APS - APSA-Potential Child Labour Project in Banglore Slums

APS - APSA-Potential Child Labour Project in Banglore Slums - Asha-Arizona

Asha InfoShare: Events: Work an Hour 2001: Proposals: APS - APSA-Potential Child Labour Project in Banglore Slums - Asha-Arizona

PROJNAME : Association for Promoting Social Action
AMT REQD : Rs. 9,05,200 / $ 19,250 (every year for three years)
LOCATION : Bangalore
IN STATE : Karnataka
CHAPTER : Arizona
CONTACT : Ullas Nambiar ullas.nambiar@asu.edu
Visvesvaraya vishy@india.ti.com
CHILDREN : 400-600
WEBSITE : http://www.ullasnambiar.com/APSA/Apsa_proposal.htm
http:///www.ullasnambiar.com/APSA/index.htm
$ REPORT : No
SITE VIS : Yes
http://www.ullasnambiar.com/APSA/Communications1.htm
http://www.ullasnambiar.com/APSA/Site_visit.htm
PHOTO : No
If available at a later stage, they will be posted at
http://www.ullasnambiar.com/APSA/index.htm
FCRA: To use Asha-Lucknow’s clearance
REC. COSTS: For three years

By Ullas Nambiar on Friday, April 13, 2001 - 02:13 pm:

APSA-PCLC - A WAH 2001 Proposal

1) Name of Project – APSA – Potential Child Labour Centers

2) Location – Bangalore Slums, Bangalore,Karnataka, India.
NGO Involved: APSA- Association for Promoting Social Action
‘Nanmane’,34 Annasandrapalya, Vimanapura Banglore 560 017.

Volunteers and Contact Information:
a) Ullas Nambiar ( Steward for APSA-PCLC,Asha- Az,USA)
email: Ullas.Nambiar@asu.edu
Phone: 1-602-430- 3748(cell)
#204, E Lemon,Tempe, Az - 85281, USA.
b) Visvesvaraya(Asha-Banglore Contact for APSA-PCLC)
email: vishy@india.ti.com
Phone:91-80-3207855 (H)
Msp,Texas Instruments, Golf View Holmes,
Wind Tunnel Road, Murgeshpalya, Banglore –21,India.
d) Other Asha-Arizona volunteers who can be contacted for opinions:
Vijay Dwarakanath(Asha-Az Project Coordinator) – vjdwar@hotmail.com

3) Goal - The goals of PCLC project are:

a) Prevent Exploitation of Slum Children

b) Educate and Empower the Children

Over the years APSA has established the link between the high prevalence of school dropouts and the incidence of child labourers in most slums. Mere physical removal of children from the exploitative workplace is not an adequate measure to tackle child labour. To facilitate access to education, and for our intervention efforts to be truly empowering, the child needs to be adequately prepared through basic literacy, awareness about rights, and through avenues and viable alternatives like vocational training and self-employment opportunities. These centres help in bridging this gap for these children. Over the past four years, almost 400 students have successfully passed to the next class taking them a step away from the child labour scenario. The PCLC's cater to students from 7th to the 10th standard classes in government and corporation schools in slums where the success rate in terms of students graduating to the next class is as low as 50 to 60 %.

The PCLCs act as a resource and education centre, and play a vital role in preventing potential child labourers (school-going children from slum communities who are unable to perform well due to lack of good coaching in schools) from dropping out of schools and becoming child labourers. An indicator of effectiveness has been that the children who are assisted here show a success rate of 95% when they appear for the Public and school annual examinations and the fact that these students are continuing their higher education in colleges and technical institutions around Bangalore.

4) Number of Children/Teachers
400 children/ (20 teachers)

5) History
APSA is a grassroots Community development organisation with a focus on the development of the community of the urban slums, Street children, Child labourers and Children in distress (child victims of prostitution, Abandoned children, Runaway children etc.). The organisation was started in 1981 by a group of youth with trade union and sociology backgrounds with a mission of empowering the underprivileged sections of the community especially in the slums of Hyderabad and Bangalore. With vast experience in development work, APSA is attempting systematic development of the urban poor by integrating social paradigms of self-sufficiency at the family level with campaigns and advocacy at the macro level. With right to participation and protagonism as its base, we believe in the strength of the People and their ability to fight for their own rights.

APSA is one of the earliest organisations, which vehemently spoke of and has been successful in implementing the idea of 'People centered Development'. In effect, this People centered Development has taken the form of the 12 comprehensive projects. Each of them stands as a testimony to APSA's commitment towards equality and justice.

For additional details about APSA and the PCLC project kindly refer to the article at
http://www.ullasnambiar.com/APSA/Apsa_proposal.htm

6) Funding Needed $19,250 **
Cost Breakdown

Number of centers 10
Number of Children / center 40 to 50

Breakup of Costs

2 Teachers Rs 2000 *2 *13 Rs 52000.00
Stationary Rs 5000.00
Sports Material Rs 5000.00
Exposure Trip Rs 5000.00
Nutritional supplement Rs 1* 40 * 24*12 Rs 11520.00
Rent for center Rs 1000 * 12 Rs 12000.00

Total /Center Rs 90520.00
Total for 10 Centers/ year Rs 905200.00 i.e approx US $ 19250.00

** Funds have been requested for a minimum of 3 years for a rightful implementation of the program that envisages good impact, continuity and a logical conclusion.

6.1) Recurring costs:
The recurring costs of the project at the moment are the Teachers’ pay, Nutritional supplement for students and the rent for the center. Asha-AZ is looking into whether setting up permanent centers for PCLC and other future programs is feasible.

7) Website made by proposing chapter
Asha-Arizona is championing the PCLC project:
http:///www.ullasnambiar.com/APSA/index.htm

8) Financial reports from previous years
The project is to be funded starting this year.

9) Photos
No photographs available at the time of writing this proposal. Do check the website for any updates regarding photographs.
http://www.ullasnambiar.com/APSA/index.htm

10)Information on the FCRA status for the project
Asha-Lucknow has FCRA clearance and Asha-Banglore has suggested that we use the same for the project. We therefore expect no legal problems. WAH coordinators should write the check made payable to “Asha-Lucknow” with a cover letter indicating funds are to be used for PCLC project being coordinated by Asha-Az and Asha-Banglore.

Appendix
A) What has been done so far?
Shanmuga has done a site visit of one of the projects run by APSA. Asha-Bangalore also conducted another site visit resently. These reports are available at
http://www.ullasnambiar.com/APSA/Communications1.htm
http://www.ullasnambiar.com/APSA/Site_visit.htm