Children
Khushi Project
The Khushi Project is tri-partite Public–Private–People initiative reaching out to 3089 Anganwadis (Early Childhood Care Centres) in select blocks in South Rajasthan. Jatan Sansthan is one of the implementing partners of this project, working with 504 of the 3089 Anganwadis Centres in the areas of Railmagra, Rajsamand and Khamnor with support of Hindustan Zinc Private Limited and Ministry of Women & Child Development.
Project L.O.V.E. Learning Orbit for Village Excellence
This is a collaborative project between Kshamtalaya and Jatan Sansthan. Currently being implemented in rural parts of Kotra and Gogunda, it is envisioned to bring Educational and Social Equity by re-imagining and contributing to learning spaces-through supporting a fellowship programme.
Child Line
1098 – is a telephone helpline for children in distress. Jatan Sansthan runs two Child Line Centres one from its Rajsamand office and the other from Udaipur City Railway Station. This is a 24 X 7 service. The Constitution of India recognizes the children of India as citizens with rights. Children are vulnerable and this makes the protection of children and their rights an urgent imperative.
Apna Jatan Kendra
The Apna Jatan Centre is located within at an urban settlement, Neemach Kheda Basti in Udaipur city. The centre attracts over 60 children each day. It is a facility for children in the age of group of 2 – 14. Music, sports, field trips, dance and drama are part of the many activities. The centre is managed by three full time staff members – two teachers and an attendant. A nutritious breakfast is provided each morning.
Apna Jatan Kendra
The Apna Jatan Centre is a centre for children located within an urban low income settlement, Neemach Kheda Basti at Udaipur city. The centre attracts over 45 children each day. It is a facility for children in the age of group of 2 – 16.
Helping children with home work, reading art, craft, theatre activities, games and music and dance workshops are part of the many activities. The centre also has a terrace gardening programme. Apna Jatan Kendra is managed by three full time staff members – two teachers and an attendant. A nutritious breakfast is provided each morning for younger children.
Healthy Generation
The Healthy Generation Project is a flagship initiative of Jatan Sansthan, supported by Sattva and financially assisted by the Harish Beena Shah Foundation. The project is being implemented across 200 villages in the Kumbhalgarh block of Rajsamand district and the Pindwara block of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.
With an ambitious outreach, the project directly targets over 20,000 children, 20,000 women, 8,000 adolescent girls, and approximately 1,300 service providers including frontline workers, educators, and health personnel.
Pehla Kadam
The project supported by Echidna looks at Strengthening Systems for Early Learning Among Children. This project will scale up Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions to improve pre-school preparedness of children through strengthening the ICDS services ( Integrated Child
Development Services), over a two-year period. This project will be implemented in two blocks Amet and Devgarh of Rajsamand district, to provide equitable access to preschool education. The current proposal builds on and will integrate powerful levers for accelerating Education for All (EFA), rights of the child enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Sustainable Development Goals and will undertake policy advocacy at Block and district level.
Nandghar
The Nandghar Project is an initiative by the Anil Agarwal Foundation aimed at transforming Anganwadi Centers under the Department of Women and Child Development into child-friendly, community-driven hubs. This project is operational across 14 states in India and is being implemented by Jatan Sansthan in Rajasthan, covering 500 Nandghars across Jaipur, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Shahpura, Sarada, and Rajsamand districts.
Parents +
Parents+ is the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s (BvLF) initiative that combines early years focused coaching activities for parents and other caregivers. It seeks to engage with policymakers, civil society and other stakeholders to build structures that support all infants, young children and their caregivers.
The project is based on “Neighborhood Model” of Bvlf to recognize the prevalent ECD issues on basis of a Rapid Behavioral Assessment and identification of key motivators and barriers for change. The core approaches of the project are Evidence Building, Awareness and Mobilization for Parent Engagement, strengthening AWCs, Capacity building of key stakeholders and developing Supportive Eco-system through Behavior Change Communication. The approach addresses root structural and behavioral problems, namely the knowledge, attitude and practices of the key and influential actors in the ECD domain as necessary precursors to obtaining improved ECD outcomes.
Access to justice
India has numerous laws aimed at protecting children, and child protection is increasingly being recognized as a key component of social development. However, the lack of skilled human resources at the grassroots level and the insufficient quality of prevention and rehabilitation services pose significant challenges to the effective implementation of these laws. As a result, millions of children continue to face violence, abuse, and exploitation.
Violence against children is widespread and affects children across all socio-economic backgrounds in India. Both girls and boys are subjected to early marriage, domestic abuse, sexual violence, violence at home and in schools, trafficking, online abuse, child labor, and bullying. These various forms of violence and exploitation have long-lasting impacts on children’s lives.
Diganth
Project Diganth which is running under the aegis of Jatan Sansthan and Kshamtalaya Foundation.
The project Diganth supports to strengthen educational provision at two senior secondary schools in Mandwa and Jhed Panchayats, in Kotra block, Udaipur. This program aims at supporting students from senior secondary schools in the area and to continue and complete their secondary school studies and helps in developing their awareness of higher education streams and employment opportunities. This will enable young people to make informed decisions about future opportunities and will support socio-economic transformation in the area.
Gyanodaya Project
- Demonstrating centers of excellence in schools for holistic learning environment
- Creating a cadre of young development professionals who are the anchors of bringing the systemic shift
- Enabling leaders to enhance their existing practices around academic responsibilities/deliverables
- Sharing the knowledge and good practices generated in the Block at the district & state level