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We have succeeded in stopping begging among children in the Nadaipathai Pookkal community, except for 3 children who are still begging because of parental pressure. These three children attend Siragu School , but are absent at times and also beg on Saturday and Sunday.
We have 82 first generation learners, including those from Nadaipathai Pookkal program. We are, thus, able to prevent child labour to an extent.
We also provide a 6 month bridge course for 50 children from 10 brick kilns in Palavedu Panchayat. We motivate them to learn, and to join mainstream schools in their villages.
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In Shastri Nagar, among the Nadaipathai Pookkal, many families have started prioritizing their children-significantly without gender biases. They try and provide at least one quality meal a day to the children. Parents started keeping track of their child's development, and interacted with school staff and management to address child related issues. School has become a priority for the parents, even above their rituals and ceremonies, and the levels of absenteeism has come down.
Siragu provides a quality education for children which till now had minimal access to any kind of schooling at all. Children show overall development, much more than mere academics. They interacted with role models and have the confidence to face life without feelings of inferiority. Siragu as a school for the community, has enabled 5 families to be self-employed and move away from begging |
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