EDUCATIONS TO INCREASE STUDENT, COMPLETION RATES ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS AND OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS SUCH AS SC/ST AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. UNDER THE PROJECT, SATYAM WILL INTRODUCE QUALITY EDUCATION CENTRES AND PROVIDES BOOKS,SCHOOL DRESS INTO TARGET COMMUNITES.DURING THE INITIAL STAGE, EDUCATION CENTRES THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS ON TEMPORARY BASIS AND THEN AFTER THE EXPERINECE OF THE PILOT PORJECT EDUCATION CENTRE WILL SETUP SATYAM INTIATIED A PROGRANNE FOR THE FARM WORKER IN WARDHA DISTRICT WITH THE HELP OF WARDHA DISTRICT COOPERTAIVE BANK. .THE PROGRAMME MAINLY INCLUDES EMPOWERING THE WIDOWS QUERY AND FARMER WIFE QUERY WORKERS BY INVOLVING THEM IN SUSTAINABLE INCOME GENERATION ACTIVITES AND LINKING WITH LOCAL BANKS, GOV BANKS, AND OUR SAVING SHEMES. THE SELF HELP GROUPS SRATED WITH THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WOMEN ARE ABLE TO PUT ASIDE AT LEAST A SMALL PART OF TEIR INCOME FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN . IN MOST CASES THE WOMEN ARE EXPLOITED AND GET ONLY A SMALL SHARE OF THEIR EARNIG OR NOT EVEN THAT.THE BROTHEL KEEPERS,PIMS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDRES CALIMS MOST OF HER EARNING. THIS COLLECTIVE MEETSAND CONTRIBUTES A MINIMAL AMOUNT EVERY MONTH THAT IS SAVED IN THE GROUPS ACCOUNT.TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN A TRUE SENSE, THE GROUP MEETING ARE FACILITED BY THE WOMEN THEMSELVES AND ARE HELD IN THE COOUNITYAND NOT IN THE SATYAM CENTRES. EACH GROUP MEMBER CONTRIBUTES RS.50/ TO RS.100/. A GROUP CONSITS OF TEN MEMBERS.THE SOCIAL WORKERS HELP THE WOMEN MANAGE THE ACTIVITY. THIS IS A GREAT NEED FOR A WIDER AWARENESS AND DEBATE ON THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION .THE SATYAM TEAM HAS BEEN CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS IN VARIOUS PARTS TO GENERATE MORE AWARENESS AND AS PART OF THIS ONGOING PROGRAM A WORKSHOP WAS HELD IN BHANDARA(MAHARASHTRA) ON THE JUNE 2005. OUR PRIME FOCUS IS PUBLIC RIGHT. THE COURES OF THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN TO TARGET THE MEDIA. THE MEDIA IN MAHARASHTRA HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS MOVMENT AND WITHOUT DOUBT HAS BEEN A GOOD FOR BUILDING WIDER PUBLIC AWARENESS.ALSO WE REALISE THAT THE MEDIA THEMSELVES HAVE A GREAT STAKE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS RIGHT SO THAT THEY FUNCION EFFECTIVELY. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION WORKSHOP AT SATYAM WERE TO: 1)DISCUSS THE MEANING AND IMPOTANCE OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION,ITS LINK WITH OTHER ISSUES LIKE GOOD GOVERNANCE,PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.ETC 2)FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS UNDERTAKEN BY OTHER GROPUS WITHIN THE STAT AND ALSO TO ENCOURAGE OF BODEIS TO EFFECTIVELY WORK.SS THAT IT IS IMPOTANT TO GENERATE AWARNESS ON THIS ISSUE AND FOR THIS A BODY CONSISTING 10 MEMBERS WAS FORMED.THIS BODY HAS ALSO UNDERTAKEN IMPLEMENT THE RIGHT INFORMTAION. NON FORMAL EDUCATION (NFE) The NFE is a special programme designed for those children who despite their interest to pursue education are unable to do so because of various circumstances they dwell in. Sometimes the children are either over aged or have certain physical and mental disabilities to be admitted into a regular school. SATYAM has evolved a very need based approach to help these children come into the mainstream and be competent to support themselves in future. Alternative methodology likes play-way techniques; personality development sessions, vocational guidance and various workshops are used to incorporate learning. Special attention is paid to create comfortable and encouraging atmosphere. EVENTS: A Bal Mela was organized to celebrate the Children’s day on 15th AUG’ 06. It was a truly fun filled programme for children enrolled in the SATYAM learning centers as well as the MILIND Prathmik Vidyalaya Mahavir Enclave I, which was the venue for the programme. The chief guest for the event was the administration assistant of Reach India, Ms. DEEPA. She was accompanied by Mrs. .RAJESH. a who is senior account officer in Reach India The programme had various activities for the children including group-drawing, sports activities like spoon race and frog race besides the usual 100 mtrs and 50mtrs race. The children’s fun was increased many folds with
