don’t
drop out of school.
The
target beneficiaries are children who have some parental
support but not enough for them to continue their education.
Sahajpath
works in three municipal areas from North 24 Parganas
covering more than 700 children and nine remote villages
in South 24 Parganas covering about 2,000 children.
Strategy
Most children benefitted
by Sahajpath are first-generation school goers. Hence,
family counselling is a very important component of
the project. OFFER also interacts with school teachers
and related authorities so that the school atmosphere
is made friendlier for our target children. Continuous
research on innovative teaching methods, training, and
real-life implementation are all a part of our activities.
The local
administration has been very supportive of the project.
Their suggestions are welcome as part of reviewing the
project strategy and implementation.
Case
Study
Mamata Naru is a 10-year-old girl from an agricultural
family. Her father has meagre income, barely enough
for two square meals a day for their family of five.
She was on the verge of dropping out of Class V when
OFFER intervened through Sahajpath.
Later, we found out that Mamata suffered from vernacular
septal defect, which is a serious heart condition. There
was no way her family could have borne the expenses
of treatment. OFFER arranged the girl’s heart
surgery in one of the best hospitals in Kolkata.
Mamata is fine now and eager to continue her education.
She plans to be a doctor after completing her plus twelve. |
