Society for Mobilizing and Improving the Life Experiences of under-privileged Children & Women January 17, 2018

 A non-profit organization  Founded in November 2003  Key focus: Social sector—community development, livelihood, education & health  Key population target groups: Underprivileged children and women  Geographical area: Mainly Jaipur district, with plans for expansion in other areas in Rajasthan  The Founding Team  Mrs. Kamini Shukla (current CEO and Secretary)  Ms. Anita Bhanawat (Current Vice president)  Dr Manju Rani (current president)

 Two-pronged approach to reach out target population groups:  Direct work with target women, children and communities:  Supporting Government institutions for underprivileged women and children  Mobilizing communities in urban slums of Jaipur : Multipurpose Jai Ho Centers  Influencing policies and programs related to our key target groups by working with government and other relevant stakeholders.  Focus of direct work with target population  Need-based Vocational training  Psycho-social and emotional counseling aimed at holistic development.  Educational support to improve the academic prospects and literacy skills of children and women.  Health education and promotion to improve health literacy  Increasing Awareness on social issues.

Support to government-run institutions (Social Welfare Department, GOR) for women and children: Balika Grah, Mahila Sadan Kishore Grah Community-level work: 9 slums of Jaipur—Jai Ho Centers, Kishanpura (Bassi)—Afterschool center for girls

PART 1:

 Houses girls aged 6-18 years in 3 key categories: Girls abandoned as infants and do not get adopted (stay till 18 years) Girls rescued from streets (stay till 18 years) Girls brought under Juvenile Justice (JJ) law (temporary residents)  On average girls at a time.  SMILE’s main activities : Emotional and psycho-social Counseling, Educational support On-site vocational trainings, Short courses for overall engagement of children Rehabilitation including re-uniting with their families. SMILE Staff: one full-time counsellor two part-time trainers Funding: Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, and by individual donations

 Yasmin, a former resident of Balika Griha, now working in Mahavir Cancer Hospital

 Houses women aged 18 years or more Abandoned by their families for various reasons (including mental sickness), Violence-victims. Girls transferred from Balika Grah on attaining 18 years  Average women at a time.  SMILE activities ;- Counseling (including yoga) & other engagement activities to help women recover from emotional and mental trauma. On-site vocational trainings (Stitching, Embroidery, Beauty-culture, computer operation) Education (basic literacy skills)  SMILE Staff: One full-time counsellor Two part-time trainers  Funding: Department of Social Justice and Empowerment

 Home for destitute boys of age 6-18 years Children abandoned by parents as infants or at older age (stay till 18 years) Children brought under the JJ Act. (stay for short period)  On average children at a time  SMILE main activities are : Moral education & Counseling, On-site vocational training (Computer operation, Plumbing & Electrical, Mobile repairing & Caning) Facilitating in-school education.  SMILE Staff: One full-time counsellor One Part-time trainers  Funding: by donations received by SMILE

Part II

 Envisioned to be holistic community development centers  Identification of community needs (social, educational, & health)  Enabling community members to address their own needs  Self-sustaining in nature  Typical Community profile for establishing Jai-Ho Center:  Low-income households mainly employed in informal sector  Majority of population belongs to SC/ST & other Minority groups  Funded by donations received by SMILE  Staffing: 1-2 part-time multi-purpose staff

Worked hereAre working presently Gautam Nagar 2008 to 2010Bairwa Basti 2009 to till date Valmiki Basti 2010 to 2012Manoharpura Basti 2011 to 2012 Chardarwaza Basti 2011Ghat Gate 2011 to till date Bhatta Basti 2011Bairwa Basti Malviya Nagar till date Ramgarh Mod Khaniya Banda till date Meethi Kothi, Suraj Pole Eidgah till date Purani Basti Brahampuri till date Hajyawala,Sanganer 2013 to 2015Shastri Nagar till date Narsinghpura Jagatpura 2015Amagarh till date Survya Nagar 2015Jalmahal till date

 Objective: to ensure holistic development and improve future academic & life prospects of rural girls (VII-IX) studying in Govt. schools by providing supplementary educational inputs.  Strategy:  After-school class room teaching for 3 hours six days a week.  Qualified teachers to provide additional inputs in Science, maths, English & computer  Computer labs  Extracurricular activities & life-skill education(including self-defense) for soft skills & holistic development  Conseling on social, youth, health, nutrition and sanitation issues.  Additional nutritional inputs  Staffing: Coordinator, life-skill educator, 4 teachers  Total beneficiaries: 42 girls (13-15 years enrolled in 7 th to 9 th standard)  Funding: Primavera & Bosch (a German NGO)

Vocational training: 7095 women and children. Counseling: Over children and women. Afterschool education: 2000 children education. Rehabilitation and reuniting with families: 138 lost women and children

‘Aasman Se Unchi Aashayein’ (the manual for stitching and other short courses) Poster on female foeticide Other Teaching Learning Materials for children and women.

Kamini Shukla CEO SMILE honored with: "Jaipur Shree" by Sanskar Club, Jaipur "Red Rickshaw Campaign” by Vodafone Foundation. "The Heart of Gold" in (Social Field) by FM TADKA, Jaipur “Ambdkar Mahila Kalyan Puruskar” by Govt. of Rajasthan "Rotary Club Jaipur Bapunagar”.

Individual Donors Mr. P. N. BhandariMr. Hemant Mogra Ms. Swastika SharmaMr. Fateh Singh Mehta Ms. Jyotsana VermaMs. Sarika Calla Mr. Raju Prakash CallaMr. D. S. Lodha Mr. Naveen MehtaMr. Pramod Derewala Mr. Rajendra BhanawatMr. Piyush Mehta Mr. R. K. HoodaMr. S. C. Vyas Ms. Kalpana MograMr. K. L. Agarwal Dr. Manju RaniMs. Noopur Pathak Mr. Rajendra Singh BabelMs. Miraya Ms. Gomathi KotaMr. M. M. Singhvi Mr. Sanjay HarpawatMs. Nistha Kashwani Ms. Ratan Prabha Jain

Institutional Donors Social Justice and Welfare DeptPrimavera India Trust Jain Social Group (Pink City)Sanga Automobile Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Craig ShapiroCenter for Micro Finance Kamla R. Bhandari Charitable TrustState Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur Action AidCanara Bank St. Joseph's Educational & Welfare Society Poornima Group of Colleges Shwetamber Jain Mahila MandalRotary Club Jaipur Capital FinProject India, IndiaBOSCH India Ltd.

Dr. Manju Rani (President) Ms. Anita Bhanawat (Vice-President) Ms. Kamini Shukla (Chief Executive Officer) Dr. Sudha Calla (Treasurer) Dr. Pritam Pal (Member) Dr. Latika Jha (Member) Mr. Satyajeet Bhattacharya (Member) Dr. Sushila Patni (Member)

All Executive Members Dr. Padma Nagpal Ms. Jaya Tiwari Ms. Shyama Verma Ms. Sudesh Arora Ms. Shanta Pokharna Ms. Shobha Rastogi Dr. Isha Nagpal Ms. Sushila Bothra Ms. Anjali

Roshan Devi Choudhary Nisha Pareek Ashok Kumar Tailor Renu Gupta Reena Lali Devi Hemlata Sharma Naziya Safi Geeta Saini Seema Kumari Santosh Mahawar Prahlad Chand Sharma Sanjay Kumar Gupta Giriraj Prasad Sharma Birdhi Chand Meena Kamlesh Kumar Sharma Pradhyuman Manbhar

 Ensuring predictable & continued funding  Availability of good management and supervision staff  Hiring and retaining good quality staff  Need for appropriate physical space for organizing and running various SMILE activities

 What we can do differently?  What more we can do?  Ideas on what activities, geographical locations  Recommendations for good staff/volunteers/interns  Volunteers to supervise various activities  Support for fund mobization

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