Main Activities for 2007

CLUB DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES

• Formation of 53 Club Development Committees (CDC’s) and strengthening of 25 existing CDCs in boys clubs
  
  
• Formation of 27 club development committees for girls clubs
  
  
• Organizing capacity building for CDC members on preparing club development plan in 98 clubs
  
  
• Formation of 4 federations among 98 clubs
  
  
• Organizing 2 workshops for club development committees to prepare club development plans
  
  
• Conducting meetings by involving government, community and other stake holders for planning club development activities
  
  
• Leveraging with government and other agencies
  
  
• Developing manuals and guidelines for club development committee
  

Quality Education

• Capacity building of scout masters
  
  
• Improving the atmosphere of boys and girls clubs through renovation and minor repairs by leveraging resources from government and other sources
  
  
• Enhancing learning opportunities in academics through regular tuition classes
  
  
• Providing support for all round development of children through focus on sports, personality development, art, music spoken English, computers and cultural activities
  
  
• Mainstreaming of drop out children into formal education
  
  
• Involvement of police, community and other stakeholders through various committees
  
  
• Sensitization on issues pertaining to children - child rights, health hygiene etc
  
  
• Developing leadership qualities among children through promotion of committees
  

Livelihood Education

• Organizing sensitisation programs on skilled employment
  
  
• Conducting 6 campaigns for mobilizing candidates for iLEAD
  
  
• Mobilizing 120 candidates for iLEAD Chennai centers to undergo various courses on information technology, two wheeler mechanism, hospitality and AC mechanism
  
  
• Sensitisation programs for the parents/community about the importance of livelihood education
  
  
• Identifying 50 youth and providing training in carpentry, electrical, driving and plumbing.
  
  
• Networking with organisations conducting employability training for child laborers

Creating Equal Opportunities for Girls 

• Formation of 10 new girls clubs
  
  
• Strengthening of 17 girls clubs
  
  
• Conducting orientation workshops with Chennai city women police to support girls clubs activities
  
  
• Providing support for overall development of girls through focus on sports, personality development, art, music and cultural activities, computer skills and spoken english
  
  
• Providing learning opportunities in academics through regular tuition classes
  
  
• Mainstreaming 50 drop out girls in regular schools
  
  
• Establishing linkages with government departments and other stakeholders
  
  
• Organizing health education programs for adolescent girls
  
  
• Conducting 2 medical camps for the children of girls clubs
  
  
• Distributing first aid kits to 17 girls clubs and imparting training on first aid for 17 teachers
  
  
• Providing library books for 17 girls clubs and cultural equipments for 10 girls clubs
  
  
• Preparation of child specific plan for all the girls clubs
  
  
• Capacity building of teachers on documentation and planning development activities in the clubs
  
  
• Building capacities of girls club children to involve them in public service like regulating traffic and other services

Inclusive Education

• Capacity building of parents, scout masters and tutors on care of young disabled children and existing government schemes and programs
  
  
• Sensitisation and orientation to community, police officials, scout masters and tutors on disability issues and rights
  
  
• Providing access to special schools for children with severe disabilities and inclusive education for children with mild and moderated disabilities
  
  
• Provision of recreational activities for disabled children in boys and girls clubs
  
  
• Livelihood education for eligible youth with mild disabilities
  
  
• Setting up of help desk for disabled children in Chennai slums
  
  

Mobilising the Participation of Community and other Stakeholders 

• Orientation sessions at community level to educate the community on the need for children's clubs and their participation
  
  
• Conducting sensitization programs on various issues
  
  
• Formation of club development committees with the participation of community and other stakeholders
  
  
• Involving community and other stake holders in all club development activities  

Resource Mobilisation

• Identification of potential donors
  
  
• Preparation of a directory on existing donors
  
  
• Establishing linkages with stakeholders
  
  
• Organizing meetings with government functionaries to tap resources
  
  
• Publication of brochures
  
  
• Capacity building of staff, scout masters, teachers on resource mobilization
  
  
• Conducting special events organized by boys and girls clubs for resource mobilization