Objectives:
Concentrate in the sensitive areas of Marihan to get children out of work and integrate them into mainstream schools as a strategy for poverty alleviation through social mobilisation.


Activities Adopted
1. Set up and run 25 community cottage schools to accommodate nearly 1250 children.
2. Set up and run 20 educational Centres to specially support adolescent girls.
3. Support 3000 primary children in Government run schools.
4. Rapport building with the community and stakeholders in 100 villages
5. Social mobilisation for creating atmosphere for gender justice and equity
6. Training and support to NGOs, CBOs, Panchayats, community leaders, women’s groups and community volunteers on issues of adolescent girls and working children to build a coalition on the issue of education of disadvantaged children.


Successes – Features/ Highlights
1. 25 Balika Vidyalayas (Girls’ Schools) are functional in the project area.
2. 619 girls have reached 3rd standard, 431 children have reached 4th standard and 200 children are in 1st standard.(2002)
3. 200 girls who were studying in the four schools have been mainstreamed in class 4th and 5th at government run primary schools in July-August 2002.
4. Presently 1,250 girls are continuing their education in 25 Balika Vidyalayas.
5. 20 Kishori Kendras (Adolescent Girls’ Centres), each with 20 girls, are functional.
6. Presently 400 adolescent girls are continuing their education in 20 Adolescent Girls Centres.
7. 11 rallies organised, covering 26 project villages during the reporting period.
8. 11 camps organised with participation of various stakeholders.
9. 10 focus group discussions organised.
10. Mobile libraries are functional in 52 project villages.
11. 282 parents meetings held with active participation of 11,607 parents.
12. 221 mothers group meetings held with participation of 4,238 mothers and mothers-in-law.
13. 196 child labour vigilance committee meetings held with participation of 1,157 members.
14. 5 meetings organised with participation of 195 Panchayat representatives.
15. 374 village level meetings were held with participation of 10,050 villagers.
16. 1,500 out-of-school children were identified for enrolment in primary schools in July-August 2002.
17. One ‘Health Mela’, covering 10 project villages, and two health camps were organised.
18. Regular periodic health check-up of the girls at Balika Vidyalayas was organised.
19. 10 animators in 100 project villages held 1,035 meetings covering 18,475 people.
20. 15 village-to-village exposure trips organised for adolescent girls.
21. Skill vocational training provided to 400 enrolled adolescent girls.
22. One 5-day training on skill development was organised for the teachers teaching at 20 Adolescent Girls Centres.


Some unplanned activities also took place. These include
23. Health check-up of 1,188 ordinary villagers was carried out during the visits of the organisation’s doctor
24. 2,256 children were administered Polio drops owing to the efforts of the instructors and other programme workers
25. Discussion on sanitation and waste water management was held in 67 villages.


Failures – Features/ Highlights
1. Out of these 25 schools, 4 schools were closed in June 2002 but were replaced by 4 new schools at new locations.
2. Out of 20 Adolescent Girls Centres, 3 centres were closed in June 2002 and replaced by 3 new centres at new locations in July 2002. 60 adolescent girls, at the 3 centres, which were closed, are fully aware on the issues related to them and are now involved in mobilising the community on gender issue and the issues concerning adolescent girls.

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