Educational Support for poor school children:

Education is most vital key to ending extreme poverty. Free primary education is constitutionally mandated in India. This may be true in the narrow sense that public schools do not charge for tuition. But the real cost of schooling for parents turns out to be quite high. These “hidden” costs include notes, books, uniforms, exam fees, snacks, sports equipment etc., This hidden costs are the main reason for school dropouts.

SAWED identified 600 school going poor children from 34 villages of Theni and Dindigul District and helped them to continue their education by providing these hidden costs.

Creches for the Poor Children:

We are running Creches for the age group of 2-5 years in 5 deserving villages with 15-20 children in each center. Care and Education of these poor children is the major objective of this program.

Non Formal Education for Working/Street Children:

SAWED running Non Formal Education Centers for working/street children, by offering life skills with minimal theoretical base, in addition to orienting them on small savings, personal hygiene, health, and their legal rights.

School Enrollment Campaign:

SAWED Co-ordinates with local government to take up 100% enrollment of the children in schools. Cultural programme will be organized during the every academic year to the general public to create awareness about the importance of education and the problems of working/street children.

Child Right Campaign:

SAWED has joined the network Action on Women World Summit Foundation and had conducted number of child rights campaigns. Teachers, school students, college students and parents of working children are involved in this campaign and explore the various rights of the children.

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