AMITYUNIVERSITY,NOIDA

HVCOSEMESTERIV,ACADEMICYEAR201516

TOPIC:EDUCATIONOFTHEUNDERPRIVELEGED
NameofStudent:ISHAANSAINI
EnrolmentNumber:A2315814095
Institution:ASET
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DateofSubmission:12
April2016


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would also like to thank my human values and community

outreach teacher, Ms. Ruchi Tah Tripathi for constantly
motivatingmetomoveaheadinhelpingtheseneedychildren.

INDEX

INTRODUCTION1

LITERATUREREVIEW3

DESCRIPTIONOFUNDERTAKENWORK5

ACHIEVEMENTS7

SELFEVALUATION8

REFERENCES9

ANNEXURE10


UMEEDADROPOFHOPE

Educationisameanstoanend,Umeedbelievesinthe
empoweringeffectofeducationanditsabilitytoenable
peopletodevelopacriticalquestioningattitudetowards
society,government,existinggenderandculturalstereo
types.
Thetermuniversalizationmustincludeuniversalenrolment,
universalretentionanduniversalachievementofan
acceptablelevelofreadingwritingandarithmetic.

Umeedbelievesthatqualityeducationiskeytoovercoming
povertyinasinglegeneration.Andthesameisfundamental
increatingafutureforhumansecurity,community
developmentandprogressofthenation.Itisanenormous
challenge.Itisalsoanimmenseopportunity.

Umeedworksforprovidinganenablingenvironmentto
kindlethelightofeducationineachchild

Objectivesoftheoutreachproject:

Achieving100%Schoolenrolmentandretention
Promotinggirlchildeducation
Capacitatingteacherstobeeffectiveasfacilitatorsof
learning
Promotingthecultureofreading
Equippingchildrenwithskillsforlife

Providingconducivelearningenvironment
Communityparticipationthatsupportslearning

UmeedisanNGOthatmyfriendsandIjoinedinthemonthof
February,2016.TheNGOaimsatchildeducationandislocated
inLaxmiNagar.

IthasbeenanyearsincetheNGOisfunctionalandhascarried
outvariousactivitiesinthepastincludingaspecialperformance
bythetoddlersintheAnnualDiwaliCulturalFestivalandahealth
campsetupinthesocietytomonitorthewellbeingofallthe
societymembers/maidsandworkers.

Startedupwithjust5volunteersand12kids,todaythereare15
volunteersandover50students.Allthevolunteersandstudents
meeteverySaturdayfrom4to6intheeveningandeverySunday
from9to11inthemorningtostudyandhavefuntogether.
WithbetterlearningandfriendlyenvironmenttheNGOhave
startedtheirnewacademicsessionandmorethan80students
haveenrolledsofarwithincreasingamountofvolunteerswilling
toparticipate.
Manypeoplewithinandoutsidethesocietyhavedonated
somethingortheotherandprovingthemwithnohindrancein
theireducationandlearning.

DESCRIPTIONOFUNDERTAKENWORK

Studiesaresomethingthateveryonedreadsordislikes.Itis
acompulsiononpeoplelikeusaswehavenoother
choice.Itwashenceverynormalforchildrenlikethesekids
whoareunderprivilegedtofinditboring.PeopleofUmeed
didtheirusualjobofteachingthesechildrenregular
subjectslikemaths,EnglishetcwhereasIdecidedtoteach
themsomethingoutoftheordinaryforthem.

AsweenteredUdaan,myfriendsandInoticedthatthe
childrenwerebeingtaughtbutnoteducatedthatis,they
werenotbeingtaughtanylifeskillssuchasyoga,dance,
papercraftoranyotherartformhencewedecidedtobring
outachangeandlightenthesparkofholisticdevelopment.

Myobjectiveswere:
a)Makethechildrenenjoywhilelearning
b)Makethesechildrenvalueeducation
c)Instilcreativityinthem
d)Createhealthawareness
e)Teachthembasicmanners
f)Teachthemhowtoliveinafriendlyenvironment

Theseobjectiveswereeasilyachievedasthechildrenand
theorganizationwasextremelyhelpfulandcooperative.The
firstdayIbasicallystartedwithasimpleinteractionsession

tofamiliarizethechildrenwithmyself.Theybecamequite
comfortablewithme.Itoldthemabouttheimportanceof
educationandhowwecanleadasuccessfullifebystudying
hard.Thekidshadgreatenergy.Nextclass,Itaughtthem
poemsandabitofdancetochangetheirmonotonous
routine.Theyenjoyeditalot.AstheclassesprogressedI
taughtthemabitofcraftandart.Theymanagedtodraw
withalotofmess.Everyweek,wetaughtthemnewer
thingssuchasyoga,spellingouttheGayatriMantra,
recitationofpoemswithactionsandsoon.
Theywereeventaughttomakeapaperbagoutofold
newspaper.Wehadahealthawarenesscampaignaswell.
Thechildrenweretaughtaboutbasicsanitationandhealth
diseases.
Umeedorganizedaholicelebrationfunctionforthese
children.Theydancedonthesongtaughtbyus.

Bytheendofmysessionswiththesechildrentheyknew
verywelltohowtouseThankyouandtheyweregreeting
everyonetheyknew.Eventhoughweareteachingthem
variousskills,wealwaysmakesurethatwedistributesome
foodsuchasfruitsattheend!

ACHIEVEMENTS

Alltheobjectivessetbymewereachieved.Thechildren
hadlearntbasicmannersandwerehappytolearnand

studymorethanever.Theywerekeenonlearningcraftand
art.Thehealthawarenesscamptooinstilledknowledgein
them.Theyknewaboutbasichealthconcernsanddiseases.
Theynowknowthepreventionsandcurestofever,malaria,
dengueetc.

Thesechildrenvalueeducationnowandallofthemsee
themselvesassomeonesuccessful.Allofthekidshada
goalthattheywishtoachieve.
TheywereveryhappytoseemeeverytimeIwenttothem
becausetheywerewillingtolearnsomethingnew.Everytime
theywouldask,Didiaajkyakarenge?Theywereall
pumpeduptolearn.

Thecountofthesechildrenincreasedovertime.From2025
children,itincreasedto40childrenfromtheagegroupof5
yearstoteenagers.

SELFEVALUATION

Theoutreachworkwasadifferentexperienceforme
altogether.Ihavegonetoalotofplaces,metalotof
differentpeoplebutneverfeltsohappybeingarounda
bunchofchildrenwhoarenotevenfromthesamesocial
classandaresodiferent.Beingaroundthesechildrenwas
likeasafehavenforme.Iwenttoteachthemalotof
thingsbuttheyinreturntaughtmealotofthingslikebeing
selfless,valuingfoodandotherstuff,beinghardworkingetc.I

startedthinkinglikethemonvariousaspects.Theloveand
respectthesechildrenhaveisenormous.

EverythingthatIevertaughtthemorgavethemwaskept
bythemsosafely.
Ithoughtthiscommunityworktobethesamecompulsory
boringsocialworkthatIhadtodoinschool.Butthiswas
altogetherdifferent.Thesekidslookeduptometolearn
newstuff.Theythoughtmetobeangelforthemwhowould
bringfuntotheirboringlife.Thisloveandrespectmademe
careforthesechildrenalot.Iliterallystartedthinkingabout
doingalotforthesekids.Iwouldoccasionallygetthemfood
andchocolates.Fewofthesechildrendidnthaveproper
clothestowear.Ievengavefewofthemclothes.
Thesechildrenalsoinstilledasenseofresponsibilityand
organizationinme.IknewIhadtoteachthesechildren
whateverIcouldbecausethesearethefutureofournation.I
wouldgetupeverymorningandthinkaboutnumerous
thingsIcouldteachthemordowiththem.Ibecame
responsibleforthemandtheirlearning.Ihadtoarrangeand
organizefortheirartandcraftmaterial.

Whattouchedmethemostwasthatthesechildreneven
turneduptolearnonadaywhenitwasrainingheavily.All
drenchedtheysateagerlyandwaitedfortheirteachersto
comeandteachthem.Theirwillingnesstolearnmademe
valuemylearningsandeducation.
Thesechildrenmanagedtomakeaspecialplaceinmy
heartandourrelationshipwillnotsurelynotendwiththe

endofmyservicehours.Iwillcontinuevisitingthemand
teachingthem.

WORKDONE

TheweeklyreportonmyworkdoneinhelpingKhusbooWelfare
Societyachievetheirgoalingivenbelow.

WeekI:
Intheintroductoryweek,Iwassupposedtounderstandthework
andbuildagoodrapportwiththestaffandstudentstounderstand
thewayoftheirworkinginabetterway.Iwasintroducedtothe
childrenwhomIwasgoingtobewithforrestofthetime.The
seconddayoftheway,Iwasaskedtoteachthestudentsofage
group610,thebasicalphabetsofEnglishandIfurtherhelped
themlearnthe3lettereasywords.Ialsotaughtthemhowtowrite
theirownnamesinEnglish.
AlsoIhadachatwiththechildrentounderstandwhatbackground
eachonebelongedto.Havingdonethis,Irealisedhowdifficult
theirlifewasandhowlittleIcouldupliftthembyteachingthem.

WeekII:
DuringthesecondweekIcarriedonwiththebasicsof
mathematicsandgavethemsimpleproblemstosolve.Asa
rewardIaskedoneofthemwhowouldbethefirsttosolvethe
problemcorrectly,toplayx&o'swithme.Thishelpedin
maintainingtheirinterestaswellasmadelearningfunforthem.
BeingfromdifferentbackgroundsIwasnotabletounderstand
someofwhattheysaidandsometimestheycouldnotunderstand
me.Butlater,astheclassproceededtheyhelpedmein
understandingthemselvesbetterandopeneduptome.

WeekIII:
Duringthethirdweek,Englishclasswasconductedwherethey
weretaughttheframingofsmallsentenceslikehowtosaytheir
name,ageandwheredotheybelongto.Iaskedmystudentsto
greetwhoevercomestoteachthemwithagoodmorningandsay
byetothemandathankyouwhentheyleave.Inorderto
introducethemselvestonewpeopleImadethemsayHello,my
nameis.........
Theylikedthisalotandevenpracticedintroducingthemselvesto
me.

Duringthesecondhalf,Italkedtothemabouthabitsandpersonal
hygiene.Itoldthemaboutthedesiredandgoodhabitsthey
shouldfollowandotherstheyshoulddiscontinuedoing.Asthe
childrenIwasteachingbelongedtotheslum,Itriedtoeducate

themabitabouthygieneandhowtheycanstayawayfrom
diseasesinanaffordableway.

WeekIV:
Weekfourwassupposedtobeallottedforrecreationalactivities
likegames,singinganddancing.Duetothelackofequipment
dancecouldnotbeheldbutgamesandsingingwasdone.
Childrenindulgedintheseactivitieswithgreatinterestandwere
happyindoingthesethings.Theyweremadetoplaygamesand
sportslikecricket,footballandsomeinterestedinsingingwentfor
thesingingactivity.
Mathswasalsotaughttothestudentswhohadtheirinterestin
studyingratherthanrecreationalactivities.Basicquestionswere
givenandtheywereaskedtosolvethem.