Annual Report2012

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Vatsalya Annual Report2012

““It is good to have an end to a journey; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.”

Ernest Hemingway

Vatsalya completes 12 years in 2012. It has been a great journey, full of exciting challenges and exhilarating achievements. As we travelled the road, we were joined by people who became our close allies and partners and we also lost a few close ones along the way. A time full of ups and downs, a lot of delightful moments and some heartbreaks; we felt blessed and distressed, we endured hardships and celebrated good days but we enjoyed being together every step of the way of the journey. In the end, it has made us feel proud and happy for being who we are as individuals and as an organization. We stand for truth and honesty, justice and equality and we work towards creating a peaceful and prosperous society...:)

Vatsalya is involved with a range of varied activities through which it invests in empowering children, youth, women and men of marginalised communities. We carry out our responsibilities with the support of partners and friends who provide their invaluable assistance in helping these communities move towards a better future. In the following pages, we will present you with a brief outline of the state of affairs in Vatsalya in the year 2011-12. We begin with the statements of vision and mission of Vatsalya as an organization:

VisionProgress Indian society by enabling our disadvantaged people to achieve their true potentialMissionBy direct action and intervention, provide a caring environment where our disadvantaged and vulnerable people can develop their capabilities with dignity.

With the above vision and mission, Vatsalya implements the following programs:

1. Vatsalya Udayan; Vatsalya's residential care program for orphaned & abandoned children

2. Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan; Vatsalya’s school for children 3. MAST-Upaarjan; Vatsalya's livelihood program for poor youth and

marginalized women

4. Samvedna; Vatsalya's health and education program for street children

5. Kavach and TI: Vatsalya’s HIV & AIDS awareness and control program for truck drivers and CSWs

Vatsalya Udayan Our residential child care program for orphaned and abandoned children completed 10 years this year. At Vatsalya Udayan, while our efforts are to provide children with a safe, healthy and enabling atmosphere, we also focus on their all-round personality development. At the time we find and pick up children from the streets, they have a very hostile and negative attitude towards society. They also tend to believe that they are victims of an evil destiny and have no future in the adult world that has been abusive towards them. We invest in changing this mindset, as having a positive attitude is an essential prerequisite to moving towards a successful and happy future. We use various methods to help them transform themselves into positive-thinking, forward-looking, happy young individuals. Our intensive focus is on Yoga, Art Therapy, Animal Assisted Psycho-therapy, Sports, exposure to Literature and Science, the development of different livelihood and life skills. In Yoga, we focus on self-restraint, life-regulating moral rules and observances, fixing the mind on the Supreme and absorption of self. In Art Therapy, we use Music, Dance, Creative Art-work and Story-telling. In Animal-Assisted Psycho-therapy, we have used horses, dogs, cows and rabbits. Massage Therapy is a combination of Acupressure and Reiki. Counselling is primarily based on listening and is absolutely devoid of preaching and arguing. Sports are played and promoted generously while the development of skills helps children discover their true talents. The international volunteer program is one of the most important aspects of our residential care program wherein volunteers from all over the world come and contribute in many extraordinary ways to the transformation that happens in the lives of children we serve. They bring not only a great positive energy but also add a multicultural richness to raising our children. At Vatsalya Udayan, our basic focus is on making children happy, as once they are in that state, what is desirable becomes inevitable. Through interventions based on emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and professional development, Vatsalya staff work to create a safe, nurturing environment for children in need who would not otherwise have access to opportunities that would better their lives.

Statistics: Vatsalya Udayan is our first and major intervention that is running in its 11th year now. Our residential campus has seen a large number of children who were lost, runaway or abandoned by their families and a good number of them now have been reunited with their families and are reintegrated back in to society and are living a normal healthy life. Through Vatsalya Udayan, we have rehabilitated, repatriated and supported in different ways 565 children so far. This year, we had 21 new children sent to us by various child welfare agencies, 17 out of whom were reclaimed by their families. Many of these children were captured under the anti begging law of the state and their parents reclaimed them back with a promise to not send them for begging again. Remaining 4 are AIDS orphans and would continue to live under the care and protection of Vatsalya till they

are 18. Currently 48 children are living at Vatsalya Udayan. In the following page, you can see some of the images of from life at Vatsalya Udayan…

Life is celebrated with joy and fervour at Vatsalya! Children are taught to respect tradition and yet be modern in their thinking. Vatsalya Udayan is a place that protects the vulnerable and nurtures talent, aspirations and values. The children who leave at 18 are in a position to not

Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Recognising the need and value of a proper need-based education for the children it serves, Vatsalya started its own school in 2011. It is meant to cover the children who live on its premises as well as for those living in surrounding villages. The school was built with financial support from friends all over the world who donated for constructing a proper school building, the drinking water facility and transport for the school. Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan is recognised by the state education department and had 88 children in the first year. In the year 2012-13 we endeavour to double this figure and also invest in improving the quality of education given to children. We do not believe in simply making them literate or able to read, write and count, we aim to identify their inherent potential and develop them in such a way that they become self sustained empowered individuals. Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan has two other major objectives:

Value buildingWe work hard towards making children aware, and making them understand and internalise values that truly enrich life: perseverance, compassion, service, honesty and respect for all living beings. Vatsalya invests in nurturing young minds that are full of creative thoughts and their little hearts full of love and innocence. We simply tap their potentials and let them blossom into happy positive dignified individuals. When they grow up, they will only spread these virtues and multiply them quite spontaneously.

Skill buildingWe encourage children to focus on academics and related activities till they are 14 years old. We try different methods of teaching and learning so that even those with not much academic potentials can attain a certain level of mastery over the 3R’s. When they reach 14, a team of resource persons who have worked closely with them prepares a livelihood education plan for the child and the next 4 years are focused on developing those skills. Our challenge and goal is that by the time the children are 18, they should have basic education (preferably a 10th grade certificate), a full time job with an extra back up livelihood skill and the ability to live on their own with dignity and independence. We have achieved significant success in this effort and almost all our children who graduated from Vatsalya are working successfully in IT, the hotel, textile, handicraft and jewellery industries. A few of them are preparing for the Rajasthan Administrative Services, the police and armed force personnel and banking services.

Statistics: The school has 88 children in the 2012-13 session and we endeavour to have 150 children in the 2013-14 session. We try to maintain a ratio of one teacher per 20 students. Since vocational training of 14+ children is an integral part of our education, we also need to have a trainer

per 20 children which is a major challenge for us as it significantly increases the per child cost. We are debating as to what should be the vision and mission of Vatsalya Shikha Niketan, where do we wish to be in next 5-10 years? We would be very happy to hear from you regarding this subject...:)

MAST Upaarjan

The foundation stone for Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan was laid by our youngest student Zia in April 2011 and we had the pleasure of having over 25 volunteers from Australia, France, Scotland, Spain and USA for its opening ceremony. The children are given very personal attention and we use audio- visual aids to make it an impactful and interesting learning experience for the children. Saturdays are fixed for teaching through skype and Arjun and Aditi from California, USA have been holding regular teaching sessions with our children in

Under the title of “Upaarjan”, Vatsalya started the American India Foundation (AIF) funded Market-Aligned Skills Training (MAST) program in Rajasthan. Upaarjan is our livelihood program aimed at empowering the young adults belonging to poor and marginalized communities. The MAST program works mainly with high school dropouts aged 18-40 years and equips them with skills and confidence to access entry-level jobs in high-growth service industries, while matching the needs of the local economy. To meet market needs as well as potentials of prospective trainee candidates, Vatsalya has a fully-operational bakery, four well-equipped tailoring units with handicraft sections specialising in Katha work, a jewellery unit specialising in Patwa jewellery, a fully operated “Take Away” food centre , five computer training centres, a carpentry unit, a dairy-farming unit and a vehicle repair unit. Our agriculture wing is being strengthened gradually and is equipped with modern and traditional farming equipment. Although MAST in general is aimed to cover the urban population of young adults, Vatsalya has extended itself to rural areas as well.

Upaarjan has also especially reached out to the women in rural areas and women of the Muslim community who for cultural reasons cannot take employment outside or far from their homes. Under the Upaarjan interventions, Vatsalya has not only placed a large number of trained young people, including boys and girls in various full time jobs with industry, but has also found home-based employment for women by establishing a production house of its own. Over 70 women are working from home as part of the program and earning an average income of Rs. 2500 per month by making home products and jewellery.

All the trainees who complete 3 months’ MAST training get a job offering in their hands by the time they finish the training. Over 65% join the industry workforce within Jaipur, about 25% start their own work (self employed) and remaining join higher training and/or education. MAST trainees have been placed with organizations such as ABN-AMRO Bank, Bosch, ICICI group, the Income Tax Office, Torrent Power, Subhiksha, Gallops Shopping Mall, Godrej Smart Care, McDonalds, Le Meridien, Café Coffee day, etc.

Statistics: Vatsalya has trained a total number of 4026 young adults from October 2009 to November 2012 and out of them, 3512 have been placed in full time jobs. In the current year, the female participants exceed the male trainees-402 females/200 males. This is a very significant sign of development both in social and economic context - a large percentage of these women belong to the Muslim community and come from rural areas. Traditionally, these women have remained indoors and have not been allowed or encouraged to explore their potentials outside of the four walls of their homes. They have not only chosen to do so now but are also determined to make a difference in larger economic scenario by starting a production house of their own. 67 women are already working as a regular

workforce of this production house and the number is going to increase THREE times in 2013!

Upaarjan is touching the lives of marginalised youth and women in a very significant manner. From a completely dull and aimless life style, thousands of young people now have entered a phase of exiting opportunities and are working with high aspirations towards high goals. Shaheena Baig; a young Muslim girl has emerged as a role model for many others; she is not only placed in a very good position herself but is now helping others find a suitable

Samvedna

Samvedna is our health and education program for the Street Children of Jaipur. This is a mobile van, equipped with staff and other resources, that holds camps regularly in the slums of Jaipur. Almost 90% of the Street Children that are seen selling newspapers, incense sticks, etc., on the streets of Jaipur, come from these slums. Most often the basic health and education facilities are inaccessible to the children living in slums in India. The problem lies with the scarcity of resources as well as with the attitude of the parents and guardians of these children. Their parents are often either ignorant or indifferent towards the value of a good education and good health for their children. Having spent their own life in drudgery and poverty, they cannot imagine a different and better life for their children. Vatsalya attempts to reach out to these communities and change their mindset. It holds regular Health and Education Camps in different slum localities in Jaipur wherein hundreds of children are contacted and encouraged to pursue a disciplined life that includes going to school, maintaining a healthy daily routine and looking forward to a future full of opportunities. Vatsalya does it by organizing health camps, networking with institutions that provide education, vocational trainings, health and medical services, etc. Vatsalya’s effort is not to duplicate the resources and services that already exist but to bridge the gap between the services and beneficiaries. Thus while our efforts are to direct and encourage them to use the existing resources, we need to invest in the process. Generally a Health and Education Camp for children includes the following activities:

Checking the health and hygiene levels of children Giving them a bath, cutting nails, treating hair for lice Medical and Health Check up including providing basic medicines and

referrals Non-formal education session including a quiz, recitation, math, etc Art and Craft activities including drawing, painting, paper craft, etc Sports and recreation such as a Tug of War, Rope Skipping, Singing and

Dance Inspirational activities such as sharing life stories of high achievers, great

leaders of the world, showing films about them, talking about personal dreams and aspirations, and the ways and means to achieve high goals in life

Theme-based talks by experts on topics such as Gender Issues, Women’s Rights, Children Rights, Health Rights and Right to Education and so on.

At the end of the camp, the Winner and good performers are given prizes. Besides the children, parents and youth are also contacted with the objective of generating awareness and encouraging them to get involved with building of their own future and that of their children. Statistics: We cover approximately 250 children every month through these camps. Thus in 12 years, we have covered about 21600 street children living in slums of Jaipur.

A health and education camp is a very exciting and meaningful activity. It appears small in its magnitude and coverage but it is aimed at changing the mindset of those living in slums which is the long term goal of this activity. The intervention does introduce them to a world of possibilities of living with dignity, health and hygiene and making informed choices to work towards a better future for themselves and their children.

HIV and AIDS interventions for truck drivers and CSWs

As soon as it was identified that India with 2.5 million people suffering from HIV infection in 2007 is the second highest afflicted country in the world, the new strategy to curb the infection came into being with NGO and government collaborated model to prevent the spread of HIV. At the end of three years, with very determined efforts, by 2010 the infection was not only contained but also reduced to 2.2 million. This was made possible through the rigorous work carried out by NGOs and government jointly and Vatsalya was part of it by serving the bridge population of long distance truckers and source population of female sex workers on the highways of Jaipur, Shahpura and Ajmer. In last one year our outreach team educated 65,000 of the target population with 20,000 of them reporting in our clinics for their free treatment in addition 2,000 have undergone HIV testing in Integrated testing and counseling centers. The innovation to empower the marginalized women, done by Vatsalya has been highly appreciated by UNFPA and department of medical and health, government of Rajasthan. Our CEO has been invited to be part of the state academic Committee for HIV/AIDS and one of the member of the community empowered by Vatsalya from the Targeted Intervention of Ajmer serves on the national board of FSW constituted under the aegis of the National AIDS Control Organization, Government of India. Vatsalya’s sites are selected as best practices sites by the State Training Resource Center and visited by the World Bank, DFID, UNFPA, NACO, UNAIDS and numerous other recognized bodies as demonstration sites. Vatsalya is currently working 800 FSWs out of which 50 are taken for special economic empowerment program by Aanchal Project, U.S.A. & Anoothi India.

Urban RCH: Vatsalya’s Primary Health Care intervention for women and children

One of another major partnership with department of health, Government of Rajasthan for maternal and child health services is capacity building of Village health and Sanitation Committee members continuously for two years. Vatsalya is also opening Urban Reproductive and Child Health center in Jaipur to cater for the population of 55,000 in one of the urban wards, ward Madrampura, Sanganer. However, to deal with delay in decision making in the government is very challenging task.

Vatsalya’s initiative: Even though it is not included in many of the projects, Vatsalya makes special efforts to add the perspective of economic empowerment in its interventions. Thus, while the the HIV and AIDS project focus on providing medical and health support, Vatsalya has worked intensively to provide alternatives

Sustenance 2012

S.No. Funders and their chosen projects

Fund received

(in Rupees)Percent

1American India Foundation (MAST): Vatsalya livelihood program for young adults from marginalized communities

4,255,250 25.26

2Benaras School Fund Foundation, The Netherlands-Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

204,263 1.21

3General Donations( local and international): Vatsalya Udayan, Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan and Samvedna

1,812,157 10.76

4 Friends of Vatsalya, Scotland : Vatsalya Udayan 947,45

2 5.62

That was a brief outline of our activities in the year 2012 and before! If you wish to read details of any of the programs and activities, please visit our website or write to us- We welcome suggestions and keenly look forward to feedback and constructive ideas..:)

Below is a status of our financial position in the year 2012. For a more proper and complete version, please visit our website where we put up the latest audited statements. In India the financial year is from April to March but for the convenience of our international donors and partners where the financial cycle is January to December, below is the (unaudited) status of sustenance in 2012. We feel it very important to gratefully acknowledge them in an important document such as Annual Report of the organization as without their trust, affection, support and most importantly the personal involvement and guidance; we would not be where we

Vatsalya has been working with this high risk population (truck drivers and CSWs) to better their life style and provide them much needed care as well as alternative livelihood options. While TCIF and NACO are our partners in helping them with HIV AIDS prevention and care, Anchal Project, USA (www.anchalproject.org) has been our cherished and long time collaborator in providing the CSWs a decent livelihood alternative. This year, the number of

5 Friends of Vatsalya, Sidney , Australia: Samvedna 34,12

5 0.206

Give2Asia: Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan 774,31

3 4.60

7Volunteers‘ Contributions: Vatsalya Udayan

721,728

4.28

9MSFF : Vatsalya livelihood program for young adults from marginalized communities

279,570 1.66

10Namaste India Children’s Fund, USA *: Vatsalya Udayan and Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

2,797,937 16.61

11SAGA Charitable Trust, UK : Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

1,334,216

7.92

12Students’ Contribution: Vatsalya livelihood program for young adults from marginalized communities

313,200 1.86

13RSACS : HIV &AIDS interventions for truck drivers and Female Sex Workers

2,529,403 15.01

14TCIF : HIV & AIDS interventions for truck drivers

29,311

0.17

15Larsen & Toubro : Vatsalya livelihood program for young adults from marginalized communities

20,000 0.12

16Jeevan Kiran Clinic : HIV & AIDS interventions for truck drivers

607,946 3.61

17Via Media: Awareness program for children about food fortification

185,000 1.10

  TOTAL 16,845,871 100* Details can be seen on NICF website

It has been a year, like many others, full of challenging need of deciding priorities. I want to share here with our partners and collaborators that we are consciously cutting down costs in many other areas so as to give a wholesome and quality education to the children of Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan. We all agree that education is the key to end the vicious cycles of all that is so undesirable in our society.

List of staff associated with Vatsalya during 2011-2012

Dr. Hitesh Gupta,CEO Hanuman Saini, Accountant Ram Singh, System Analyst

Aatma Ram ,Faculty Member CRS Jagdish Prasad Yadav, Teacher Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Ramavater , Helper

Abdul Kairm ,Saraffa Trainer Jahan Aara, Community Mobilizer Ramesh kumar, Office Assistant

Ajay, ORW Jai Ram, ORW Ramkishan Yadav, Consultant Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Alkesh sharma, ORW Jaimala Gupta , Director Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Ranjeet Singh, Office Assistant cum Driver

Amitabh Saini, Assistant Cook Jasmine, Health Educator Ranjeet singh Choudhary, Faculty Member Auto CAD

Archna Paras, Manager Production House

Kailash Chand , Center Manger Ravindra Kushwaha, Program Manager

Archna Sharma, Sr. Accountant Kanchan Soni , Placement Officer RC Jat, Sr. Program Manager

Arun Kumar Sahani, Counselor Karnika Datta , Faculty Member English & Personality Development

Rinky , Teacher Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Babulal Gurjar, Superintendent Kartikey Gupta, Mangement Trainee-Auto CAD

Sandhya Gupta , Sr. Consultant Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Bansi Yadav, Dairy & Agriculture Kusum, Counselor Satyam, Driver cum Security Guard

Bhanwari Devi, Dairy & Agriculture

Madhvi Kalbele, Faculty Member English & Personality Development

Shanti Rai, Care Taker

C.P. Hemani , Finance Manager Manju Kanwar, Care Taker Shikha Singh , Assistant-Program Director

Daulat Ram Yadav, Clerk Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Mohan Prakash Sharma, Teacher Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Shri Krishan Jangid, Teacher Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Deepak Bist, Head Cook Motilal, Office Assistant Shri Ram Yadav, Faculty Member ITES

Deepak Parihar, Center Manager Mukesh Gupta, Counselor Shubhra Sharma, Admin & P.R. Executive

Deepanshu Sharma, Facutly Mamer ITES

Mukesh Meena, Project Coordinator

Sita Ram Meena, ORW

Dr. P. C. Sharma, Doctor Mukul Sharma, Accountant

Subash Bhal, Health Educator

Dr. Rajesh Gupta, Doctor Mustkeem, Accountant Sultana Begam , Health Educator

Dr. Y.K. Rajvanshi, Doctor Narander Bunker, Physical Training Instructor

Sumitra Maheswari, Faculty Member Tailoring

DR.Mohit Mathur, Doctor Nirmala Ahuja, Project Manager Sunil Pareek , Accountant Dr.V.K. Kaushik, Doctor Noorjahan, Saraffa Trainer Sunita Pathak, Faculty

Member Tailoring Dungardas Swami , Tailor Master Omprakash Joshi, Saraffa Trainer Sushama Sharma,

Principal: Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Ganpat Lal Saini, ORW Padma Sharma, Teacher Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Vinod Kumar, Financial Literacy Program Coordinator

Garima , Trainee Livelihood Innovation

Pankaj Naruka , Center Manger Vishnu Haldunia , Faculty Member ITES & Tally

Geeta Verma, Trainee Livelihood Innovation

Pinky Verma, Joh Help Desk Associates

Yogesh Kumar Sharma , Teacher Vatsalya Shiksha Niketan

Ghanshyam Sharma , Driver Poornima, Care TakerGita Swami, Assistant-Production House

Pushpa Devi, Helper

Gulam Ali, Center Manager Rajendra Sharma , Project Coordinator

Guru Dayal Jangid , Carpenter Rajkanwar , Tailoring Faculty Member

A glimpse of Vatsalya’s other resources, systems and plans!

Governing Board

Dr. Saroj Acharya, President Dr. Hitesh Gupta, Vice President Jaimala Gupta, Trustee Secretary Vignesh Manjeshwar, Treasurer Megha Bhatnagar Ravinder KushwahaK B Runta

Vatsalya Advisory Council

Anita Oriley, England, UKBrenda Cunningham, Scotland, UKCaroline Poiner, AustraliaConny M van Staalen, The NeatherlandsCourtney Woodrow, USADaisy Poiner, Australia Delta Donohue, USAHitesh Gupta, IndiaJaimala Gupta, IndiaKane Ryan, CanadaMaureen Anderson, Scotland U.K.Megha Bhatnagar, IndiaPatricia Lettle, Ireland Sarah Davison Tracey,

Auditors: Rajeev Kishore Agarwal and Associates

Legal Advisor: Rajendra Arora, Advocate –Rajasthan High Court

Some important certifications

Vatsalya Registration. : 172/Jai/1995-96, Date - 10th july-1995FCRA Registration Number: 125560145, Date – 15 Jan. 200380 G certificate Number- vk-vk-@tsihvkj&11@vk-v-¼r-,oe~ U;k- ½@232@2010&11@363] fnukad &03@06@2010TAN/PAN- AAATV2937P, Date - 10/7/199512 v uEcj & vk-vk-@T&J@/kkjk 12v¼v½@38@2001&02@946] fnukad &18@02@2002Fit Institution Certificate by department of Social Justice Our major staff welfare initiatives

Mediclaim; an insurance under which Vatsalya staff covered for medical aid up to Rs. 100,000 Accidental insurance that covers them all for accidental emergencies up to Rs. 200,000Education Fund for children of class IV category staffOur ambitions and aspirations for 2013Provident Fund, & Gratuity benefits for all staff members of Vatsalya

Acknowledgement: Photos By :Conrad Chavez, USAErin O’Brian, USA, Kane Ryan, Canada, Neil Brander, USA, Paul Gordon, USARosie Putnam, USATanay Upadhyay, BITS, Pilani, IndiaEditing By : Patricia Little

How can you partner with Vatsalya? Our friends on Vatsalya Advisory Council designed this poster last year. Please feel free to use it if you can, to spread awareness about Vatsalya’s need for assistance in a range of diverse fields as you can see here…