• 3 children living under the care of elderly grandparents facilitated to receive social assistance from DCPU. • 6 rag pickers rescued, 2 of them in mainstream schools now. The other given elementary education through evening tuition centres. • 1 girl from West Bengal rescued at the bus stand and sent back home. • As there were several deaths of abandoned infants reported at the Gulbarga Govt. Hospital, an appeal for enquiry was given to the CEO of Gulbarga. An immediate enquiry was conducted from DWCD Bangalore and they assured that action would be taken against those responsible and better quality medical care would be given to infants in the future.
Children’s Gram Sabhas: • In Davangere district, the CEO has passed an order to all Panchayats – asking them to conduct Children’s Gram Sabhas in all the villages with CREAM team. • Information on 10 malnourished children collected and presented in the Gram Sabha meetings. • During Gram Sabha, CRC members and teachers were guided to present their concern on the bus route past their school (fast moving vehicles constantly on transit and dust). • New teachers have been appointed by the Gram Panchayat after the shortage was brought to their notice during the Gram Sabha.
General: • A devadasi woman, influenced by the training and community outreach programmes decided not to send her 2 daughters for temple prostitution. • 46 child marriages and 2 mass marriages prevented. In one of the villages, the local government has given exclusive slot to discuss the issue on a regular basis. Received information on 1 child marriage from children. • A 10 year old girl’s child marriage was executed and the girl restrained from attending school. On intervention of social activist, the child is now allowed to go to school. • In the incidence of child marriage of a 12 year old girl, the social activist was attacked by community members. Repeated home visits and interactions have convinced the parents to send the girl to school for one hour every day. • 17 child labourers rescued and admitted in schools; 34 more rescued. Received information on 5 cases of child labour from children; 5 more rescued and admitted in homes. • 11 children from BPL families in Gulbarga re- enrolled in schools • 43 school enrolment campaigns to promote awareness on the Right to Education Act. • On intervention of SA, participation of children in SDMC meetings has been regularized in 12 schools. • SDMC President attends the CRC meetings in a school in Bangalore
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