| United Way Project Profile |
| Name of Project |
Disha Children's Program |
| Objectives |
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| Target Group |
Working with Child Labourers |
| Partnership |
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| Geography |
8 Slums in Firozabad city in Uttar Pradesh , India |
| Project Details |
Disha Children's Program is an innovative project of Child Fund India ; Bangalore for promoting sustainable community based strategies for the prevention and elimination of child labors engaged in hazardous processes of glass and bangles industries in the city of Firozabad , Uttar Pradesh , India . The project is also working for the mainstreaming of children belonging to marginalized cross-sections of our society like scavengers. Firozabad is known as the city of glass bangles, as the glass and bangles industry is located in this city and the industry is providing livelihood to 90% of the population. Like other industrial cities in India, the glass and bangles industries of Firozabad also involves children, who are basically engaged in various hazardous processes of making glass bangles at different household units. Though it is almost impossible to assess the exact number of children involved in this industry, it can fairly be said that around 20,000 to 30,000 children are working in this industry. These children are deprived of their development opportunities like education, health care, recreation etc. and have no future at all. Disha Children's Program is making positive, need based interventions to bring changes in the lives of these children. |
| Beneficiaries |
700 Families—2800 children (700 sponsored children, 2100 siblings) |
| Corporate Donor |
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| Funds Required |
Rs. 43,02,000=00 (FY 2005-2006) |
| Grant Amount |
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| Other Donors |
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| Duration of the Project |
1 Year |
| Evaluation |
Through systematic monitoring of projects through Area Managers and technical specialists at regular intervals. Internal and external evaluations will be done by expert agencies/CFI from time to time to identify the areas of strengths and concerns and strategic planning will be done based on the periodical evaluations |
| Expected Outcome of the Project |
Through systematic monitoring of projects through Area Managers and technical specialists at regular intervals. Internal and external evaluations will be done by expert agencies/CFI from time to time to identify the areas of strengths and concerns and strategic planning will be done based on the periodical evaluations |
| Monitoring |
Child Protection Policy, Implementation of Best Practices in all Projects.
The Project Manager, Disha Children's Program does day-to-day supervision and monitoring of implementation of various activities under the project. The project has developed systems for measuring and monitoring the impact of various programs. Separate registers developed to record the changes in various indicators mentioned above. Regular reporting at every level of staff helps in monitoring the changes. Monthly performance review meetings held to analyze the achievements of previous month and plan activities for the next month. Project Management and Monitoring Tools are used for effective self-monitoring and management of all programs/activities. |
| Timelines |
Ongoing Program
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| Program Summary |
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