- Under its School Retention Programme (SRP), 102 children in the insurgency affected regions, were supported for their schooling
- Higher Education Support Programme (HESP): Under HESP, 31 students at universities were supported and mentored during their higher studies.
- Covid-19 affected children: 184 children who lost their parents to the pandemic were supported and mentored for the fourth consecutive year (apart from this direct aid from AWARE Foundation, 350 other students were supported by Vishwagram through other sources). A total of 534 students were supported.
- Sex workers’ and HIV positive parents’ children in Surat: 225 children from these categories were financially aided and guided for their career in Surat.
- Bal Wadi Project (Education component of the government managed Kindergarten in Dang villages): In 16 villages, under 20 Bal wadis, around 400 children were educated (the numbers of these children of 3 to 6 years fluctuates)
- Seasonal Hostels Project: AWARE supported the seasonal and one permanent hostel in Dang villages sheltering and educating 214 children whose parents migrate for sugarcane cutting for six months. (Apart from direct AWARE support, Swapath mobilised funds for five other hostels sheltering another 200 children in five other villages). Thus, a total of 414 children were offered hostel facilities in the Banphul project of Dangs District.
- Apart from this, Swapath manged a 44-day campaign against Child Labour reaching out to about 1500 families through 9 partner organisations creating awareness about child labour abolition.
Talking to a Koyta about his poverty and the way out…
members at one of the districts HQs Children of migrant families who we care for at one of our seasonal hostels..
Meeting with COVID affected children’s family members at one of the districts HQs
Meeting with COVID affected children and their families…
A child who has lost both her parents to COVID who we now support on an ongoing basis…
