th 16 Annual Report Margadarshi Society®, Kalaburagi 2017-18 Margadarshi Society® Kalaburagi Plot #100A, Siddheshwar Nilaya, Near Jai Bheem Auto Stand, CIB Colony, Shakthi Nagar, Kalaburagi 585-103. Karnataka. India. Phone: 08472-250315, Mobile: 9449310489, E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], website: www.missingchildsearch.net www.margadarshisociety.wordpress.com facebook.com/margadarshisociety 16h Annual Report 2017-2018 Margadarshi Society® Kalaburagi 1 Page Index Part I: Margadarshi Society Introduction Part II: Programs/Projects O1. CHILDLINE 1098 Sub Centre - Integrated Child Protection Scheme, 02. Missing Child Bureau District Cell - Raichur, 03. Prevention of Children Dropping Out of School, Child Labour and Malnutrition Project, 04. Night and Day Shelter for Urban Homeless Citizens, 05. Improving the quality of life of People with Disabilities through CBRF Strategy, 06. Samajika Parivartana Janandholana, 07. The Hunger Project A. Strengthening Elected Women’s Leadership in Karnataka B. Strengthening the Leadership of Elected Women Representatives in Gram Panchayats to Empower and Build the Agency of Young Adults, 08. Safe Village Program 09. EMPOWERING GIRL CHILD-Ensuring Education and Dignity for Girl Children. Hence prevention of Girl Marriages in Belagavi, Ghataprabha, 10. NIRANTHARA Institutional Capacity Building Program. Part III: List of Employees Part IV: Paper Clippings 16h Annual Report 2017-2018 Margadarshi Society® Kalaburagi 2 Page Part I. Margadarshi Society Introduction INTRODUCTION Margadarshi Society®, a non-profit organization is working for the marginalized and neglected children is registered under Societies Act came into existence in the year 2002. The society works for the children without any discrimination of caste, creed or color and brings them to the mainstream of the society by providing them with education, and necessary support. At present, the society is working for 16 years in Kalaburagi, Raichur and Belagavi districts. The society is managed by the Board of Directors with professional zest and concern for Children and is headed by a Chairman and Secretary. PROBLEM Whether we accept it or not “Street children, Unaccompanied Children, Malnutrition Children, Missing Children, and Working Children or Child laborers, Child marriage” are happening only among weaker sections of our society since they are more vulnerable and easily prone to exploitation, harassment, abuse, diseases and untouchables by public, deprived of love and affection, lack of care, un-hygiene living conditions. Apart from that majority of these young at risk are prone to addictions due to unavoidable realistic reasons which they have undergone in their life such as broken families, ill-treatment by parents or family members, company of bad peers, influence of elder or senior street children, to pass time, forget the past or sad part of their life and to live in a dream world than existing world. Aims of Margadarshi Society VISION: “Margadarshi” envisages a child-friendly and sustained society, “where children are free from all forms of abuse, exploitation, malnutrition, enjoying childhood and their rights, live with respect and dignity and social justice without any discrimination” MISSION: To make Kalaburagi as a model district ensuring child right for children in difficult condition by sensitizing and empowering children, youth, parents, caring community groups and making the civil society, government and allied systems and corporate accountable towards the development of children through promoting alternate care, networking, advocacy and lobbying and right based approach. OBJECTIVES: ▪ To rescue and resettlement of children on the Kalaburagi railway platform who are separated from the families. ▪ To enhance the quality of lives of the children seen on railway platforms, (out of homes) through non- formal education, psychological support, and nurture. ▪ Research to understand the complex issues connected with rehabilitation. ▪ Reinforce self-identity, confidence in their abilities, and affection with family to overcome isolation from family, through orientation camps. ▪ Create awareness among the children, public, authorities and other organizations regarding the dangers of trafficking, physical and sexual abuse child marriage and ways of combating and preventing of the same. ▪ Lobby with Govt. Child Welfare Dept., Education Dept., Police Dept., Railway Authorities and Organization working with the children to protect the child rights and child issues through forming local committees LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES OF MARGADARSHI SOCIETY: The overarching objective of the society is to reunite the children living on the rail platforms with their parents and families with an emphasis on preventing the children, giving no formal training to most vulnerable children once they are resettled, to revert to their homes. Emphasis is also given to preventing of trafficking among children living on their own on the streets. 16h Annual Report 2017-2018 Margadarshi Society® Kalaburagi 3 Page BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF MARGADARSHI SOCIETY: MARGADARSHI is a registered society, working for the most vulnerable children in the society, exclusively working for street children and child labors. The genesis of the organization stems from its vision of helping and enabling those children who are rendered homeless and who live in the most difficult circumstances in their struggle for survival, by factors which are most often, out of their control. The experience of Margadarshi shows that even when the children leave their homes; it is a complex set of underlying factors which are instrumental in their decision to abandon their homes to survive on their own. Though only a few children are orphans neglected rag pickers and vulnerable, in the true sense of the word, all of them ultimately end up living the lives of orphans. Margadarshi started initially covering Kalaburagi, Wadi (Karnataka). The need assessment started with informal visits to the railway platform, bus stand and market contacting the children. Slowly a rapport with the children was established. The children were provided with shelter food and gradually recreational visits outside the railway platforms such as picnics to nearby places were organized and taught nonformal education. These initial attempts helped the organization to create a climate necessary for the children to open and divulge the details of their history in terms of where they were from and their reasons for leaving home. MARGADARSHI SOCIETY’S BODY Sl. Name and address Age Occupation Designation Remarks No: 1 Rev. Fr. George Kollashany, DB.YAR – B-321, 60 Research President 14/08/2002 Dasharathpari, Dabri Pala Road, New Delhi – Consultant 110045. Mobile: 9868798728 2 Sri Masood Seth Star Communication, 66 Business Vice 14/08/2002 Siddiqui Complex Station Bazaar, I.B. Road President Kalaburagi. Mobile: 9538180901 3 Sri Anandraj Amrutha Nagar Jawalgera, 46 Social Secretary 14/08/2002 Taluk. Sindhanur Dist. Raichur. service Mobile: 9449310489 4 Miss. Sharada D/o Vasanth David, 29 Social Treasurer 30/05/2012 Police Quarters Taj Sultanpur Kalaburagi. Service Phone: 08472-212029 5 Rev. Fr. Y. S. Peter. St. Anna’s Church 56 Priest Member 14/08/2002 Wadi Taluk. Chittapur, Dist. Kalaburagi. Phone: 08839-42241168 6 Sri. Dr. R. Venkatareddy Nemadi, H No: 202 56 Psychologist Member 14/08/2002 Veerendra Patil Nagar Kalaburagi. Mobile: 9448460384 7 Miss. Sundaramma. D/o Gabriel H No: 24/11 30 Teacher Member 14/08/2012 Jetiline Hutti Camp Hutti. Dist. Raichur 8 Smt. Pushpa W/o Simon 44 Teacher Member 30/05/2012 Ashok Nagar Kalaburagi 9 Smt. Nirmala W/o Mathayas, 36 House Maid Member 30/05/2012 Hutti Taluk. Lingsugur, Dist, Raichur 10 Smt. Uma W/o Dayanand, 39 Tailor Member 30/05/2012 Ashraya Colony Kalaburagi. 11 Smt. Shilpa W/o Sundar Gulabwadi 29 Social Member 30/05/2012 Kalaburagi Worker 16h Annual Report 2017-2018 Margadarshi Society® Kalaburagi 4 Page THE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION Area of Growth: 2002 - Street Children Working Started. Society work started on 14th of April 2002. with Fellowship of Action Aid India Bengaluru. - Margadarshi Society Registered in Karnataka Society Act. 1960. Dated 14/08/2002. Reg. no. 527/02 2003 - Eradication of Child Labour project in Kalaburagi Block, UNICEF Norad and District Administration. - Home Link Program Started (started entering the data) 2005 - Integrated program for street children Ministry of Social Justice Govt. of India. - National Child Labour Project district administrative and Govt. of India. 2006 - National Rural Employment Guaranty Act. - Grama Sabha in Jewargi Taluk. 4 Panchayats, Yalgoda, Harvala, Allur, and Harsur H. 2007 - Margadarshi society Secretary Mr. Anandraj became Member of Child Welfare Committee Kalaburagi District. - Launching of the www.missingchildsearch.net website. - Waste Management Awareness Program - Community care for HIV/AIDS awareness. - Child rights awareness 10 school and teachers 2008 - “Study on arrival status/proportion of fresh unaccompanied children to the Railway Platforms of Kalaburagi, Wadi in Karnataka and Solapur in Maharashtra.” - Child rights awareness for SHG groups at Koodi Darga Jewargi Taluk. - CHILDLINE inaugurated by Mr. Yadiyurappa Chief Minister of Karnataka - Serve on platform children. 2009 - Awareness on Banamathi and Environment at Kesaratagi Village Kalaburagi Taluk. - CHILDLINE work started