Chalantika Slum Children Development Project (CSCDP)
Location: Mirpur-6, Dhaka
Donor: ADRA Czech Republic, ADLER
Direct Beneficiaries: 85 Children
Total Beneficiaries: 170
Project Duration: 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2021
Total Budget: 83,804,569.00
NGO Bureau Approval Date: 03/05/2017
NGO Bureau Approval Reference No.: 03.09.0000.657.68.550.2017-128
Project Goal:
Improved life conditions of slum children in Dhaka city.
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Educational status of the slum children improved.
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Nutritional status and hygienic conditions of the slum children improved.
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Parents income increased.
Key Activities:
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Enrolment of children
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Education session for children
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Linkage with primary schools
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Communication with the local government education department, local NGO's
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Parents guardians meeting at the center
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Home Visits
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Study tour
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Nutritional meal for children
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Health care for children (check up and clinical support)
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Growth monitoring of children
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Health session for children
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Parents literacy session
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Problem-based workshop
Project Description:
Chalantika Slum Children Development Project (CSCDP) is working in Chalantika slum of Mirpur in Dhaka since 2013. Currently, the project is funded by ADRA Czech Republic and ADLER Czech. CSCDP have also got funding through the small local project of Czech Republic Development corporation of New Delhi in the previous years. CSCDP mainly supports the slum children who are more vulnerable, drop out of the school, working in the streets collecting recycles due to financial problem, children who wander around and are not going to schools. To address these children CSCDP started working in this area. Now, CSCDP has 85 children who are going to government primary school. Among them, 5 children have successfully completed the Primary School Certificate (PSC) and continuing education. 85 mothers of these 85 children are also involved with CSCDP.
The 85 targeted children who are coming to the CSCDP center are going to government primary school and receiving one nutritious meal from the project. This children's family are not capable to support all education material, uniform, and required items to them. CSCDP is providing all of these to them from the beginning of its intervention. The children in this area are mainly malnourished and do not get the nutritious meal. However, the project is providing one nutritious meal per day. Now, 90% of them are healthy. They also get the opportunity to get treatment from MBBS doctor through CSCDP. At the beginning of the project, children were of different ages and not going to school, after five years now all the children are attending school in different grades. The mothers of the children are also regularly coming to the literacy sessions. Through the sessions, they are now able to read, write and sign their name. They are also aware of the importance of child education and child rights. Mothers’ income has also increased who participated in tailoring training. Overall, they are now motivated to change their living conditions through CSCDP activities and motivation.
