Sensitization of ESIC Employees

Community Development and Jaagriti

May 10, 2011

Agenda

- Introduction to Jaagriti

- Social and Economic Status of Migrant Workers

- Jaagriti Initiatives and Community Development

- Jaagriti Team and Funding

- What Can I do?

Introduction to Jaagriti

- Started in February 2009 in sub city of Dwarka, New Delhi

- A youth led, youth focused, volunteer driven initiative

- Focusing on the education, health and nutrition, and

economic requirements of underprivileged communities

- Have reached out to 5 communities in Dwarka, with over

150 families of migrant workers and 200+ children
Communities targeted by Jaagriti

Location: Urban slums at construction sites, temporary housing

locations in various sectors of Dwarka.

Composition (current occupation): Construction workers, rag

pickers, rickshaw pullers, household servants and low class
workers.

Previous occupation: Primarily involved in agriculture but

affected by natural calamities

States they belong to: Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Madhya

Pradesh
 Social Status of Migrant Workers
• Living Conditions: Generally live in temporary housing with no
water, electricity and drainage facilities. Community of 100 families
has one toilet, bath location but with no drainage, garbage disposal
facilities.

• Size of Family: 3 to 6, majority of the parents married at very

young age.

• Lack of awareness about various Government schemes for social

welfare.

• Community Conflicts, no social bonding between families

Homes of Construction Workers
• 40 % of population is illiterate mainly women and young kids.

• Only 2-3% of population has passed 10th or above.

Economic Status of Migrant Workers
• Low Wages;
• Rickshaw Puller: Rs. 250-300/day
• Construction Worker
• Labourer: Rs. 120-150/day
• Skilled: Rs. 200-300/day

• Wages are not paid on time, especially in case of construction

workers.

• Occupation don’t match the skill set.

• Low Savings
Condition of Children
• Most affected. Generally spend time on roads, in streets
picking rag, playing, in mud or indulge in bad habits such as
smoking and drinking.

• Girls are expected to stay at home to take care of younger

siblings and do household jobs, while mothers go on work.

• School drop outs are high. Boys generally stop going school
after class VI and start going on work.

• Lack of awareness, motivation and direction about the

education needs of the children and how to address them.
 Jaagriti and its initiatives

• Education and Literacy:

• Non-formal Education Centers
• 2 in Dwarka (Sec-12 and 17)
• Children divided in 3 Groups (A, B and C)
• Classes held 5 days a week, 4 hours everyday
• Mobile Library

• The Right to Education Task Force at Jaagriti

• Generating awareness and facilitating admissions
• Tracking performance and implementation
• Process: Street Plays and Interactions, Listing,
Admissions and Follow ups.
 Jaagriti and its initiatives

• Education and Literacy:

• Adult Literacy
• Focus on women (uneducated mothers)
• Includes basic reading, writing and arithmetic, with
daily applications

• Computer Education
• Integral part of education
• Used as a medium for teaching the children
• Training for young adults
Non-formal Education
Center in Dwarka
Sec-10
Street Plays Conducted by RTE Task Force
 In the academic years 2010-11 and 2011-12, the Task Force enrolled 94
children and 45 children, respectively, into the Government schools in Dwarka
in class nursery to class VIII. Total 139 children have been enrolled by the
Task Force and this includes 45 girls.
Success Story: Rajender Sahu and his family of 6
 Jaagriti and its initiatives

• Skill Building
• Theater workshop during summer vacations.

• Regular arts and crafts, dance, personality development and

singing sessions on weekends at the projects

• Sadbhavana: Annual celebration of Jaagriti Founder’s Day in

Feb with NSIT. Sports competitions are organised for the
children.

• Educational Trips to Science Museum, Rail Museum etc.

• Celebration of different Festivals (Republic Day, Holi,

Independence Day, Diwali, Christmas and New Year)
 Jaagriti and its initiatives

• Health and Nutrition

• Health awareness sessions among children and parents about
communicable and widely spread diseases like Malaria, Dengue,
oral hygiene etc.

• Health check up camps on quarterly basis, conducted by

volunteer doctors associated with Jaagriti. Free medicines also
provided.

• Nutrition support provided at the projects

• Medical help on need basis

Success Story: Rahul can now see the world though his eyes

6 months back, Rahul (11 years old) was

diagnosed with Cataract (Motiabind). Both
his eyes had to be operated for which they
Rs. 10,000 was required.

Rahul parents approached by Jaagriti and the

case was taken up by a Jaagriti Volunteer
Abhishek, who approached his friends and
collected the Rs. 10,000 needed for Rahul’s
operation.

His also personally went for check ups and

ensured proper care was taken at the
hospitals.
 Jaagriti and its initiatives

• Community Development

• Awareness sessions

• Sensitization about Government schemes and initiatives,

ration card, Laadli yojana, identity cards, BPL cards etc.

• Also, act as a FACILITATOR.

Jaagriti Team

All Executive Team members, Volunteers and Interns are youth

in age group of 18 to 35 years.
Jaagriti Funding
• Corporate Donations (CSR)
• Volunteer Meal a Month Program
• One Time Donations by relatives, friends and colleagues
• Selling Jaagriti Greeting Cards
All Donations in both Kind and Cash
What Can I do?
• Volunteer (Just 2 hours every week)
• Spread Awareness
 Support our
initiatives
through
donations in kind
or cash
Sponsor Education of a Girl Child
Buy Jaagriti Greeting Cards
Together we can, together we will, make this world a better
place to live!

Thanks

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