Vision of Our "Roshini" program: To empower weaker through holistic education.
Scope: Project may cover
one or more of the following:
- Enrolment of out-of-school children
- Improve Retention of children in school
- Non-formal education programs for children who are not attending school
- Use of modern techniques to enhance quality of learning
- Skills and livelihood training for young adults to improve their employability
Background: As laid down in our objectives, we at SEFI are of the
firm opinion that education is one of the most important inputs to development and
betterment of the Society - educate to empower.
Times of India, reported on Friday, 23rd September, 16 -"8.4 Cr Indian Children
don't attend school". These children who are excluded from education often face
multiple and overlapping disadvantages in their life. What is holding these children
back? Another problem is of drop outs. Why drop outs? It may be economic issues
or mode of imparting education itself. The quality of education is also not of satisfactory
standard in many schools, catering to the children of weaker sections of the society.
Another major problem is employability of educated youths. How to improve employability
of educated youths of weaker section?
Government has come out with different schemes to address these problems but considering
the size of problem any budget location may be grossly inadequate. Moreover the
modality of disbursing funds is such that only few big NGOs with sufficient paraphernalia
may fulfil the conditions to get these funds. There are large numbers of children
going to small schools, catering to poor people, who will not be benefitted from
these schemes. The above "Roshni" program has been launched by SEFI to address this
segment of the Society. SEFI is a very small set up with meagre resources and is
making every effort within its possible means to fulfil these objectives.
Although the requirement of fund to meet these objectives may be huge but small
assistance received from the contributories to meet these objectives may help us
to achieve the objective to a large extent. There has been a saying that drops make
ocean and continuity of small assistance may turn the SEFI into having sufficient
fund at its disposal to meet its objectives.
Our Execution Strategy: With the above objective in mind, we thought
it prudent to start a program in a very small way. "Roshni" is being launched with
two centres one each in NOIDA and Greater NOIDA. The centres and their scope would
be enlarged with availability of more funds.
Our Execution Methodology
- Open centers near prospective beneficiaries
- Mobilize the local Community to support the activity
- Contact the stakeholders. Schools, parents and existing social structures for enrolment
campaigns, summer camps