CREDA's Achievements

CREDA’s tremendous success is thanks to the single minded determination of all its field workers who believed that there can be a better way for children living in exploitation. These views were understood and supported by the local community who have over the years been unselfishly supporting CREDA achieve its aims. This support has helped CREDA resist threats from carpet exporters.

Work in the project areas has been carrying on, despite small hindrance, due to CREDA‘s systematic approach. CREDA first identified the child labour and then approached their parents.

Through a system of rallies, meetings and village chaupals together we have managed to gather mass support that convinced parents to send their children to school. These schools are well run and have reinforced CREDA’s credibility in the villages.

To keep the project sustainable CREDA has mounted various programmes that actively involve the village community.

A quick glance through CREDA's programmes and success
(CREDA's Major Programmes and Supports since 1989)

Special School Project for Child Labour under National Child Labour Project (NCLP),
Supported by Ministry of Labour, Government of India:
•   Boys-2,202 Girls-298 Total - 2,500 children (all carpet weavers)

Pre-Primary Education, Supported by Child Relief and You (CRY):
•   No. of children covered in Pre-Primary Education Centres: 900

Carpet Weaving Training for Women, Supported by Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India:
•   No. of trainees: 75

Mobile Medical Unit for Aged, Supported by Helpage India:
•   No. of beneficiaries: 6,000

Action Programme on Combating Child Labour and Improving the Conditions of Child Workers in the Mirzapur, Allahabad and Sonebhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh,
Supported by ILO-IPEC:
•   No. of children covered in CREDA's schools: Boys-1,190 Girls-310, Total-1,500
    (1,500 carpet weavers and other potential child labourers)
•   No. of potential child labourers admitted in Government Primary Schools:
    Boys-6,424, Girls-3,576, Total-10,000

Non-Formal Education for Child Workers,
Supported by Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC):
•   No. of child workers in Non-Formal Education Centres: 192

Non-Formal Education Centre, Supported by Foundation STEP (Switzerland):
•   No. of working children covered in Non-Formal Education Centres: Boys-18, Girls-42, Total-60
•   No. of school building constructed: 1

Transitional Education Centres (TECs), Supported by NCLP-ILO:
•   No. of working (girl) children covered in Transitional Education Centre: 50

Support for School Buildings, Supported by Embassy of Japan:
•   No. of school buildings constructed: 7

Support for Uniform for Children, Supported by 2050 Tokyo, Japan:
•   No. of beneficiaries: 1,800

People's participation in getting children out of work and into school,
Supported by UNDP-NORAD:
•   No. of villages covered: Lalganj Block-44, Halia Block-62, Total-106
•   No. of Children covered under bridge course at 50 Community Cottage Schools (CCSs):
    Boys-10,757 Girls-9,243 Total-20,000
•   No. of children enrolled in Government Primary Schools:
    Boys-12,924, Girls-10,310, Total-23,234
•   No. of dropout children retained in Government Primary Schools: 6,000
•   No. of children covered under Local Initiatives: 1,500
•   No. of total children covered: 50,734
•   No. of para-teachers placed in primary and upper primary schools: 50
•   No. of Village Child Labour Vigilance Committees formed and strengthened: 100
•   No. of Resource-cum-Training Centre constructed: 1

Community Based Pro-Poor Initiatives (CBPPI) – Strengthening Livelihood for Women's Empowerment, Supported by UNDP-MORD (Government of India):
•   No. of SHGs formed, trained and provided micro-capital assistance: 100
•   No. of women benefited through SHGs: 1,990
•   No. of SHGs Leaders trained in Functional Literacy: 200
•   No. of women got durry weaving training: 1,250
•   No. of durry training centres constructed: 3
•   No. common storage (godown) constructed: 1
•   No. of person attended the Training on role of panchayati raj in rural development: 78
•   No. persons participated in sensitization workshop of various stakeholders: 96
•   No. of Traditional Birth Attendants trained to upgrade their skills: 50
•   No. of village women health workers trained: 100
•   No. of Swasthya Melas (Health Fairs) organized: 3
•   No. of persons benefited from health fairs: 218
•   No. of mobile village health check-up camps organized: 140
•   No. of persons benefited from health check-up camps: 3,149

Education for the Empowerment of Disadvantaged Children,
Supported by UNDP-USAID:
•   No. of younger girls covered under Girls Schools: 1,250
•   No. of adolescent girls covered in Adolescent Girls Centres: 400
•   No. of children, boys and girls, enrolled in Government Primary Schools: 4,702
•   No. of dropout children retained in Government Primary Schools: 1,500
•   No. of Child Labour Vigilance Committees formed and actived: 20
•   No. of women's groups formed and activated: 45
•   No. of Swasthya Melas (Health Fairs) organized: 3
•   No. of health camps organized: 2

Education for the Empowerment of Girls with Special Focus on Adolescent Girls,
Supported by UNDP-IKEA:
•   No. of children covered under Girls Schools: 500
•   No. of women educated under Adult Literacy Programme: 250
•   No. of Child Labour Vigilance Committees formed and activated: 10

Awareness and training on MNREGA and RTI Act,
Supported by UNDP-IKEA and UNDP-USAID:
•   No. of person made aware and trained: 215 rural persons

Residential Bridge Course, Supported by Directorate of Literacy and Alternative Education, Uttar Pradesh Government:
•   No. of girl children benefited: 67

School Choice Campaign, Uttar Pradesh, Supported by Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi:
•   Geographical Coverage: No. of Districts: 14, No. of Blocks: 32
•   No. of signatures collected: 13,00,000
•   No. of persons contacted directly through signature campaign: 1,04,03,522
•   No. of parents meetings organized: 2,781
•   No. of persons participated in the parents meetings: 1,27,546
•   No. of district level meetings conducted with different stakeholders: 36
•   No. of block level meetings conducted with different stakeholders: 201
•   No. of training/orientations organized for different campaign actors: 563
•   No. of elected representatives met by delegations and memorandum submitted: 2,149
•   No. of rallies organized: 204
•   No. of persons participated in the rallies: 12,770 (approx.)

Empowering Adolescent Girls from Marginalized Communities through Skill Training and Literacy, Supported by Canadian High Commission, New Delhi
•   No. of Adolescent Learning & Skill Centres (ALSCs) established: 6
•   No. of adolescent girls benefited with literacy and skill training: 366
•   No. of adolescent girls benefited with computer literacy: 66

Empowering adolescent girls through need-based skill training and literacy
in Mirzapur district, Supported by Canadian High Commission, New Delhi
•   No. of Adolescent Learning & Skill Centres (ALSCs) established: 8
•   No. of adolescent girls benefited with literacy and skill training: 480
•   No. of adolescent girls benefited with computer literacy: 65

Empowering rural people for seeking their entitlements under MNREGA to ensure livelihood and food security, Supported by Affiliated Network for Social Accountability – South Asia Region (ANSA-SAR):
•   No. of village level meetings organized on the issue of MNREGA: 2,130
•   No. of people participated in the village level meetings: Approximately 75,000
•   No. of contacts made with village pradhans to get their support: 720
•   No. of block officials contacted for sharing information related to MNREGA: 6
•   No. of marches organized and participants: 30 marches, approx. 3,750 people
•   No. of rural youth volunteers got training on MNREGA: 60
•   No. of women SHGs members got training on MNREGA: 100
•   No. of rural youths trained on use of Right to Information Act, 2005: 60
•   No. of MNREGA Sahyog Samitis formed and strengthened: 30
•   No. of youths trained (during village level meetings) on the process of getting information
    under Right to Information Act: 117
•   No. of resource centres on MNRGEA established: 30
•   No. of villages developed as model village for the proper implementation of MNREGA: 5
•   No. of differently able persons got job-card issued: 8
•   No. of differently able persons applied for the job: 35
•   No. of differently able persons got employment according to their physical capabilities: 20
•   No. of visually disabled persons applied for job-card: 24
•   No. of visually disabled persons applied for employment: 10
•   No. of visually disabled persons got employment under the Scheme: 8
•   No. of persons applied in writing for employment and got job: 372
•   No. of elderly persons got employment: 26
•   No. of persons whose entries were made on muster roll for the purpose of attendance: 46

Empowering disadvantaged rural community through supplementary education, need-based knowledge, information and assistance in line with Gandhian Basic Education Supported by National Council of Rural Institute (NCRI), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India
•   No. of villages covered: 59
•   No. of persons benefited with seasonal vegetable seeds to fulfill their nutritional needs and
    economic benefits under kitchen gardening: 2,672
•   No. of compost pits prepared to promote organic farming: 633
•   No. of women's group in the name of Women's Collective Against Violence formed: 38
•   No. of families provided micro-finance support: 30
•   No. of Bal Mitra Mandals formed and provided with games and recreational materials: 23
•   Project staffs educated the children on the theme of Gandhian Basic Education
•   Poster and essay competitions on Gandhi and rural development among children organized
•   No. of youths (men and women) identified and oriented to work as Shanti Sainik: 2,580
•   Knowledge about various entitlements, schemes and projects and encourage them to take
    benefit for their socio-economic development provided to rural poor
•   A rural resource centre established in the field office of the CREDA
•   Agriculture demonstration plots developed in the premises of the CREDA
•   Peoples educated about conservation and protection of plants, trees and animals in
    their respective areas
•   Villagers encouraged for tree planting and their knowledge revived on locally available
    herbal medicines

Eastern Uttar Pradesh Child Right Project, Supported by UNICEF
•   No. of villages and Gram Panchayats covered: 224 villages, 86 Gram Panchayat
•   No. of Women SHGs formed and empowered: 255
•   No. of members in Women SHGs: 3,134
•   No. of families covered under home visits to promote child rights: 14,991
•   No. of women village panchayat heads (gram pradhans) trained: 33
•   No. of Village Child Protection Committees formed and trained/oriented: 221
•   No. of members involved in Village Child Protection Committees: 2,210
•   No. of Block Level Child Protection Committees formed and orineted: 2
•   No. of Block Level Civil Society Alliances established: 2
•   No. of 'Kishori Sangam' (Adolescent Girl's Association) formed: 211
•   No. of 'Kishor Sangam' (Adolescent Boy's Association) formed: 142
•   No. of open meetings of Model Grams Sabha organized: 28
•   No. of folk troupe members trained to perform on 10 point child friendly agenda: 36
•   No. of shows organised by the folk troupes: 69
•   No. of villages reached through folk shows: 153
•   No. of out of school children identified and enrolled: 3,715
•   No. of child marriages prevented: 100
•   No. of children admitted in Anganwadi Centres: 250
•   No. of counseling session monitored at AWCs under World Breastfeeding Week: 315
•   No. of PS/UPS/health centre where Global Handwashing Day and week celebrated: 395
•   No. of events celebrated on importance of use of Iodized Salt on the occasion of
    Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Prevention Day: 75
•   No. of rallies organized under School Chalo Abhiyan: 58
•   No. of child focused events conducted in identified Villages on Child Rights Day: 74

Girl Today Women Tomorrow (GARIMA) Project, Supported by UNICEF
•   No. of adolescent girls groups (AGGs) formed/involved in the project: 436
•   No. of members of adolescent girls groups covered and empowered: 8,733
•   No. of peer educators (one from each AGG) selected and trained: 436
•   No. of adolescent girls groups (AGGs) formed in KGBVs: 6
•   No. of peer educators (one from each AGG) trained in KGBVs: 6
•   No. of mothers' groups (MGs) formed and involved in the project: 224
•   No. of members of MGs involved and empowered: 4,262
•   No. of AGG's thematic meetings organized: 16,178
•   No. of MG's thematic meetings organized: 5,376
•   No. of male groups meetings organized on different adolescent girls related issues: 739
•   No. of Kishori Sammelans (adolescent girls conference) organised: 2
•   No. of villages where art competitions were organized: 158
•   No. of adolescent girls (approx.) participated in art competitions: 2,565
•   No. of villages where orientation of AWWs, ASHAs, teachers, SHG, CPC and
    community members was done: 160
•   No. of screening of enter-educational films: 1,378
•   No. of adolescent girls who were helped in getting their part of poshahar (nutrition)
     from AWCs: 13,590
•   No. of adolescent girls who were helped to get TT vaccination: 5,824
•   No. of adolescent girls who were helped in getting IFA tablets: 4,547
•   No. of AWWs got one-day training on MHM and IPC Skill: 199
•   No. of ASHAs, AWWs and Female Teachers got two-day training and refresher training on
    MHM and IPC Skills: 1,371
•   No. of interface meetings with block level officials to organize a discussion
    with community: 16
•   No. of sector meetings of ASHAs and AWWs participated by project staffs: 222
•   No. of home visits to adolescent girls undertaken to communicate the message
    on MHM: 17,863
•   No. of Maa-Beti Sammelans organized to initiate the dialogue between mothers
    and daughters: 691
•   No. of interaction meetings of adolescent girls organized with different stakeholders: 1,600
•   No. of schools where interaction with adolescent boys were organized: 20
•   No. of AAA (ASHA+AWW+ANM) meetings participated by project staffs: 81

TARA Akshar+ ICT Based Literacy Programme,
Supported by Society for Development Alternatives, New Delhi
•   No. of adolescent girls and women made literate: 12,964
•   No. of TARA Akshar+ literate women who got bag making training: 25

Land Legal Literacy Training to Women,
Supported by Rural Development Institute (Landesa), Uttar Pradesh
•   No. of women trained on land rights and government welfare schemes: 14,335
•   No. of women gram pradhans (village council heads) trained: 52
•   No. of rural women participated in Mahila Sammelan (Women's Convention): 500+

Move & Improve Project - Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
Supported by Swiss Academy for Development (SAD), Switzerland
•   No. of children benefited through 50 ECCE Centres: 2,058
•   No. of Mothers' Groups formed and oriented: 50
•   No. of members in the Mothers' Groups: 1,381
•   No. of ECCE Management Committees formed and supported: 50
•   No. of persons oriented under Parental Education: 8,457
•   No. of elected local officials and community leaders oriented: 853

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