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BCC took this enormous challenge almost four decades ago and strives towards promoting and catalyzing universal education among the underprivileged children of selected slum communities of Vadodara city.
BCC nurtures around 199 children in 7 Balwadis in slum communities, with emphasis on increasing the enrolment of girl child. At our Balwadis, pre-school education is targeted towards 3 - 6 year old children, which includes personal, social and emotional development; development of communication skills especially talking and listening; developing an understanding of words; creating insight for mathematics and physical development. They are also taken on exposure outings, picnics, visits to garden or zoo, and also get them indulged in Clay modeling, exercises and Craft activities.
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“SAVERA” - Educational Sponsorship Project
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Since long time, the Council has been working towards educating children. To take this bequest forward, this program has been initiated by Ms. Harleen Chawala, Chairperson of BCC, in 2010-2011, to provide quality education to as many underprivileged children as possible, who are either working or not attending school due to financial reasons, with the kind support of our valuable donors.
Once child has been identified, the members give a surprise visit to the child’s residence, meet the parents, confirm their financial condition and go through all the assessment procedures by visiting the child’s school.
To sponsor a child’s education, a donor has to contribute just Rs. 4000/- p.a. and the donor will be constantly updated about the child’s progress. If donor wishes, then the donor can also meet the child being sponsored and visit his school. |
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Dr. Nandini Gandhi Day Care Centre for Mentally Challenged Children
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On 1st of July 1994, Baroda Citizens Council established a centre for mentally challenged children of the underprivileged families. It used to be a half day school then. On 5th September 2007, the Day Care’s services got recognition by Dr. Nandini Gandhi, who funded the centre and turned it into a Day Care Centre.
Our special school teaches these mentally challenged children the skills they need to survive, grow, and progress in our society. This school has 40 students at present, who are provided with all kinds of facilities for education and development through donations. Each child is provided with vocational training programs and is also given tasks that suits his or her mental growth and taught as per their capacity. They are also facilitated with mid day meal, sports & exercise equipments and conveyance facility. |
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BARODA CHILDLINE
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Baroda Citizens Council (BCC) initiated ChildLine is a national 24 hours emergency free phone service for children in need of care and protection on 17th February 2001 at Baroda District. It is funded by the Ministry of Women & Child Development and its Nodal Organization is Child India Foundation, Mumbai.
Every year the help-line receives thousands of calls, in which some are for financial support, medical help, shelter, emotional support, missing children, or children who need to be rescued from violent situations, and these cases are taken care of by the ChildLine members via various direct and in-direct interventions.
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Child Crisis Intervention Program
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To provide a protective and helpful environment to the children living in dangerous areas and friendly Police protection for their proper development, enabling them to work towards a better future.
This program works for the rehabilitation of children who have been sexually assaulted, children who are victimized by domestic violence & Child pornography, Child Labourers, beggars, children with Juvenile delinquency issues or wandering aimlessly, and Children who are either living on Railway station platforms, Slums, or children who are infected by dangerous diseases like HIV/AIDS and need support. |
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Protecting Rights of Children in Cotton Farming Areas
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As per one of the surveys conducted by IKEA Foundation, an international furniture manufacturing company, it was found that major child labours in cotton farming areas are in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. To terminate such practices, the owner of the company took initiative and in partnership with UNICEF launched this project, ‘Protecting the Rights of Children in Cotton farming areas’, in Rajkot, Banaskatha, Vadodara, Kutch, Patan and Bhavnagar districts of Gujarat.
Around 1.14 Crore children belonging to these 6 districts will be benefited from this program. Around 10,900 schools will be contacted to provide education kits, to 39.6 lakh children between the age group of 3 -14 yrs. In Vadodara, the project is being practiced by Baroda Citizens Council, which has been allotted with 100 villages of 5 Talukas – Dabhoi, Shinor, Karjan, Waghodia and Vadodara.
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Integrated Program for Street Children
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This program works towards providing care, protection, and development of Street Children, which includes Orphans, runaways, children of sex workers, children of HIV/AIDS affected parents, of single parent, destitute, and children who are neglected and suffering from exploitation. The program was initiated from the year 1998, which was funded by the Ministry of Women & Child Development.
Overall rehabilitation of Street Children is done through education, physical, economic & social development and also for the welfare and empowerment of women and senior citizens, by conducting other awareness activities. |
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