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How We Work
Though the focus of our work is child education and through it the elimination of child labour, we realise that in order to achieve our objectives, we have to gain community trust and address the issue of community development. Thus, CREDA regularly interacts with villagers and discusses their problems. CREDA also provides technical and promotional support to grassroots NGOs, CBOs (Community Based Organizations), Panchayats, Government Schools and volunteers.
CREDA began educational centres, in 1982, with the support of individual donations and voluntary service. CREDA also received short-term support from funding agencies like Terre des Hommes, Child Relief and You (CRY), Oxfam and other international donors.
In addition to undertaking studies and researches on child labour, we have developed training modules for child labour school instructors in U.P. CREDA produces and uses communication and awareness materials covering a wide spectrum of areas such as health, self-help, child labour, legal literacy, skill training and community mobilisation in its project areas. These are also widely used by several social voluntary organisations.
Around 1985, CREDA started to emphasise on community mobilisation and empowerment as an attempt to change people’s attitudes towards education of children.
Village level camps were held to identify and train volunteers who would act as agents of change.
In regular village meetings, CREDA explained the importance of education as a tool for overcoming poverty and exploitation to ensure better future. This message was further popularised through street plays and folk songs. Similarly, street plays, wall writing, marches and poster campaigns were organized to aware and empower the community on various issues such as MNREGA, child protection, MHM, and women literacy.
Having established its credentials through non-disputed programmes such as child education, health care, formation of village grain banks and developing youth leadership, CREDA has gained the confidence and respect of the communities. Local communities and bodies are very supportive of CREDA’s work and understand the significance of the issues that are being dealt with.
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