Working
with human being and trying to bring a reform
among them more so in terms of their thinking,
outlook and behavior is indeed a very complex
and difficult task. Therefore, it is natural that
we have to evolve and use different strategies
and techniques in order to achieve success in
the mission. As such HCHW has been very instrumental
in evolving a number of strategies from time to
time as per the need and requirements and few
of those are highlighted below.
Repatriation
HCHW has been very successful in counseling and
motivating and children to go back to their families
and thus get accepted by them. Repatriation involves
constant efforts of street educators who accompany
the child to their home wherever it may be in
India. It also involves persistent counseling,
motivation of street educator to both children
and parents.
Social
Developments
HCHW also initiated social development activities
in the conscious and continued process of socialization
of children on streets. The centers will organize
regular weekly meetings with the children in order
to create an opportunity where children can express
their feelings, problems, difficulties, suggestions,
recommendations and thereby actively participate
in all the development programmers.
It
celebrates all the international, national and
religious festivals in order to bring a sense
of belongingness among the children and there
by create a harmonious relationship among all
the children. The birthdays of children are celebrate
in the center. In case, if the child does not
remember his birthday then a particular date will
be attached for the celebration with such children.
Once in four months, picnics, outings, exposure
visits are organized in order to provide an opportunity
for children to see, enjoy and experience on par
with other normal children. It will also organize
social interaction programmes with other groups
of school children, schoolteachers, police personnel,
paramedical staff, general public, friends and
well wishes of HCHW in order to create an awareness
and bring about attitudinal change.
Promotion
of Self Help Groups
Promotion of SHG considered to be the first step
in order to work with people towards their development.
HCHW look at this work as a strategy towards attaining
the holistic development of people and area than
a mera savings and credit program. HCHW firmly
believes that Savings and Credit Management is
one of sub activities of SHG’s but not the
whole and sole of it.
Network
as Strategy
HCHW firmly believes that knowledge sharing is
knowledge gaining. Further, it also feels that
networking with like minded NGO's will help in
strengthening its efforts and cause in a larger
scale. Hence, HCHW has used Networking of NGO's
as a means of exploring new ideas and initiative
with collective brainstorming.
HCHW
looks at coming together of NGO's and networking
as a strength for undertaking advocacy issues
in a larger policy context. This network will
address the rural – urban linkages to the
problem to the street children and work towards
arresting flow of children from rural areas to
urban cities. Child Rights and child labour will
be the other two major focus areas of this network.
HCHW believes that these issues are interlinked
to each other and needs to be addressed collectively.
Children’s
Carnival Serving for Mobilizing Local Resources
Children’s Carnival helped HCHW immensely
in promoting the cause of child development among
the social circles. Infact, it is totally managed
and conducted by the resources mobilized from
various institutions, industries, business establishments
and individual donors. Today Carnival serves as
a major fund raising activity of HCHW.
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