CWC is working towards total eradication of child labour in all sectors; CWC is working at local, national and international levels through action, policy research, lobbying and advocacy roles. CWC is also working to arrest migration from rural to urban areas by rejuvenating traditional occupations and enhancing better options for people in villages. CWC is a Private Development Organisation (PDO) regd. under Karnataka Societies Act. CWC strongly believes in empowering children based on partnership values so that they can gain control over their lives and be self reliant.
kids forced to work in unoragnized and organized hazardous situations due to poverty, kids from unfit/broken homes, neglected/forgotten children, orphans etc.
Repairing emotional etc. scars; educational opportunities in screen printing, tailoring, farming, carpentary, weaving, motor vehicle repair & pottery alongwith basic 3 R's.
1) Gramashrama - micro rural development project, working to regenerate traditional occupation and practices in rural areas to arrest migration to cities. Kundapura taluk, South canara District, Karnataka. 2) Ankur - Urban based project to deal with issues of working children in organised sector of work in Bangalore city. 3) CARD - Support system (research, publication, consultancy, lobbying etc.) to enhance work of Gramashrama & Ankur
Child labor in hotel industry in Bangalore. 2) Panchayat Toofan Project - to stop migration. 3) Lobby policy changes.
Residential Training Program - Gramashrama Project. Objective - The Residential Training Program (1 year) trains children in both traditional and vocational programs. The education in the residential training centers consists of general education (on par with 5th standard) including literature, mathematics, history, geography, science, social sciences, gardening, cooking, first aid, sex educ. etc. as well as vocational training which includes access to raw materials, marketing, financial management and other skills like weaving, carpentary, leather and cane work etc. Evaluation - conducted by a team of professionals in a particular field. Follow-up - Children are assisted in obtaining creditfacilities & other information needed to start and run a business and are encouraged to attend village mtgs.
The specific project that we are funding is a Residential Training Program in Bangalore City itself. We are funding 6 girls.
Nandana Reddy Executive Director The Concerned for Working Children 303/2, L.B. Shastri Nagar Vimanapura Post, Annasandra Palya Bangalore - 560 017 Tel 91-80-527-2111 Fax 91-80-558-0357
Funding for Residential Vocational Training:
$175/year/child For 6 children.
Jan 96 to Dec 96
Formally registered in 1985, CWC has 80 centers around Bangalore and 80 villages around South Kanara Objectives- 1. Basic education, mainly for children 10-14 years of age 2. Skill Development & Vocational Training in areas of agriculture, weaving, construction, carpentry, handicrafts, leather works, tailoring, auto mechanics, electrical etc. 3. Provide requisite skills to convert 'child labor' situations which disable children into 'child work' situations that enable them
6 children at $175/child/year for residential training program
Evaluation (Aug 95) - The project seems good but large. We have to ask some specific questions about scale of project, history, follow-up, percentage of funding used directly for kids etc. After visit (Feb 96) -- We felt that the project is big. The money put in by Asha is likely to go into a large pool instead of being directed to specific causes.
We got the info from Shanker Srinivas (Asha-NYC/NJ) --- who got info from Nandana Reddy, Exec. Direc., CWC, dtd. 17 Jan 95.
Seema (Asha-MIT)'s letter to CWC asking questions- 7 Aug 95 (questions about scale of project, history, follow-up, percentage of funding used directly for kids) Evaluated (Seema, Abhijit - 18 Aug 95) Approved for funding - Dec 95 First allocation - $ 1050 , Jan 96 Visit - Radha, Aparna - Jan 96 Visit - Aparna - Dec 96 Update - Premi - 12 Jan 97 Review - expected Jan 97
FUNDED, $ 1050 (Jan 96 to Dec 96)