A brief presentation on mother tongue based multi lingual early childhood education in tribal areas of Odisha-update-2016

1. A brief presentation on
Mother Tongue Based
Multilingual ECE
Advocacy
Campaign
ODISHA ADIBASI MANCH(OAM)
ଓଡିଶା ଆଦିବାସୀ ମଞ୍ଚ

2. ADIBASIS IN ODISHA
62 TYPES OF GROUPS
23% POPULATION
2nd HIGHEST POPULATION AFTER
CHHATTISGARH
13 PARTICULARLY
VULNERABLE TRIBAL
GROUPS[PVTG]
30 LANGUAGES SPOKEN
32 LANGUAGES LOST
OLNY THREE TRADITIONAL LIPIS-
OLCHIKI, HO & SORA
SOMPENG, KUVI

3. TOTAL DISTRICTS : 22
TOTAL BLOCKS : 62
TOTAL FAMILIES : 2,00,000
TOTAL POPULATION: 10,00,000
TOTAL LANGUAGES : 19
OAM/

4. ACTIVITIES
Sensitized to OAM Activists ( Odisha Adivasi Manch) On mother tongue based
multilingual ECE- demo Centres
Decided to take two Advocacy Strategies for the
campaign- at Grass Root Level & at State Level

5. Grass root Level Advocacy Strategy
Village- Meetings, GP- Meetings- Meeting resolution, demand generation, AWC monitoring,
mothers & JC meetings

6. Sensitized to different stakeholders
at block, district and state level

7. Demonstrating the MT ML ECE materials developed by PREM/OAM to the Chief
Secretary of Odisha & giving memorandum for promotion of MTMLECE in tribal
areas of Odisha

8. Letter to participate in the meeting on introduction of mother tongue based multilingual Early
Childhood Education in tribal areas of odisha

9. Govt.of Odisha’s
Proceedings on Introduction of Mother tongue based Multilingual Early childhood education
in existing ICDS centers of Tribal area

10. State Level Advocacy Strategy : Meeting, Demonstrating and
Submitting memoranda to different policy makers & political leaders of the
state for Policy Change
With OPEPA Director With WCD Secretary
With WCD Secretary With Tribal Secretary

11. With present Governor
With Education Minister
With Tribal Minister With Planning Board Chairman

12. PRESS CLIPPINGS…

13. Nua-Arunima adapted in ten tribal languages
Koya, Kui, Kuvi, Juanga, Saura, Santhali,
Kissan, Munda, Oraon and Bonda

14. • GOAL OF THE CAMPAIGN :
• To implement quality Mother Tongue based Multilingual Early
Childhood Education in all existing ICDS centers and all tribal hamlets of
Odisha irrespective of number of children.
• Objectives :
• Implementation quality Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Early
Childhood Education in all the tribal languages of the state.
• Advocacy for increase in investment for AWC especially on ECE, health
and nutrition
• Appointment of an additional AWW specifically to take care of MTMLE in
the existing AWCs,
• To upgrade mini ICDS to main ICDS centers.
• To ensure safe drinking water and sanitation at each ICDS centre.
• To ensure safe and child friendly ICDS centre building.
• To ensure New Arunima in all ICDS center with adequate trg to AWWs.
• Advocacy at Palli Sabha/ GP / PS / ZP / state level on implementation of
quality MTBMLECE in all tribal habitations.
• To sensitize parents and caregivers on the importance of mother tongue
based multilingual early childhood education.

15. Campaign
PILOT PROJECT AREA
No. of the Districts : 10 ; Blocks-25
Name of the Districts : Baleswar, Debagada, Gajapati,
Ganjam, Kalahandi, Kondhmal, Koraput, Mayurbhanj,
Rayagada, Sundargarh

16. Sl.# Information of Operational Areas
of OAM
Numbers
1. Number of Districts 10
2. Number of Blocks 25
3. Number of GPs 490
4. Number of Villages 3937
5. Number of Households 128110
6. Total Population Coverage 576495
7. Directly Reached Population 35529
8. Number of Anganwadis 2622
9. Number of Mini Anganwadi 600

17. Funds Mobillisation
Sl.# ISSUES Year April-
2013 to
March-2015
Apr.2015 to
Nov. 2015
Dec. 2015
to Jun.
2016
July to
September
2016
Total Number
1. New Building 188211900 53770000 667,00,000 2,33,00,000 33,19,81,900 668
2. Building
Repair
13778000 3270000 17,40,000 12,00,000 1,99,88,000 86.51
3. Safe Drinking
Water
19104000 2308000 14,01,000 6,14,000 2,34,27,000 388.12
4. Toilet
Construction
9500000 516000 6,49,000 2,85,000 1,09,50,000 534.05
5. Kitchen
Construction
0 80000 5,40,000 6,20,000 6
6. Boundary Wall
Construction
0 0 2,70,000 2,70,000 3
Total Fund 23,05,93,900 5,99,44,000 7,13,00,000 2,53,99,000 36,18,37,900

18. Ways Ahead
• Work on rest 9 languages
• Identification of AWCs monolingual in nature which are left out(apart from
6681) . Implementation in rest 13319 AWCs in tribal areas of Odisha
• Demand to incorporate those AWCs in the Govt list.
• Rectification of mistakes in New Arunima
• Printing of New Arunima in Ho, Sora Sompeng and Kuvi scripts
• Training of AWWs
• Continue mobillising infrastructure like new building, repair of existing
building, toilets, boundary wall, safe drinking water, enough work books and
T&L materials, etc.
• Demand for an additional language knowing tribal AWC specifically for
MTMLE
• Community organisation-Palli Sabha, Janch Committee, Matru Mangal
Committee, PRI members, Youth
• Demand Mini AWC to main AWC
• No PPP
• AWC in all tribal habitations irrespective of no of children
• Monitoring of AWCs: Task Force as AWC watch