:: EDUCATION ::
NBJK’s hope is that all children born in India get a quality education Despite the fact that Right to education has been made a fundamental right, still a large section of the society remains illiterate due to various reasons. We strive to avail this basic right to the children of Jharkhand by advocating for proper implementation of the education infrastructure and services, running bridge centers for school drop outs and working children, providing sponsorship for children belonging to poor and deprived sections and strengthening the capacity of partner NGOs for implementing education projects.
PRIMARY SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, NFE CENTER AND BRIDGE CAMP SCHOOL
Primary school, high school, NFE center and bridge camp school are being operated by NBJK in some of the most remote rural villages and slums of both Jharkh and Bihar. The schools are performing well and are equipped with modern equipment, computers, and laboratories to increase the abilities of children attending these centers.
BAL SHIKSHA CHI LD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
NBJK currently runs BAL SHIKSHA, a child sponsorship project designed to provide quality and meaningful education to children of the most underprivileged areas in the four districts of Jharkhand. One day, they too will be self dependent and responsible citizens of this country. The thirty five generous individuals that support the project wanted to put special focus on providing education to adolescent girls including those who have never been to school and drop-outs. The program has been successful in reaching to the most marginalized and mainstreaming them into formal schooling systems from the assistance of our donors. The cost to send a child to school for one year is only Rs. 2,000.
REMEDIAL COACHING CENTER
100 Coaching Centers are currently being run to improve the performance of children in schools and curb the dropout rate among SC/ST girls and poor children with special focus on girl children. The project, running in the Sadar, Churchu and Choparan blocks of Hazaribag district have an average of 25-30 students of standards 8th, 9th & 10th enrolled in the centers and are providing coaching for 3 hours, (one hour each for each standard respectively). It has been found that the children are gradually learning very much, especially in English, and they are very satisfied with the teachers capabilities in our RCC. Our tutors also help them in completing their courses that are not being completed in their formal schools.
RESIDENTIAL BRIDGE CAMP SCHOOLS FOR SC-ST GIRLS
The residential bridge camp school for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe girls is located in Choparan. The schools provide quality education to 90 dalit/tribal girls to develop confidence by teaching them knowledge, life skills, vocational skills and health and hygiene issues. The main goals of the school are to reduce the dropout rate and mainstream the girls into formal schooling. This project also support and facilitate the villagers of the project areas to obtain gainful employment by teaching new skills and linking them with pro poor government schemes.
GOPAL BAL VIDHYALAYA
Gopal Bal Vidhyalaya is an educational institution based in Silounja village of Bodh Gaya block of Gaya district. This school is financially assisted by Mr. Sunil Walia and is continually serving the educational demands of Harijan students of the project area that belong to the Mushar community. Along with a quality education, students are mainstreamed and enrolled into government schools. Literacy rates of the Harijan population were very low before the school was established. Only 2 persons passed matriculation examinations. After the school (Gopal Bal Vidhyalaya) was set up in the area, every family residing in the area enrolled their children in the school. Initially student’s enrollment was higher than capacity of school. Many students after successfully passing out from the school were mainstreamed in Government Middle School in Bodh Gaya.
SPANDAN
In 2005, NBJK created the SPANDAN School for children with Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation in Sadar block of Hazaribag. The center provides education, counseling, physiotherapy, recreation, skills of daily living, parent training, school enrollment, community sensitization, aids & appliances and teachers training to 167 children with CP and MR. The school has been extremely successful in providing these children with the above mentioned in a caring environment while mainstreaming them into society. The school also provides transportation to and from school from the child’s doorstep.
LORD BUDDHA HOME FOR CHI LDREN
A group of generous Dutch friends were interested in donating their funds for a school for orphan children, thus forming the Lord Buddha Home for Children in 2004. The objective of the project was to create an equal standard of living for orphan children by enrolling them in school in Bodh Gaya as well as giving them proper care under a loving and homely atmosphere. After being identified, the students are then sent to Pre Manav Bharti National School, Bodh Gaya for their education. Together, Stitching Kinderhulp, Bodh Gaya and NBJK ensure that the children are getting the best education possible and are being groomed to gain a name for them in society. They children are provided with free lodging, food and other necessary requirements. The orphanage has its own building, playground, health centers, school buses, etc for the orphan children. Beside that, every 10 children have a (caretaker) who takes care of all the child’s needs.
SCHOOLS FOR PATNA SLUM CHI LDREN
Also called holistic development of slum children and their mothers, NBJK implements a program designed to provide education to child laborers, children of marginalized communities and drop outs with the assistance of the Association for India Development, USA. This program is being implemented in 9 slums in eastern Patna. 63% of the female students previously worked to provide for their family. Because of the project, these girls are getting an education and will soon be mainstreamed into formal schooling systems.
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