BIRDS CHILDREN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Goal
To empower the children of marginalized communities in Bangalore urban and rural have to access and enjoy social protection, fundamental education, health care and holistic development opportunities to lead a life with human dignity and self-respect.
Objectives
- To generate awareness of the Educational Rights of children among the rural, urban, slums and schools.
- To promote child cantered structures for protecting and promoting child rights and development.
- To sustain the interest of the children of the marginalized community in education by enhancing their academic skills and performance.
- To enable the children to enjoy their childhood with pleasure and good health for a happy life.
- To ensure that children have the opportunities to acquire the basic literacy and knowledge on children parliament.
PROBLEMS ALONG WITH CAUSES
1. Lack of education for marginalized children.
- Lack of interest and awareness on the importance of education
- Lack of accessibility to educational organizations
- Lack of facilities in the available educational organizations
- Domestic works, child labour and financial problems
2. Gender discrimination among the children from marginalized communities
- Existence of child marriage among these marginalized community
- Traditions, beliefs, and lack of awareness.
3. Health Problems
- Improper sanitation facility in the Government educational institutions
- Lack of awareness on self-hygiene
- Financial problems
OUR OUTREACHES
Evening Tuition Centres
Our BIRDS organization selected five rural communities where children lack access to a good education. Evening Tuition Centre for dropout students and children from disadvantaged backgrounds was part of the children’s development programme. Every day, there are two hours of class time. Women tutors who are educated and accessible in the area are hired on a volunteer basis and given a small stipend. Each tutoring facility received school materials that they distribute to students. A total of 122 children aged between 6 and 14 have benefited from this program in each of the 5 rural sites.
Children Parliament
On 2003 Children parliament established in India. Forming children’s parliaments at schools is the best way to bring-up changes among the children and it helps children learn about democracy, parliamentary processes, and their rights, and gives them a chance to practice these concepts. They can also help children develop leadership skills, confidence, and team spirit it gives a chance to speak for the children
Children’s Parliament process includes various stages as listed below:
- 1) Announcement of Election Schedule
- 2) Issue of Notification
- 3) Filing of Nominations by the Candidates
- 4) Election Campaigns by the Candidates
- 5) Polling of Votes
- 6) Counting of Votes, and Constitution of House.
- 7) Oath of Candidates
The BIRDS Children’s Development Program has observed through time that children themselves mostly get the chance to express their ideas, thoughts, ambitions, likes, dislikes, and opinions on the matters they think to be essential to their personal development. The growth of children’s health, education, and capacity for independent decision-making have been affected by the lack of communication between adults and children as well as a lack of acceptance of children in the decision-making process. The concept of the Children’s Parliaments was developed by the children’s development program to reduce this lack of participation. Children from a certain village, community and school called the Children’s Parliament to participate in activities, study, and communicate their interests and opinions to the school’s decision-makers. This ensures that children, who continue to be the focus of all our programs, have an involvement in decisions that directly impact them.
- Equipping children with the basic concepts of the Children’s Parliament
- Providing life skill education
- Equipping children with the knowledge to maintain the sustainability of the Children’s Parliament
- Teaching children about child rights
- Undertaking activities that focus on the children’s health and education
- Teaching children the art of negotiation and group decision making
Some fundamental requirements are met, they could possibly provide significant opportunities for children participation. They are primarily an effective civic education tool for educating young people about parliamentary functioning.
Summer Camp
BIRDS organized a summer camp for children on 25th May 2024 at Balepura govt. School in rural. A total of 31 children participated in the program along with them BIRDS tuition center teacher, Anganvadi teachers and BIRDS SHG people were presented on that day. The program started at 11 am, conducted several creative activities and funny games for children like backet ball, frog race, passing stone, bomb on the city etc. Created the best opportunity to show their talent and gain knowledge, all children participated in games enthusiastically and enjoyed. Main intention of the camp to bring up confidence and leadership qualities among the children. |
Overall Program went on well Mr. Gnana Prakash BIRDS staff spoke about importance of children’s education and gave some advance to children to respect elders, help & love each other. Also, gave self- motivation methods and personal health & hygiene guidelines to children. Finally distributed prizes for those who won the game and gave gifts to all participants. Among the participants selected one of child who is struggling to go to school and comes under economically backward family, provided bicycle to helps that child to travel to school every day and concertante on her education.
Bicycle Distribution for needy Children
