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FORWORD

M. SHIAMALA BABY, m.a.b.d.,
Executive Director
Date: 10-5-2003.
Ms.Mona Sehgal,
Projects Co-ordinator,
Asha for Education,
2400, Virginia Ave,
NW, Apt#c.309,
Washington DC 20037.
U.S.A.
Sub: Submission of Progress Report
Request for 2003-2004 -
grant regarding.

Greetings.
Dear Mona,
Kindly find herewith the Progress Report of the
programme "Quality Education for Dalit Children",
carried on by FORWORD,
While submitting the report, iet me bring to your kind
notice, the need for this year's support. Since the programme
is marching on successfully, I request you to kindly consier
our need and help us with the support.
Let me also bring to your kind informatuion that the
original requested amount was Rs.2,00,000 ($ 4000/"). But it
was not materialized. As the need of the area is real and great,
I request you to kindly take some kind initiative to meet
atleast a part of the requested amount this year.
I thank you for the good under standing with which we are
moving on.
Looking forward to hear from you.
Yours in Solidarity, End: Progress Report.
Related Photos.
          CC; Niharika Shukia,
Sirish Agarwal

M.ShiamalaBaby.
FORUM FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT (FORWORD^
No. 117, Suddananda Bharathi Street, East Tambaram, Chennai - 600 059. Tamil Nadu. INDIA.
(?) • 044 - 237 8081, 239 0853. E-mail: shiamalaforword(3)vahnn mm / mathnram '7/^ucr.i not

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PROGRESS REPORT
Name of the Organization: Forum for Women's Rights and
Development, (FORWORD).
Contact Person:   M.ShiamalaBaby.
Address; 117,Suddananda Bharathi Street,
EastTambaram, Chennai 600 059.
TamilNadu, INDIA.
Phone;   044-22378081/22390853.
E-mail;   shiamalaforword@yahoo.com
Name of the Project: Quality Education for the Dalit Children.
Supporting Agency: Asha for Education.
period! of Reporting: 6 months ^'—^mber 5002 to April 2003.
About the Project: The programme The Quality Education for
the Dalit Children is an ongoing
programme,
since June 2001.
Objectives of the Programme;
Long Term:
To build up a strong future generation out of the
Oppressed OaHt Community with the right kind of value based
education and human qualities.
Short Term;
^Conducting remedial teaching to the Poor Dalit Children, in the
late evenings.
*To cut short school dropping rate among the Dalit Children,
'To take steps to develop their hidden talents in ail forms.
*To develop leadership characteristics among them.

2. The Area of operation;
1.Nedunguntram.
2.Madambakkam
3.Thirumudivakkam.
4.Thtruneermalai.
5.Tambaram.
Details about the project;
This project covers 158 Dalit Children, who are the
underprivileged children, hailing from poor socio economical
condition. Their parents are illiterate and hence, they do not
have an atmosphere at home, to be encouraged for studies.
Because of their low caste birth, these children in an unjust
way are denied of their human right to be dignified human
beings. In addition to their nil motivation to study, the Social
stigma of their low birth join together to push them to lead
the life of inhumanbeings.
To address this issue and help these children to enjoy
human right, in having happy and healthy childhood with good
education and relaxation and thus enable them to become full
fledged human beings with human Identity, human dignity and
social justice is the overall objective, for which this prog——^e
"Quality Education to Dalit Children," was schemed out.
Teaching Time:
Since It is a remedial teaching, the teaching hours start
from 5 p.m. and goes up to 8 p.m. Timing is flexible as in the
time of examinations the cnildren make use of these
classes for more hours in the morning and evenings as well.
Programmes taken up apart from education towards
enhancing quality of life among Asha Students.
I Child ren taken up in Public Action:
	Asha Children were motivated to take up rallies and Public