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The association aims at socio-economic improvement of children and improving life standards of women in general. Children’s rights for a better life in future should never be substituted for anything. ‘A better child for a better nation’ is our goal. Even working children’s future should be secured by liberation and suitable rehabilitation.We aim at recognizing working children’s problems, analyzing them, kindly bringing them to the notice of the authorities and providing professional training and opportunity at a basic level.To form necessary foundations for working children in which they themselves participate in framing programmes for their own improvement and better life standards.Making the society realize that children are the future citizens is prioritized.Working children are exploited. In our areas and in nearby cities the situation is no better.We aim at providing education and improving working children’s chances of attaining better status.Curtailing drop-outs in schools, taking effective measures to sustain and improve opportunities among working children for attaining professional excellance.To sustain local markets and exploring never avenues for age-old occupational groups such as; potters, weavers, woodcarvers, carpenters etc. By doing this we reseat occupational opportunities for working children.The association shall act as an open window for exchanging information between the producers and the customers in the local market.To help mentally retarded persons by proper counseling and suitable therapy. We also provide information regarding separate institutions that would help them.To attain better living standards we help orphans get food, shelter and education.To help people who are HIV positive we provide medical aids. By arranging workshops and seminars among the public we increase the consciousness about HIV-AIDS. We involve youth organizations and cooperate with other associations like Sthree-Shakthi.Our association also initiated the formation of a theatre group in which they use popular folk arts to generate public consciousness regarding social and economic issues. We also undertake special theatre performances.
OBJECTIVES
To create a society where every child is respected and exercising their rights. Identifying child laborers and solving their problems. To provide financial assistance to the parents of Child laborers and to promote education. Give former child laborers the opportunity to go to school and provide them with jobs. Assisting in getting admission to schools and providing them with financial assistance. Developing the atmosphere of the society to make it free from exploitation and encourage the society people to form the nation according to their rights. Working for children’s rights and ensuring that those children will continue to participate from Panchayat level to International level. Providing children with education, economical strength and all training according to their taste and choices and to make them live freely in the society. Providing education to the children of Scheduled caste/tribe and backward communities by opening Nursery, Primary, Middle and High Schools and Colleges and providing Technical education through job oriented training programs. To open Hostel and Residential Schools. Opening of Library and reading rooms to members and children. Sponsoring sports, cultural programs, competitions and conducting Educational Tours. By observing the development in the children of other countries we provide training to the children through foreign agencies. Providing all types of Training, especially to the children of daily wage labourers and poor women. Constituting Self-help groups for women and children. Conducting workshops and creating awareness of AIDS, with the help of Self-help Women groups. Providing education to their children, conducting counselling. Providing medical treatment and Hospital facilities to daily wage labourers, poor and helpless people. Creating awareness regarding illegal abortion of female children. To identify handicapped persons to enable giving them financial help, jobs, through Government and other Institutions. Providing help to Widows and old-age persons in getting facilities from Government schemes. Opening Orphanages and old-age Ashram’s and providing them with medical facilities. Providing medical help to the Handigodu disease symptom patients. Creating awareness regarding protection of Ecology. Providing Market for the rural products Giving training in Agriculture, sericulture and Poultry farm. Providing Job information to the training children of our Association.
Description of the local community
The Association for Children and Women Community is located in a rural environment. Situated in a quite, peaceful and Green area, it is ideal for People with Disability, Students and Children to stay, study and practice academic subjects. January to May is summer season when the temperatures can get quite high. Rainy season is June to August and cold season is September to October. We try to develop the projects with the least disturbance to the environment. Languages spoken within ACW are mainly Kannada, English and Hindi with Kannada being the local language. The economical environment is quite typical of rural India. ACW Community is situated about 365 km from BANGALORE, on National highway NH 206. From Sagar city to ACW it’s less then 10 KM. The land is part of a Forest area in Shimoga Dist. And is close to the main road where there is a regular bus service to and from the main cities. Also, the world famous Jog falls is nearby the village. Many Student groups from other institutions are interested in our work. We often get visitors from different places in Karnataka who will come and spend time with us. Everyone are always warmly welcome.
Motivation to cooperate with volunteers
we believe that our children benefit greatly from contact with volunteers who come from many different parts of India. The contact with volunteers brings with them a wide variety of skills to impact the children in many good ways. This gives the children of our project an edge. The latest experience with volunteers was in 2004 when two volunteers from Norway stayed with us for two weeks. Also, some MSW students came to study Community work. Once in every three months some of our friends and youth association members come from Bangalore and around Karnataka to spend time, help in our work, Workshops, Training and Summer Programmers. Our volunteers work alongside our members of staff so when a volunteer leaves there is never an empty gap. We feel that both our members of staff and foreign volunteers contribute in different ways to the project and help us to realise our goals and tackle any problems which we face.
Benefits for the project and the community
One of the main benefits from the interaction of volunteers is the exchanges of different ideas and points of views. Children are grateful to interact with volunteers. It gives them confidence, broadens their minds and gives them direct experience with other cultures.
Main themes for the volunteer activity
Urban/Rural development
Minorities
Gender equality
Child Rights issue
Disability
Health
Environment
Art and culture
President and Programs Director
PRADEEP SAGAR.k
+91 9880281974
Executive Director
KUSHAL SAGAR
+91 9590247274
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