AeA's Intervention

ASSEFA started a project in Banswara district of Rajasthan with Aide et Action's partnership in 1996. The goal of the project is - holistic development of children based on needs and values preserving local tradition and culture .

Location and Coverage

State(s)	District(s)	Blocks/ Mandals	Number of villages
Rajasthan	Banswara	Anandpuri, Garhi and Bagidora	121  (42 Revenue Villages and 79 Hamlets)

Objectives

• To provide education facilities and ensure total coverage of all eligible children in the project area

• To operate schools and motivate parents to educate their children

• To ensure retention in school through highly motivated parents as well as by providing scope for socio economic development to meet the opportunity cost of a family compensating for missed out child labor income

• To provide quality education to  children through trained teachers and focus on child-centered education through play way methods

• To ensure holistic development of children by bridging the gap between purely curriculum based academics and need for values, culture, tradition and wisdom through Child Resource Center

• To improve the health status of the children and the community by providing awareness on preventive measures and providing remedial measures where required, and

• To sustain the project after a stipulated period by instilling managerial skills in the community structure established for the purpose.

Major Accomplishments

• Running 31 day schools and 37 Balwadis to provide quality education to all eligible children in the project area

• Ensured holistic development of children by bridging gaps between curriculum based academics and need for values, culture, tradition and wisdom through the Child Resource Center

• Provided awareness in preventive measures and providing remedial measures where required

• Instilled managerial skills in community structures established for sustainability of education process, and

• Provided scope to the community for their economic development, to enable them to contribute towards the education of their children in future.

Accomplishments Specific to 2005 

• Introduced computer education from Class I

• Utilization of revolving fund by all Village Level Education Committees (VLECs)

• Monthly publication (monthly magazine) started form July 2005

• Plan of action prepared with teachers and secretaries for each school

• Yoga training given to all teachers to impart yoga lessons in schools

• Gram Swaraj Yatra done in 8 villages along with eminent Sarvodaya leader Sri Bal Vijay Bhai to promote the concept of Gram Swaraj among villagers

• Evaluation of VLECs

• Department wise plan of action prepared with all the departments of the project to work efficiently, and

• Goal establishment exercise with sector in-charges.

Main Activities for 2006

Quality Education

• Capacity building of community in monitoring the quality of education

• Conduct appropriate teacher's training

• Special attention to education out side school through Cluster Resource Centre (CRC) activities

• Increase in the daily attendance

• Promote the use of teaching aids while teaching, and

• Increase the learning space of children by implementing different teaching methodologies. 

Livelihood Education

• Provide fund for the economic development to the parents and elders of school going children, and

• Make communities aware of government skill development programs.

Women's Empowerment and Education

• Formation of Self Help Groups

• Capacity building of Self Help Groups in thrift and credit, community participation and women's rights

• Support to Self Help Groups for linkages with other institutions, and

• Study on status of revolving funds.