All the activities by the non-profit in Jan 2014. Invites,meetings,sport events, school meetings, computer literacy programs

1. CACR NEWSLETTER JAN 2014
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD RIGHTS
amenities available to children
FOREWORD
Welcome to CACR -Citizens
enrolled, important information
EVENTS
SUMMARY:
on the Right to Education Act,
Association for Child Rights.
etc.
Probably for the first time, a NGO
The Right to Education Act talks
is trying to create an awareness
about ensuring free and
on the existing municipal school
compulsory education for all
system in Mumbai, which is
children in age group 6-14 years
providing education to almost 4
and it is only by strengthening the
lakh children in 1100+ schools in
Government School system can
Mumbai, India.
we achieve this extremely
A platform has been created for
important task of ensuring that
urban privileged citizens to
the poorest of the poor child gets
participate, lend their voice, and
access to education.
express their concerns on child
Through our newsletter, we will
rights issues with specific focus on
keep sharing lot of detailed
primary education and
information on various issues
healthcare.
related to municipal schools and
CACR is of the firm belief that
look forward to your participation
citizens’ participation will go a
and support.
long way in creating
accountability and ensure overall
Regards
improved functioning and quality
of education in neighborhood
Founder-Director
Please do go through our website
Citizens Association for Child
www.ngocacr.com , through
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Nitin Wadhwani
municipal schools.
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Rights
which we will be trying to
highlight important information
on budgets for primary
education, list of municipal
schools and dispensaries ward
wise, list of facilities and
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JAN 2: VIRTUAL
CLASSROOM
DADAR VISIT
JAN 5: DMC
REVIEW
MEETING
JAN 8:
STAKEHOLDER
MEETING AT
PAREL
JAN 8: BMC
ISSUES A
CIRCULAR TO
NGO’S TO
DISPLAY PROPER
SIGNAGES
JAN 9:VISIT TO
AAWC NGO
JAN 13: ENACTUS
HR TRAINING
SESSION
JAN 28: CACR
WEBSITE
LAUNCH
JAN31: INVITED
TO ATTEND
BALAK MELA BY
EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT

2. CITIZENS ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD RIGHTS
EVENTS AND
DEVELOPMENTS
NEW YEAR HAS JUST
BEGAN AND
JAN 2014 has already been an
action packed month for CACR.
Building on the momentum of
meetings with DMC-Dy.
Mun .Comm. (Education) and
Student organizations in Dec
by DMC education to share
represented CACR at the
2013 a lot of talk has
his views and suggestions for
training for computer
translated into action.
improvement in the quality
literacy initiative at HR
of education with the
College of commerce.
Owing to the suggestions
given during the DMC
meeting in Dec, the
education department
education department
during the departments’
review meeting.
issued circulars to Ngo’s
Following CACR‘s initiative
occupying space in BMC
to activate Virtual
schools to put up clear
classrooms and the
signages stating that these
awareness of this issue
schools are BMC schools
created by the media
being managed by
article ,the education
NGO’S .The department
action to solve the technical
schools having computer
glitches and install VC
available. SO we could roll-
equipment in most schools.
have volunteered for the
computer literacy initiative.
department swung into
gave CACR the list of all the
60 students from HR College
out the Computer literacy
initiative more easily. In first
of its kind development an
NGO representative, Mr.
Nitin from CACR, was invited
Mr. Mirchandani from
CACR attended the
stakeholder meeting at
Parel organized by UDRI and
The project has been
initiated in Radakrishnan
School, Andheri east. And
DN Nagar school in Andheri
West. Mr.Nitin and
Mr.Surindra visited
NGO AAWC(Apne Aap
Women's Collective)
This NGO is doing fantastic
work and trying to make a
difference in the lives of
marginalised women and
children in the largest red
light area of Mumbai.
NGO Pratham. Mr. Deepak
NEXT: WE NEED TO BUILD PUBLIC OPINION ON THE ILL-EFFECTS OF
PROPOSED PPP MODEL THAT COULD LEAD TO PRIVATISATION OF
PRIMARY EDUCATION AND LAND GRABBING BY PRIVATE PLAYERS

3. CITIZENS ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD RIGHTS
After a lot of hard work,
inputs and improvisation the
launched at
www.ngocacr.com
CACR website was
We at CACR encourage you to explore the website. Sign up for the
newsletter Subscribe here.
Volunteer and donate your money, time, and word.
http://www.ngocacr.com/donate.html
Please feel free to log on and go through the student testimonials,
animated videos and informative presentations on the Home page.
We look forward to your comments about the website and connect with you online about events and
meetings
CACR members and partners were invited by the MCGM education department officials to attend their
Balak-Mela (student fair), where the MCGM school children will display their sports and athletic talent. The
main invitees to the event were the Mayor, Municipal Commissioner, Assist, Municipal commissioner, and
other education department officials.
We sincerely hope that you find the first edition on our newsletter informative and interesting.
Please give your thoughts and feedback about our first newsletter.
The Editorial Team
CITIZENS ASSOCIATION FOR CHILD RIGHTS
Email and Google+ : connect.cacr@gmail.com
Twitter: cacr6
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