The project aims at Sustainable
improvement of the situation of children in 10 districts of Karnataka State
(Bangalore, Ramnagara, Mysore, Bidar, Gulbarga, Yadgir, Chitradurga, Bellary,
Raichur, Davengere). After implementing the project the Children and youth are
able to articulate their rights and have the opportunities and capabilities to
participate in development processes. They assert their rights and voice their
views on critical issues affecting them and their peers.
The project will form exclusive child
forums (Child Right Clubs), and its networks at district and state level, other
grass root level associations with child involvement (task forces, child safety
nets), innovative models like Missing Child Search Network and collaborative
actions of various stakeholders at state level.
The project strategies and actions
include leadership enhancement programmes, Human Right Education in 450
Schools, Capacity Building of various stakeholders (women-SHG, Panchayth Raj
leaders, Government officials, youth, teachers, NGO leaders, etc) Participatory
Action Research by children and campaigns of children at district and state
level for policy influence. The proposed methodologies will clearly and
effectively foster genuine and meaningful child participation, child leadership
and advocacy actions (collective movements through networks).
An intensive grass root level
facilitation and capacity building process by a team of trained and motivated
social activists is an indispensable part of the project. This will ensure the
informed consent and acceptance by parents, social workers, teachers and other
relevant community stakeholders for fostering children’s involvement in their
development. The community vigilant groups envisaged in the project like task
forces, child safety nets etc. will be an effective tool to address the
challenges of cultural norms and beliefs such as child marriage, gender
discrimination etc.
Human Right Education in 450 schools with
a reach out of 22500 children is another highlight of the project. The project
will train 900 teachers from government/private schools to impart the HRE in
their respective schools
The actions will be implemented through the
partnership with 10 Salesian communities/projects
in the target districts. It will be a collective effort of YAR network of
Karnataka.
In fact, the project intends to scale up
the interventions of Don Bosco BREADS among the Young at Risk Group to wider
areas. The project outcomes will help BREADS to capitalize the best practices
and knowledge of our development intervention among Young at Risk group. This Project is an opportunity for BREADS to
create wider impacts with our expertise, experience and knowledge in Child
Right Promotion and Child Participation.
