PROJECT Proposal for Skill Development & Empowerment of

CCI “TOGETHER WE SUCCEED”

1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -Baidehi Devi Orphan School is forwarding this project proposal with an
initiative of caring, educating and improving the standard of living of Parentless Children within the
age range of 6 to 18 years. This is because it’s the most vulnerable group that’s exposed to high risks.
The project intends to help children especially in the Baidehi Devi Orphan School. The project’s
objectives are based on caring, educating and empowering Parentless Children for a better future,
hence increasing social and economic developments of the parentless children of Baidehi Devi Orphan
School at large. The Child Welfare Committee and the District Child Protection Unit will monitor and
supervise the project’s activities effectively.

2.0 INTRODUCTION 2.1 Project Background – Baidehi Devi Orphan School with many Parentless
Children who lack basic needs in life, that is to say; safe water and food , education, parental care,
shelter and clothing face inadequacy of socio-economic development. . This center (project) aims at
looking after Parentless Children and Vulnerable Children (PCVs). The PCVs lack enough care takers,
this is because; the relatives available lack enough funds to take care of these children and other
necessities which have proved expensive for them. The government has done its best in replenishing
these children. However these children are still living with inadequate resources. Therefore raises a
need to pull these PCVs out of viscous cycle of poverty.

3.0 PROJECT -The project has taken the initiative to care for the PCVs because their distant families
have abandoned most of them, lack parental care and face many other difficult problems in life. This
center aims at empowering the Parentless Children of Baidehi Devi Orphan School; this will include
providing them with food, clothes, medical services as well as good hygiene and education among the
basic needs. Parentless Children will be provided with education through joyful learning & vocational
training. Counseling services will be provided to Parentless Children to reduce on their worries about
the future so that they can be able to work and accomplish their goals in life. The project will enable
the Parentless Children and PHAs with blended skills that will help them start-up income generating
activities and hence raising their standards of living.
Inter-institutional competitions for educational empowerment , recreations ,Child Counseling by
expert counselors by Government Psychiatric doctors,- Standard of Health through medical check-ups
by Government doctors ,Meaningful teachings thorough joy of learning by Art & craft teachers, project
objectives will be To enable Parentless Children attain a good future by helping them discover and
develop their talents. Providing Parentless Children and PHAs with good quality education and other
basic needs in life. To equip with skills that will help them start up income generating
5.1 Promotion The project’s activities will be promoted by The Child Welfare Committee and the
District Child Protection Unit , which will be in charge of monitoring its benefits and contribution to the
community.

 6.0 EDUCATION SECTOR IN ODISHA The Government of Odisha values the importance of
education. It aims at providing quality and relevant education. The Department of Education
has embarked on the implementation of Universal Primary Education (UPE) since 1997. Under
this program the government pays for up to four children per family and the parents
contribute to the scholastic materials needed in school. Soon, the government has also
introduced Universal Secondary Education (USE), which is also intended for secondary students
to access free education. Government has not been in position to provide all the facilities to
pupils, because of inadequate funds coupled with mismanagement of the little available. This
has left especially the Parentless Children and more Vulnerable Children. Most Parentless
Children have not been able to continue with education because of poverty-stricken families
that do not have the necessities within their families to cater for them while others now live
on streets and each from rubbish bins. Of late, there has been a wide spread number of strikes
by the teachers, due to lack of pay or inadequate pay from the teachers; this is one of the
reasons why the quality of education is not of the required standard. For example, a student
who has studied up to primary seven level may not be able to speak or construct a sentence in
English.
The project’s goals work well with the government’s policy of promoting quality education
private sector support. This is because it has been realized that education is a powerful tool for
transforming society and the economy as well. Education plays a key role in achieving moral,
intellectual, ideological, cultural, economical and social development of people in the society.
At the same time, education facilitates national unity, democracy, economic progress and
security of the people. Education liberates people from the viscous cycle of poverty,
dependence, ignorance, disease, indignity and helps in building a self-reliant nation with a
sustainable independent economy. There are many Parentless Children who have not
acquired adequate education. 6.1 The project. The project has enrolled seventy (70) pupils at
the start and as the project grows we hope to enroll more children. Of the 70 children 60% are
females, 40% are male. The children’s age ranges from 0 to 18 years. The project aims at
promoting primary level education and vocational training for Parentless Children, especially
the youthful age. There will be activities to help the HIV patients to live positively. The project
aims at promoting more educational opportunities to develop their intellectual capabilities
and talents, hence contributing significantly to the social and economic development in
Odisha. 6.2 Community contribution. The community will contribute to the project by: - having
two community leaders on the Board of Directors, having a family from the community to take
care of each and every orphaned child to create an emphasis for parenting, help identify those
children who are orphaned, providing the land for project use, land preparation and clearing,
brick making, building the community well, constructing the pit latrines, performing cleaning
projects in the school/day care centre and nursery school and associating with the children to
give them a hope they do not see in others.
 7.0 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION The project needs funds to kick off some of its activities. The
project will be under the management of The Child Welfare Committee and the District Child
Protection Unit for proper effectiveness and management with consistent reporting and
government inspection. The project is among the few projects that provide this kind of
program in Odisha. The project’s location lacks such institutions to help Parentless
Children .The Board of Directors will be the top decision-maker for the project and run the
project effectiveness and monitor its progress.

8.0 PROJECT TARGETS AND BENEFICIARIES The project targets children all inmates of Baidehi
Devi Orphan School ages 0 years to 18 years, since this is the most vulnerable group. The
children are to benefit from the project activities in turn they will be a voice against child
abuse and other bad practices they have experienced in their communities. The project is
expected to construct a well for the community, provide treatment and counseling services to
Parentless Children 9.0 ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT The activities to be undertaken by the
project will include;  Counseling, testing, treatment, guidance and training  Computer skills
training, creativity and innovation.  Music Dance and Drama, sports (football, volleyball,
baseball, basketball, netball, cricket) and many others.

9.1Enrollment pattern The project will enroll 70 children at the start. The teacher to student ratio will
be 1:20 opposed to the official ratio of 1:70 (source: Ministry of Education and Sports report on
teacher deployment and utilization, 2010). This is to guide the children easily understand . The
coordination office for the project will be The Child Welfare Committee and the District Child
Protection Unit offices; this is for purposes of easy accessibility, coordination and monitoring. 10.

10 Address: SEWA, Gobindpali ,Bargarh,Dist-Bargarh

11.0 ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 11.1 Organization The project will comprise of the Board of
Directors, the head Teacher and the Deputy Head Teacher, the Director of studies and teachers and
non-teaching staff. Board of Directors will convene once per month to discuss effects and other issues
that concern the project.

- 13 -Organizational structure -Board of Directors will include Parents Teachers Association (PTA),Head
Teacher,Deputy Head teacher,Secretary,Teachers,Security Guard,Director of Studies,Medical
team,Store Master,Bursar,Driver,Matron,Head cook & Cooks,Warden,Office Messengers
14.0 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION The project hopes to be implemented for a period of three(3years)
The planned implementation schedule of activities will be as follows: Time line of Major Activities:
15.0 PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY To sustain the project, there will be admission of other children who
can afford the self sponsorship or half bursary. This will therefore mean that the Parentless Children
will still be catered for since the money that will be got from those with potentials to pay, will be used
to cater for the Parentless Children. The health center of the Ashram will be used to solicit help for
some Parentless Children in order to be able to attain the training services. Small community
contributions will be asked in order to make the project a going concern.
 One Year Expanses for Education Center (Happy Children Center for Art & Crafts) for Boys & Girls

Total Rs.
BAIDEHI ORPHAN
SCHOOL

Exp. INR

S.No Expenses Head Details Details

INR 5000X12 120000

1 Salary for Teacher Months

(Teaching Materials
2 Other Misc. Expenses & Equipments) 280000 280000 280000

Total Indian
Rupees 280000 280000

14.0 MONITORING AND PROGRESS –The Child Welfare Committee and the District Child Protection
Unit will be responsible for the monitoring and supervision of activities run by the project. The Child
Welfare Committee and the District Child Protection Unit has a team of individuals and reputed
persons in the community which includes Collector & District Magistrate,,Sub-Collector ,DSWO and
other Officers who will be in charge of making sure that all organizational activities are carried out as
stipulated. The employees of The Child Welfare Committee and the District Child Protection Unit are
dedicated energetic men and women who are dedicated to ensuring that there is proper management
of funds and resources available. In this case, we are sure that our employees will be able to manage
and account every month for the funds and other activities.

Ms.Basanti Singh Budek

Baidehi Devi Orphan School,

Bargarh