This document outlines Project H.E.L.P, a joint initiative between Lakshya Aakriti Foundation India and Forget Me Not Children's Home Australia to aid 75 vulnerable children living in Kalyanpuri Slum, New Delhi. The project focuses on health, education, livelihood, and housing through four stages: providing medical care, establishing an education center, vocational training, and resettling families. It aims to empower the community and free future generations from hardship through sustainable solutions. To date, the project has established education and training centers, provided basic needs, healthcare, and hygiene education.

1. In association with
Forget Me Not, Australia
www.lafindia.org
www.forgetmenot.org.au/

2. Proudly Presents

4. INTRODUCTION
Lakshya Aakriti Foundation India (LAF) are excited to present Project H.E.L.P - a joint
initiative in association with Forget Me Not Children’s Home Australia (FMN) in aid of
seventy five extremely vulnerable children residing in Kalyanpuri Slum, New Delhi.
110 families have been living in appalling conditions for over 60 years in this slum.
Our goal is to free this community from the hardship and suffering that has spanned
3 generations through the following innovative outreach project.
The focus of Project H.E.L.P is health, education, livelihood and possibilities, with the
empowerment of women an important part of the strategy to implement an effective
and sustainable solution to the serious issues faced by these families.
NandaniDev
Health - Stage 1
Education - Stage 2
Livelihood - Stage 3
Possibilities - Endless

5. THE SITUATION
Greater Delhi is home to an estimated 17.3 million people with 52 percent of the
population residing in urban slums. Although India's economy is growing and millions
are prospering, the benefits are not reaching the slum dwellers and the gap
between rich and poor is growing increasingly wider.
Like Mumbai, the slums of Delhi are overcrowded, unsafe environments for children
and lack the most basic amenities such as clean drinking water and adequate
sanitation.

6. 47% of the urban poor population in Delhi is under 15 years of age
the infant mortality rate in Delhi slums is 54 out of every 1,000 live births
35.4% of children are stunted, 15.5 percent wasted and 33.1 percent of children
under the age of three are underweight
31% of Delhi’s slum dwellers have no sanitation facilities
75% suffer from diarrhea and 63% from anemia
India has the greatest proportion of TB cases in the world with approx 1,000
people dying of the disease every day
due to poverty, discrimination and no access to education child labor is a major
issue
children are extremely vulnerable to disease, chronic infection malnutrition and
abuse and families live in constant fear of eviction
THE FACTS

7. Located in the district of Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri slum is 32 km’s from Indira Gandhi
International Airport and 11.5 km from India Gate in the heart of New Delhi.
110 families including 75 children reside in tent like shelters (jhuggis), exposed to
the harsh climate of Delhi. They have nothing apart from each other, a bond which
gives them the strength to overcome the most difficult of challenges on a daily basis.
The children of Kalyanpuri Slum have no access to medical care, adequate
shelter to protect them from the burning sun, torrential monsoon rain or bitterly cold
winter nights. They are severely malnourished, have little or no clothing and have
never attended school.
KALYANPURI SLUM

9. Current income sources for community members include rag picking through rubbish
dumps for recyclable good, begging, drumming and selling balloons, toys and beads.
The average daily income is 50 to 120 rupees per day and the current average
income is 1,200 - 3,000 rupees per month. The minimum income required
per family is 8,000 - 10,000 rupees per month.

14. PRIMARY ISSUES
constant illness - malnutrition, dehydration, water borne diseases, pneumonia and malaria
basic needs - food, shelter, clothing and personal hygiene items
sexual abuse - insecure night shelter leaves the women and older girls vulnerable to rape
lack of privacy - women and children are forced to got to the toilet and take their bath in
public, increasing the risk of abuse
lack of knowledge - hygiene, infant care,
basic first aid, nutrition, reproductive health
and legal rights
no access to education, secure employment
or a personal bank account
bribery and eviction by local police Puja speaking with family members

15. Stage 1 of Project H.E.L.P serves to meet the urgent medical and nutritional needs of
the children, provide safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, shelter and basic training
in health and hygiene.
Stage 2 focuses on the Brighter Futures Study Centre to provides a safe and clean
environment for the development of infants/toddlers and basic numeracy and literacy
Skills for the other children to get them ready for admission into the formal schooling
system. In addition to academic study, extra curricular activities such as art, crafts and
music are organised from the study centre to develop the children’s creativity and
confidence.
FOUR STEPS TO FREEDOM
Rahul KaranJyoti

16. LAF also seek to empower the community of Kalyanpuri Slum by providing the
opportunity to earn a livelihood with dignity. Stage 3 involves the Brighter Futures
Vocational Training Program and Microfinance Initiative to assist parents of the children
secure employment or start a small business.
The final stage of Project H.E.L.P will see the resettlement of all 110 families to safe,
secure housing. Upon gaining regular employment LAF will guide the parents through
the process of applying for housing assistance through local government programs.
Hritvik GulshanKajal

17. STAGE 1 – HEALTH
Stage 1 improves the lives of the 75 vulnerable children of Kalyanpuri Slum through the
provision of urgent medical care, safe drinking water, nutritional supplementation,
adequate shelter and sanitation via:
a complete medical examination/blood tests and detailed report for each child
hospital admission for children suffering acute conditions
micronutrient supplementation program as recommended by the doctor/nutrition
specialist
two medical check ups per annum for each child
regular visits by qualified healthcare workers to assist the mothers with home based
infant
care and malnutrition management
set up hand washing stations
provision of nutritious school lunches as recommended by the nutritionist
provision of blankets, basic cooking equipment and fuel
provision of lentils, rice, wheat, vegetables, eggs and milk via food sponsorship

18. STAGE 2 - EDUCATION
Stage 2 establishes the Brighter Futures Study Centre to provide
a secure, clean location to facilitate the development of eleven infants/toddlers and
informal education for children aged 5-16
night shelter for vulnerable women and elderly people
a suitable environment to train the mothers in malnutrition management, basic first
aid, reproductive health and disease prevention

19. provision of school uniforms, shoes, stationery and text books
offer vocational training to older children depending on their
desire to continue studying or receive skills training
enrolment of the children who are ready into the formal school
system for the commencement of the 2015 academic year
continue informal education at the study centre for the children
not yet ready to attend school in 2015

20. STAGE 3 - LIVELIHOOD
The livelihood stage of Project H.E.L.P aims to bring hope, confidence and future
independence to the residents of Kalyanpuri Slum by assisting parents of the children
secure employment or start a small business through the Brighter Futures Vocational
Training Program and Microfinance Initiative.
Training and employment opportunities would include reputed clothing companies with
a proven CSR record and a car washing and terrace gardening initiative in
partnership with large apartment blocks in nearby affluent suburbs.
Shavan with his parents Shanti and Sonu

21. STAGE 4 - POSSIBILITIES
Stage 4 involves LACH working with local authorities and NGO’s in the resettlement of
the children and their families to secure, low cost housing as soon as possible.
This will mark the beginning of real possibilities for the children Kalyanpuri Slum and the
chance for their families to live a quality of life they have only ever dreamed of.
Balli and Nisha with Shivam

22. Over the past three years, LAF has worked hard to build a trusted relationship
with all members of the Kalyanpuri Slum community and carried out extensive
interviews to ensure that Project H.E.L.P’s strategy is aligned with the interests
and motivations of the community and has the blessing of community leaders.
Our vision is to increase the security, mobility, and overall capacity of all
community Members to ensure they are able to live a life of dignity and
provide the best education for their children for generations to come.
Puja Srivastava speaking with some of the
women and children
Mohit Raj (LACH volunteer) with (Laxmi (mother)
and children Kareena, Zareena, Reena

23. ACHIVEMENTS TO DATE
1. Brighter Futures Study Centre / women’s night shelter established next to the slum in
association with the local NGO Sadiq Masih and NDMC government office
2. Brighter Futures Vocational Training Centre established in nearby Mayur Vihar
3. provision of clean drinking water from the study centre (75L per month)
4. provision of portable toilet facilities

24. 5. provision of medical care for acute cases
6. awareness campaigns on the importance of health, hygiene and
education
8. regular visits to the slum by two healthcare workers to educate the
children and their
parents on preventative healthcare and hygiene
9. Training of mothers in slum based infant care and malnutrition
management
10. weekly spraying of mosquito repellant
11. regular distribution of hygiene kits and clothing
12. daily provision of nutritious snacks for the children from the study
centre
13. extra-curricular activities including art, craft, music and dance

25. 14. advanced vocational training for
older children via the newly
established TECH CURVES program
router configuration
networking
cabling, wiring etc
SMPS repair
operating system installation
software installation
mobile repairing
website design/development
Photoshop
15. Future employment opportunities in
the IT sector include back-office
support, data entry, web design and
computer maintenance

26. MONITORING & REPORTING
An internal LAF audit is conducted every quarter and an
independent audit conducted
annually for submission to LAF governing board members,
sponsors and stakeholders
and Forget Me Not Children’s Home Australia.
The annual LAF report and associated financial statements are
made available to all
members of the LAF and FMN governing board, sponsors and
other stakeholders at
the closure of each financial year.

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