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Gyanashram (School for Knowledge)
 
A team of Janhit Foundation visited two slums in Shastri Nagar locality in the month of July to ascertain the conditions prevailing in that area. When the team enquired about the children living there, they concluded that most of the children do not attend school and those who attended were in lower grades as compared to their age. Their living standard was pitiful and they lacked general knowledge and basic awareness. Their basic educational needs could not be met since they belonged to the lower strata of the society and their poor parents could not afford to send them to schools. The children were being deprived of the basic right to education.

Taking care of the poor, deprived children of the two slums, Meerut CHILDLINE team initiated two informal schools this year for the children of the marginalized groups. Named Gyanashram (School for knowledge), these informal schools take care of about 100 children, who are mainly dropouts.

Janhit Foundation has come forward via constructing a bamboo hut in order to provide a classroom where the slum children are taught daily. Another hut is being planned for construction in the other slum.

Two staff members of the organization regularly teach these children about the culture of our country, environmental issues, Indian National Movement, hygiene and sanitation, first aid, general knowledge and related issues through interesting modes and games. About a dozen dropout children have been enrolled in a local school with people’s participation thus providing them the opportunity to avail their right to education. Health camps are regularly organized in these slums and a centre has been opened by the local Anganwadi to provide mid-day meal to the children. Vocational training is also being imparted to these children by the staff of the organization. The girl child (specifically amongst the marginalized groups) is generally denied any kind of training or education. Janhit as well as Meerut CHILDLINE encourage the empowerment of the girl child and therefore as a part of the vocational courses, the girl students from the slum are provided with computer and tailoring classes. Training for other activities like candle making and card making for commercial purposes, is also imparted to the children.

The staff does not miss any opportunity to provide knowledge to the children about the National festivals. All the festivals are celebrated with them.

Tremendous response has been received by the organization, for initiating this innovative activity, from various stakeholders. To give an example, doctors, especially from Subharti Medical College, Meerut, have volunteered to conduct regular checkups for these children. A leading Psychologist of Meerut, Dr. Mridula Sharma, regularly visits the slums in order to take care of the psychological needs of the children. The Inner Wheel Club of Meerut has come forward to donate floor mats and a blackboard for the children along with stationery. The Para professional and two team members of Meerut CHILDLINE regularly visit the slum daily and teach the children.

With the efforts of Meerut CHILDLINE, an Anganwaadi Kendra has also started in the same locality where the children of the age group 3-6 are taught as well as provided with mid-day meal.

After successfully establishing the initial Gyan Ashram and spreading informal education to over 50 children through the work conducted there, the foundation went ahead with taking the kind initiative a step ahead by establishing a second Gyanashram in another slum inthe Shastri Nagar locality. It was established in July 2008 and has been able to associate with over 100 children in all, targeting those who have been denied any form of formal education due to poverty of the parents.