PROJECT 2023-24

Project Ankur

FGII has been implementing Project Ankur in 19 Anganwadi centers in the Ranchi & Khammam districts of Jharkhand and Telangana in collaboration with United Way Mumbai. The project focuses on school readiness & parentability, works with children directly and makes them school-ready during their formative years of development by working on their developmental milestones such as cognitive, social, and emotional development. The project has impacted 2000+ beneficiaries.

Project Ankur – II

FGII has been implementing Project Ankur in 18 Anganwadi centers in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan in collaboration with Save the Children. The project focuses on school readiness & parentability, works with children directly and makes them school-ready during their formative years of development by working on their developmental milestones such as cognitive, social, and emotional development. The project has impacted 1500+ beneficiaries.

Financial Literacy Program

As part of the THSN Anganwadi program, we are organizing financial literacy sessions in three locations: Ranchi (Jharkhand), Jodhpur (Rajasthan), and Mumbai (Maharashtra).

Research indicates that a child's development, including brain development, is significantly influenced by their early environment. Children who lack adequate care, nutrition, stimulation, learning opportunities, and protection may not reach their full potential. We focus on supporting families living in socio-economically vulnerable conditions, which can hinder both parents and children, particularly during early childhood.

In partnership with Aflatoun, we conducted training sessions for facilitators and tailored content with local contexts. Sessions on financial literacy covered topics such as savings, budgeting, and distinguishing between needs and wants, benefiting underprivileged families. The financial literacy sessions aimed at empowering parents to prioritize their family budgets effectively and to plan for their children's long-term future. Our strategy integrates financial literacy into family programs, aiming to educate and empower beneficiaries to become financially literate.

We have so far conducted 216 sessions in collaboration with Pratham Education Foundation, 54 sessions with Bal Raksha Bharat (also known as Save the Children), and 36 sessions with United Way Mumbai.

Supporting Visually Impaired with Accessible Computer Labs

In India, about 60 million people are disabled and 42.5% of them are women while 75% of people with disabilities come from rural areas. Nearly 40 million people in India, including 1.6 million children, are blind or visually impaired due to uncorrected refractive error. There is a confluence of barriers to accessibility with inaccessible and unaffordable technologies, inaccessible websites, and unsupportive laws to cater to the needs of visually impaired. As a result, they unable to have access to facilities available around them to enhance their skills like any others.

With the given scenario accessible computer labs will play a vital role in the lives of PWDs very specially persons with visual impairment to enhance their skills and prepare themselves for their professional life and career growth in future.

The project focuses on supporting visually impaired students by providing accessible computer labs in Madhya Pradesh. The computer labs will be used to provide basic computer training to students with visual impairment and enhance their skill in basic computers to prepare them for their professional life. The project will benefit over 600 beneficiaries.

The project is executed in collaboration with Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled.

Providing Education Support to Girls

The project focuses on providing primary and secondary education support to 200 girls from Std. 1-5 and 200 girls from Std. 6-10 in Varanasi, UP and is implemented in collaboration with KC Mahindra Education Trust.

Every Nanhi Kali receives holistic support including:

● Academic support and access to an adaptive learning software via digital tablets: Daily academic support is provided to girls from Class 1-10, at Nanhi Kali Academic Support Centres which are set up within government schools and operate for 2 hours before/after school. The Nanhi Kalis learn Maths, their local language, and English from Class 1-9, and additionally, Science from Class 6-9. Class 10 girls will receive academic support in all subjects and will be provided with mock examination papers to help them prepare for their Board Examinations.

● Trained Women Tutors: Nanhi Kali tutors (called Community Associates) are women from local communities who facilitate learning and mentor the Nanhi Kalis through their schooling experience. They also engage with parents/community stakeholders to create girl-friendly ecosystems.

● Sports Curriculum: A professionally designed sports curriculum is integrated into the programme, giving Nanhi Kalis the opportunity to participate in fitness activities regularly and promote holistic development.

● School Supplies Kit: A kit including a school bag, stationery, a pullover/raincoat, and feminine hygiene material (in secondary school), is provided to every Nanhi Kali annually

The project expects to achieve the following outcomes through the above-mentioned intervention: -

● Reduced dropout rate and high retention of Nanhi Kalis in the programme

● Improvement in learning levels

● Regularised attendance

● Sensitization of parents and community stakeholders

Strengthening the existing infrastructure of public healthcare centres

The project focuses on strengthening the existing health infrastructure of PHCs by renovating 8 Public Healthcare Centres and providing medical equipment in all the centers of Gangtok and Pakyong districts in Sikkim.

Equipment like suction machines, examination tables, dental chairs, semi auto analyser machines etc. will be provided and renovation work like building NICU, physiotherapy clinic, multi-purpose hall etc. will be carried out in all 8 PHCs. The project will impact 15000+ beneficiaries and is being executed in collaboration with Bhavishya Bharat.

Mental Healthcare

The project focuses on providing quality mental healthcare services to the people living in slum communities of Pune, Maharashtra by conducting awareness programs, screenings and one on one psychotherapy sessions for people suffering from mental health issues. The project is implemented in collaboration with Poddar Foundation and aims at benefitting 50000 beneficiaries.

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