Bal Mitra Gram (Child Friendly Village)
Strategies of BMG
Empowerment of Marginalised Community
- Sensitisation of Community included parents/ employers/ school authorities/ district administration through different methodologies like rallies, demonstrations and awareness campaigns.
- Sensitize the groups members about problem of child labour and significance of children's education
- Group meetings with the elder, youth and women, children groups
Empowerment of Children
- Child Participation – Withdrawal of children from work and Sensitize the village panchayat and employers and pressure building from parents
- Mainstreaming into schools, Formation of BAL Panchayat to encourage child participation.
Social and Economic Development of the Community
- Institutional building through formation of ward and village networking committee at village and district level, youth groups, self-help groups.
- Economic empowerment of the marginalised community through formation of self help group and provide vocational training and capacity building of the youth and unemployed section of the community.
- Information Situational analysis and identification of causal factors behind their marginalised status and disseminate information on government schemes / policies and implementing authorities.
- Organize free health camps in the community bring awareness on environment and organise Sanitation and hygiene drive through community participation.
Strengthen the local Self-governance of the village
- Sensitisation of Elected Representatives – facilitating collaborative approach between Bal Panchayat and other village community groups to resolve village development issues
- Sensitize the panchayat about seriousness and sensitivity of the child labour issue. The committee members regularly meet village panchayat to resolve the constraints in official procedure. Cooperation with Elected Bal panchayat members and Village panchayat.
