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Number of beneficiaries at present : 300 |
Smile Foundation and Samvedana has come ahead to work for the upliftment and betterment of the children and women residing in the slums of Ahmedabad. Samvedana has been working with the slums children, taking a holistic approach towards education, keeping in mind the integrated development of a child. About the Partner Samvedana is an NGO working for the betterment of the slum children and women in Wajad, an area of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Being the brainchild of one Mrs. Janki Vasant, the inspiration for initiating Samvedana has been her association with numerous social activities and organizations in the past. Besides, social service has been a tradition of sort in the family and she is born to well known social activists parents.
Subsequently, after her involvement with disaster management task was over, Mrs. Vasant concentrated on Wadaj area of Ahmedabad- which earlier had been a part of her mother's legislative and parliamentary constituency. Though the area had experienced visible progress but it was observed that Municipal schools with all their infrastructures and government support had hardly been able to provide teachings and learning even to basic expected standard. This led to Samvedana coming into existence - presently working with children at an informal level in Tulsinagar slums of Wajad. In the beginning, the school was run in two small rooms in the middle of the community. Initially starting with 30 children who came regularly, the strength has now increased to 80 children attending this particular school and taking quality yet free education.
The Project
Samvedana is running a centre for regular classes from 1 to 9 Standard, with a special class with bridge programme for children with basic literacy problem. Irrespective of being in any class. There are special children with specific abilities. Presently, 10 children, who are exceptionally good in drawing & fine arts are supported by an artist from Kanoria School of arts. All the specific exams & competitions related to fine arts for these 10 children are taken care by Samvedana.
The organization takes Bridge programmes for children of class 1 to 3 in one classes, 4-5 in another class and the rest in class third. Besides, syllabus oriented studies are conducted, special focus is given on English language, art & craft and value based education are imparted every week. Music classes are also held once every week. Academic classes are organised for class 10th students. Besides these, computer education workshops are also conducted for class 10th students. Sponsoring students for education at private schools is another important aspect attended for the beneficiaries. Besides education, Samvedana has helped the victims of flood and provide them the relief facilities. On Sundays the activities such as Creative Arts, Sports, Pictionary, Library and Public Speaking are organised. Faculties are invited from outside as guest lectures. Picnics are also organised for the children.
Special emphasis is given on subjects including English, Computer and extra-curricular activities. A library is maintained specifically for the. Regular health check-up programmes are organized for the children with free distribution of medicines.
Special focus
Smile Foundation's support and Samvedana’s commitment towards this joint endeavour in empowering these deprived yet needy children is likely to go a long way in bringing positive changes and spread inspiration in the whole society.
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Smile and Samvedana’s special Education
programme has 250 children, getting education from the project.
The number of teachers was four initially, which has now been
increased to eight. The classes are run in two shifts daily –
from 9.30 am to 12 noon and then 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm. 