2. Right to Education Act (RTE)
• Every child between the ages of 6 to 14 years has the right to free
and compulsory education. This is stated as per the 86th
Constitution Amendment Act added Article 21A. The right to
education act seeks to give effect to this amendment.
• The government schools shall provide free education to all the
children and the schools will be managed by school management
committees (SMC). Private schools shall admit at least 25% of the
children in their schools without any fee.
• The National Commission for Elementary Education shall be
constituted to monitor all aspects of elementary education including
quality.
3. Role of NGO’s in RTE
• Government alone without civil society involvement cannot fully
implement the RTE
• There is need to mobilise resources in favour of the Act; State
Governments also have to accept a sense of urgency – Possibly
NGOs and Governments have to work together to make this happen
and make the Right of Education of every child a reality
• NGO’s can ensure opening of neighbourhood schools, monitoring
teacher availability, and help in local redressal mechanisms with
Govt. organization.
4. What is SVCT
• Siddhartha Vashishta Charitable Trust is an ISO 9001:2008
registered non-profit organisation based in New Delhi, India. The
Trust was initiated after seeing the harsh realities and problems that
plague our society today, particularly the sorry state of children of
the jailed inmates and the demon of cancer affecting so many.
• The children of the jailed inmates are suffering for crimes they have
never committed; and the stigma along with unavailability of
resources compounds their misery. These children also deserve a
chance at life. The trust tries to provide education to these children
alotreatment at an early stage to increase chances of survival.
5. Our on-going activity
: The objective is to
provide education fees, books and uniform to the children of
convicts.
: SVCT holds medical and cancer detection camps for the
underprivileged; organizes film shows to demonstrate self
examination techniques, exhibition of educational posters on cancer
prevention and hazards of tobacco consumption.
: Facilitates
their vocational training &helps them in getting suitable jobs or
setting up their own business enterprise.
6. Our on-going activity
: The objective is to promote creativity by
supporting fine arts among inmates.
: Short term training for college students in social
work.
7. How SVCT is contributing in RTE
• SVCT NGO was initiated after seeing the harsh realities and
problems faced by the children of the jailed inmates.
• The children of the jailed inmates are suffering for crimes they have
never committed; and the stigma along with unavailability of
resources compounds their misery. These children also deserve a
chance at life.
• The trust tries to provide education to these children along with
uniforms, books and medical assistance, etc.
• Today the trust is helping around 369 inmate children.
8.
9. HUMAN TOUCH
Application by the needy convicts are received by the Trust for educational
assistance.
After receiving the applications, the staff conducts a survey, to verify the
information and the need for school fees or any other assistance.
If the applicant is found eligible the, Trust provides:
School Fee to the wards of the convicts,
School uniform (both summer & winter) along with shoes.
Books, school bags and stationery.
Our staff/volunteer visits the convicts’ house for regular follow-ups
regarding their needs and also counsel them to lead a life of dignity and
respect.
For collecting the fees, books, etc. if any member from the convict’s family comes
to our office, a conveyance allowance is of Rs. 50/- is also given.
10. Vision
The children of inmates suffer for
want of education, books and
medical attention as usually their
earning parents are in jail and they
also become stigmatic.
Therefore, we at SVCT feel that it is
our moral duty to try, help out &
support as many families as
possible.
These children have done nothing
wrong & deserve a chance to build
their future like all other children.
They should not pay for the
mistakes of their parents.
By helping these children, we will
help to build a better society.
11.
12. Objectives
• To make educational and medical aid available to the families of
poor and underprivileged jail inmates
• To help develop self worth in them through interactive and
educational sessions
• To help them face life with their heads held high To give them a
feeling that they are not outcast from the society
• To ensure that they do not get frustrated and take to wrong ways
• To help build a secure society, which has love and forgiveness; not
condemnation
13. Methodology
• We create a database of all the families of the poor and
underprivileged jail inmates
• We provide education and medical help to the children of the jail
inmates
• We conduct effective events and interactive sessions to counsel
them as to how to go forward in life
• In case the person in jail was the only earning member in the
family, we provide adequate job opportunities and professional
training complete with valid certifications to someone who can earn
in his family
• We also set up adequate medical camps to treat the families free of
cost or at nominal costs within their localities
14. Achievement by SVCT
• In the first year itself the Human Touch Child Education program
took up the educational responsibility of 91 children of 44 convicts
and provided them with school fees, school
bags, books, stationeries, uniform for both winter/summer along
with shoes.
• In the subsequent year the number of children of convicts
supported by the human touch child education program increased
greatly and the number of children being supported by the trust
today stands at 369 students. In this year the Trust has also extend
their helping hand to those students who want to pursue
graduation/post graduation and other professional courses, so that
they can establish themselves and can support there families.
18. Path Ahead for SVCT in RTE
No. of Children
12000
10000
8000
6000
4000 No. of Children
2000
0
Year Year Year
2012 2015 2020
No. of Children 369 1000 10,000
