Monday, March 28, 2011

ASTHA KIRAN NEWS ROOM 

Astha kiran has registered under FCRA (foreign contribution regulation Act,2010).
Nice thought-

August 2013 Activity 

14 August 2013 ,A NGO KHEL (Kids Holistic Education and Life-skills) organizeda sports mela at  La Martiniere Girls' College , Lucknow.They Invited our Astha kiran Children ,our children enjoyed the mela and won many prizes.

We are thanks to KHEl NGO for inviting us.

Related Pics-

Sonia Didi Interact with Lamart Children and Miss Agana Prasad Khel NGO coordinator.
Astha Kiran Children Take Pledge in sports mela.
Lets go!!
Ball hit game.
Football game
Kabbdi  Game
Astha kiran Children.
Winners with me(Sonia  Didi!)
Children Got certificate form KHEL
Girls return to home...


Date- 15/08/2013

Independence day celebrated in all centres .related pics uploded.

Independence day celebration 2013


Bhavishya Academy Children
Mr Mahendra Singh Hoisting the Flag! At Bhavishya Academy.
Lovely Children at Bhavishya Academy.
Independence day celebration at Gannapurva Centre 2013.
 
Hoisting Our Flag by our centre's teacher.
At Gannapura centre.
 
Jai Hind! Jai Hind! 2013

Ashish with chidren at gannapurva


 

Ashish At Bataha centre,expalined important of our national flag to our children.


  May Activity-

Our New School Bhavishya Academy's building completed .

Admission started in Our Bhavishya Academy (A school of underprivileged children)
We need Blesses to our well wishers and Friends..
This is an effort of Astha Kiran to give good education and atmosphere for those children who doesn't get the good school or even see!!

AN OUTLOOK OF THE SCHOOL.

Bhavishya Academy.

 

Activity done by April 2013.

Annual exam has been done in this month all children has prepared well and done hard work .

Child busy with doing exam paper.
Exam Time.
Annual Exam..

In 18 April 2013 We have celebrated our one of the volunteer ma'am Sudha Sinha's birthday in our school.

Children and ma'am in happy moment.


 
Sonia didi and Ma'am in birthday .
In 5 April We have celebrated birthday of our Volunteer ma'am Rama Sood...Best wishes to mam...

Rama M'am Cutting the cake.

 

 
Sonia Didi with Birthday Ma'am Rama Sood.

  Annual Result Day...

Gannapurav Centre Annual Result Day.
Student Receiving award by Rita Khanna Ma'am.

We have given prizes to those children who performed well in annual exams.Award given by our Spring dale college owner and Principal Mrs.Rita Khanna Ma'am.Children were so happy to received awards.

Student Receiving award by Rita Khanna Ma'am.
Group of winners with Ma'am.


Team with Principal Ma'am.
Winners


Activity done by March 2013

We Play Holi to our children with full joy,children were enjoyed a lots.

Related Photo.

 
Sonia Didi Played holi with children at Springdale Samajik Vidyalaya.


 

 

Activity done by February-

 

 

Free Clothes Distribution For Needy- 

Date 3-2-2013

 We have collected many old clothes by many kind donors and distributed these used clothes to the need people in our  Ringroad Basti Educational Centre...

We Thankful to all clothes donors for their contribution...

Related Pics-

Food Charity- 

Date  9-02-2013 

The Occasion of her Husband's Death Anniversary . Mrs.Sudha Sinha Donated Food Charity to our 58 needy children...
Thank You Ma'am for giving the tasty lunch for our sweet children.... 

Food Charity at Bataha Centre
Food Charity at Gannapurva Centre.

 

 

  School building project slap work..

Our formal school building constriction work going on....Slap work almost done...

Bhavishya School Slap Work..

 

 Sponsors School Visit..

Date- 20 feb 2013

  SponsoredChild School visit ..Today our two sponsors(Ishita Mishra,Mrs.Rama Sood) visited their sponsored child school Ekta Vidyalaya and try to know their sponsored child's progress....

Sponsors with their sponsored children Pooja,Deepika.

 Sponsors Feedback after visiting-

Hi Sonia Mam,
 

The visit was fruitful, I am glad to see the enthusiasm of Deepika. I hope she continues to improve and excel.
I appreciate the efforts done by you and Sir.
Let me know in case i can be of any help to you.
 

Thanks & Regards,
Ishita Misra


Dear Mam,

I would like to appreciate the efforts you people are taking towards the society and the young India. I am happy to see the progress of my sponsor child. I hope she utilizes this opportunity well and makes her future bright.

Thanks,
Rama Sood.

 

January Activities. 

26 January Republic day celebrated with our children at our educational centres.

Related pics...

Jai Hind!!!

Date-30-January-2013

Mr.Sanjeev Sharma and Abhyudaya Pratap Singh From Pratham NGO came our centre and spent some time to our children and given some useful books to us.....

Related pics..

Mr.Abhyudaya pratap singh ,Sanjeev Sharma,Ashish,Sudha Ma.am,Sonia .


Febuary 2013 Activity..

3-2-2013 Free clothes ditribution at our ringroad basti.

 We have been collected bundles of old clothes by many donors in Lucknow.after collecting the clothes ,we have distributes in Ringroad Basti people. 

Related Pics..

Our Banner...
Ashish Take the charge..



Our MilesStone  -

Astha Kiran (Bhavishya Academy) A school for underprivileged children .....construction work has been started...We are so happy this is our Dream Project ...Thanks for all our well wishers...
Here the related pics-
 

Today (20-12-12) Sudha Sinha Ma'am's Family Meet with our children and donated sweaters to our children...

We heartily Thanks to all members of ma'am's family.

Releated Pics  

 

 



Today,14-12-2012, Mr VP Srivastava sir donated 21 sweaters to our Bataha and Gannapurva centre children.
We are  heartiest thank to him for their contribution...

Releated Pics
Mr.VP Srivastava Given sweated to our student.
Mr.VP Srivastava Given sweated to our student.
Group pic


 8-12-2012 ,Mrs Neeru donated fruits to our Bataha children.We thankful to Neeru ma'am for this charity..

Fruit Charity at Bataha centre.

 

Astha Kiran Launch New Website  Please visit...

 

www.asthakiran.org

 

 Children DAy Activity-

Today (10-11-12) at Moti Mahal Lawn our 7 children participated an art competition organised by Uttar Pradesh Council of Child Wefare...

Children Drawing at competition at Moti Mahal.
Children Drawing at competition at Moti Mahal.

 Bal Mela 2012 organised by Spring dale college at school.

Hoopla stall
Children at Bal Mela.

  Diya and Lamp Stall at springdale college in Bal Mela 2012-

Lamp Stall with children.
Children Made beautiful lamps and diyas for this diwali.
Children Made beautiful lamps and diyas for this diwali.

Present Activity at our educational Centres

Now a days festival season is going very soon Diwali is coming so our children are making lamp for the Diwali Mrs.Rama sood our volunteer she is teaching how to make lamp in our children.some ways she is providing free material for making lamp to our children.we thank to her for this support.

Here i am uploading related pic.

Rama Ma'am at Bataha centre.

Children learning lamp with mam
Preeti Class K.G student of Bataha Centre happy to learn lamp.
At bataha centre
At Springdale Samajik Visyalaya.
Shakshi class 1 Student of springdale samajik vidyala preparing lamp.


This 6/10/12 our children performed a poem in CMS Radio 90.4 ,Thank CMS RAdio for giving opportunity to our children in Radio.

Here some pics of the program.

 

Group pic at Cms Radio recording room
Our Children with Sonia Didi at recording room.
 
Uzma Class 1 Student of Astha Kiran recited poem Chidya Rani Chidya Rani on the Cms Radio.
 

 

 

19-September-2012 ,we have celebrated International Peace Day with our children.here some pics of the celebration.

With group.
International Peace Day
International Peace Day
International Peace Day
On 18-september Mrs.Sudha Sinha Sponsored food charity on occasion of her Grand daughter's birthday,at our Bataha Centre.She also donated pedestal fan to this centre.We heartiest thank to Ma'am for this gifts to our needy children.

 

 

Date-8/September/2012

Astha Kiran Children Celebrated International Literacy Day with SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd  At Our Bataha Educational Centre.

SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd On the occasion of International Literacy Day distributed stationary, Almirah and cookies to some less privileged children in our one of the educational centre BATAHA Samajik Vidyalaya ,at Bataha village ,Near Vikas Nagar Lucknow.
Here we upload some photos of the program.  
 
Sbi group with our children.
Sbi Donated Almirah at our Bataha Educational Centre.
Given gifts to our children.

Happy Faces with gifts.

Sbi Team with Sonia.

Today's Activity
Date-31-August-2012
Support A Child's Meeeting in Indira Nagar.

Objective of this meeting.

This meeting  objective is to check child monthly progress in all schools where they are studying and also try to know their problem in studying and giving counselling for how they make their studies more better .  there are 28 children attended in this meeting.

 Points we advice to the children in the meeting.

1-How do they study in their home.
2-How do they learn their lessons and hom work.
3-Always keep their school dress clean.
4-Go to school regularly. (Attendance must be important for every students)
5-Always punctual  in every activity.
6-If do they face any problem,do intimate us.

7-"Try And Fail, But Don't Fail To Try"We explain the meaning of this message and said to the child that they implement this  in their life.


Children's Problem-

Many of children need  tutor for their school home work,because they don't have any educated person in their home even their near by locality,so they are facing problem when they do their home work.Mainly they need tutor for English,Maths,Science.


Organization steps towards their problem- 

Presently Astha kiran has been  providing tuition class for The Avadh school children since July 2012.there are 12 children are being benefited for this programmed.we have only one teacher who are giving tuition class to our Avadh school students.now many of students need class so we will have to need more good teachers for tuition.so here we are finding more people and volunteers for the tuition class or we will find funds for tuition class that we can appoint more teachers on salary based.


Conclusion 

Meeting was done successfully.every student understood well and they promised us that they can do their best,and always keep these points in their mind.

Here we are grateful to all sponsors and our well wishers for supporting our work and these underprivileged children.

Thank you


Here we are uploading pics of the meeting.
children are listened the lecture by didi.

Can u believe that they come from slum area.their faces are showing they can beat anyone ,nothing impossible if u have faith in your work!! keep it up children ASTHA KIRAN will care u always...
Sonia Didi with support a child children at the meeting.
Sonia didi and Ashish Bhaiya with children at the SAC meeting.


Today 15-august-2012 our children celebrated  65th independence day.

At springdale 
Group pic

Stage performance our samajik vidyalaya children at springdale.

At Gannapurva centre 
Senior citizen group Kalayan Apartment spent some time with our children in this Independence at our Gannapurva centre.
Sonia talking with children.
At Bataha Centre
children with sonia

Performer our student pooja
Group pic

Date-9/july/2012 Our all centres new session have been started. 

Today final results were announced in our two centres ,Springdale samajik vidyalaya and Gannapurva centre. 

At Springdale centre
At springdale centre

At Springdale centre
At Gannapurva Centre


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Date-26-04-2012
 Today our child's sponsor  came to our centre and visited her sponsored child Roshini ,here some comment by our sponsor....
 My adopted daughter Roshni Pandey from Astha Kiran family. Thanks to Sonia Singh for giving me a chance to nurture an under privileged child.

Sponsor with her sponsored child.




24-April-2012- Today annual exam has been started in our all centres...

February-
16-feb-2012 and 17-feb-2012 ,Astha kiran held A Two days Health awareness program,in their two centres at Batha village and Gannapurva village. in the program we have told about health ,Diet,nutrient etc..here we are uploding some pics..
Gannapurva centre
Batha centre
Bataha centre
Batha centre

Date-4-02-2012
IN this day we went to zoo with our 124 students in all centres.Bus service sponsored by springdale School, school provided us two school buses free. 40 zoo tickets sponsored by Senior citizens of Kalayan Apartment Indira nagar.In the zoo we have organised a small Art competition,Art Competition theme was Zoo .children had to drawn a zoo's secne ,among 25 children were participated in this art competition..after the competiton mrs.Razdaan maam, Mrs.Sudha sinha maam and sonia didi selected three winners among all the participants.here we are uploding some pics of that trip...
We heartily Thank to springdale college ,Kalayan Apartment senior citizens and our Volunteers maam and staff who support and sponsored this picnic trip....
Art competition organised by Astha kiran.

Children in the entry gate..
Art competition children .
Children while drawing

Children with trophy
Maam's Selecting the best ones.

Trophy Distribution.
Winners
winners with Ashish Bhaiya
children in the Zoo train
Group pic.


January Activity-
26 January the republic day we have celebrated with our children at Gannapurva,Bataha and springdale samajik vidyalaya centres.In Gannapura centre some IIM Lucknow students came in this day and distributed stationery meterials for 40 students..we are thankful to them for their support.. here some pics we are uploded..

at springdale ..
IIm students (Amit and Gajendra)with our children at Gannapurva Centre.
Distributed stationery material..

Group pic (Left to right-Mrs sunita's husband,muskan,Sonia singh,Mrs Sunita,Amit,Gajendra)
At Bataha centre..
Children performed a dance.
Cute children (performer)


December-
 



Senior citizens of Kalayan Apartment supported Teacher honorium of one of our centre Gannapurva .
We are really thanks for all the members of kalayan apartment...

November Activity-
Date-21-november-2011
Mr.Vishwanath Prasad has donated 35 sweaters to our children. At Astha Kiran Ganna purva centre, on occassion of his wife's  death  anniversary .


Astha Kiran Thank to Mr.Vishwanath Prasad and their friends for their kind clothes.

Mr.Vishwanath Prasad given sweater to our children.

Mr.Vishwanath Prasad's friend.

Group pic.

Date-18-november-2011

Today ( 18.11.2011) Mrs. Vidya suresh contributed  food charity ( puri, sabji, sweets and fruits ) to 20  slum children of Astha Kiran ring road centre, on occassion of her father Shri. Gangadharan menon 's  first  death  anniversary .
Astha Kiran Thank to Vidya ma'am for their kind food for the needy children.
Mrs.Vidya Suresh given lunch packet for children of astha kiran centre (Ring road).

Mrs.Vidya Suresh given sweets for children of Astha kiran centre (Ring road).

Mrs.Vidya Suresh given an apples for children of astha kiran centre (Ring road).
A group pic of food donor Mrs.vidya and her friend Mrs,Manisha..


Date-14-nov-2011
A Children's day celebrated with children.
In this occasion springdale organised a Fate (Bal Mela), in this mela  teachers hosted the different stalls for the children.

Hoopla Game at Bal Mela
Puppet Show at Bal Mela
Puppet Show at Bal Mela

Teacher's of Samajik Vidayalaya with Childern

Childern at Bal Mela

Ma'am given Puppet Show Ticket to the Formal Childern of Spring Dale School

Hoopla Stall

Date-5-nov-2011
Children made smiley mask 
Today Class 1 made a smiley masks, shinha maam taught to the children ,how to make this. 
Sinha ma'am with children.


OCTOBER 2011- 
Astha Kiran Celebrating Diwali With their Children ..
children burning candle lights together..
Sonia didi with their students..
On stage Formal children and samajik vidyalaya children burning candle together at springdale.

children making diwali greeting cards.
Bataha center student  made a candle lamp ..
Diwali celebrating
Diwali celebrating.
Diwali celebrating
Diwali celebrating.

Diwali Celebrating.

18-october-2011
Give Dil Se an organization given lunch packets to our 15 students of Bataha centre.
Children at bataha center with lunch packet.
student of Bataha center with lunch packet.


17-october-2011
Today Give Dil Se an organization given lunch packets to our 15 students of Gannapurva centre. 
Astha kiran Thank to Give dil se for their  lunch packets.
Our Gannapurva Centre children with lunch packets.
Lunch time

Date-8-10-2011
Parent Teacher's meeting held at Springdale College on 8 october 2011.
Time-10am to 11am
Today the parent teachers meeting was organised at spring dale college.In this meeting children examination copies were shown to parents as well as the progress of children were told to their parents.most of parents are satisfied our teaching method and happy to see their children progress.
Parent teachers meeting.

Parent teachers meeting.
Parent teachers meeting.
Parent teachers meeting.
Parent teachers meeting.
Parent teachers meeting.

Hindustan Times Published An Article Of Our Work. 
Date 1-october-2011.
 

LATEST ACTIVITY DONE BY ASTHA KIRAN SEPTEMBER 2011
DATED-13-09-2011, The teacher's traning held by "Asthakiran" in the premises of springdale.
Duration of meeting-9 am to 2 pm
Attendence-10 /11
Traning Head-Mrs.Razdan (30 years Teaching experience,Retd.Principal Spring dale)

Objective of teacher's Traning- In this traning we have tried to develop teaching skills to our new teachers as well as old ones.that how can they teach Poems with expression,Stories,Activity classes in simple and friendly manner.we also taught our teacher that they will be followed syllabus according to the time line.after telling this every teacher gave one or two presentation .End of meeting Every body gave some written comments. 
                                                                                           
Teachers Traning.
Chart Presentation by New teacher and Sonia.
A Presentation by sonia.

A Presentation by sonia
 A Presentation by Miss Ranjana.
Mrs.Razdan Taught Teaching skill.
A Presentation By Mrs.Sunita (Gannapurva Centre Teacher)
A Presentation By Mrs.Manju Singh (Teacher Of Batha Centre).

                                                                                                                          
Dated 14-september 2011 Mrs.Sudha Sinha given One day snacks (Puri Sabzi) to our Gannapurva Centre.
Maam Given Snacks to our children.

Our Batha centre Children .
Our Group Visited Batha Centre.


LATEST ACTIVITY DONE BY ASTHA KIRAN  MAY TO AUGUST 2011

Activity done 5 September (Teacher's day)

In Spring dale college our Samajik vidyalaya students performed a dance performance at stage everybody praised the performance of our  children,Respected Principal ma'am also praised all performer and blessed all studens have a great future.
Stage performance at spring dale college (teacher's day)
 
Performer with Their Teachers.




 
Our Performer students.
Our performer children with their Trainees, Student of Spring dale college.
After the performance all teacher and staff ,volunteers of Astha Kiran went to a hotel for Taking lunch.In the Hotel all teacher ,voluteers,Staff,shared his/her Ideas,and  Exprience since they get in this work.
In  the hotel left to right Mrs Rama sood,MrsSudha sinha,Mrs Razdaan,Mrs.Sonia singh
All team



In the Evening State bank of India Women's club came to our center and donated two Old computers for our children and spent some time with their techers and children, after that Cake were cutted and some songs has sung some girls of talioring school.over all all were enjoyed so much.


Group pic SBI Women's club and Our Teachers.
teacher of talioring school cutted the cake
Celebrating time


At Gannapurva Center
In teacher's day were celebrated in this center,Teacher told to the children why teachers day celebrated ? after this A children movie (I am Kalam) were shown to all children.after watching the movie some poems ,filmi songs ,and sports activity done by all children.all children were so happy and enjoyed  joyfully.


Children watching movie.




ACTIVITY DONE IN THIS 64 INDEPENDENCE DAY.

15 AUGUST 2011


Today astha kiran celebrated independence day with children.In the springdale center some of samajik vidyalaya children performed A song (NAA MAIN HINDU, NAA MAIN MUSLIM,HUM BACCHE HINDUSTAN KAY) In the stage.After performed every body praised them..Respected springdale principal Mrs.Reeta Khanna told to the children importance of independence...and distributed cookies to every student of springdale samajik vidyalaya.

AT THE SPRINGDALE COLLEGE
children performed stage performance at springdale college


Distribute cookies to the children.


AT THE BATAHA VILLAGE.
In the bataha village center .children performed some poems,stories,sonia didi told to the children why we celebrated independence day?every children carefull listen this..after this cookies were distributed to every children of this center.
Performed desh bhakti geet.
Sonia Didi talks to the children
AT GANNAPURVA CENTRE.
Today's some visiters  came to our centre to visit.In the centre children of astha kiran performed poems, some songs.after performing uncles(visiter)talked to the children.and given  bags ,fruits,cookies and stationery material to the every children of this center.they have also tried to know which actully requirment and needs for this center..sonia didi told the actully requirment to this centre..after leaving they were so happy to see this noble work..they wish to success of astha kiran and sonia didi.

Mr.Vishwanath Prasad given school bags to astha kiran children.
Group pic of Visiters Left to right Mr.D.C.Gupta ,Mr.Mahavir Dabral,Mr.Vishwanath Prasad,Mrs Sonia singh Rest all Teachers.
MR.D.C.Gupta given A school bag to the children
Mr.Mahavir given bags to student.
A song Performed By Astha kiran Children.


Opening Astha Kiran Springdale  Talioring School  For Adolescence Girl .

Objective of this programme is to make these all girls Self-Reliant.

Number of Beneficiaries of this programme -18 Girls




In This Year 2011 Astha Kiran  Gave A School Dress To The  All Our Astha Kiran's Children.

(These All Dresses Expences Afforded By Springdale Collage,Indira Nagar Branch)

 We Are Kindly Thanks To Springdale Collage.Whose Sponsered  School Dresses To Our Smart Children . 


Now Our Children Come to School by Wearing Dress They Look So Smart.



Dated 8 Of August 2011 State Bank Of India Women"S Club Came To Our Center Astha Kiran Spring Dale Samajik Vidyalaya ,And There They Spent Some Time To Our Children And Donate 1 Almirah For Springdale And Some Stationery Material For Bataha Village Centre. 

And The Next Day An Article Was Published Regarding This In Various Reputed News Paper. 



Today at 12-8-2011 we are celebrated RAKSHA BANDHAN with our children in this festival we told them how important this festival is...  and why we celebrated this festival ..after telling this information every  (Girl)tied a band (Rakhi)to the boys ..they were so happy on that time they were so enjoying RAKASHA BANDAHAN at school.
A girl tied Rakhi (A Band) to the boy.

celebrated CHILDREN RAKASHA BANDHAN with their ASHISH Bhaiya.
Play group Children .

A RAKSHA BANDHAN DRAWING.
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                      Astha Kiran
    'HELPING STREET CHILDREN SHAPE THEIR FUTURE'  
                                         
                                                                 Our Luv kush Nagar Centre.
                    
                     
                                              Our students of spring dale samajik vidyalaya.

                                                        Our Ring Road centre.

                                                                                                


                                                    Our Spring dale samajik vidyalaya.

     Our Charbagh Railway station children.


                                            Sonia didi plays with children of Railway station.

            Celebrated her birthday with their children.

     How Innocent they are!!

                                                                     Little march by our children.

                                                   Our Support a child (Sac) project students(The Avadh school).

                                                                     Picnic trip
                                                    Summer Camp
 
    Summer camp beautician course.

             Take a pledge.
                                                          Play time.

                                                     Talioring school


                                        Children at Zoo

                                          Children Play with Ashish Bhaiya.
Sonia Didi with Iim Director Mr.Devi Sing ,Mr.Singer Sir,Spring Dale Principal Mrs. Sood Maam,Mrs.Reeta Khanna maam.
 Giving winter Cloths By Mrs.Sood Maam and Iim Directors.


               Yoga Class At Spring Dale college.


      Culture Programme Partcipated Samajik vidyalaya children at annual function of Spring dale  college.

    Astha Kiran children partcipated culture programme.



SOME POEMS WRITTEN BY ASTHA KIRAN CHILDREN.







REGISTRATION NO-   130/2004-05                    
80G /NO-   58-59/33507-08/682/81/
“EDUCATION IS A BIRTH RIGHT FOR EVERY CHILDREN”

ASTHA KIRAN.
Website-
www.asthakiran.org.in

Our Genesis-

Astha Kiran was established in the year 2004. It started as an effort by Ms. Sonia Singh, who some how could not accept the harsh reality that education is not accessible to each and every child. She took the initiative of imparting education to the children begging at Charbagh railway station, sweeping floors in trains, selling water in used bottles, rag-pickers etc living at and around Lucknow railway station, Charbagh. Later on, she extended her endeavour to the slum children from various places in Lucknow and also involved more and more people in her initiative. Many of these children are orphan.

This initiative took the shape of an organisation as Aastha Kiran Shaikshik Evam Samajik Vikas Sansthan which was registered under Society Registration Act, 1860 on 27 Apr, 2004. It is a non-governmental organisation whose core members include professionals, voluntary social workers and philanthropic people from all walks of life.
 
Our Objectives –Our main objective is to ensure that the necessity of education should reach each and every child. To achieve this it is endeavored to bring maximum underprivileged and destitute children within the folds of Bachcho ki Duniya and Shiksha Jyoti programme.
To bring awareness among the society through education so that they are aware of their rights and can contribute further to make their society better.
 
Our Mission –To reach out to the vulnerable and neglected street children and the children from poor and marginalized families and enable them to become self reliant, responsible, contributing citizens and complete human beings through providing them quality education.

A SUCCESS STORY–

Manoj, a child of about 12 years age, or rather, a man of about 12 years of age surviving on rag-picking and the sporadic sale of water filled in reused bottles at Charbagh railway station. No mother, no Father. Caught in the addiction of drugs. Seems destined for a life of a beggar or a rag-picker or a criminal or a life comparable to that of a dog!!! No. He was fortunate. Sonia Singh found him in the summer heat at platform number 7 when she had just started her mission of educating children at Charbagh railway station. Manoj was watching the whole education session from a distance. When Sonia saw him, she called him to join the others. Initially he was reluctant. But later on, sensing that other children were also from his profile, profession, locality and community, he gathered courage and politely asked that he also wish to join ‘the school’ and study like others. Thus, his education started in that rudimentary school. Slowly and slowly, he overpowered his liking for the drugs and within one year he was free from the addiction. Just because of his will power and for a slight change in his life’s direction. Within 2 years of ‘schooling’ he was able to read, write and had mastered addition and subtraction (though multiplication and division were still difficult for him). With a bit of education, came bigger dreams and increase in opportunities. He confessed his wish before Sonia Singh that he wants to get rid of this job of selling used water bottles and rag-picking. Sonia Singh, through Ashta Kiran, helped him to set up a tea-shop on a thela. At present he is earning ‘decently’ from his ‘chai ki dukan’ and still getting education in the centre of Ashta Kiran. Who knows, tomorrow, the education he is receiving today will bring bigger dreams in his eyes along with the willpower and strength, besides widening of opportunities, to achieve them.

The dreams in the eyes of several Manoj and there willpower and courage to follow them and achieve them are the real strength of Astha Kiran.

 
Our Locations –As of now we are working in 6 different locations in Lucknow
Providing non formal education to nearly 260 children through 6 innovative education centres at


Indiranagar – Spring dale School.
   
Astha Kiran Talioring School.

Vikas Nagar – Ring Road.

Batha Village.

Ganna purva.


Charbagh Railway station.


OUR PROJECT
Project Description
A-    SHIKSHA JOYTI ABHIYAN 
B-    SUPPORT A CHILD(SAC)

SHIKSHA JOYTI ABHIYAN

'Shiksha Jyoti Abhiyan' is a unique project undertaken by Astha Kiran, a social organisation of Lucknow. Astha Kiran was established in 2002 by Ms. Sonia Singh, who took the initiative of teaching slum children and involved more and more people in her initiative. It is a non-governmental organisation whose core members include professionals, lawyers, doctors, voluntary social workers and philanthropic people from all walks of life.

Astha Kiran believes that the potential of every child can bloom only through education, love and opportunities that we give them. The mission of 'Shiksha Jyoti Abhiyan' is to reach out to vulnerable and neglected street children, and enable them become self reliant and responsible citizens.
                                                                                                                                 


Non formal education

1. Poject type-             Non-Formal Education Centres.
2. Primary Focus-      Children from slums and street.
3. Secondary Focus-  Remedial education.
4. Area-                        Urban
5. Number of Children-         260
6. Student/Teacher Ratio-      25:1

Astha kiran non formal education provide education opportunity to 260 children and operate in the following area in Lucknow.

 B- SUPPORT A CHILD(SAC)


 Formal education

To encourage and  help slum children to attend  formal school,astha kiran lucknow selected children from its non formal education center on the basis of student merit ,interest, need and parent commitment.

“Astha Kiran”support A child (SAC) programme which has started since 2004 helps selected children by funding their school fees and other related expenses, as well as providing these student with after school tuition astha kiran and SAC started with 33 of the 124 children are in schools.In this year (2011-12) we have admitted 15 new students in various formal schools.

Since the lucknow slum where Astha kiran operate not yet regularized and recognized as slum by the government, the children and the parent living in these areas are under constant threat of eviction.The average family size is 8 to 10 members.the parents are rag pickers,domestic workers,hawkers or fruit vendors.None of them have regular and secure source of income and are forced to survive below the poverty line.most parents cannot afford to send their children to school. Although,Astha kiran working to get more children go to regular school,many of them are forced to drop out due to family or other reason.



Project type –Support a child(SAC)

1. Primary focus: children from slums.
2. Secondary focus: To go to formal school.
3. Other focus:Girls/boys
4. Area:Urban
5. Number of children: 124


Purpose/Goals

  • To provide basic education to first generation learners and remedial education to some children who are in formal schools.

Our Achievements –
Many of the parents who were not sending their children to our centres have now started sending their children to study.
There is a feeling of self-confidence among the children as well as their parents.
Now several parents have started bringing their own children to the centre for whom earlier teacher themselves has to go to fetch them from their home. Now parents have also started enquiring about the status of their child and how is she/he faring among other children. Earlier nobody was even ready to hear us but now they are coming with their problems to discuss with us.
   
Our Challenges –We are not able to manage the classes regularly at the Charbagh railway station centre as there are no teachers at present from the nearby locality and there is also lack of conveyance facility available with the organisation. Classes are being held there twice a week only.Please come forward to support this centre .

Propective Strategy-
Our prospective strategy is briefly enumerated below-
  1. 124 children have already been mainstreamed in private schools. Upon provision of age appropriate education to these children, we intend to mainstream all children in the formal schooling system.
  1. In addition to providing education to children working at railway station, we believe that the long term solution to enable these children become responsible citizens is to impart them skills that will generate income and ensure a dignified employment.
  1. Astha Kiran intends to have a residential home which of the name is ASHARA. Where the children, who presently live on the railway platforms, can be accommodated properly. Here all such efforts will be made to develop these children as self-dependent and responsible children.
  1. To establish a Vocational Training Center for Under Privileged Children and adolescence Girls especially for skills such as Computers and other modern vocations.
  1. To educate the backward classes.
  1. To educate the street children and working children.
  1. To admit the children in school.
  1. To joint the backward and disable people with.
  1. To aware the children about cleanliness, hygiene and health.
  1. To develop the clean and healthy environment.
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    Astha Kiran shaishik evam samajik vikas sansthan.  Address: B-2049,Indira nagar Lucknow    Mobile No- 09794632188   WEBSITE- http://www.asthakiran.org.in/ 
     
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