1. AGRASAR BACHPAN
Agrasar Bachpan educates out-of-school children aged 5 to 12, bringing them up to age-appropriate levels and integrating them into formal schools, while also improving education quality. Our curriculum, designed by experienced teachers, aligns with NCERT indicators, emphasizing a child-centric, experiential, play-way learning approach. Continuous parental engagement ensures ongoing motivation for their children’s education. Currently, we operate two centers in Islampur and Sikanderpur, serving around 200 children.
2. ELIMINATING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Physical punishment and mental harassment of children is prevalent but often unrecognized violence. Government data shows 65% of school children face physical punishment, and NCPCR found nearly all children experience corporal punishment, mental harassment, or discrimination. Agrasar’s 2018 study highlighted worsened conditions for migrant worker children due to stereotypes and lack of agency.
Agrasar’s approach to enhance social security is-
• Changing social norms to recognize violence against children.
• Empowering students, teachers, and parents to address issues together, fostering better relationships, discipline, and education.
• Strengthening government responses using NCPCR and Right to Education mechanisms.
• Advancing knowledge on corporal punishment, especially for migrant workers.
• Collaborating with government schools and enhancing School Management Committees (SMCs).
3. ENHANCED SOCIAL SECURITY
1. Inter-state migrant workers, defined in Labour Codes, face challenges accessing their rights and entitlements due to informal employment and lack of documentation. We assist them in accessing social security schemes and enhancing their capacities by collaborating with various stakeholders. Our response includes:
2. Establishing Worker’s Facilitation Centers to assist in obtaining identity documents, accessing government welfare schemes, and promoting financial inclusion.
3. Operating a helpline, ‘Labour Line’ (1800 833 9020), to address worker issues, provide legal aid, and mediate for better work conditions in the informal sector.
