Mahila Action
Mahila Action
Project Brief: Asha NYC/NJ is supporting a Bridge School Project "Pragathiki Baata - Way to Progress" run by Mahila Action of Vishakapatnam. The goal of the project is to help children get back to mainstream schools. This project supports 50 children/year.
Project Type: Special Needs (description)
Primary Focus: children from slums (description)
Supporting Chapter Contact:
NYC/NJ
Project Type: Special Needs (description)
Primary Focus: children from slums (description)
Secondary Focus: to go to formal school
Area: TribalSupporting Chapter Contact:
NYC/NJ
Status: CLOSED - ENDED
Project Steward: SATHEESH AVVARU
Co-Steward: Sudhakar Ravuri
Project Partner(s): Swarna Kumari
Project Address: Mahila Action
D.NO.31-32-48, DABA GARDENS
VISAKHAPATNAM, Andhra Pradesh 530020
Tel: 08912559500
Stewarding Chapter: NYC/NJ
Project Steward: SATHEESH AVVARU
Co-Steward: Sudhakar Ravuri
Project Partner(s): Swarna Kumari
Project Address: Mahila Action
D.NO.31-32-48, DABA GARDENS
VISAKHAPATNAM, Andhra Pradesh 530020
Tel: 08912559500
Stewarding Chapter: NYC/NJ
| May 2017 | NYC/NJ | USD 10258 |
| Aug 2016 | NYC/NJ | USD 9099 |
| May 2015 | NYC/NJ | USD 8680 |
| Jan 2014 | NYC/NJ | USD 8165 |
| Dec 2012 | NYC/NJ | USD 9000 |
| Dec 2011 | NYC/NJ | USD 8257 |
| Dec 2010 | NYC/NJ | USD 10250 |
| Apr 2010 | DC | USD 3500 |
| Nov 2009 | DC | USD 4000 |
| Feb 2009 | DC | USD 5373 |
| Dec 2007 | DC | USD 4517 |
| Dec 2007 | DC | USD 0 |
| Jul 2007 | DC | USD 5000 |
| 2002 | Portland | USD 2000 |
| 2001 | Portland | USD 1500 |
Total = $89599
Mahila Action will concentrate on working in 3 major slums in Visakhapatnam. These are Kobbarithota, Kallupakalu, and Rangireejiveedhi. Each slum nearly has a population of 10000 to 12000 people.
The aims of the project are as follows:
• Ensuring primary education to children and creating awareness about the child rights.
• Save young girls from child labor and see that they enjoy rightful childhood.
• The children to partner with other children and form child friendly communities to understand community priorities and education systems.
• To develop communities and make them responsible for preparing concrete action plans to empower the children.
• Established children clubs in each targeted slum area and enroll every child as a member.
• Due to poverty, dissolution of traditional families and the growing number of AIDS orphans, children are forced to become primary, even sole bread winners for whole families. To create awareness among the society and to avoid child labour in the society.
1. Special campaigns are organized during admission months to motivate children to go to schools.
2. Give special attention to children who are withdrawn from child labor and motivate them to join schools.
3. Track and identify children whose education is interrupted by relocation and support them to continue their education
4. Information system should develop to effectively monitor and stop child labour, (network systems should develop between education institutions, concerned officials, and public servants)
The aims of the project are as follows:
• Ensuring primary education to children and creating awareness about the child rights.
• Save young girls from child labor and see that they enjoy rightful childhood.
• The children to partner with other children and form child friendly communities to understand community priorities and education systems.
• To develop communities and make them responsible for preparing concrete action plans to empower the children.
• Established children clubs in each targeted slum area and enroll every child as a member.
• Due to poverty, dissolution of traditional families and the growing number of AIDS orphans, children are forced to become primary, even sole bread winners for whole families. To create awareness among the society and to avoid child labour in the society.
1. Special campaigns are organized during admission months to motivate children to go to schools.
2. Give special attention to children who are withdrawn from child labor and motivate them to join schools.
3. Track and identify children whose education is interrupted by relocation and support them to continue their education
4. Information system should develop to effectively monitor and stop child labour, (network systems should develop between education institutions, concerned officials, and public servants)
Bridge School Project.
Mahila Action has been in existence since May 1995. They primarily work in the slum areas of Vishakapatnam. Their goals are:
• To provide education to all deserving children and to create awareness among the community about the child rights.
• To provide counseling advisory and referral services to women and children to create atmosphere to raise their voices.
• To create sustainable self reliant and self sufficient communities by making women the main sector. In the best interest of children, women should be the decision maker in policies ensuring women’s control over common resources. When women are empowered she can look after her children’s prospects.
• Making Self Help Groups the core of community empowerment. This is one of the ways to solve so many problems such as children’s education, health, and control the social problems like child abuse as well as sexual abuse.
• Capacity building of the rights to take part in various community level bodies and area level bodies, so that they can play an effective role in the future governance of the community
• To provide education to all deserving children and to create awareness among the community about the child rights.
• To provide counseling advisory and referral services to women and children to create atmosphere to raise their voices.
• To create sustainable self reliant and self sufficient communities by making women the main sector. In the best interest of children, women should be the decision maker in policies ensuring women’s control over common resources. When women are empowered she can look after her children’s prospects.
• Making Self Help Groups the core of community empowerment. This is one of the ways to solve so many problems such as children’s education, health, and control the social problems like child abuse as well as sexual abuse.
• Capacity building of the rights to take part in various community level bodies and area level bodies, so that they can play an effective role in the future governance of the community
The School is located 25 km from the head office
Mar 2017 Mahila Action Budget 2016-2017
Jan 2017 Utilization Report
Mar 2016 Site visit report 2016
Nov 2015 Budget Proposal 2015-2016
Jan 2013 Mahila Action Receipt_2012-13 funds
Dec 2010 Mahila_ Action_2010_2011_Budget
Dec 2010 Mahila_Action_2010_Annual_Report
Nov 2009 Annual Report 2008-2009
Oct 2009 Site Visit Report 03 OCT 09
Jan 2008 Site visit Naveen
Apr 2007 Proposal Clarification