Prayas
Prayas is one of the largest non-profit organizations in India . Its aim is to protect the rights of marginalized children, women and young people. The organization has projects in seven states in India that serve an estimated 100,000 people. The organization is based in Delhi . Prayas is a Hindi word , derived from Sanskrit , meaning "effort".
history
The organization was founded in 1988 by police chief Amod Kanth in Delhi when a fire destroyed the slum of Jahangirpuri in North Delhi. The organization was initially designed to provide protection and education for children affected by the disaster. Since then it has spread to many other areas. It now offers alternative education, children's homes, health, nutrition and other offers for marginalized children in India. Socially disadvantaged women and young people also use the offers, especially vocational training. Due to natural disasters, such as the earthquake in Gujarat in 2001 and the tsunami in 2004 , the organization has expanded its services to areas outside of Delhi in recent years and is now active in seven countries across India.
Projects
Extracurricular education
The organization offers after-school courses for 50,000 neglected children and those who have to make a living. Most of these projects are in Delhi, with further educational centers in Bihar , Gujarat , Assam , Haryana and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . Children who have fallen through the stately educational system are provided with extracurricular courses to enable them to connect to the state system and to reintegrate them there. Students get lunch and regular health checkups. The organization's training centers have been named the Best Model by the Government of India and the United States Department of Labor .
Children's homes
The organization runs various large children's homes in Delhi. These homes are designed for children who have been orphaned, abandoned, enslaved, or subjected to physical and sexual abuse. The organization offers protection, education, medical care, advice and professional training . The organization also works in a supervisory home for young people who have come into conflict with the law.
health and nutrition
The organization operates numerous 24-hour hospitals in the slum areas of Delhi. The organization also offers mobile health camps and care for uninsured street children who are not cared for by the government. A large HIV / AIDS awareness program began in 2005 in collaboration with government schools across India.
Economic help for self-help
The organization runs vocational training programs for over 10,000 women and young people. Participants receive training courses of up to two years in skills such as carpentry, beauty culture, dress design, handicrafts and computer applications. The organization organizes internships and jobs for graduates and graduates.
The organization supports many self-help systems that offer training and micro-credit facilities to help women start their own businesses.
Kindernothilfe
In 2004 Kindernothilfe was set up. This is a 24-hour telephone line for children in trouble. With the support of the government, Kindernothilfe is now available to children in 56 cities in India. It serves as a point of contact for children who have been victims of abuse, neglect, homelessness, human trafficking, child labor and other social problems. 400,000 children took advantage of this offer in the first year.
Lobbying
The organization is one of India's leading advocacy groups for children's rights. She has continuously advocated government education, children's health, and stricter child protection legislation. This has produced important studies on problems such as child labor and human trafficking. The organization was selected by the Indian government to contribute to the publication of a national child abuse study. This is the largest project of its kind ever carried out in India.
The organization contributed to the formulation of Indian government policy, which includes youth law and the criminal law against child crimes. The organization is a member of the National Commission for Children, an advisory body on children's affairs.
recognition
- Prayas projects have received in-depth funding from numerous international organizations including the United Nations and the governments of Canada , Japan , Australia , Norway and the United States .
- The organization receives international recognition for anti-trafficking initiatives from the 2006 People Trafficking Report published by the US Department of State . Amod Kanth, the head of the Delhi police force and founder of Prayas , has been named the international model of public service for his efforts on behalf of Indian children .
- The Children's Home for Boys at Delhi Gate has been recognized as the best practice in the youth rights system in South Asia.
- The children's home at Jahangirpuri was registered as a model institution where children in conflict with the law were kept with absolutely no restriction. The children are offered training and alternative education that are as good as state schools and are also placed in various job offers at the Prayas recruitment centers so that they can go with society.
- The alternative education centers were cited as the model of best practice of the Indian government and United States Department of Labor, aligned with the government funded by the INDUS project.
notes
- ↑ II. International Best Practices
- ↑ Prayas on line ( Memento of the original from January 27, 2007 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Others
- Laura Bush , the First Lady of the United States, visited the main headquarters in Tughlaqabad as part of her 2006 state visit to India.