OUR PROJECTS
Providing education to underprivileged children
Nagrik Manch Barbigha runs schools for underprivileged children with the belief that education is the vehicle to help poor families out of poverty. They aim to equip children with literacy and skills that can enable them to gain employment and bring financial relief to their families.
The aim of education should be to bring changes not only in the amount of knowledge gained but also in the abilities to do so. In our endeavor to improve the quality of education imparted through the non formal sector we aim and work for:
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Achieving 100% School enrolment and retention
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Promoting girl child education
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Capacitating teachers to be effective as facilitators of learning
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Promoting the culture of reading
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Equipping children with skills for life
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Providing conducive learning environment
Programs carried out under MGNREGA
The MGNREGA was initiated with the objective of “enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year, to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work”.
The works have been divided into 10 broad categories like Watershed, Irrigation and Flood management works, Agricultural and Livestock related works, Fisheries and works in coastal areas and the Rural Drinking water and Sanitation related works.
All the protocols and guidelines are followed by the Nagrik Manch provided by the government.
Women Empowerment
Women Empowerment has been the primary focus for both government and most NGOs like us. Voluntary action promoted by the Nagrik Manch engaged in development plays a significant role towards rural development which is dependent upon the active participation of volunteers.
The various roles Nagrik Manch plays towards women empowerment are described below:-
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Educating the Rural Women
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Supplementation of Government Efforts
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Efforts Organizing the Rural Women
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Building various Model and Experiment
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Ensure Women’s Participation in their empowerment
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Mobilizing the optimum Resources
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Promoting Rural Leadership
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Representing the Rural Women
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Promoting Technology in Rural areas
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Providing effective & efficient Training to Rural Women.
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Monitoring and Evaluation.
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Impact assessment.
Blood Donation camps
Blood donation camps are organized by Nakrik Manch to spread awareness of blood donation amongst the people. Lives can only be saved if we have enough blood for the transfusion. NMB spreads awareness of Health benefits of donating blood which prevents hemochromatosis. After a person donates blood, the body will replenish the blood loss by stimulating the production of new blood cells which lowers cancer risk and improves health of heart and liver.
Supporting labor rights
Labor laws (also known as labor laws or employment laws) are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labor law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer, and union. It helps to ensure that workers and employers have an equal voice in negotiations and provides workers the opportunity to seek to improve their living and working conditions.
Nagrik manch takes care of the following:
Right to be paid equally
Right to be paid the minimum wages for organized and scheduled Work
Basic rights of employees to recover the unpaid wages
Factory Act
Right to get earned leave
Right to know of termination
“Anna Daan” for poor
The major contributing factor to reduced learning capabilities in children is directly impacted by health and nutrition. Evidence in India has shown that food insecurity during childhood reduced reading capability and numeracy scores while resulting in depleting short-term memory. Mid-day meals are a great incentive to bring children back to school and a means to keep their nutritional levels in check. Nutritious meals help children concentrate in class and help in eliminating classroom hunger. Nagrik Manch serves mid-day meals to school children in government and government-aided schools of Bihar.
Water supply in remote areas
Nagrik Manch also aims at motivating and enabling rural communities toward water harvesting and conservation. It has facilitated the construction of check dams and many other water harvesting structures to enable better drinking water and sanitation facilities at various villages.
NMB plays a vital role in mobilizing bodies and institutions related to water and agriculture by helping to create communities or committees at the village level which can keep check on the Ground Level Reservoirs and the PHED pipelines to avoid damage and water wastage.