Enrollment Rally at Baghmugalia

Bal Panchayat of Baghmugalia area has organized enrollment rally on 28 June, 2010 in which about 150 children children who were out of mainstream education along with the members of our Bal Panchayat & children's group actively participated. They have prepared slogans on RTE , importance of education, school environment etc & recited it loudly so that they can convey their message to the parents whose children are out of school, so that they get motivated from the efforts made by children. Apart from this they have held discussion with their parents & motivated them to send their children to school & step them towards bright future.

Bal Panchayat Training at AICUF Ashram, Bhopal

A two days residential training program for the members of Bal Panchayat was organized from 21-22 June 2010 at AICUF Ashram, Bhopal on Corporal punishment & sexual abuse. About 40 representatives of our Panchayat covering 30 slums of Bhopal actively participated in the program. Ms. Sushma from MP education campaign served as resource person for the training.The main objective of the program was to impart information to the participants about pros & cons of punishment given in most of the schools & how it hampers the physical & mental growth & development of the child were explained to the children. In focused group discussion most of the children accepted that majority of children are dropped out from school because of intense corporal punishment & discrimination. The second days session focused on child sexual abuse & how children are affected by it were discussed Ms. Pragya served as resource for the session. Initially the children were not openly participating but gradually through GD & presentations they showed more involvement. Children also prepared Role plays on types of Physical, Mental & Sexual abuse faced by children at home, community & society.