1. IDENTIFIED NEEDS: Situation of children in India
NEW LIFE TRUST-AGRA
Even though India's children account for more than one-third of its population,
their interests have never been given priority. And their rights have been violated
every single day NEW LIFE TRUST-AGRA has compiled some statistics on the
situation of children in India. This is based on its experience of working on a range
of children's issues across all regions of India. The statistics are grim. What is
worse is that very little is known of what it means to be part of such horrific
numbers The task before society is huge and we at NEW LIFE TRUST-AGRA believe
that member of our society should take responsibility to change the lives of every
hese children permanently.
2. Education
We believe education is most important as it enables a child to realize his or her full potential; to
think, question and judge independently; develop sense of self-respect,dignity and self-confidence;
learn to love and respect fellow human beings and nature; in decision making;
develop civic sense, citizenship and values of participatory democracy.
•In India, only 53% of habitation has a primary school.
•In India, only 20% of habitation has a secondary school.
•On an average an upper primary school is 3 km away in 22% of areas under habitations.
•In nearly 60% of schools, there are less than two teachers to teach Classes I to V.
•On an average, there are less than three teachers per primary school. They have to manage
classes from I to V every day.
•Dropout rates increase alarmingly in class III to V, its 50% for boys, 58% for girls.
•1 in 40, primary school in India is conducted in open spaces or tents.
•More than 50 per cent of girls fail to enroll in school; those that do are likely to drop out by the
age of 12.
•50% of Indian children aged 6-18 do not go to school
Source: 7th All India Education Survey, 2012
3. Situation of the Girl Child
In addition to the deaths of infants and children due to malnourishment and disease,
innumerable and unrecorded numbers of girl children are killed within hours of being
born while many others are killed in the womb itself. Patriarchal norms, low status of
women and preference for male children are the primary reasons that threaten survival
of female children in India. The alarming fact is that female infanticide or foetuses has
increased over the past few decades. While in 1960 there were 976 girls born for every
1000 boys, in 2001, there are only 927 girls for every 1000 boys.
•1 out of every 6 girls does not live to see her 15th birthday.
•Of the 12 million girls born in India, 1 million do not see their first birthday.
•Every sixth girl child's death is due to gender discrimination.
•1 out of 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 4.
•Female mortality exceeds male mortality in 224 out of 402 districts in India.
•Death rate among girls below the age of 4 years is higher than that of boys. Even if she
escapes infanticide or foeticide, a girl child is less likely to receive immunization, nutrition
or medical treatment compared to a male child.
•53% of girls in the age group of 5 to 9 years are illiterate.
4. Child Labor
Children are often treated as the "property" of the very adults who are supposed to care for them; they are
ordered around, threatened, coerced, and silenced, with complete disregard of them as "persons" with rights
and freedoms.
•17 million children in India work as per official estimates.
•A study found that children were sent to work by compulsion and not by choice, mostly by parents, but
with recruiter playing a crucial role in influencing decision.
•When working outside the family, children put in an average of 21 hours of labor per week
•90% working children are in rural India.
•85% of working children are in the unorganized sectors.
•About 80% of child labor is engaged in agricultural work.
•25% of the victims of commercial sexual exploitation in India are below 18 years of age.
•Millions of children work to help their families because the adults do not have appropriate employment and
income thus forfeiting schooling and opportunities to play and rest.
•Large numbers of children work simply because there is no alternative - since, they do not have access to
good quality schools.
•Poor and bonded families often "sell" their children to contractors who promise lucrative jobs in the cities
and the children end up being employed in brothels, hotels and domestic work. Many run away and find a
life on the streets.
All children have the right to be protected from work that interferes with their normal growth and
development. Abandoned children, children without families and disabled children need special care and
protection.
5. Child commercial sex workers
•There are approximately 2 million child commercial sex
workers between the age of 5 and 15 years and about 3.3
million between 15 and 18 years.
•They form 40% of the total population of commercial sex
workers in India.
•80% of these are found in the 5 metros.
•71% of them are illiterate.
•500,000 children are forced into this trade every year.
6. Mentally/ physically challenged children
•3% of India's children are
mentally/physically challenged.
•20 out of every 1000 rural children are
mentally/physically challenged, compared to
16 out of every 1000 urban children.
•Mentally/physically challenged girls are at a
particular risk to violence and abuse.
7. NEW LIFE TRUST
INTRODUCTION:
New Life Trust is a Registered Christian Charitable organization committed to serve
the people and especially poor, orphan and abundant children of our place. Our
Director and Founder Trustee Rev.Sudhir S.N.Lal whom God has chosen from Uttar
Pradesh Region which is a vast region in India and if this were a country than it
would be the 7th most populated country and you will be amazed to know that we
have very tiny (0.02%) Christian population exists in Uttar Pradesh. The Lord has
called him to serve Him through children ministry and he has a great compassion and
a definite Vision for the children who are in need and serve them with a reason
‘TO LEAD THEM INTO A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD’ so
these children can have a joy of the Lord in their lives. We provide these children a
complete care and education with sacrificially and voluntary help of
the people who have passion for these children. You are most welcome to partner in
this ministry and change many lives physically and spiritually and these children will
never forget your investment and love in their lives.
8. VISION
VISION: Make Children Joseph & Esther to live in the
palaces (High Positions) and to influence the Society and
Nation of India with the love and saving knowledge of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
9. MISSION
MISSION: Leading children into a personal relationship
with the Lord Jesus Christ through the following ways:
1. To rehabilitate orphan, laborer, Untouchable and
HOPLESS children in our NEW LIFE MERCY HOME. &
provide them complete care (shelter, FOOD, CLOTHS,
STATIONARIES and Christ Centered Education through our
BASIC SCHOOL.
2. To help children see, know and experience Jesus Christ,
through regular Morning Prayer assembly and arrange for
them CHRISTIAN CAMPAIGN.
10. Activities
•Child Orphanage
•Providing Complete Care
•Providing Education at Free of cost
•Preparing children for the kingdom of God through Christ centered
Education and Leading them into a personal relationship with God through
Providing Kids Church, Christian campaign and Chapel and Devotion in
the ‘HOME’ and in the School to become a strong pillar in the local Church
and influence the Society and community with the love of Jesus Christ
wherever they go after shaping their lives.
•Food Books & Stationeries
•Cloth & Uniform
•Medical Aid to the children
•Teaching Material Allowances for Teachers and 1 Ayah for Children care
etc.
11. NEEDS OF THE MINISTRY:
1. Sponsorship for the children $ 1 per day will provide food,
tuition, books and a uniform for one child. Presently we have 11
children in our Home.
2. Submersible Pump for clean water for Children Home which
costs INR 75,000 (Us $ 1500) only.
Children Activities Room is Cracked Due to Heavy and Continuous
Rain
12. Special Project: Home For Children: A Desperate
Need
Special Project:
Model of Proposed Children Home Estimated
Cost is INR.50,00,000 (US $ 100,000)
13. Present condition of the children
Presently The children are living and studying in n a rented room but Now
there is a great need to have our own facility and for this we have a piece of
land but need to construct some rooms or a readymade facility where
children can live and study well and develop Spiritrually,Mentally and
physically. But due to our financial constrain we are not in a position to
construct some rooms or purchase a readymade facility therefore we seek
your sincere prayers and generous help to enable us to construct some
rooms or readymade facility along with toilets and bathrooms because
children (Especially Girls)can not go outside in the open place and provide
the children a better life and bright future. Due to lack of permanent place
we do not have basic amenities like electricity, shelter, beds, clean drinking
water, fans, bathrooms and toilets and hence it looks very awkward for the
girls when they go out side for the toilets in the open places.
14. Thank you:
New Life Trust
31 A, Nilgiri Enclave
Agra-282 010
Utter Pradesh
North India
www.nlt.org.in
Rev.Sudhir S.N.Lal
Founder Managing Trustee