Asha Trust - Manigal Kottur
Asha Trust - Manigal Kottur
Project Brief: To promote education as a tool to change the marginal status of the gypsies. To use schooling as a tool to keep children in a safe environment and away from work
Project Type: Other (description)
Primary Focus: to go to formal school (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact: Chennai
Project Type: Other (description)
Primary Focus: to go to formal school (description)
Secondary Focus: remedial education
Area: UrbanSupporting Chapter Contact:
Status: current / ongoing
Project Steward: Usha bhaskar
Project Partner(s): Rajaraman Krishnan
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , First Floor, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai 600004,Near Nageswara rao park,Chennai,
TAMIL NADU 600004
Tel:
Stewarding Chapter: Chennai
Project Steward: Usha bhaskar
Project Partner(s): Rajaraman Krishnan
Other Contacts:
Project Address: , First Floor, 85/2, Luz Avenue, Mylapore, Chennai 600004,Near Nageswara rao park,Chennai,
TAMIL NADU 600004
Tel:
Stewarding Chapter: Chennai
From 2022, the updaes will be given in Manigal page (https://ashanet.org/project/?pid=1160)
The gypsy children get sucked into the rag picking profession at an early stage. In this context schooling becomes an important tool to change their marginalized status.
The gypsy community is one of the most marginalized communities, socially, economically and educationally. Though a settled community now, they continue their nomadic style and travel often. Their children are often left out of the fruits of educational benefits.
The process of starting a new project, Manigal - Kottur was initiated in 2015, after a decade long experience in working with gypsy children in a colony in South Chennai, where the intervention has resulted in
The understanding gained over the years about the issues confronting gypsy education gave the confidence to extend the project to a new gypsy colony where the drop out rate of gypsy children was very high. Manigal - Kotturreaches out to gypsy children in a colony in Central Chennai which has over 150 gypsy families. Originally a completely gypsy inhabited colony, over a period of time, the houses seemed to have changed hands. So the colony has a mixed population of gypsies and Tamil families.
Many gypsy children from the colony do get enrolled in schools initially. But due to social, cultural and language differences their adjustment in school is not smooth. The corporation school and another aided school are at a 5 min walking distance from the colony. Inside school gypsy children often want to remain together in their own groups, talk in their own language and remain indifferent to the teaching process. Used to a freer, independent and interesting life style they find it difficult to confine to classroom norms, routines and procedures. Some make an early exit while others absent themselves frequently. With poor learning levels, they soon lose confidence and become drop outs. Out of school, they join their parents in the profession of rag picking and the vicious cycle continues.
The project posts additional teachers in the local school where majority of the gypsy children study. Working with gypsy children in small sub groups, it provides an opportunity to gypsy children to interact in their own language and stay with their peers till they settle down in school. It uses creative learning methods to generate interest in the learning process and sustain them in school. Over a period of time, the project proposes to narrow the learning gap between gypsy children and others.
Changing the educational statues of one generation of gypsies is essential to change their marginalized status
The gypsy children get sucked into the rag picking profession at an early stage. In this context schooling becomes an important tool to change their marginalized status.
The gypsy community is one of the most marginalized communities, socially, economically and educationally. Though a settled community now, they continue their nomadic style and travel often. Their children are often left out of the fruits of educational benefits.
The process of starting a new project, Manigal - Kottur was initiated in 2015, after a decade long experience in working with gypsy children in a colony in South Chennai, where the intervention has resulted in
- improved school enrolment and retention of gypsy children.
- children continuing their education beyond primary education into higher education.
- weaning children away from joining the profession of garbage clearing at an early age.
The understanding gained over the years about the issues confronting gypsy education gave the confidence to extend the project to a new gypsy colony where the drop out rate of gypsy children was very high. Manigal - Kotturreaches out to gypsy children in a colony in Central Chennai which has over 150 gypsy families. Originally a completely gypsy inhabited colony, over a period of time, the houses seemed to have changed hands. So the colony has a mixed population of gypsies and Tamil families.
Many gypsy children from the colony do get enrolled in schools initially. But due to social, cultural and language differences their adjustment in school is not smooth. The corporation school and another aided school are at a 5 min walking distance from the colony. Inside school gypsy children often want to remain together in their own groups, talk in their own language and remain indifferent to the teaching process. Used to a freer, independent and interesting life style they find it difficult to confine to classroom norms, routines and procedures. Some make an early exit while others absent themselves frequently. With poor learning levels, they soon lose confidence and become drop outs. Out of school, they join their parents in the profession of rag picking and the vicious cycle continues.
The project posts additional teachers in the local school where majority of the gypsy children study. Working with gypsy children in small sub groups, it provides an opportunity to gypsy children to interact in their own language and stay with their peers till they settle down in school. It uses creative learning methods to generate interest in the learning process and sustain them in school. Over a period of time, the project proposes to narrow the learning gap between gypsy children and others.
Changing the educational statues of one generation of gypsies is essential to change their marginalized status
- Help in the enrolment and retention of gypsy children in schools.
- To give personalized attention to the gypsy children in school and create a congenial environment where they feel secure, accepted and settled.
- To help gypsy children attain necessary learning levels and complete the school cycle,
- Maintain close relations with the parents and community and get their cooperation for the education of gypsy children.
- To prevent children from pursuing rag picking at an early age.
Asha-Chennai is a chapter of ‘Asha for Education’ based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is run entirely by an action group formed to catalyze socio-economic change in India through the education of underprivileged children.
supporting Learning to gypsy children enrolled in educational institutions
Nov 2023 Oral Assessment Report - Nov 2023
Jun 2022 Manigal - Kottur and Indranagar - Project Proposal 2022- 2023
Apr 2022 Report on Asha Annual Assessments - 2022
Mar 2022 Site Visit Report
Jul 2021 Report on Stationery Items distribution June-July 2021
Jul 2021 Report on Mini-school opening for 2021-22
Jun 2021 Manigal - Kottur and Indranagar - Project Proposal 2021- 2022
May 2021 Report of manigal Kottur 2020-2021
Jan 2021 Site visit report manigal Kottur
Aug 2020 Report of online classes
Jun 2020 Manigal - Kottur proposal and budget for year 2020-2021
May 2020 Report of manigal Kottur 2019-2020
Dec 2019 Report on Teachers excursion to Mysore
Oct 2019 Site visit report - by Shereen Broido
Jun 2019 Manigal - Kottur proposal for year 2019-2020
May 2019 Report of manigal Kottur 2018-2019
Jan 2019 dummy-link
Nov 2018 Manigal - Kottur report for June - Nov 2018
Oct 2018 Site visit report - Oct 2018
Jun 2018 Manigal - Kottur proposal for year 2018-2019
Apr 2018 Manigal - Kottur report for 2017-18
Oct 2017 Site visit report - Oct 2017
Jun 2017 Manigal -Kottur proposal for year 2017-2018
May 2017 Report for year 2016-17
May 2017 Photos of children in kottur school
Nov 2016 Site visit report from Usha Bhaskar
May 2016 Manigal -Kottur Asha Report 2016
May 2016 Manigal -Kottur proposal for year 2016-2017
Dec 2015 Photos of children in kottur school and colony
Nov 2015 Experiences with Kottur Gypsy children – A report
Aug 2015 Report of 1st Quarter (June 15 th – Aug 31 st 2015)
Aug 2015 Photos from site visit
Jul 2015 Manigal -Kottur proposal for year 2015-2016
Apr 2015 Site visit report
Dec 2014 Photos from flood relief - Gypsy Colony, Thiruvanmiyur
Jun 2022 Manigal - Kottur and Indranagar - Project Proposal 2022- 2023
Apr 2022 Report on Asha Annual Assessments - 2022
Mar 2022 Site Visit Report
Jul 2021 Report on Stationery Items distribution June-July 2021
Jul 2021 Report on Mini-school opening for 2021-22
Jun 2021 Manigal - Kottur and Indranagar - Project Proposal 2021- 2022
May 2021 Report of manigal Kottur 2020-2021
Jan 2021 Site visit report manigal Kottur
Aug 2020 Report of online classes
Jun 2020 Manigal - Kottur proposal and budget for year 2020-2021
May 2020 Report of manigal Kottur 2019-2020
Dec 2019 Report on Teachers excursion to Mysore
Oct 2019 Site visit report - by Shereen Broido
Jun 2019 Manigal - Kottur proposal for year 2019-2020
May 2019 Report of manigal Kottur 2018-2019
Jan 2019 dummy-link
Nov 2018 Manigal - Kottur report for June - Nov 2018
Oct 2018 Site visit report - Oct 2018
Jun 2018 Manigal - Kottur proposal for year 2018-2019
Apr 2018 Manigal - Kottur report for 2017-18
Oct 2017 Site visit report - Oct 2017
Jun 2017 Manigal -Kottur proposal for year 2017-2018
May 2017 Report for year 2016-17
May 2017 Photos of children in kottur school
Nov 2016 Site visit report from Usha Bhaskar
May 2016 Manigal -Kottur Asha Report 2016
May 2016 Manigal -Kottur proposal for year 2016-2017
Dec 2015 Photos of children in kottur school and colony
Nov 2015 Experiences with Kottur Gypsy children – A report
Aug 2015 Report of 1st Quarter (June 15 th – Aug 31 st 2015)
Aug 2015 Photos from site visit
Jul 2015 Manigal -Kottur proposal for year 2015-2016
Apr 2015 Site visit report
Dec 2014 Photos from flood relief - Gypsy Colony, Thiruvanmiyur