Jayaprakash Narayan Memorial Trust
Gond Art, a tribal art form from Madhya Pradesh made by a student of Class 6
The year 2021 22 was a year full of hope and also despair. It was a roller coaster ride for all of us where at one end we were looking forward to opening our schools physically and on the other were extremely cautious and anxious about the safety of our children and staff In addition to this, there were always clouds of uncertainty looming large over us.
After a full academic year behind our screens, we started the new session with a plan for opening physically. Our experience of the year gone by taught us the agility to shift back to online classes promptly as the situation demanded We continued to focus on remaining connected with our children through online classes. With an outreach of 1600+ children, more than 80% were connected online.
In the last quarter of 2021, we opened physically for a brief period and then had to close once again due to prevailing Covid situation Its only in January 2022, we were finally able to welcome all our children for physical classes at Vidya & Child schools.
With their tiny faces covered with masks, we could feel their joy and enthusiasm through their smiling eyes.
Vidya & Child was continuously in touch with the parents, online and/or offline ensuring that we understand the ground realities, are able to support them emotionally and help them stay in the loop with respect to their child’s education especially during the online period. It would not have been possible to maintain connect with over 80% children without the trust and understanding of our parent community
Just as we were getting our younger children back to physical school, it was also time for our senior batches to choose their career streams and fly off to pursue their dreams. Our senior children of grades 10th and 12th attended numerous counselling sessions which helped them identify and decide on their possible career paths. Besides academics, Creative and Life Skills classes continued integrated to their daily schedule and gave our children the opportunity to express and in a way heal themselves internally of the various life experiences that the pandemic made them go through.
The teachers of Vidya & Child stood by the children like rock solid pillars providing them much needed strength and emotional support above all else.
Vidya & Child’s journey continued through the year amidst challenges and hurdles The year 2021 was also about taking time to 'pause’ and ‘reflect’ on various aspects of our work so as to ensure that as an organisation we are continuously learning and improving upon the quality of our interventions with all our stakeholders the child, the parent and the employees.
In our quest for learning and improvement, we asked a few questions to ourselves How can we focus on children who need that little extra attention, what can we do to provide better career exposure to our senior children, how can we further enhance the trust that we have of our parents, how can we enable our teachers to connect better with our children and more…
This whole exercise helped us set a new benchmark for ourselves as this is not a one time exercise but a life long process of learning, self review and enablement for each member of Vidya & Child. This would directly impact the quality of education for our children; career paths that our children choose; system and processes that we have; the relationship that we share with the parents; training that we provide to our teachers and the connect that we have with our employees.
The last two years have been very tough but it is with the support and blessings of all our well wishers that we have the confidence to forge ahead and continue to learn so as to make a difference in the lives of our children
Vidya & Child today is more agile, more resilient and more determined to work in a more focused manner keeping all the stakeholders in mind.
We would like to thank each one of you for your unwavering belief and commitment towards the cause of Vidya & Child. We look forward to your continued support and blessings so as to work towards our goal of providing Quality Education to First Generation Learners.
Vidya & Child was established in the year 1998 with the objective to provide 'Quality Education' to First Generation Learners. The journey which started with 2 children, reaches out to 1600+ children today. We have less than 5% dropouts and over 200 children studying to make careers in the fields of their choice.
Vidya & Child provides complete education lifecycle support to the child from Nursery to Class 12, Vocational & Graduation and beyond, focusing on holistic development of each child through a creative learning environment that encompasses academics, arts, sports along with opportunities for self exploration through value based life skills curriculum.
This ensures that EACH child completes the full cycle of school education and also pursues higher education
We are immensely proud of our children they are supporting their siblings after completing their own higher education, are working in renowned companies focussing on their careers, have helped their parents move to better living conditions and are a role model for the entire community.
In the last two years of the pandemic, Vidya & Child stayed rooted to its objectives and ensured that we remain connected with all our stakeholders. Our interventions included online academic, creative and life skills classes, online PTM's and parent workshops, online Teacher trainings and employee connect sessions and more
The year 2022 started on a good note as January onwards, with improvement in the Covid situation, we could open the school physically for all our children with appropriate covid precautions.
At Vidya & Child, we were delighted to have our children back to school.
A long term vision is essential to realize the true impact of education.
We work through the complete education life cycle of a child and strongly believe that we need to provide support for this period in the child’s life; to enable the parent to believe that the child’s interests are being looked after and that we will continue to offer the opportunity as long as it takes for the child to be independent
Therefore, it is imperative that we support the child through his/her learning years, ie from the age of 4+ to 20+ years so that the child can avail of the benefits of the education process that exist in the country today.
The life cycle approach caters to the child's learning needs as he/she grows through the primary and secondary years to complete school education, pursue higher education and charter new territories based on his/her unique potential.
Vidya & Child, being a completely grass root level organisation since the last 23 years, firmly believes in the direct work that is needed to be done with each of our stake holders the child, the parent and our employees.
Through the current pandemic year, we pursued our work with the objective to reach out to EACH CHILD, PARENT and STAFF and focused our efforts to remain rooted to our core areas of work and made alterations and adjustments as per the need of the hour basis ground realities.
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The year 2021 had begun with a lot of hope and optimism and the world at large was looking at a post Covid 19 new order. The virus however refused to disappear. Just when we thought that 2020 was behind us, a new variant came back with vengeance, testing our resolve, our patience and our resilience once again
We ensured that we remained connected online with more than 1600+ children through our team of 150 employees and 30+ volunteers. Apart from this some of the measures taken included
4 months Ration Distribution for 700+ most critical families Online Engagement with average 85% children for academics, creative classes, life skills, career counselling etc Regular connect maintained with all our parent community No job cuts for our team of 150 members
The situation demanded newer measures to be taken like Staying connected with parents to understand their situation and offer guidance, Distribution of dry ration to families when they were left with limited source of income, Distribution of Immunity kits, Spreading awareness about Covid appropriate behaviour and vaccinations and Distribution of datapacks.
Ensure Covid appropriate behaviour by all children and staff.
Regular communication with parents convincing them to take the vaccine
Supporting families with Dry Ration Kits and Data Packs as many families have come back from villages but their earnings are not back to pre covid times and they continue to face severe financial challenges
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10 children from NIOS programme attended one month "Personality Development" programme conducted by Magic Bus Foundation. Various topics were covered ie Spoken English, Communication, Basics of Computers to name a few.
A unique experiment where dance was used as a medium to relieve stress of class 9th & 10th children. A one hour session was conducted by a volunteer every day and over 120 children benefitted from these sessions.
Preparing for entrance exams
Career Launcher conducted classes for Class 12th children helping them prepare for their University / Professional courses entrance exams
Volunteers from NatWest (earlier RBS) assisted children in subjects like Math, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Over 20 volunteers engaged with over 150 children on a weekly basis and helped them prepare for board exams. On an average 200+ hours of online sessions were conducted with the children.
2 girls from Class 12, NIOS Programme got selected post a written test & interview. The one year course trains children on software coding skills, along with problem solving and soft skills and prepares them for a career in the IT industry.
Children at Vidya & Child did not miss the opportunity to celebrate various festivals during their online sessions. Children and staff celebrated Christmas, Diwali, Hindi Diwas, Gandhi Jayanti, Teachers Day, Children's Day to name a few.
55 children from After School Support Programme attended the Virtual Career Readiness sessions Around 25 such sessions were conducted for children every Sunday by volunteers from Genpact as part of their CSR programme
Some of the topics covered in the sessions included Stress Management, Assertiveness, Fear of Public Speaking, Time Management, Communications, Email writing and more
20 children from NIOS programme did their internship with Big Bazaar, part of Future Group. Students got first hand experience of working in the retail sector. Two students also got placed at Big Bazaar outlets.
Two children from NIOS Programme underwent one month training with Unnati Foundation. This training programme by Unnati Foundation was initiated as a training cum social transformation program for the underprivileged youth who are less educated and unemployed so as to help them with securing jobs
Aditya Singh Class 7
Aditya is quick to grasp concepts; interactive and project based learning approach is what works best with him.
Always a hands on person, he has made many projects for eg a torch that runs on electricity, a model of a house boat made out of cardboard and many more
Outgoing, expressive and focused, Aditya learnt animation by himself through YouTube He dreams of becoming a Software Engineer or a video game developer
Aditya stays along with his two sisters and mother in Noida. Both sisters are associated with Vidya & Child Aditya’s father passed away a few years back and his mother supports the family by working as a domestic help.
To provide value integrated holistic learning environment with a strong child wise focus across all parameters i.e. academics, attendance, behavior, family and health.
Children and Parent Programme and Arts & Performing Arts Programme at Vidya & Child support the Academic Programme for a holistic engagement with each child to ensure a strong parent connect and help develop a long term vision for each child.
Admissions: Initiation of first generation learners into education through an in depth admissions process that focuses on building a relationship with a parent for the long term.
Curriculum: Value integrated curriculum which connects with the child's need and context.
Arts & Performing Arts: Each child is enrolled in atleast one art activity basis the child’s interest.
Value-based Life Skills: Engaging with each child and equipping the child to know the self in a deeper way so that he/she is enabled to make responsible choices.
Strong Parent Connect: Parent Teacher Meetings, Home Visits, Parent Events, Small Group Parent Interactions are different ways to engage with the parent community and develop a positive relationship between the child, the parent and Vidya & Child.
Child-centered approach: Child wise Review Process has been developed to map and track each child to ensure that all parameters are considered at all times while working with the child.
Capacity Building: Teacher enablement through in house teacher training to develop perspectives for better empathy and connect with children along with academic and skill based trainings
Our work through the pandemic
Our learnings from the previous year prepared us better for the new academic session 2021 22.
We started the new academic year with a plan that revolved around the thought that children might have to continue with the online mode of education for the whole academic year
The plan was prepared keeping children in mind with the central idea on how to
Vikas Yadav Class 10
He is an actor, a singer and a storyteller
Vikas is a student of class 10 at Lord Mahavira School, Noida (Uttar Pradesh). A sincere child, Vikas had 100% attendance through the online classes in his school and also in Vidya & Child.
He makes very interesting and interactive projects using the digital medium and plans to pursue Humanities in class 11th
His father works as a driver while his mother is a homemaker. His younger brother is also part of Vidya & Child. His parents are very supportive and want both their children to be educated and become independent.
To provide Academic, Mentoring and Financial Support for children in Classes 9 to 12, with a strong focus on enablement for professional or vocational career based on the child’s interest and aptitude.
The Children and Parent Programme and Arts & Performing Arts Programme at Vidya & Child support the ASSP Programme for a holistic engagement with each child to ensure a strong parent connect and help develop a long term vision for each child.
Academic Support: through professional faculty to re enforce concepts done in school
Syllabus Tracking & School Interaction: Syllabus taught at schools is continuously tracked and children are supported for assignments and projects. Our faculty and Programme Team visit schools and meet teachers to understand any challenges
Financial Support Towards School Fees: to ensure that children are able to complete school education.
Parent Interactions & Home Visits: to help understand a child’s family background, ecosystem and environment to develop a shared vision and support the child in pursuing higher education.
Mentoring & Career Counselling: One on One Mentoring and Counselling sessions are planned for each child and a suitable career chosen given their family priorities and circumstances.
Career Exposure Sessions: Regular connect with corporate world help provide the required exposure
Competitive Examinations Coaching: children who excel in academics are encouraged to join professional coaching.
Value Based Life Skills: to equip the child to know the self in a deeper way to enable to make responsible choices
Arts & Performing Arts: to provide opportunities for creative exploration in the field of Arts that can help the child identify the creative potential within.
The year saw children from Classes 9 to 12 switching between online and offline modes with great agility. Children attended physical classes at school and at Vidya & Child following Covid protocols as was the need of the hour.
Children of Grades 10 & 12 appeared for their mid term, pre boards and final examinations amidst a lot of chaos and confusions and in the process learnt some very valuable life lessons.
Interaction with the mainstream schools continued through presence in PTM's and meetings to ensure that children have a clear understanding of their exam schedules, timetables and academic rigour required.
Work with parents involved face to face meetings with all families to understand their financial challenges as most of them struggled to make ends meet with school fees, admission fees, college fees to take care of along with rental costs looming large over them. There were also a few with medical emergencies that needed to be looked into. Parents found tackling with so many issues very overwhelming and needed support and a listening ear.
Group Owner process was further strengthened. This involved assigning a mentor who was responsible for engagement with each child across all areas including helping the child make his study schedule.
Creative exposure to children involved Dance Meditation Therapy Sessions for Class 9 & 10 and our senior children teaching the younger lot through the Apprenticeship Program Children mentored younger children in the area of Music, Classical Dance and Tabla. The learning was showcased in an online event.
Stream choice and career discussions were done for each child of class 10 & 12 through a detailed methodology that involved children filling up forms and a discussion done with them along with their parents so that all have a common vision for the future and are committed towards it
Career Readiness and Personality Development Sessions were also conducted throughout the year.
Always a hardworking and determined girl, Deepti today is about to complete her one year course in software development and take up her job assignment her first step towards financial independence.
She saw her parents undergo several hardships during the lockdown and that only made her more focused towards her goals.
Her parents who are vegetable vendors by profession, encouraged her decision to join the institute at Bangalore even though she had never travelled outside of Noida.
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Over 100 girls from all over India are studying at Nav Gurukul. We celebrate all the festivals together. I have learned so much about different cultures and people….. Looking forward to a career in coding and providing a better life for my family”
To provide Academic, Financial and Mentoring Support for children in Classes 9 to 12 through NIOS with a strong focus on enablement for vocational / professional career based on the child’s interest and aptitude.
Children and Parent Programme and Arts & Performing Arts Programme at Vidya & Child support the NIOS Programme for a holistic engagement with each child to ensure a strong parent connect and help develop a long term vision for each child.
Academic Support and Guidance with NIOS : Children are taught all subjects every day and are assisted in completing registration formalities with the NIOS
Parent Connect : to ensure their support towards completion of Class XII and beyond
Mentoring & Career Counselling : One on One sessions are planned for each child to guide them towards a suitable career choice given their family priorities and circumstances.
Establishing external partnerships for Career Exposure and Career Readiness
Short-Term Vocational courses for the much needed exposure to different career possibilities.
Competitive Examinations / Job Interviews / Group Discussions : Children are motivated and supported at every step.
Value Based Life Skills : to equip the child to know the self in a deeper way to enable to make responsible choices.
Arts & Performing Arts : Every child is exposed to different creative activities based on their interest.
NIOS Apprenticeship Programme : Children inclined towards creative fields are mentored under the Art Apprenticeship Programme
Children of the NIOS Programme switched between online and offline school with great ease Always connected with their teachers this group of children sailed through all the trials and tribulations of the pandemic.
Regular classes were held by the teachers and volunteers through the year. Children of Grade 10 and 12 appeared for their final NIOS Board exams.
Parent engagement continued through physical meetings with all families to understand their financial challenges. Many families were in debt and loss of livelihood of the primary and often sole earning member meant the older children pitched in by taking temporary jobs to meet living expenses.
Under the Art & Performing Arts Apprenticeship Program our senior children mentored younger children in the area of Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Tabla The learning was showcased in an online event
Career discussions were done for each child of class 10 & 12 through a detailed methodology that involved children filling up forms and a discussion done with them along with their parents so that all have a common vision for the future and are committed towards it
Career Readiness and Personality Development Sessions were also conducted throughout the year.
Muskan she truly lives up to her name as one will always find her smiling even when surrounded with numerous challenges Her cheerful demeanour is complimented by her determination and will power to succeed in all that she does.
Currently pursuing Political Science from Delhi University, she joined Vidya & Child when she was in Class 2.
Muskan enjoys English Creative Writing along with Fine Arts and aspires to be a lawyer. Her father is a tailor and moved to Noida from Bihar.
To provide Mentoring, Career Exposure and Financial Support for children in Classes 12 and above to ensure that a child identifies a career path and takes up higher studies through Vocational or Professional Education.
Background : Students in the Foundation Programme have a long association with Vidya & Child. Most of them have studied in the Vidya & Child Schools till Class 8, got mainstreamed and supported through the After School Support Programme from Class 9 to 12 or have completed Class 12 through Open Schooling (NIOS) It is imperative for these students to pursue their education further to build their careers and support their families in future.
Financial Support Towards School Fees to ensure that children are able to complete school education.
Identification of appropriate career stream for each child through career counselling Every child is focused on separately; a shared vision is developed along with the parent where the child participates to forge a career path.
Mentoring Support Mentors interact regularly to understand their growing thought processes and to identify any interventions that may be required with them or with their family
Parent Engagement Continuous engagement with parents for building a shared vision for each child
Identification of colleges / institutions and guidance provided for entrance test and admissions Children are guided on how to apply to different colleges, prepare for entrance examinations, enrol for coaching and assisted with the admission process post selection.
Support to the child through college years One on one interactions are held with children regularly.
Vidya & Child's senior most children have their dreams and aspirations for which they are willing to work hard and along with are also aware of the challenges at home. Balancing all of this by themselves is not easy yet they remain focussed and through support from Vidya & Child draw out a career path for themselves
In the Foundation Programme, the children further their education and are skill enabled. This ensured that children take up jobs, were in better positions to support their families and were able to look forward to a more secure future
The focus remained on building Career exposure, Career Identification and Career Oriented Education through Vocational and Professional Courses.
Every child was focused on separately, a shared vision was developed along with the parent where the child participated to forge a career path.
Career Guidance to children included Career Mapping, Counselling sessions with students & parents, Stream Selection, Career Guidance workshops with professionals
The process of career counselling and mentoring starts when a child is in Class IX so that he / she can be prepared in Class X to choose the stream of his / her choice
A family of six, they faced severe financial challenges during the period of lockdown as their grocery shop had to shut down leaving no avenues for income to meet household expenses.
The situation at home was tense and there was no physical school which meant no opportunity for social interactions This situation continued for a long time and left Udit confused and irritable. He had lost interest in the classes being held online and started to miss them very often. His parents were themselves facing a difficult time and had given up on Udit’s education feeling helpless and disheartened by the continuing financial challenges at home
During this time, the teachers from Vidya & Child, regularly met Udit and his parents to keep them motivated. Several individual and joint sessions with him and his parents helped turn around the situation with Udit
Today he is a confident, attentive and sincere student in the class who is continuously trying to surpass himself.
To build a long term relationship with children & their parents to ensure continuous motivation towards pursuing a more meaningful life. To help children make responsible choices, children are exposed to life skills lessons.
Daily Life Skills classes and regular workshops on variety of topics like Self Esteem, Identity and more.
Class activity and individual mentoring sessions to build further connect with children.
Counselling sessions for children facing critical situations in their life / family.
Exposure through project based activities like community projects, self reflection, projects and more
Regular home visits to build a friendly relationship with each parent. Regular Parent Teacher Meetings to share and connect. Involvement of parents through activity based sessions, fun events and more.
Each child is unique in terms of strengths as well as challenges that he / she may be facing hence, apart from common actions taken for groups of children, ld is discussed and followed up every
Many families continued to bear the impact of loss of earnings as income did not meet pre covid levels and most of them were able to meet family expenses with great difficulty. Ration distribution to more than 400 most critical families helped them tide over two months.
Most parents who had migrated to their villages started to move back to the cities as there were no income opportunities back home.
Connect with parents was largely maintained through phone calls during the initial part of the year and then physical meetings at the schools when the Covid situation improved. Group Meetings were also conducted over Zoom to help them remain cheerful and motivated despite the grim situation around.
Individual meeting with parents of Class 8, Class 10 & 12 where important career and school decisions were to be taken was conducted so that children do not lose out on an academic year.
Life skill classes were conducted online and offline through the year across various topics. Physical interactions were helpful in better sharing experiences by the children and the parents
Child wise tracking and Reviews were conducted through the year to arrive at well thought through decisions and actions for each child.
Soft spoken and determined, Amit has been passionate about sports since childhood. Though he likes to play all types of sports, he wants to make a career in Karate. He has been taking Karate coaching since he was 10 years old and has won many accolades to himself at both the State and National level
He is with Vidya & Child since Class Nursery and his teachers remember him as a super energetic and active child. After completing Class 10, Amit expressed his desire to focus on sports and make a career in the field.
After a few counselling sessions with him and his parents, decision was taken to transfer him to NIOS open schooling system so that he could focus on his passion and also continue with his education.
Amit stays along with his three siblings and parents in Noida
To provide a stress free sporting environment for self discovery and exploring the uniqueness within.
Sports helps children develop skills like self discipline, handling conflicts, taking initiative, problem solving, people handling and respect for each other... These skills go much beyond the field and help children build tenacity to face life situations
The focus is on self belief and competing with oneself by pushing the boundaries for oneself.
Payal joined Vidya & Child in Class Nursery and today is in class 10 at a CBSE school in Noida.
A shy child, she found it difficult to talk in front of people. As part of the Arts & Performing Arts Programme, Priya joined the theatre group and has emerged a confident young girl easily able to express herself in the class and also on stage during a theatre performance.
Helpful and fun loving, Payal easily makes friends. She also enjoys reading fiction in both English and Hindi language.
Her father moved from Bihar to Noida and works in a private sector job. Eldest in the family she has a younger brother and a sister who are part of Vidya & Child school program
To provide an opportunity for creative exploration in different art forms that can help the child identify the creative potential within.
The Faculty Experienced professionals who work with our children very passionately and ensure that they enjoy the art form and help channelize their energies to explore their hidden potential
Creative subjects Fine Arts, Tabla, Music, Art & Craft, Pottery, Puppetry, Theatre, Folk Art, Dance.
Rotational Subject Every child from Class Nursery to 8 is exposed to a minimum of 3 creative activities in the full academic year.
Permanent Subject Children from Classes 3 to 8 learn one permanent subject through the year.
ShowCase Events Opportunity to showcase talent at internal as well as external events Creative Showcase held at every Vidya & Child school thrice a year.
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The pandemic posed many challenges, and it was a tough time for everyone including children. Locked up in their homes, children did not have enough avenues to express themselves. Vidya & Child ensured that children continue to get space to share and express themselves creatively.
Various groups were formed where children engaged in their areas of interest be it Arts & Craft, Storytelling, Fine Arts, Theatre and Music. Arts & Performing Arts was made part of the regular school timetable during the pandemic An online Arts and Perforing Arts showcase was also organised for children to display their artefacts.
Vishal joined Vidya & Child in the School Programme in Class 1 After completing Class 8th with Vidya & Child, he was mainstreamed to a CBSE school in Noida.
A gentle, modest and a sincere student, Vishal completed his class 12th with Biology wanting to be a doctor He decided to take a gap year so as to prepare well and appeared for the medical entrance examination NEET His hard work and determination paid off as he got through with a good rank. He is pursuing MBBS from Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Etawa.
Vishal takes his inspiration from his elder brother Vivek who is Masters in Electronics & Communication from NIT, Rourkela and is currently working with a multinational company
Always supportive, Vishal's parents are proud of their children. Vishal’s father is a food vendor originally from Bulandshahr and came to Noida to provide a better living and opportunities to his children
Actualization of dreams & aspirations of each child
Exploring the uniqueness in each child and mapping the same with a career path
Every child deserves & needs Career Counseling & Mentoring support for identification of a right career path
Every child should get an opportunity to be ‘Aware’ of different career options as well as different paths to achieve one’s dreams
Academic support for entrance exams
Career Exposure: Providing opportunities to Grade 9 to 12 children to explore variety of career options in different fields through customized exposure visits, sessions by external speakers
Career Counseling: A thorough process of exploring the innate qualities of every single child and integrating the same with real time observations, psychometric assessments and academic abilities. The process includes group / one on one sessions with children as well as parents
Internships & Exposure: Partnerships with various external agencies for providing platform to children for internships, exposure, job oriented trainings, learning & development and vocational courses. Some of the partnerships include Navgurukul, HCL BEE (IT & Computer systems), Magic Bus (Retail, Personality Development), Saathiya (job oriented trainings in Hospitality) etc.
Entrance Coaching support: Providing coaching support through tutors or known agencies to selected children for preparation for entrance exams for higher studies (JEE, NEET, CET for Mass Communication, BSW etc.)
Identification of colleges / institutions and guidance provided for entrance test and admissions Children are guided on how to apply to different colleges, prepare for entrance examinations, enrolled for coaching and also assisted with the admission process post selection.
Support to the child through college years: One on one interactions are held with children and they are supported through the college years where their queries and concerns are addressed so that they remain motivated to continue and complete college education despite challenges.
Financial Support towards Course Fees: Children are provided college fee support on need basis so that no child is left behind due to lack of financial resources
Support for job readiness: Guidance and support is provided to children in different aspects for e.g. making their resume, interview skills and communication skills through focused group discussions and mock interviews.
As schools and colleges shut for a long period of time it put the fate of many of our students on hold. After a long waiting period there was some semblance and some clarity regarding exams, results, college admissions, assessments etc..
Vidya & Child was constantly in touch with the colleges to understand their plans and changes in process or criteria if any to complete college admissions. interaction with parents helped to understand their financial challenges and work out solutions so that no child has to drop a year or loses out on his/her studies due to impact on livelihoods because of Covid 19.
Guidance and support were provided to children to help complete their college admissions and no child missed an academic year due to Covid 19
Children pursuing their graduation were also tracked to understand their online classes and assessment criteria and other online requirements.
Capacity Building remains a core area of focus at Vidya & Child throughout the year and pans across academic, life skills, children and parent programme, perspective building and skill building
Trainings and workshops continued in online and offline mode as per the prevailing circumstances. A fixed day, Friday was identified for training sessions to be held consistently week on week across different areas. Different kinds of trainings were conducted
Digital Enablement equipped them to handle tabs, laptops and smartphones in a more effective manner for better delivery of lessons. Life Skills Training - The training sessions were conducted keeping the child and his emotional state as the focus so that they are able to open up, express and share their feelings.
PTM Training helped teachers to understand how to understand challenges of the parents and keep them motivated and cheerful despite all the lockdown related challenges they faced
Teacher Enablement Sessions assisted teachers on how to make the classroom experience more welcoming for children through activities, games and discussions th by
"During the pandemic, we all have learnt a new way of teaching students from home It was an equally challenging experience both for the teachers as well as students. The challenges were more for teachers as they had to get students engaged and motivated towards studies working through smartphones.
“Subject trainings help in connecting the various academic concepts with the child’s surroundings, which makes it easier for the child to understand the concept and use it in their everyday life. Every child has a different learning curve, because of the training we as teachers are able to understand each child’s ability and mould our teaching according to each child’s ability “
Digital trainings really helped us to bridge the gaps and overcome these challenges due to remote teaching."
Amanpreet Kaur, a Teacher at Vidya & Child
The biggest strength of Vidya & Child has always been its employees and the pandemic further strengthened this belief.
In the last two years, most of us faced various challenges in the form of financial constraints, personal challenges at home and circumstances that arose due to lack of digital skills. Despite all odds, our team of teachers and programme staff enabled themselves quickly and adapted to the new working environment of online meetings, training sessions and online teaching
The team at Vidya & Child also became the guiding force, providing emotional support to parents and children and to each other like one BIG FAMILY.
It is this support and energy that we get from each other that helped the organization move ahead with determination against all odds.
Over 30 volunteers got associated with Vidya & Child last year Volunteers from different walks of life came forward to teach different subjects across various classes including creative classes
Our volunteers are a big inspiration for our children. They are their role models and they aspire to be like them.
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"It has been a month since I have been volunteering with Vidya & Child and honestly, it's a life changing experience for me. Before this, I have always been wondering about the purpose of my life but now I have seen and understood what gives me real satisfaction. And so, I have decided to join Vidya & Child officially so that I can give my complete attention to the students and work with dedication for their success "
Project Vidya & Child is managed by Jayaprakash Narayan Memorial Trust, which is registered as a Public Charitable Trust in New Delhi, India. Members of the trust come from diverse backgrounds and bring valuable experience and insight to the different dimensions of the organization's working.
NGO Name : Jayaprakash Narayan Memorial Trust Project Name : Vidya & Child
Registered as : Trust u/s 12A and 80G of the IT Act Trust Registration No : 6537/4 dated 09/12/1997at Delhi Trust Deed Registered under Registration Act, 1908 FCRA Registration No : 137400017 valid until March 2023 Registration under DARPAN : UP/2018/0186546
CSR Registration No : CSR00001274
PAN No : AAATJ3059L
TAN No : MRTJ01167F
Bank Details (Non FCRA/Domestic)
Nameof Bank Axis Bank Ltd Account Number 911010036103016
Bank Details (FCRA)
Name of Bank State Bank of India Account Number - 40065134022
