Educational Project for Neglected & Working Children - "Want to Grow Up"

Upcoming Project

 "Want to Grow Up"

Project name: “Want to grow up”.

According to various NGOs, millions of children in rural Bangladesh have dropped out of school due to some kind of disaster. Although education is a basic human right, most of these children are becoming unskilled future workers due to lack of education. These are just an effort to implement the “Want to Grow Up” project to implement the right to education and skills development of these downtrodden children.

Due to the incompetence of the parents, it is seen that many children (aged 8-15 years) are working in different institutions/shops. According to investigations by various NGOs, most of the working children were previously enrolled in one or another school and were able to read and write in one class or another.

However, most of them drop out after studying up to the fifth grade. The unattractive school environment, financial crisis and family work stress are cited as the reasons behind the dropout rate of almost half of the children.

The "Want to Grow Up" project is aimed at expanding the educational opportunities available to these neglected, working children. In order to improve the quality of life of these neglected, working children, necessary educational opportunities have to be created.

In this case, both government and non-government organizations need to take effective action.

Chairman & Chief Director
Search & Activities for Poor (SAP)
(A poor developer society)

                                           

                                                               

Background:

Bangladesh has a large part of the world's population. Bangladesh is the eighth largest country in the world in terms of population. At present the population of this country has exceeded 160 million. About 40 percent of the population is under 15 years of age. Most of them are underprivileged children. 

About 3.55 million 8-15 year old children in Bangladesh are engaged in some form of work. This is a huge problem for Bangladesh. Disadvantaged children and children from poor families are engaged in various manual labor including housework, shop and factory work. Most of these children are being forced to do various kinds of risky work. There are various socio-economic reasons behind this. However, the lack of opportunities for children to acquire formal education and skills in related work is also an important reason. In such cases, there are institutions for universal education in Bangladesh. This is hampering the overall development of Bangladesh. Many of these children are dropping out of school at one stage.

The Government of Bangladesh and various non-governmental organizations are taking part in creating opportunities for their re-education. Of particular note is the initiative of the ‘Non-Formal Education Bureau’ of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. However, it is necessary to find out how many neglected and working children have been informed about these educational programs and how many have been included in them. In this situation, it is very important to take effective measures for the proper planning and implementation of the educational activities conducted for the neglected and working children on the basis of the preliminary information obtained through research.

The right to education of neglected and working children is a fundamental right of all human beings. The United Nations and various international organizations have unanimously acknowledged this at various times. Rule 218A (111) of the UN General Assembly held on 10 December 1948 states that the right to education of the people is enshrined in Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for the Establishment and Protection of Human Rights. 1 paragraph of this paragraph-The paragraph states, "Everyone has the right to education.

Education at primary / elementary and basic levels should be unpaid. Primary education will be compulsory. Access to technical and vocational education will be generally available and everyone will have equal opportunity to participate in higher education according to merit. 'Sub-section 1 (b) states that ‘multifaceted secondary education, including general and vocational education, should be encouraged and similar educational opportunities should be created for every child. In order for all children to have access to this opportunity, education should be provided free of cost and financial assistance should be provided if necessary.

'Education for All' from the 1990 International Conference on Education in Jতিmtin, Thailand In the declaration, meeting the demand for basic education for all is of special importance. The Delhi Declaration of 1993 explicitly states that "the aspirations and development goals of all countries can be achieved only by ensuring education for all citizens." Social responsibility; Government, family, society and non-governmental organizations. In 1993, UNESCO formed the International Commission for 21st Century Education. According to the commission, ‘Lifelong learning can improve the quality of knowledge and skills. In such an education system, there will be various life-saving training and retraining systems for people of different professions. Learning to do is one of the four pillars of the 21st Century education system set up by the Daler Commission. In Dakar, the capital of Senegal, in 2000, world political leaders and various international organizations issued a declaration on the implementation of the "Education for All" policy. This is known as the Dakar Framework for Action (DFA) announcement. Targets have been set to prioritize primary and secondary education by 2005 and to reduce inequality at all levels of education by 2015.

The goal of the project:

The main goal of Zhao's research is to find neglected and working children in all areas of Bangladesh (6 - 15 years old).

Age) to explore institutional opportunities and access to basic education.

 

The purpose of the project:

The main objectives of this project of SAP’s are: -

1. To explore the socio-economic context of neglected and working children in all areas of Bangladesh;

2. Determining the level of education acquired by children according to the goal;

3. The goal is to find out the reasons why children are dropping out of education, especially formal education;

4. Verifying the educational needs of neglected and working children;

5. To explore institutional opportunities for their education;

6. To review the education system of the conventional curriculum for them;

7. Exploring the relationship of such learning with their actions.

8. As well as creating the mind-humanity to practice moral education.

9. Neglected and working children send to school.