The project reaches out to children living in difficult conditions, providing them with joy and hope. These children either have lost one or both of their parents or live with step-families in poor socio-economic conditions. The living conditions imply various added challenges in the lives of these children, often forcing them to either drop out of education systems or choose non-ethical ways of living. Through the Ojas project, these children are encouraged to attend schools or vocational courses on a regular basis.

These activities have helped these children to show resilience towards their unique challenges, helping them to bounce back from the various problems of life. The project also supported 50 children of brick kiln workers with an aim to protect them from child labour and bagging practices. The Bal Vikas Kendra provides them with basic education, nutrition and supports them to get enrolled in schools.

2023-24 highlights

• conducted 80 life-skills group activities
• educated 982 children on good touch, bad touch
• facilitated 18 vocational training linkages
• provided green stoves to 398 families

Enriching children through Balmela 2024

A balmela (funfair) was orgainsed to reach out to around 2,311 students through 30 practical learning stalls and fun activities. The learning stalls included awareness of road safety, health and hygiene, nutrition and anaemia, the importance of savings, waste management, and recreational activities including, learning vedic math, Warli painting, arts and crafts, henna application, etc.