Model Developed by Loreto Day School Sealdah for working with Child Domestic Workers supported by Save The Children OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME Reach out to a minimum of 500 child.

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Transcript Model Developed by Loreto Day School Sealdah for working with Child Domestic Workers supported by Save The Children OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME Reach out to a minimum of 500 child.

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Model Developed
by

Loreto Day School
Sealdah
for
working with
Child Domestic Workers

supported
by
Save The Children


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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
Reach out to a minimum of 500 child domestic workers
educate, build skills and provide quality support to them.

Link 300 children less than 14 years into formal schools as per
the RTE Act.
Build capacities of 200 children of age group – 15-20 years
into vocational training courses for alternative livelihood who
are not able to join school.
Provide immediate rescue and repatriation to abused/
traumatized children in collaboration with the CWC and other
judiciary bodies , child line and police department.
Maintain proper MIS, Child Tracking for monitoring the
progress of the project on monthly basis


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Major Findings
Majority are females
Mainly between the age group 12-17 years
Drop outs of classes I- VI
Come from large families, illiterate
parents, poor , landless. The fathers
do not have a steady source of income
Some families have several children
below the age of 18 years who are
employed as child domestic workers


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STRATEGIES OF INTERVENTION
Survey and peer education

School students between the age group
of 10- 16 years conducted a second survey.
Areas Covered

Central Kolkata and North Kolkata

Total
Wards Covered

10

Child Domestic Workers identified

911

Child Domestic Workers reached out to

358
149


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Once children were identified Formation of Peer clubs in schools who
befriended and developed recreational
group work programmes with the child
domestic workers.

Informal sensitization of employers
Subsequent integration into the
Drop in centres. (They are contact
points for counseling medical support,
recreational activities and education to be
mainstreamed)


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Schools
Involvement
Total
Schools involved

112

Drop in centers opened in schools

10


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“ALMOST EVERY CHILD DOMESTIC WORKER HAS
UNDERGONE SOME FORM OF TRAUMA SUCH AS
NEGLECT, CRUELTY AND ILL TREATMENT IN VARYING
DEGREES”

Sarita Kumari


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