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Pintu Behera, a sponsor child, having ID No-172 lives at Shaktivihar slum with her parents and two sisters. His father is a fish vendor. They migrated from Ganjam district. He was studying in Ruchika non-formal center. After some years the education center was closed. After Ruchika center was closed his parents did n’t take any interest to join her in any formal school for further study. His parents were ignorant about child’s education. They were just concerned to earn the daily bread for the family. While studying in 3rd standard the child had been drop out for two years. The children club “Samajseva child club” played a vital role to back Pintu to school again. Mr. Mangaraj Maharana one of the members of children club helped to prepare him for the entrance test in the school without fees. The concern CDC Miss. Sujata Jena and Mr. Mangaraj Maharana took him to school for entrance test. He got success in the entrance examination. Lastly took admission in standard 5th standard in the school. Due to the constant motivation and encouragement during the children get together program and give awareness to the parents by child right campaign, Pintu is to back school. Pintu is very happy for continuing his studies again. His parents are also happy for his school enrollment. Pintu says “I am able to continue my education because of world vision - Sujata didi, the concern CDC encouraged me through children get together programme and motivated my parents during house visit as well as encouraged the youth club children for social work for community development. As a result Mangaraj bhai helped me to go back school.
A widow Saroj Argunda is staying with 2 sons 1 daughter in-low and 3 grand sons. She takes care of her big family. She used to prepare idly and selling on food path. To run the family of 7 members it was very difficult to meet their daily needs of the family. Her two sons are doing irregular labour work, so they also depended on Saroj. She has to take care of her grandchildren and daughter in -lows. She was in need of sufficient income for family run well. She requested to ADP through SHG for purchase grinding machine and Idly pot as she spend more time and money for use of other grind machine.
As per her need and request ADP provided Grinding machine idly pot to her. Day to day her business are grown up. At present she does not face much financial crises. Now she is enjoying her business because she could save expenses of grinding and earning Rs. 400/* per day. Kalpana stated now they do not have to face much problems for Grand children’s school fees.
Most important thing she gives thanks to ADP and said, “Since I have joined SHG I do not have to take money from others. Now I can fulfill basic needs of my grand children as they can not face any problem in the future.”
On June 8, 2011, the project conducted Drawing competition, under the theme ‘Child Labour,’ in 8 centers. A total of 350 children participated. They pictorially depicted the situation of child labour. In essay writing competition conducted in 6 centers, children penned their thoughts on what enforces child labour and how to prevent children from getting into child labour.