{"id":20427,"date":"2023-02-23T19:29:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T19:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asha-kiran.org\/homepage-2\/our-projects\/community-development\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T08:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T08:13:25","slug":"community-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asha-kiran.org\/en\/our-projects\/community-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Community development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\tDesign is a funny word\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p>Breaking new ground<\/p>\t\n\t<p><strong>Our &#8220;Community Development&#8221; project was set in Birajdar community<\/strong> and accompanied children and teens who had dropped out of school, were victims of child labor or child marriage, begged on the streets, or fell prey to criminal organizations. <strong>We worked to inform them and their families about their rights, the value of having an education, and fought child labor in their communities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We helped them develop the skills they needed to protect themselves from violations of their rights, so that they could enjoy a fulfilling childhood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In each community:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We offered support to families so that they could send their children and teens to <strong>school<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>We provided <strong>tutoring classes<\/strong> to ensure good performance in school and to minimize dropout rates.<\/li>\n<li>We implemented <strong>comprehensive early childhood services<\/strong> and trained their parents in these areas.<\/li>\n<li>We implemented <strong>basic hygiene services<\/strong> with a gender focus.<\/li>\n<li>We carried out health check-ups for children and teens and raised community awareness on <strong>sexual and reproductive health, as well as mental health<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>We organized sports and integration activities to <strong>reduce the incidence of violence and drug use<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>We carried out numerous activities and programs to <strong>promote children&#8217;s rights<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asha-kiran.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/logo_principal.webp\" alt=\"logo_principal\" \/>\n\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\tCommunity development gallery\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>These images are sketches of life in <strong>marginal communities<\/strong> and of our work with them and their children: health campaigns, IT and tailoring classes, non-formal education and academic support, self-help groups and more&#8230;<\/p>\t\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 10 million children work in India between the ages of 5 and 14. 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