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Child Labour Free Villages

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Project Name

Child Labour Free Villages

Issues Being Tackled

• Education for child labour
• Women sensitisation on reformation of land holding
• Health
• Livelihood
• Promotion of women self help groups and other community based institutions

Activities

• Setting up of rehabilitation centres for child labour
• Organisation of WSHGs at village level
• Monitoring effective functioning of government programmes
• Awareness activities
• Health care provision
• Awareness regarding NREGS, BPL Cards, etc.

Achievements

• Formation of 14 SHGs
• Creation of core fund of Rs 0.94 lakh
• Involvement of more than 169 women in entrepreneurship development programme (EDP)
• Eradication of child labour
• Rejuvenation of existing health services
• Sensitisation of panchayats
• Strong village pressure group for activation of all exiting facilities
• 90 per cent children in the age group of 6-14 years enrolled in the school and all are retained and properly continuing their studies

Area of Intervention

Kon, Halia and Marihan blocks of Mirzapur district

Beneficiaries

10,000 approx

Duration

Continuing since 1996

Funding Agency

Terre Des Hommes, Misereor and Bread for World