- Providing supplementary nutritional support
- Arranging health check-up program and maintenance of hygiene
- Holding parents meetings
- Athletic meets & sports competition
- Adolescents meetings
- Recreation by educational tour and picnic
- Annual festival of children