ANNUAL REPORT · Prem Nagar is situated on DDA land since 1960 according to a senior citizen Jay veer Singh during BLD survey. According to another senior person Ombeer Singh this

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ANNUAL REPORT

(2013-14)


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Message from Desk

Spending time at Matri Sudha is the most valuable time of our life, and this has been continued

for almost more than 13 year, when we have seen children coming to our centre, studying,

knowing themselves, their family, their community, their school and the society in which they

have brought up.

When we recall days of our journey, we immensely think about think about the potential the

children had and we only delivered our efforts to nurture those potentials. We have learnt a lot

during this period when we started as a charity organization to evolve as a child rights

organization where now we focus on developing communities who are more sensitized aware

about children‟s health, nutrition, education, their protection issues, and how is an important

constituent in a family and the community.

During a more than a decade of our work with children we strongly felt at Matri Sudha, keeping

in view the four rights of children enshrined in UNCRC, that let ourselves focused on the

survival, development part and participation. This does not mean we would not look into

protection issues of children.

But, the major focus would be in the critical stages of life together with multiple stakeholders

like health workers under NRHM programme, ICDS workers, State level institutions like Delhi

Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Department of Health and Family Welfare,

Department of Women and Child Development, school authorities, like minded NGOs and other

individuals.

Lastly, I would acknowledge all our mentors, supporters, staff and volunteers who have

contributed immensely in bringing changes to the life of children.

Surender Singh

(Chief Functionary)


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Background of Intervention Areas

Nardan Basti

Nardan Basti is situated on DDA land since 1974 according to a senior citizen Jaggu Lal during

BLD survey. According to another senior person Dhoodh Nath, Nardan Basti is on DDA land for

more than 40 years. Majority of population is living in nuclear family. Community includes

majority of migrants from U.P, Bihar, Rajasthan, M.P, Haryana, Uttrakhand, H.P and Nepal

respectively. Literacy ratio is 90% in the community. Source of water for all purposes is tube

well and tanker. There is open drainage system in Nardan Basti which creates a lot of problem

related with health and hygiene. Only 19 % people have their own toilets which is not a good

indicator of safety environment. There is no public toilet in Basti that‟s why people have to go

for open defecation. There is neither any school nor PDS shop.

Prem Nagar

Prem Nagar is situated on DDA land since 1960 according to a senior citizen Jay veer Singh

during BLD survey. According to another senior person Ombeer Singh this Basti is on DDA land

for more than 50 years. Majority of population is living in nuclear family. Community includes

majority of migrants from U.P, Bihar, Rajasthan, M.P, Haryana, Nepal respectively. Literacy

ratio is 87% in the community. Source of water for all purposes is tube well and tanker. There is

open drainage system in Basti which creates a lot of problem related with health and hygiene.

More than 60% people have their own toilets which are good indicator of safety environment but

simultaneously it results in the scarcity of water at Basti level. There is no public toilet in Basti

that‟s why people have to go for open defecation. There is neither any school nor PDS shop.

Families of Notified and De-notified Tribes

Nomadic Tribes/ Denotified Nomadic Tribal families located at Okhala Mod, Lal Kuan consists

of around 200 families. The majority of the families are of migrant category with low socio-

economic-educational background. „Due to the wandering traditions over hundreds of years

without any ostensible means of livelihood under the influence of the caste system, they are

forced to live under sub human conditions.

These families mostly come under the schedule tribes‟ category with few exceptions of Schedule

Castes (S.C.) and Other Backward Castes (O.B.C). Due to non-preparation of the lists

recognizing them by the Delhi government the status of such people is unknown in the official

records. Hence, they are not able to avail the benefits of government formulated schemes or

programmes either due to not having caste certificates, or because the quotas are exhausted by

the non-nomadic/non-denotified communities in the reserved categories. None of the families

living in this settlement area has Antodaya, BPL OR APL card issued to its name. Though there

are few exceptional cases where some members have Voter I.D. Cards issued. Henceforth, their


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situation has remained the same ince their inception at Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, Lalkuan with

no recognition of them or their establishments from the government.

The type of settlement that they are living in is JJ clusters. Moreover, there is no sanitation or

water facility. Most members of the community are involved in substance abuse. Further, they

have no access to PHCs, ICDS, schools and other government provisions which they are entitled

of.

Kanchankunj

Kanchankunj is un-notified slum located Kalindi Kunj Cross on near Okhla Bridge. It is adjacent

to Madanpur Khadar. As per our baseline survey more than 400 families live in this area. Among

the population 64 % population is from Muslim. Majority of people are migrated from U.P.

(64%) followed by Bihar (21%). These two states contribute 85% to total population while

others are migrants from West Bengal, Uttarakhand, and Haryana etc.

As per our data 25% people is living for more than 10 years. 52% people are new comers in this

settlement. When we talk about basic amenities 66% people do not have toilets in their homes.

They have to go for open defecation which raises the issue of hygienic and healthy childhood

care and protection. Ration card is another important concern of people living in this area when

90 % people do not have any type of ration card.

As chart reveals that majority of workforce (41%) is involve in junk dealing followed by 22%

daily wage labourer. 56% people constitute the major chunk of chart who falls under 5000 or less

than 5000 income class. There are only 8% people who earn more than 10000. There are only

8% people who earn more than 10000.

As per our findings in small working units child labor is a major problem. There are 56% child

labor among them 44% are female. Moreover, identity of children is a major issue when more

than 90 percent children do not have their birth registration certificates.

A very few population of children below six years of age access local anganwadi centres,

similarly, percentage of school going children is also not very good.


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Profile of Intervention Areas

S. No. State Name of

Panchayat/Municipality

Name of

Revenue

village/ward

Name of hamlets/Slum Total Number of

Households

1 Delhi South Delhi Municipal

Corporation

MCD Ward

No 188 Nardan Basti 1300


Corporation

MCD Ward

No. 198 Prem Nagar 1375


Corporation

MCD Ward

No. 198 NT/DNT Families 200


Corporation

MCD Ward

No. 207 Kanchan Kunj 500

Total Children Population Covered

Child

population

0-1 years 1-5 years 6-18 years Total 0-18 years

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Total 114 112 226 428 354 782 1171 1024 2195 1713 1490 3203

Amenities Available in the operational area

1 No of Primary Schools 3

2 No of Upper Primary / Junior High / Middle schools 2

3 No of High Schools 4

4 No of ICDS centres 7

5 No of Primary Health Centres 1

6 No of Subsidiary Health Centres 0

7 No of Public Distribution Retail Shops 0

8 No of govt. run / aided institutions for children in need of care and protection

and children in conflict with law

0


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About Us

Matri Sudha is an organization work to build a

community for the children by the children and with

the children.

Mission

To make a platform on which all children

realize their full potential.

Upholding the dignity of children

Vision

To ensure that child rights are identified, respected,

protected and taken care of by every individual.

Core Values

Equity- Social and Economic

Transparency and Accountability


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•Community based intervention through concurrent field visits Engagement with communities

•On thematic issues like breastfeeding, immunization, education, protection Awareness Building

•To make their move toward adopting best practices Behavior Change

•Encouraging Community to adopt best practices for lasting change Adopt Best Practices

•Child2Child Tracking against development indicators like- immunization, enrolment in schools, re-enrolment, nutrition Child 2 Child Tracking

•Case studies are prepared when it is subjected to any child whose right(s) is being violated. Case Studies

•Taking ownership of community development programmes and practicing interventions with stakeholders Community Ownership

• Child2Child Tracking against development indicators like- immunization, enrolment in schools, re-enrolment, nutrition

Child Tracking

• Field data with database management updated every year Cross Validation

• Comparative analysis of previous year development indicators with the intervention year

Impact Analysis

• Follow up with multiple stakeholders when intervention is being done in any critical case where child right(s) is being violated

Follow up

Interventions Approach

Community Intervention

Monitoring and Evaluation


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Policy Advocacy Approach

Analyze the Situation

Identify Advocacy Issue

Set Goals and Objectives

Analyze Policy and Power

Identify Targets and Influential

Develop Message

Build Added Strength

Develop and Implement Action Plan

Mobilize Resources

Gather Evidence

Monitor and Evaluate

Involve Stakeholders


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ACTIVITIES ROUND THE YEAR


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Matri Sudha has been long pushing the matter for a Seed Primary Urban Health Centre for Lal

Kuan. Concurrent visits to local MLA, meeting with community to advocate for a collective

voice, were the key interventions done.

Health, Care and Nutrition

Immunization and Birth Registration Certificates

Matri Sudha tracks the total number of children completed their immunization below 0-1 years in

its intervention area. The children in this age group are linked with the ANM who visits to local

Anganwadi Centre. This helps the community not only to get their children vaccinated on time

but also to bring changes in their behavior toward vaccination of their children. Before moving to

achievements in this section let us have a look as how we initiate the process where children are

being covered in the immunization cycle process.

Activities done in intervention areas

Community awareness on the importance of getting the children immunized

Field visits to the community to create the data base of newly born child and their

tracking for successive immunization process

To ensure the regular visits of ANM in the intervention areas which is now fixed on first

Monday of each month

Regular-listing of new cases under immunization and its follow-up

The following processes adopted this year

• Listing of children is being updated regularly to follow the children who are under

process, getting enrolled new children and get re-enrollment of children whose

immunization would not be completed

• Level of awareness about the benefits of immunization and having birth registration

certificate has been increased and therefore, children are being immunized on regular

basis by the parents and regular follow-up is being taken place

• Linking children with ANM and Anganwadi Worker

• To build community ownerships in the whole process of immunization coverage

Achievements of the Year

Qualitative

Awareness among community about immunization has increased


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Immunization of children through Mobile Health Van and aanganwadis on regular basis

Number of children without having BRCs have been decreased due to more awareness

among community particularly related to various BRCs related benefits for children

especially girl child i.e. Ladli Scheme

Visits of ANM has become more regular in all the intervention areas

Quantitative

31 children completed their immunization process in this year in which 28 children were

the targeted population carry forward from last year and 3 children completed their

immunization cycle who were added in the list this year

31 children facilitated to get their Birth Registration Certificates in this year in which 21

children were targeted population carry forward from last year and 10 children added to

the list this year

A Seed Primary Urban Health Centre at Chungi No. 2 Lal Kuan has been opened

Note- The list of children is available in our records for future reference.

In the following year the focus would be on increasing awareness about new Primary Urban

Health Centre so that larger number of people from Community may get the benefits of its

services. Moreover, Matri Sudha would establish dialogue with Medical Officer of the PHC to

link children of NT/DNT families, so that health care services may be provided to children and

women.

Exposure visit of AMG members

Matri Sudha organized an exposure visit of AMG to other monitoring groups who have shown

good work in terms of monitoring aanganwadi with similar situations and have been able to

bring about desired improvements in those aanganwadi centers. The group visited to Tekhand

Village in another organization namely Hope World Wide.

After exposer visit AMG members were motivated to work collectively through joint

action plan to strengthen AWCs

AMG members were more active to work to strengthen AWCs in both bastis

The exposure visit has given the AMG members an impetus to work to improve the

services in their areas AWCs

Exposure visit Vikas Samwad- an organization works on Malnutrition in M.P.

To learn and share the issue based advocacy on ICDS in Delhi


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To develop a plan of action for advocacy and proper follow up

Benefits of the Visit

The team came to know in detail about functioning of Vikas Samvad with multiple

stakeholders

The team came to know about the process of various fact findings done by Vikas

Samwad and various related documents were shared

Working with media as an important component of advocacy was known

Strengthening of ICDS Services

Activities undertaken in this year

Worked to make anganwadi centres completely activated in intervention areas

Strengthening community voices for collective action

Advocate with appropriate authorities

Media Advocacy

Key processes adopted this year

Regular meetings with AMG members

A small community level campaign “AAO ANGANWADI CHALEN” was started in

both Nardan Basti and Prem Nagar to sensitize parents to send their children to

anganwadis

Development of joint action plan in which the primary role of planning is done by AMG

Total 22 meetings with AMG members on various issues of ICDS, orientation about

various services of AWCs, effectiveness community participation and monitoring etc.

were held during the year

Achievements in this year

Qualitative

More regularity in AWW/AWH working schedule

Aao Anganwadi Chalen helped building a positive perspective toward ICDS services,

need of AWCs

AWW take non-formal education classes in each AWCs

Children are being regularly immunized

Quality and quantity of SNP has improved from last year


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Quantitative

3 AWCs have started providing services against- SNP, NFE and Immunization in Nardan

basti

2 AWCs have started providing services against- SNP, NFE and Immunization in Prem

Nagar

Sanitation and Hygiene

We tried this year that all the drains in intervention areas get covered so that the community

could maintain basic sanitation and hygienic environment around their homes. We realized that

apart from advocacy work toward behavior change need to be strengthened so that not only

community get empower to adopt best practices but also keep their basti clean.

Open defecation is a big problem in our intervention areas, hence Matri Sudha held various

rounds of meetings with local MLA to have a public toilet in one of the intervention areas where

there used to be a public toilet. The matter has been pushed through since last two years to

having a community toilet. The matter is under process as process for allocation of land for

construction of community toilet. However, in the following programmatic year, meeting with

Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board would also be done to sensitize it on the issue in order

to have a constructive solution.

Achievements of the Year

Qualitative

Regular cleaning of both bastis is being done by safai karamcharis; disposal of garbage;

regular directions by Councilor is being given to them during field visits

Regular visit is made by Sanitary inspector to both bastis

Training Programme on Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables

Matri Sudha in coordination with Ministry of Micro Small Medium Enterprises organized six

week training programme for women aged 18 years and above. The objective of training

programme is to make them oriented about how low cost highly nourished food and vegetable

items can be prepared at home. This will not only enhance their understanding but can also set up

small enterprises with assistance from MSME. The programme was organized under the

supervision of Mr. Tersam Lal, Deputy Director.


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Our regular tracking record informs that 95 percent children are regular in schools in last one year

The enrollment numbers have increased from last year and more number of children are in schools

New Enrollment

Re-enrollment of drop out and never been to

school children

Tracking Retention of children in

schools through community based

tracking system

Right to Education

Re-enrolment drive to mainstream children in schools is

one of the core interventions through which out of

school children gets into mainstream education system.

We keep in touch with parents and teachers for getting

in children who are being found dropped from school.

Regular listing of children is being done every year

which gets updated during community visits. Similarly,

mainstreaming of new children in schools according to

their age appropriate class is another major intervention when children eligible for getting

admissions in schools mainstreamed. School retention is the last the last stage of this whole

process in which we regular track the retention of children in schools. (List of children is in our data base)

School authorities play a key role to ensure that whether a child regular comes to school,

hence, we continuously work with school authorities so that joint coordination can be done to

make more children reach to schools. This year we addressed one assembly in MCD School

to make children aware about the importance of education and encouraged them to attend

school regularly. At the same time we encourage school authorities to maintain proper

infrastructure in their schools so that RTE norms and standards may be maintained.

Our work with the community includes mobilization, awareness and sensitization on issues

of right to education. Since, children are the core group we work with, hence, regular

engagements with them both during community visits and during children‟s group meeting

we encourage them to learn and share the discussions with their school mates.

Achievements Qualitative

• Families of drop-out children got the motivation to send their children to school

• Mainstreaming of new children in schools helps in minimizing the percentage of non-

school going children

• Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights issued notice to Commissioner, MCD,

PWD, South Delhi Mayor, Education Committee Chairperson in concern to Foot Over

Bridge


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As per our latest child to child tracking record no children were found dropped from school after the re-enrolment of 4 dropped out children

• Deputy Secretary to Chief Minister wrote letter to PWD Minister for taking appropriate

action on Foot Over Bridge

• 2 big cover stories were covered in two Hindi dailies in concern to Foot Over Bridge

• Increase in engagement with schools help to bridge gap in implementing RTE norms and

standards

• As reported by PWD FOB has been sanctioned and soon the work will be initiated

• Various schools in intervention areas has worked on implementing RTE norms

• Almost every child federation members now aware about various issues at school level,

write letters to principal, talk openly with other students, aware other children about

importance of education, and discuss their problems in their respective schools

Achievement Quantitative

• Out of 4 drop-out children were re-enrolled in

schools

• 3 transfer related cases of children from one school

to another school handled this year with

engagement of DCPCR

• 3 re-enrollment in schools cases were taken this year for necessary action

Right to Participation

Children Resource/Recreation Centre

Providing a platform to slums children for recreation through making available variety of

books, reading material and motivating videos

Building up a conducive environment for children to learn, share and discuss amongst

their group

To provide various resources- books, motivating articles, movies to children to help them

gain knowledge and confidence

Activities with Children’s Group

Strengthening of the existing children‟s group by regular meetings with the group

Organizing activities with children‟s groups like games, competitions, excursions etc.

Formation of children‟s group in Prem Nagar and regular meetings with them

Interface between children‟s and community

Process

Regular engagement with children during child federation meeting which is being held

monthly

Active participation of children with MS staff for any child related issue


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Children from Nardan

Basti and Prem Nagar

participated in Click

Child Rights

Campaign

Communication during community meetings, visits etc.

Accessibility of books from Child rights Resource Centre has gradually acting as a key

platform to understand key social issues, building moral values etc. through accessibility

of wide range of books

Achievements of the year

Qualitative

Regular participation of children in CRRC

Monthly meetings and activities with child federation

helps in building an understanding on child rights

issues among them

Participation in theatre workshop has groomed their

personality of children and facilitators.

Participation of staff in Workshops organized by CRY has

strengthened their understanding on child rights, particularly, child participation,

groomed their personality toward working with children for the children, importance of

theatre in strengthening Child participation etc.

Quantitative

18 children from both Nardan Basti and Prem Nagar went to Jantar Mantar to participate in

NINE IS MINE campaign

2 children Arti and Sonia form Nardan Basti were taken to 3 days workshop on Theatre in

Education

Participated in One Billion Rising Campaign

Meeting of Child Federation Group on 12-01-13. To aware children about Sexual

Harassment. 87 children from both the community were presented in the meeting

Children of both Nardan Basti and Prem Nagar for “NINE IS MINE” Campaign

Drying workshop organized for children

A campaign was initiated in which 200 children participated through postcard signature.

Through this campaign community people participated in demonstration at Jantar Mantar

organized by APR for girl child protection

12 children went to Gurgaon on excursion facilitated by CRY

Children visited Exhibition on Click Rights Campaign

Child federation have been regrouped into two group- Naya Savera and Naya Jeevan for

Prem Nagar and Nardan Basti respectively

Review Workshop Meeting with members of child federation. The activities like- Walk Talk,

Eye Contact, Hand Shake and Play like- Mother‟s Day, Gadbad Ghotala etc. was done


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Meeting with child federation on 8.06.2013 in Nardan Basti. The meeting was organized to

get the feedback on necessary facilities made for children For summer vacations like

Arrangements of games, necessary sitting arrangements, recreational activities, distribution

of cricket kit etc.

5 children participated in “Shiksha Hamara Haq”

5 children from Matri Sudha participated in Vastvya Mela

Meeting with child federation member held on 14 September 2013 in Basti Vikas Kendra,

Nardan Basti. The meeting was organized to give awareness about missing children and

safety

10 children from Matri Sudha participated in NCPCR Foundation Day at Siri Fort

Auditorium


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We Can Bring the Change…Let’s Gear Up

The following improvements in schools of intervention areas

• Separate toilets

• Toilets were renovated in some schools

• Provision of drinking water with installation of R.O.

• Reconstruction of building of Lal Kuan Primary school has been proposed

• Mid-day meal is regularly given which is hygienic as per the observation

during school visit

• Playgrounds is available in every school with sports facilities

• School Management Committee has been has been formed in every school

of intervention areas


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Foot-over Bridge- Safe Accessibility to School

The matter is related to one of the primary schools in South Delhi. SDMC Primary School, Lal

Kuan, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, is located on one side of the main road. The M B Road is a

heavily traffic congested area where people commutes from Badarpur, Faridabad, to Gurgoan,

Khanpur, Hamdard University and vice versa. The school is located at a point where the road

gets narrow with no specific provision of divider. Consequently, school children who come to

attend school from the adjacent bastis like Prem Nagar, Nardan Basti, Chungi No 2 etc. located

on the other side of road, get trapped into the traffic jam while crossing the road. It is commonly

seen practice for children crossing the road to reach school; however, we rarely do find accident

cases where necessary provisions have been put in place to cross the road.

In last few years accidents were happened to children in whom two children had the victim of

accident death. Consequently, many parents stopped sending their children to schools, and

particularly, in those families where both parents were working. Among various stakeholders,

the school authorities, till date, has done a commendable work to get a traffic red light at the

intersection where the school is located, but the problem is same when no one stops at the red

light. When we talked to school principal of both shift (double shift school), they informed us

that many a time they have aware the people about the location of school, and stand at the time

of holiday, both in afternoon and evening. But, now they also have tired of this non-educational

activity and burden, and want to have a foot over bridge, which they feel is an appropriate

solution to the problem. Similar, situation was there with children at Pul Prehlad Pur, where a

foot over bridge is now in place and children easily cross the road. Moreover, when we have

surveyed five hundred families in both bastis (Nardan Basti and Prem Nagar) we found that

many women have left their job just to pick and drop their ward from and to school, which puts

additional burden on the families, when the whole sale price index reached its peak in last two

years. It is not only the economic burden, but the socio-psychological trauma that the respective

families go through on daily basis. In last year we have got 3 children transferred to the nearest

school in same shift so that parents do not have to visit school separately for each child. (In

double shift school girls go in the morning and boys in the evening). Earlier the concerned

school has earlier written letter to appropriate authorities but no such necessary action was taken.

Henceforth, we took this process further to get children a safe and appropriate mechanism to

reach to school. Therefore, we along with 502 children wrote to former Chief Minister, Lt.


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Governor, PWD Minister, Local MLA, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights,

Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Deputy Commissioner (South), Chief

Engineer (PWD), former South Delhi MCD Mayor etc. After having done advocacy at multiple

levels the work of foot over bridge has now begun.


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Three Girl Child of One Family Enrolled in Schools

This is one of the most critical cases we handled this year. Khushboo Khatun has six children age

between 2 year Mohd. Ayush and 15 year old the eldest son Mohd. Sarfraz. Their father is

psychologically not fit to run the family. Khushboo Khatun is also a victim of Domestic Violence

when her husband had beater her thrice before we intervened in the case. Hence, Sarfraz started

working in a local shop to earn something for his family. The case came to us during our base line

survey. When we visited the family, none of the children were going to schools, though out of six

children four were eligible as per their age. We asked Khushboo Khatun the reason for not

sending her children to school; she replied “it is very difficult for us to earn our livelihood, if

these children go to school then who would bear the cost; their father does nothing to support

family”. During our first meeting we gathered the general information and asked to revisit the

family again.

In the next meet, we met Mr. Ali Hasan, the father, who were lying on bed and counseled him for

two hours, to sensitize him to send his children to school. Eventually, he agreed, but wanted his

elder son to work and study from home if he wants to. He said “rest of the children can be sent to

government school”.

In the next stage we along with Khushboo Khatoon moved to the local MCD School and get their

children admitted. These children were admitted as per their age appropriate class. Since special

training for such children were not available in school, but the principal assured us that special

attention would be given to these children.

We now regularly visit to Khushboo Khatun‟s family to track the retention of their children in

schools, so that children may not get dropped out from school. She informed us that now their

father is also happy that children are going school.

Matri Sudha records and deals with RTE violations cases and mobilizes the

community to take up relevant actions. In this process the designated authorities like

are being approached like School authorities, District Deputy Director of Education,

Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights.


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Major Community Level Interventions

• Aao Aanganwadi Chalen to strengthen women‟s participation in successful implementation

of ICDS services

• Ladies are more aware of the services should be provided in Aanganwadi

• They regularly take children to Aanganwadi of their areas.

• They monitoring the work of AWW and AWH very actively now.

• Now almost all the children getting SNP from AWCs and PSE has also been started

• Aao School Chale- A community level awareness drive to address the school admission

related problems, admission processes of different schools, timing of admissions etc.

• A culture program of Independence Day was organized at our center on 14 August 2013.

Children from both the community participated in this program and prizes were distributed

among them

• Participated in Vote for Education Campaign. A nukkad natak and a meeting with

community stakeholders was done to sensitize on issue of right to education

• Thematic Group working on Child Participation made visit to Matri Sudha

• Joint Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Ms. Veena Ish, made visit to

Matri Sudha

Interventions through Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights

• Interface Meeting with Shashank Shekar- member DCPCR on matter related to Foot over

Bridge

• Interface meeting with Mamta Sahai- member DCPCR pertaining to case of rape with a girl

who was expelled from the school

• Matri Sudha was the complainant in case of sexual harassment with a class 7th

girl in Shastri

Park, North East Delhi who was then expelled from the school. After the complaint, DCPCR

took the case actively and two letters were received to DCPCR in the case in which the

Directorate of Education informed that the girl has been restored to school and would provide

any supportive assistance. Two accused have also been arrested in this case which are now

under judicial custody. Letter to District Commissioner has been written by DCPCR for an

interface meeting in concern to registration of case under POCSO

• DCPCR took cognizance in respect to transfer of a child from Kendriya Vidyalaya, NTPC,

Badarpur to Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hamdard Nagar. The transfer was done after persistent

efforts

• DCPCR took cognizance in respect to transfer of two children of the same family to Rani

Jhansi Sarvodya Vidyalaya, Tughlakabad. After persistent efforts both children got

admissions in same school

• DCPCR took cognizance in respect to transfer of boy studying in class 9th

who was denied

admission in another government school closed to his home. After persistent efforts the boy

got admission in the respective school


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• Complaint to DCPCR in respect to management of a Crèche in which child sexual case was

reported. The matter is taken up the commission and Matri Sudha suggested the Commission

for application of Preventive Guidelines on Child Sexual Abuse in all child related

institutions including day-care centres, AWCs, crèches etc.

• Matri Sudha wrote to Commission to send a recommendation to Delhi Education Department

to have a Grievance Redressal System as enshrined in Section 32 of Right to Education Act

• Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights took cognizance into the report related to

auditing of “Delhi Government Schools” in Tughlakabad constituency. The report was also

submitted to District Deputy Director of Education to strengthen the infrastructure and other

related issues in specific schools. The matter is under process.

Orientation Visits of IGNOU Social Work Students

A batch of 21 Masters of Social Work Students participated half day orientation visit at

Matri Sudha

A batch of 30 Bachelor of Social Work Students participated in half day orientation visit

at Matri Sudha

Internship Programme

Shatakshi Singh a student from Lady Sri Ram College did her internship with Matri

Sudha (She was placed by CRY)

2 Masters of Social Work Students namely Khushoo Anjum and Mohd. Salim did

internship for 45 days at Matri Sudha

Mohd. Mushir, a Masters of Social Work student did one week field work with Matri

Sudha

Mohd. Masoom, a Student of Extension and Development Studies, Jamia Milia Islamia

University did 25 days of internship at Matri Sudha

3 Masters of Social Work Students namely Mohd. Imran, Mohd. Intikahb Chowdhary

and did their 45 days of internship at Matri Sudha


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Research Work Done in the Year

Right to Education- To the Last Child in Delhi

Right to Education to the Last Child in Delhi- A research report

based on section 2(3) of RTE Act tried to covered all children

belonging to disadvantage groups in context of socio-economic,

political, and cultural settings of Delhi, who are educationally

deprived children. This report used as a reference report in respect

to have a wider understanding about the existence of such groups in

Delhi and how other States and Union Territories worked toward

their inclusion into mainstream education within the ambit of RTE

Act.

This research report is supported by another document given below-

Comparative Analysis of State RTE Rules in context of

children belonging to Disadvantaged Groups

This comparative analysis was being done in order to analyze

the categories of children being included within the ambit of

RTE Act in respect to children belonging to “disadvantaged

groups”. This analysis is being used by various individuals,

NGOs, civil society group working on right to education.

Analysis of ICDS Performance Audit in context of Delhi

The Integrated Child Development Scheme was launched as a centrally

sponsored scheme on 2nd

October, 1975, in pursuance of the National

Policy for Children, 1974. The policy lay down that the State should

provide adequate services to children before and after birth and during

the period of growth to ensure their full physical, mental and social

development. Thus the scheme aimed at holistic development of

children in the age group of zero to six years and pregnant and lactating

mothers through a package of six services.

The Performance Audit also covered the situation of ICDS in Delhi

covering universalization of ICDS, growth monitoring, supplementary nutrition, operational

projects and Anganwadi centres (AWCs), nutritional status of children, infrastructural

development, pre-school education, community mobilization, financial management and

monitoring and evaluation.

We have made an attempt to bring all those components by “Analyzing Performance Audit of

Integrated Child Development Scheme” presenting “Situation of ICDS in Delhi” and used this

report to strengthen the services of ICDS in Delhi.


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Reality of Anganwadi Centres in National Capital Territory of

Delhi

This is the one of the first kinds of report prepared on the basis of

primary data collected through anganwadi centres in order to

understand the delivery structure, best practices, challenges, and

opportunities through ICDS. The report was used to advocate the

issues of anganwadis in Delhi in order to have effective

implementation of ICDS services.

The field visits to anganwadi centres were made in two districts of

Delhi namely North-West and South. The report was submitted to Department of Women and

Child Development to bridge the existing gaps in implementation of the scheme.

Delhi Government School Inspection Report

Vidyalaya Kalyan Samitis is one of the important

constituents to strengthen the managerial activities of

schools under the jurisdiction Delhi Govt. Schools.

Various kinds of best practices is being adopted by

vidyalaya kalian samitis time and again and to ask for recommendations from individuals

working on education, persons from within the government, NGOs etc. In respect to analyze the

situation of work done by Vidyalaya Kalyan Samitis in 14 Delhi government schools of South

Delhi an independent research was being done.

The report was then submitted to Directorate of Education, South Delhi and DCPCR with key

recommendations and gaps found during the visits. Necessary action taken process has been

initiated.

National Urban Health Mission- Presentation in context of Delhi

In order to effectively address the health concerns of the

urban poor population, the Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare, Govt. of India proposes to launch a National

Health Mission with two sub-missions NRHM (already

approved by Cabinet for continuation up to 2017) and a

new submission National Urban Health Mission

(NUHM). The planning process as per broad approved

norms for urban areas will be started in all Municipal

Corporations, Municipalities, NACs and Town


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Panchayats in 2013-14. This presentation has been prepared for front-line workers in NGOs,

CBOs, Grass-root health workers etc. to equip them with “Implementation Framework of

National Urban Health Mission”.


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Matri Sudha represented in

1. A Stocktaking meeting on Section 12 RTE Act, 2009 at ISI Lodhi Road on 11th January, 2013

2. A People‟s Consultation on Housing Rights organized by Shehri Garib Haq Abhiyaan at Gandhi

Peace Foundation

3. An Eco-Club Workshop- Child to Child Approach organized by Delhi Government at Jheel

Khurenja Govt. Bal Sarvodaya School

4. Coordinated as South Delhi Neenv Partner in Jan Sunvai on Care and Protection Issues of Young

children in Urban Poor Settlement at Constitutional Club

5. National Launch of the 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report organized jointly by

UNESCO and ILO in Teen Murti Bhavan, New Delhi

6. Panel for Future Action Jan Samvad on Status of Grievance Redressal Mechanism under RTE

Act, at ISI, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

7. Status of Implementation of RTE Act in Delhi organized by JOSH organization

8. A meeting to address women on status of Aanganwadi in Lal Kuan organized by Arth Astha

9. A meeting on Right of Urban Poor‟s and Homeless children in Delhi, organized by Shehri Garib

Haq Abhiyaan

10. A meeting to present the situation of Construction worker‟s children in Delhi. The meeting was

organized at ISI Lodhi Road by Delhi Construction Worker Welfare Board

11. To Inaugurate a Library for children at Trilokpuri

12. We TOO EXIST- Painting Exhibition by Street Children, Arpana Art Gallery, Sri Fort

Institutional Area

13. Attended a two and half day workshop on Strengthening the Response of the Health Care System

to Gender Based Violence: The Way Ahead

14. Assembly of Informal Urban Workers at The Speakers Hall, Constitution Club of India

15. Presentation-cum-Discussion Delhi Slum Research Finding organized by Care India

16. A programme namely People Building Better Cities: Understanding Urban Informality, jointly

organized by PRIA (Society for Participatory Research In Asia), NIUA (National Institute for

Urban Affairs), SPA (School of Planning and Architecture) and FIUPW (Forum of Informal

Urban Poor Workers) at School of Planning and Architecture

17. A National Consultation on the „Contribution of Urban Informal Settlement Dwellers to Urban

Economy in India‟ at Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Center organized by Society for Participatory

Research In Asia (PRIA) along with Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres

(SPARC) and Forum of Informal Urban Workers (FIUPW)

18. Culmination Event of Child Rights Week, at Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, Delhi, organized

by Save the Children

19. Attended Children Parliament organized by Child Reach International India

20. Half Day Interface on - Scope of Social Work in Perspective of Development Sector, Room No-

114, Faculty of Humanities and Languages, IGNOU Study Centre, Jamia Milia Islamia

University

21. Consultation on Status of ICDS in Delhi, organized by Delhi Commission for Protection of Child

Rights

22. A Child facilitator workshop for 3 days organized by Swati Project


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23. Launching of Children‟s Manifesto organized by NINEISMINE Campaign at Mavlankar

Auditorium

24. People Building Better Cities closing event at the Ford Foundation

25. Capacity building program on about 25% reservation in private school under RTE Act

26. As a Guest in the Seminar “Female Feticide and Protection of Girl Child”, at India Habitat Centre

27. A Workshop on understanding Secularism and Peace Building, at India Islamic Cultural Centre

28. Attended We The People : Reclaim The Republic

29. State Level Workshop for Teachers on Child Rights, jointly organized by NCPCR, DCPCR and

SCERT

30. Study on Contribution of Urban Informal Settlement Dwellers to Urban Economy in India"

31. Sharing and Stocktaking meeting on the issue of education of children with disabilities under

RTE, organized by Arth Astha at India Islamic Cultural Centre

32. An Assembly of Informal Urban workers-Lok Sabha Election 2014 at Gandhi Peace Foundation

33. Public Hearing organized by Efrah and OXFAM on maternal and child health, education and

protection at Madanpur Khadar

34. Invite: Report Release: Status of RTE Implementation, at IIC, organized by JOSH organization

35. State consultation is being jointly organized by Sate Child Protection Society, Delhi and Save the

Children

36. South Delhi RTE Convention, jointly organized by group of NGOs

37. National Stocktaking convention of RTE, Act implementation at Constitution Club

38. National Consultation: Advocating Social Inclusion in Private Schools under RTE Act Section

12(1) (c)

39. A Consultation on the issue of Grievance Redress for RTE organized by OXFAM and Right to

Education Forum at India Habitat Centre

40. Panelist for a Janmanch" on School Management Committees, at ISI Lodhi Road, organized by

JOSH and OXFAM

41. Attended State Consultation, Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, at ISI Lodhi Road

42. “Addressing Urban Poverty and Reformed Governance - National Campaign” is being

organized at The Auditorium, Gandhi Peace Foundation. PRIA and Forum of Informal Urban

Poor Workers (FIUPW) jointly organized the event


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