MAVANHALLA YOUTH WELFARE ASSOCIATION
Since 1978
EDUCATION
The tribal community are vulnerable and the education is very poor, the children do not go to school due to lack of interest, far away school and no proper transportation, since the area is covered by forest there are also chances of attack by wild animals. They are also rushed to do household work since their parents work as labroures.
MYWA, to ensure proper education to all, help children to go to school by convincing their parents, motivating the children and by educating them the importance of education. MYWA provides school uniforms, bags, footwear, stationaries, heath care, income generation activity to parents and fee support to children studying in private school so that the education is ensured to all up to 12th grade. Whenever school building is not sufficient, MYWA also helps them in construction of buildings.
MYWA supports children to bring uniformity at schools and also bring all school going children together to show unity as children belong to different community. This is being done after taking permission from education department to avoid school children’s from dropping out of school without uniforms and also ensure no school going child is left out without uniform, this will also help family in avoiding spending money in uniforms for their economic development. This is supported to 600 tribal students and 250 other students who are economically weak so that the children can continues there education up to secondary level. This support need to be extended to all the children in our working area.
School uniforms provided to children
CONSTRUCTION OF CLASSROOMS
The School is located in Masinagudi village consisting of 10 class rooms. The children can study from standard 1 to standard 10. The school does not building facility for children to study 11 & 12 grade. Hence girl children find it difficult to pursue higher studies. The chances of Drop out are very high. Even if they like to go for higher studies they need to travel to the nearest town which is a distance of 30 kilometers or more. Sometimes if the girl child is at home parents think of them getting married in early age. There are 10 Tribal villages around Masinagudi which will benefit if classrooms are provided. Every academic year the strength of the school is increasing 2014-15 is 250 and 2015 - 2016 is 261 The present 2016-17 the School strength is 223 Male 131 Female 92 . The parents have also observed and have discussed in the PTA meetings that there needs to be additional building as space is available in the existing Government school compound owned by the Educational Department. If sufficient rooms are provided for 11th & 12th grade in future the children need not go to nearby towns for higher Education. Hence MCDP along with Education Department as proposed to take construction of 4 additional class rooms through their partners. This will also address the right to quality education.
School building construction
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
MYWA is supporting school going children studying in various schools and day care centre in providing school supplies such as school note books, foot wear, stationary and school bag so that the children come regularly to school without dropout and ensure attendance. This is done to the families because they cannot afford due to high rise in cost. It is also difficult for families since they cannot get on time since lessons are going on day to day and children need to right the same in the note books. The school bags are given to carry books and water bottle to school on time. 923 tribal students and 258 other students are supported in project area. They are also being provided with track suit to protect them from climate. In future more children need to be covered under this program as supporting for education is also a right to education.
Children provided with school supplies
Before the school children were drinking water direct from water tank due to this there were lot of water bond diseases among children such has cabbies, cholera ,jaundice and stomach problem this led to children dropping out of school and let the family to spend lot of money for treatment in government and private hospital which was also problem for parents and school teacher so this was discussed in the PTA meeting on regarding the problem cause by drinking water directly from storage tank which was unsafe. In the meeting it was also decided to approach MYWA and other sources’ weather they would be able to assist in providing water filter for schools. For this MYWA came forward to assist only if the school does the maintains, for this School Head Master agreed and resolution was passed agreeing to the terms. Based on the school were provided with water filter. Now school children are having good safe drinking water and are healthy attending school regularly without drop out. The school Head Masters and PTA sent thanking letter to MYWA for same.
SAFE DRINKING WATER TO SCHOOLS
SCHOOL FEE SUPPORT
MYWA is supporting school children who are studying in private school since up to secondary level as students who studying in the school are from different tribal villages which is about 5 to 15 km away from the school. This to encourage families to send their children’s to private school for better education and also support them in paying school tuition and other fee in time to ensure he or she do not drop out of school and continue their education. This will help the parents to spend money on other household
ENROLLMENT DRIVE
Is done to create awareness on education in remote and for off villages where there is very difficult to enrolled children to school and also tell them about important of education for a healthy living. The children along with school teacher are made to go around the village shouting slogans in procession and try to enroll the school age children to schools and day care centre, this will help children for early learning and scope up with other children. This is done by Government with support of MYWA at the beginning of academic year this will increase school enrollment and strengthen this school in all villages with distribution of some sweets and transport.
DAY CARE CENTER
Though the Government is running day care center, still some villages need day care centre to look after young children aged between 3 to 5 years. The community also felt the need for the same because the young mothers had to go for day labor work and earn to look after the family. The community approach MYWA for some support by opening new day care centre in the villages. Through discussion was held with women on whether they will send the children to the day care centre if opened by MYWA. The women’s agreed to send the children’s to day care centre if a teacher and helper is provided with honorarium. The community will provide sufficient place to run the centre. Since the children need some notorious food, playing materials, weigh machine, mat for sitting, water filter for safe water, uniform and height measurement tape to day care centre. These are been provided by MYWA about 23 children are attending. The records are maintained by teacher who regularly submit to office for verification.
SUMMER CAMP
Is conducted to school going children during the month of May due to summer holidays because the parents don’t take care as they have to go for day labor, the children will be idea ling around and playing in street. To avoid the parents approached MYWA to do something so that the children will be busy. The school head master and MYWA staff sitting together had a discussion regarding place, time, and number of days, material requirement, food and transport for the camp. Then the camp was arranged with recourse facility and participant keeping in mind the place to conducted camp. In camp which lasted 15 days according to time table the class were conducted such as Craft making, Drawing, Paper flowers, Singing, Dance, Talent show, Panting and Yoga classes were conducted with active participation of children. The children were also provided with some snack and cool drinks and felt very happy for the camp. Prizes were also distributed to children who are the winners in the camp by guest and the resource facility was paid honorarium for conducting the camp in smooth way for 15 days. MYAW thanks school Head Master for providing permission and place to conduct the summer camp. Head Master, Parents and children thanks MYWA for conducting this summer camp. This is been done in all village level during summer holidays every year and will be continued.
EXPOSURE TRIP
The schools gave request letter to organize exposure for school children. MYWA accepted the request and inform the school to organize and mention the places where the exposure will be held. The school Head Master conducted PTA meeting and inform parents and children’s the places where they will be taken. If they agree it Is yes otherwise the children will inform the concern Head Master about the places that they would like to see, based on the request received from the children the head master will forward the request to MYWA for funds. The funds were released based on the request from schools buy way of number of children and teacher participating in the exposure. The children were taken to places like Mysore (palace, zoo and etc), Calicut (Beach and science auditorium, etc) Kanayakumari (Sunset, Beach. Vivekanander and Thiruvaluvar statue, etc) Thanjur (RajaRaja Cholan temple, Kallanai dam and Kavery delta etc). The children enjoyed a lot and gained knowledge and had the feeling of new experience and returned back to their homes. The school thanks MYWA for giving an opportunity for the children to participate in the exposure.
EXHIBITIONS
The event was organized in the school were all the children could participate so that bring out the talents by creating individual models to display in exhibition by explaining the functions of the made by them to students who are studying in the school. These models are then taken to a place where there are other models with different functions which are also been shown to other students and explain the functions. The school teachers find place were exhibitions are held and get permission to put up stall. The stall is put up with help of school teacher by students to display the models which are made by the students.
The people watch all the stall and visit this stall which are made by students, display models and functions of different models which are made by them to the people. The best model will be awarded by the organizer of the exhibition. The students are happy to receive the award and return to school and show the award received the schools. The students thank Head Master, Teacher and MYWA for supporting to exhibit their talents.
HOSTEL FACILITIES
The Government as provided hostel facilities to tribal school going children facilities like bed, bed sheet , pillow, blanket and mat, this were worn-out, so MYWA provided the same to the hostel as the school warden requested to provided. This has helped the children who staying in the hostel from winter and rainy season and they are well protected and healthy and are attending school regularly.
SIRIYUR DAY CARE CENTER
This is run by Government but the teacher as to travel a distance of 15 to 20 km daily to run the center and sometimes there are chances of her missing the bus then the children will suffer by not getting nutritious food to eat and keep up healthy. The community approached MYWA for help. This was addressed by supporting the center with a locally appointed helper who would take care of the center and providing nutrition food to the children whenever they require. Apart from this she should also report to the teacher on what she did for the day and maintain the center. She should also send a monthly report to MYWA based on which the Honorarium will be released.
SAFETY AND PROTECTION
The village Bokkapura is inside the forest and very often wild animals come inside the village , by seeing this the community people start running and sometimes it is scary so the people have to run for shelter. The school children also find very difficult to come to school sometimes they find difficult in going out. This not only made things difficulty but also caused injuries to the community specially women and children. The children find lot of difficult to study, Staff also find problem in conducting classes regularly. The community approached MYWA for help and in turn requested them for support. MYWA approached Mr. Mishell who wanted to help and do something to the community and made an estimate to construct a wall with a length of 120 feet and a width of 6 feet was made. The estimate got approved and a wall was constructed, the community tank Mr. Mishell for his support and also MYWA. Know the village is happy without any fear of wild animals. The school going children and the Teachers are also very happy for this support.