Supplementary classes
CSA through its partner organizations conducts supplementary classes for vulnerable children with the aim of providing a support structure that lowers the school drop-out rate, improves the attendance of the children, enhances their learning through a play-way method of teaching, and improves the functioning of the schools by training the parents to participate in Parent-Teacher meetings. CSA is coordinating about 150 Supplementary classes across the districts of Mumbai, Thane and Raigad.
Bal sansad (Children’s parliament)
Children’s Parliament (also known as Bal Sansad) enables children to develop their leadership skills as well as an opportunity to make decisions to improve the quality of their lives, thereby, developing the community. This also enables children from all backgrounds, as well as the differently-abled, to work together and to share experiences that make active citizenship a reality. This project also sensitizes the children and further their parents about the rights of children through various activities.
Maza Maharashtra Maza Sahabhag (A Network of Children’s Parliaments)
The project in technical partnership with UNICEF focuses on building capacities of young citizens through the medium of children’s parliament and thus creating child advocates. The Children’s Parliament Network has the potential to address many of the issues that affect them and can help the voices of the State’s children be heard when decisions are being made about them. The idea is that these parliaments although formed by the network partners (NGOs), their role within the parliaments will be restricted to that of a facilitator and eventually the children of the parliament will be motivated to function on their own with limited or no support from the NGO.
English Literacy Classes (ELC)
English Literacy Classes focuses on improving fundamental language skills for students attending schools of vernacular medium. First started in Manori, two years ago, it has now being started for students of Dongri. The classes are held for students of class 2nd to class 7th, for 5 days in a week for an hour. There are four language proficiency levels starting from Foundation (Level 1), Ground (Level 2), Elementary Reading (Level 3) to Comprehension Reading (Level 4). The course is designed in an interactive and participative manner, with an application-based approach towards learning. Different learning methodologies such as pair work, role plays, group activities, listening exercises, quizzes, and action songs are used.
Project CHILD – Child Health Initiative Leading to Development
A health initiative undertaken by CSA in collaboration with the Pediatric Department of JJ Hospital with a view to providing Home Based Care and Support to HIV Positive children. 70 HIV infected children receive nutritional supplements every month from CSA during their anti-retro viral treatment (ART) at the J.J. Hospital, Mumbai