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| CHURCH OF SWEDEN MISSION |
The four Projects supported by the Church of Sweden Mission (CSM) were further streamlined during the reporting year. Some of the achievements made by these projects are given below:
o 270 working children were identified; 12 children who were previously
working were counselled along with their family members. They were
enabled to undergo lessons in a regular school to get accustomed to
the school environment, pick up academic skills and prepare
themselves for mainstream education.
o Two street children who would have otherwise fallen in to the company
of anti social elements were rescued and provided with residential
care and assistance for education.
o Training in job skills was provided to 11 boys and girls to enhance
their skills for placements in dignified employment with decent working
conditions. Nine of them have been placed in better job environments.
o 15 non-formal educational centres have been organised to provide
inputs in education for working children.
o Monthly gatherings were looked forward to by working children with
great enthusiasm and every gathering has an average attendance of
about 200 working children.
o Ten street children have been contacted and three of them have been
re-united with their families after counselling.
o 65 trainees in two batches have completed a tailoring course and have
been placed in a Textile unit; 23 boys after the completion of carpentry
training have been placed in a saw mill and carpentry workshop; 28
children who underwent printing and book binding training have been
placed in a printing press; 120 women are undergoing a tailoring
training programme.
o In the Residential Care Programme, 29 children are attending 10+
studies while 3 are undergoing training in various capacities, while
another 3 are involved in non-formal technical / vocational
(job oriented) courses.
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