Educate children and empower girls

I am professionally qualified in Mass Communication from Madurai Kamaraj University, studied from Ghandigram rural health Institute and also I have been trained from NIPCCD, Govt. of India and got certificate on Mgmt. of  welfare agencies. I am specially trained on agriculture, men and ecology from ETC of Netherlands. I am  IEC expert on water and sanitation   and  one of the master trainers and evaluator for projects of  govt. and NGOs. More than 32 years of experience in rural development and now working as a executive director for ISSI from 1986.

visit my personal website:  http://9rams.webs.com/ 

The children of rural communities are not able to get quality education in govt schools. Because most of the Govt schools having only one teacher, one teacher teach all subjects for more than 50 children.

 we have propose to start a project for the children to get quality education and other skills through our evening alternative education centers .

The adolescent girls are not able to continue their education after first menstrual.Due to social control and poor income of the parents they are not able to go for higher education.

Lack of awareness on hygienic menstrual management, many girls are affecting by infections.

Our project for empowerment of adolescent girls , we are supporting the girls by distribution of educational material and cloths which will help them to continue their education and give education for prevention of infection.  Help them to make napkin and use during menstrual periods.  

Lack of opportunity for rural poor children studying in govt school are not able to get quality education and Lack of knowledge  on prevention of health problems

• Lack of opportunity to rural poor adolescent girls to go for higher studies after primary school education. Lack of awareness on  health and unaware of hygienic menstrual management.
• 90% of the children are in rural  areas and their parents are economically  poor. The same problem in all region of India and same situation  in developing countries.
• The problem of adolescent girls are similar in all states of India and developing countries nearly 95% of girls in India are not get opportunity to go for higher education due to social system /control , culture and poor economic condition of the parents .
• In our working /target areas,1500 children of 300 poor parents in 10 villages are badly affected.
• 600 girls of 300 families in the 10 villages are facing the problems .
• The following factors contributing to the problem relate to our project Illiteracy and poor economic condition of the parents,un aware of many health problems and prevention ,lack of opportunity rom other sources for improving the skills of the children and girls empowerment

• Our project activity for children 
• The project activity for the children to get quality education and other skills through our evening alternative education centers .
• Project activities for adolescent girls:
• Distribution of educational materials and cloths  which will help the parents to accept their girls children to continue their education and also our special teacher give coaching to the girls for their educational development.    
• Periodically contacted health education and hygienic management and also Practical training was given  to make napkin and motive them to use , which will prevent infection.

The project will serve directly the children and adolescent girls of dalit and de-notified tribes. They are socially and economically backward .Most of the parents of the are illiterate , land less labors, daily wage earners and some families are as bonded labors in the brick kilns .The de-notified tribes are farm workers ,hunting rats in the farms and eat.Based on our baseline survey we identified the  problems. Through focus interview method and group discussion with the parents and community leaders, we have realized the problems and we drived some ideas from them to solve the problems. Based on PRA, we have finalized the action plan to solve the problems .we have engaged community involvement in the every step of project planning , implementation ,periodical monitoring and impact evaluation.The project will address the following needs

1.Start alternative education center to teach quality education and improve the skills of the children. Impart WASH  education to  adopt good hygienic practices and prevent diseases 2.Promote awareness on reproductive health and hygienic menstrual management among adolescent girls by health education.Impart practical skills to make low cost napkins and motivation to use for prevention of infections .

Our project is very much align with the  selected dimension.

Our communities are traditionally left behind . Mostly uneducated ,socially economically backward and following many superstitions. we will address the following dimensions also.  

2nd dimension:

Our project will building awareness  on need of quality education for children and higher education for girls which will solve the problems locally and globally

3rd dimension:  The project  will change mind set and behavior of community to give opportunity for the girls to get higher education and adopt hygienic menstrual management by girls . girl to girl ,approach  will bring the change effectively.

Two years back ,we have contacted baseline survey in 20 villages in pudukkottai district .We have involved local young women and our volunteers of the villages ,to contacted the baseline service followed group discussion with the group girls and women group about the data regarding educational of children and lack of opportunity for the girls to continue their education after primary school education and health problems and infections due to lack of awareness on hygienic management then we organize  a orientation with girls ,parents and community leaders to discuss the problems based on their interest and some ideas of the groups because of the interest an understood of the problems of children and adolescent groups ,initially our ideas began to solve the problem through community based action.   

We like to address the specific problems for the following reasons

1.Our team members are living same area for many years we have observed the problems understood their difficulties directly by mutual talking with the groups .

2.all our team members are belongs to above said communities and know the problem of the children and adolescent girls .

3.Morally and we feeling with communities we are motivated and passionate about the project to help the children and girls of our communities.

We are well position to undertake the project and implement the activities effectively .

1.We are gross-root level communities supporting NGOs .so we are very comfortable to work close with the community and project .we are working more than 32 years in the area through various projects .

2.We already working with the villages for promoting women groups empowerment ,vocational for training for youth groups so is very convenient and better possibility to work successfully for the project .

3.We are having core staffs and volunteers in the some locations.All our  staffs are educationally well qualified , trained and having more than 5 years of experience in social work activities.so we can work in a better way with we feeling attitude and affection .

4.our office is in the same location with needed infrastructure .They delivered the immediate needs of the communities in the past and giving relief services for the victims of covid-19.

5.The chief functionary and leader of the team Mr.Ramaswamy Rengaraju  educationally well qualified ,32 years of experience in implementation of projects ,administration and management of organization. Visit his profile for more details : www.rams9.webs.com   

The team leader and members of our organization all well experience in giving suitable solutions to over come the problems the projects .

-We are having strong relationship with community leaders and women groups which will help us to meet the challenges and problems,easily to overcome the obstacles with community support.

-Our team is having better practical knowledge on guidance and counseling so our team will approach the problems and solve the issues successfully .

- The team leader is having wider knowledge and well practitioner in  problem solver in community level and project implementation .

- we are having community groups like womens self help groups ,youth groups and adolescent girls group .The groups are help us to solve the problem in the community  and projects .

- And also having project advisory team consist of project stake holders and subject experts in the field of social work.They will also join with us draw solution and give recommendation to solve the problem.     

we were implemented various projects in the same location for many years under the leadership of Mr.Ramaswamy Rengaraju.

He is  qualified in economics , communication and management of welfare agencies.32 years of experience and CEO of the organization.He is a founder of Indian social service institute and executive director for the institute from 1986 .

He was studied in Gandhigram institute and worked in the institute for 6 years .

• He was worked with Fr.Windy , Belgium of Village Reconstruction  organization for 2 years .
• The institute implemented projects like supported by SIDA ,Sweden and other international foundations .He received many awards for his service for humanity like award from Prof.E.W.P.Thomas Centinary Board and Force for orphan rights .
•   Our team members can lead any projects  successfully  by using their ability and leadership .
• The organization and the members are good rapport with the communities and the peoples are always with good  confidence with us.They are all in our hearts and minds.These relationship with communities and participating in their family functions and community festivals All this approach and committed leaders in the projects will achieve the goals of the project by solving the problems of children and adolescent girls.

Our propose project is unique and innovative.

Innovation 1: Our activity on promotion of quality education for children of traditionally very backward by alternative education center to promote quality education and improvement varies skills of children through special volunteer teacher teach subjects,moral education and distribution of educational material for education development of rural poor children.Our center will give a opportunity for the children to play and games,improve the skill on singing and dancing/drawing etc.,The above said opportunity are not available for the children in the govt.schools.

Innovation 2:The adolescent girls in our region have no opportunity to continue for higher education.Unaware of health problem and affecting by infection during menstrual period.The activity for girls will promote awareness about importants of higher education for the girls,motivate the parents and community leaders to change their behavior and mind set which help the girls to get chances go for higher education.Our education material and cloth distribution for the girls will reduce economic problem of poor parents and accept the girls to continue the education .

Our preventive health care education will help the girls to prevent the health problems and prevent infection by hygienic menstrual management. 

our practical training to the girls on making napkin and motivation to use napkin will prevent infections during menstrual period.

All our project activities are community based promote by local volunteers and achieve the goals by innovative activites and approach.

Our theory of Change is outcomes-based, participatory approach that applies critical thinking to the design and logical frame work, Participatory implementation and evaluation. 

Current year

150 children's, 200 adolescent girls,100 women

Next year

200 children's,300 adolescent girls,

Next in five years

1000 children's,1500 adolescent girls

• Goals for within next year
• Goals for within 5 years

·         1.promote quality education for 200 children's and empowerment of 300 adolescent girls by promotion of higher education and health 

·         1. promote quality education for 1000 children's and empowerment of 1500 adolescent girls by promotion of higher education and health 

Finance only a barrier for our project within in next year and within 5 years.Some cultural barrier which will  overcome easily by our community rapport and our relationship with all project beneficiaries.

The barrier on finance will be solved by mobilize of funds from funding agencies and companies .we hope,we will get support from elevate prize program.

Some cultural barrier which will  overcome easily by our community rapport and our relationship with all project beneficiaries.

At present no funding  partner and organisation to working with us for the project.

Our project not related to business model.

We will bring in money to fund our work,  through sustained donations and grants, raising investment capital, or a combination of all from donar agencies and companies .And also we are expecting support from elevate prize program. 

So far,we were not raise funds from any agencies from locally are internationally for the projects.

Within next year we need and seek US$30,000

Within 5 years we need and seek US$125000

Estimated budget for expenses for 2020:  US $28,000

Our project is very similar with dimension of Elevate Prize which support the community left behind and their children have no chance for quality education of economically rural poor our project is based on human values and dignity.It is a project serve the humanity to empower by education and health improvement of children and adolescent girl.

So,our project is align with priority and goal of elevate prize.We belive,we are eligible to apply for the prize.

No potential funding partner for the project