Environmental education and Communication programme for children ,Madurai,Tamilnadu,India

Environmental education and Communication programme for children in villages,Tamilnadu,India A Children's Environmental Health Rights Initiative Goodwill Social work Centre Madurai,India

Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support extended to the projects by the following funding organisations
International Development Research Centre,Canada
DuPont South Asia Limited,Madurai,India
Art Venture,Singapore
Nature's Voice-Our Choice,USA

A Rights based programming to promote and protect child health
Article: 6- Right to life,
Article: 12- Right to express views,
Article: 13- Freedom of expression, including freedom to seek, receive and impart information, Article: 15- Freedom of association, perhaps in relation to formation of environmental groups,
Article: 16- Privacy,
Article: 17- Access to information including national and international sources, especially material aimed at
promotion of the child’s physical and mental health,
Article: 24- Right of the child to the enjoyment of highest attainable standard of health
Article: 27- Right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child’s development,
Article: 28 – Education,
Article:29- Education
Article: 31- Right of the child to rest and leisure and to engage in play and recreational activities.

Objectives of the project
To inculcate knowledge in rural children the ecological traditions of the local community
To create participatory training for children to learn about the principles of children’s rights in the environment, explore their environmental rights and identify their environmental needs and issues.
To promote children’s access to environmental media to arouse natural curiosity
To prepare children to share environment information with others on a child-to-child and child-to-community basis.

PROGRAMME COMPONENTS ENVIRONMENT EDUCATON PARTICIPATORY TRAINING FIELD STUDY & EXPOSURE VISITS MEDIA INTERVENTION

Activities at a glance
Bio-diversity conservation contest for children
Animal welfare education and communication
Nursery raising and Tree planting
Formation of Eco-media clubs
Green Rallies
Poster Exhibitions
Environmental rights awareness contests
Learn of the environment
Inter-village children's sports meets
Free health & medical care for children and their families

Our beneficiaries
Phase I {1994-1996}
300 Children(158 males & 142 females) in the 8-16 age group in TEN villages in Kamarajar District,Tamilnadu, India
Phase II{1996-1998)‏
157 male and female children in the 8-16 age group at Therkutheru Villages, Madurai district,Tamilnadu,India

Methodolgy
Project at each phase is designed as an intervention-oriented research within the framewok of quasi-experimental
Level of knowledge among children is assessed using pre and post evaluation instruments
Child self assessment on UN Convention on the rights of the child
Data are collected through a specially designed questionnaire administered to children
Data analysis through quantitative and qualitative techniques
Reporting and documentation

Phase III Children's rights through artwork project {2006 to present} Promoting environmental health through children's rights education, art painting & folk arts

GOODWILL's Children win at the World Water Day International Poster contests 2008 & 2009 on the theme “What water means in my life” & “Water and Culture” organised by Nature's Voice-Our Choice,USA Slide 12:Children at artwork Slide 13:International winners' posters Slide 14.International poster contest winners

Outcomes
An increasing awareness about the siginificance of protected environment and effects of environmental degradation was pronounced
A significance difference in the level of knowledge about enviroment 'before' and 'after' our intervention
All children have had equal opportunities to involve themselves in environmental action programmes
Health(hygiene) behaviours of children were promoted

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Children are empowered with information on their rights
They acquire skills in arts and learn to combine arts with the study on their rights
Children get inspired to discover their unique talents through a variety of hands-on workshops

Environmental education and Communication programme for children ,Madurai,Tamilnadu,India

by Goodwill Social Work Centre on Feb 28, 2011

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