After reading Ratna’s observation and scan details about Shanti Nagar area, we planned for another round of scan of this locality on 2nd May.
Volunteers: Preeti, Souvik, Krishna
Observation:
• People in this community are immigrants from different part of India.
• More than 5000 families reside in this jhuggi community. Almost all Jhuggi in this community is made of steel sheets. After talking to one dweller we came to know that a 2 room jhuggi is sold to them in 70 K through a local leader/broker. Government removes these jhuggis time to time but they mushroom again in no time.
• This community might look like a jungle of huts from outside but once you step inside, you will find kirana shops, public places (we saw people gambling there) and even Video Game parlor (Rs 1 per game) inside the basti.
• We interacted with a child who was taking care of a Kirana shop and asked about her studies and school around the community. As mentioned by Ratna in previous blog, there’s a municipality school till 7th standard on other side of the community. Post 7th standard children go to municipality and private school in Kalwa- W.
• We observed many children of age group 6-14 years, picking garbage and there no sign of parental care around them.
• There were no industry around this community where child labour is used but after interacting with children we were sure that most of them have never even seen the door of a school.
• Looking at the hygiene in this community, it was evident that the chances of epidemic in this locality are very high once the monsoon arrives.
Steps further:
• Before we go ahead and talk about Primary education of these children, we need to look upon many other important factors like health and sanitation of this community.
• People in this community are immigrants from different part of India.
• More than 5000 families reside in this jhuggi community. Almost all Jhuggi in this community is made of steel sheets. After talking to one dweller we came to know that a 2 room jhuggi is sold to them in 70 K through a local leader/broker. Government removes these jhuggis time to time but they mushroom again in no time.
• This community might look like a jungle of huts from outside but once you step inside, you will find kirana shops, public places (we saw people gambling there) and even Video Game parlor (Rs 1 per game) inside the basti.
• We interacted with a child who was taking care of a Kirana shop and asked about her studies and school around the community. As mentioned by Ratna in previous blog, there’s a municipality school till 7th standard on other side of the community. Post 7th standard children go to municipality and private school in Kalwa- W.
• We observed many children of age group 6-14 years, picking garbage and there no sign of parental care around them.
• There were no industry around this community where child labour is used but after interacting with children we were sure that most of them have never even seen the door of a school.
• Looking at the hygiene in this community, it was evident that the chances of epidemic in this locality are very high once the monsoon arrives.
Steps further:
• Before we go ahead and talk about Primary education of these children, we need to look upon many other important factors like health and sanitation of this community.
very good scan done in this area by all involved. Agree with the next steps you are all suggesting and am looking forward to our next meeting when we will discuss how to use this information to start our action plan for thsi year. Am convinced that with such good ground work going in we will surely be able to impact the process of sending chidlren to school, not work
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