SWADEEP provides education programs including seasonal hostels, Right to Education programs, and Learning Enrichment Programs in 92 villages and 96 schools across 2 blocks in Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India. The organization aims to increase education access for migrant and vulnerable children through community awareness activities, SMC training, and direct student support like LEP classes. Key accomplishments include training over 900 SMC members and community leaders, implementing 12 School Development Plans, and providing LEP classes to over 480 students. Challenges include high migration, community-school relationship building, and teacher issues. The future vision is to expand programs, strengthen SMCs, involve youth, and establish model initiatives like seasonal hostels

1. SWADEEP
SHIKSHAN VIKAS SANSTHA
- Learning and migration Programme
( LAMP)

2. SWDEEP’s Journey in education
Years
2011-12 Starting of Seasonal Hostel in 5 Village
2012-13 Right to Education programee in 60 Village and Seasonal Hostel 10
village 10 Hostel
2013-14 Right to Education programme in 92 village 96 school , LEP Quality
Education 15 LEP Class, and Seasonal Hostel,
Geograph
y Area
Bhavnagar District two block Mahuva & Bhavnagar
communit
y
80% koli community ( OBC )
“Education Opportunities for the children of migrant
families and vulnerable sections of mahuva & Bhavnagar”
Migration is major issue , girls retention after 5th
to 8th
std
2

3. Objective
 92 village & 96 School Enhancing awareness about the RTE at the
community level, particularly about the various provisions of the RTE Act
such as the SMCs and the 15 SDPs and the various entitlements of children
under the same.
 To train 96 SMCs around the principles of the RTE Act
 Support SMCs for preparation, submission and implementation of SDPs
 Pilot an effective interface model among the block level SMC Association
and Connect with larger networks in the area
 90 village Engage local youth through different activities to raise awareness
on importance of education.
 15 LEP class To enable children of classes III-V to achieve age-appropriate
learning
 Enrol all children of the 6-14 years age group in government schools,
especially those who are out of school
 Run Learning Enrichment Program (LEP) for children of classes III-V

4. Major activity and Learning- Out come
 Learning mela
 District Level Work shop “ Role of community in Primary
education”
 Block level SMC Federation
 PRI Member Training

5. RTE Implementation
Coverage
Cumulative
number till
previous month
New covered
this month
Any decrease in
coverage this
month
Cumulative
number till this
month
Concerted
Areas
Broad
based
Areas
No. of villages / slums
covered
90 2 92 15 62
No. of Schools covered 94 2 0 96 15 81
No of SMCs
formed/covered
93 1 0 96 15 81
No. of SDPs prepared 3 9 0 12
RTE Training
Cumulative
number till
previous month
Total trained
this month
Repeat
trainings this
month
Cumulative
number till this
month
Concerted
Areas
Broad
based
Areas
No. of SMCs trained 96 0 96 0 0
No. of SMC members
trained
971 971 15 81
No. of Youth Group
members/Volunteers
trained / SMC Federation
7 0 1 8
No. member Trained 270 38 308
No. of PRI members
trained
39 1 0 39
No. of SHG members
trained
Total number of people
trained on RTE
2270 450 2720
RTE Awareness
programmer
90 40000
Enrolment drive
SMC meeting

6. Learning Enrichment Programme
Learning
Programme
Number in
Previous
month
New added
this month
Closed this
month
Total
number in
this month
Girls Boys
III-V - No. of
classes
15 4 11
III-V - No. of
children
487 355 168 187
Total
coverage
(No. of
classes)
15 11
Total
coverage
(No. of
children)
487 355 168 187

7. Extent of completion of Activities
Sr.
No
.
Planned activity Extent of
Completion
Remarks
1. Training of 96 SMCs 100% Complete
2 487/ 355 children assisted through LEP 100 % complete L1 Week 11th
, Mid line
survey completed
3 Block level federation Complete 3 meetings with the roles
and responsibility.
4 District Level Work shop Complete
5 RTE Awareness Rally Complete
6 Citizens leader’s training Complete
7 15 SDP plans Complete 12 SDPs are prepared . Rest
of 3 villages have collected
data
8 15 VER In process
9 Learning MELA 90% Complete 82 school level mela
complete
10 PRI member Training 50% Complete 1 training plan in March

8. Challenges :
 Large number out of school children regarding migration
 Gap between community and the school
 ICDS ( AWC) not proper function
 Disparity in the “ functional period of migration “ and Government –run –
Seasonal hostel
 Relation built and make trust School, HM, and SMC
 Facing difficulties in addressing the pedagogical intervention at govt
school.
 Community faced difficulties to dialogue with the school teacher on
curriculum as they themselves have not much understanding on it .
 High levels of teacher irregularity & shortage of Teacher
 Community participation in SMC member Selection
 Survey and data collection for migrant family & Village

9. Future vision
shift from a culture of illiteracy to culture of learning:
•Ensuring qualitative learning of the children
•Quality teaching delivery in school through SMC
•Elementary schools be upgraded to secondary level for better access
•personality development and Career guidance
•Parents & SMC
•Regulating children through parents support
•Continuous monitoring of the school activities
• Seasonal hostels for migrants families
•More focus in strengthening of SMC

10. Community group will play Beggar role
 Federation for creating wider Role
 Involving community in School
 Engage with / pressure local administration, school,
Parents
Counseling village families on Children Regularity ,
Learning , Teacher day and children day
Organizing events. Block , District Regarding Education
Adolescents and youth will facilitate further their own
learning and support younger children and SDP
continue…

11. Planning for 3 year
RTE Implementation 30 new Village.
 5 new LEP Class
Resource / Special class 5 village
Block level Resource center
federation for creating wider impact
Model Seasonal hostel in two each Block
District level community workshop issue on School Governance
Block/ District Level Teacher workshop regarding RTE
 Involvement of Adolescents and youth

12. THANK YOU

13. Training/Meeting with SMC and School Teacher

14. Volunteer training :
Provided Technical support to smc and School

15. RTE Campaigning

16. Federation

17. Learning mela

18. LEP Class…..

19. LEP Class…..