Bal Manch (Children collectives)

BAL MANCH FIVE YEAR DREAM PLAN

GOAL OF BAL MANCH

Children’s access to child rights

PURPOSE OF BAL MANCH

To provide information about the services of the right to development of children so that children can achieve their life, development and protection
Provide children with a platform through the group so that the child can share his child’s mind with another child
To develop the inter-communication skills of children so that children can present their words positively to the society
To develop life skills In children so that the future life of children is filled with success
Participate in children’s development so that children can participate in their family, society and nation building

WORK POLICY OF INTERVENTION IN BAL MANCH

The following strategy will be for the all-round development of the children of Dalit and Minority sections of the society under the purview of Indian Constitution –

The children had to cooperate in such a way that the children are not hesitating to present their qualities
Making children comfortable in such a way that there is no fear in the children
Helping children in such a way that they can use their abilities openly
The children were fortunate to do it in such a way that children feel safe
Participating children in such a way that children feel safe
Treating children in such a way so that the parents of the children can cooperate with satisfaction
To cooperate and provide positive direction to the children in developing the vision of development
Connecting children to activities in such a way that create a sense of ease in them

The Bal Manch will be a joint platform of the boy group, girl group, teenage group at project level which will be known as Bal Manch, Chakia.

KEY ISSUES OF BAL MANCH

Children’s health and nutrition rights information and children’s access to health and nutrition services
Access to information on girl health rights and access to health and nutrition services
Connectivity of children with education development institutions regularly
Current information update
Induce local sports activities
Children’s participation in development process

BOY GROUP

There will be only one group of boy below the age of 6 to 18 years for all the former at the village level which will be known as the Boy Group. This group will be a member group of Bal Manch. Thus, there will be a total of 22 groups.

GIRL GROUP

There will be a group of girls below the age of 6 to 14 years for all the former at the village level which will be known as the Girl Group. This girl group will be a member group of Bal Manch at project level. Thus, there will be a total of 22 groups.

TEENAGE GROUP

There will be a group of unmarried girls above the age of 14 years of all the former at the village level which will be known as Teenage Group. This teenage group will be a member group of Bal Manch at project level. Thus, there will be a total of 22 groups.

MEMBERSHIP

BOY GROUP

In the village level at which a boy group is formed, all the boys of the villages, who are below 6 to 18 years, will be members of this group. For the first 3 months, the worker will inform every child about the boy group and will take the initiative to add the children to the boy group. The details of the child by whom consent will be given will be written on the register of the boy group. In which the name of the child, father’s name, age, village, name of the hamlet, caste, class, special quality, etc. will be entered. The group will unanimously select a number for the Bal Manch who will be nominated for participation in quarterly meetings of Bal Manch. It will be the responsibility of the nominated member to inform the group about the decision taken by participating in Bal Manch.

GIRL GROUP

In the village level at which the girl group is formed, all the girls below the age of 6 to 14 years will be members of this group. The first 3 months, the worker will inform each girl about the girl group and will take initiative to add girls to the girl group. The details of the girl who will be given consent will be mentioned on the register of the girl group. In which the girl’s name, father’s name, age , village, name of hamlet, caste, class, special quality, etc. will be entered. In the girl group, one of the voluntary community health workers working at the state level village will be the nominated member of this group. The group will unanimously select a member for the Bal Manch who will be nominated for participation in quarterly meeting of Bal Manch. It will be the responsibility of the group about the decision taken by participating in Bal Manch.

TEENAGER GROUP

In the village level at which the teenager group is formed, all the unmarried girls above the age of 14 years in that village will be members of this group. For the first 3 months, the worker will inform each girl about the teenager group and will take initiative to add girls to the teenager group. The details of the girl who will be given consent will be mentioned on the register of the teenager group. In which the girl’s name, father’s name, age, village, name of hamlet, caste, class, special quality, etc. will be entered. In the teenager group, one of the voluntary community health workers working at the state level village will be the nominated member of this group. The group will unanimously select a member for the Bal Manch who will be nominated for participation in quarterly meeting of Bal Manch. It will be the responsibility of the group about the decision taken by participating in Bal Manch.

BAL MANCH: - The members of all the boys group, girls group and teenager group will be nominated members of Bal Manch. One member from each group will be a member of forum at the level of Bal Manch. Those who will be unanimously selected as Bal Manch by the boy group, girl group and teenager group. There will be a register of Bal Manch on which full details of the members like name, father’s name, age, village, name of hamlet, caste, class, special qualities, etc. will be recorded.

GROUP MEETING

BOY GROUP: - The meeting of the boy group will be held once a month at the village level. The first 3 months worker will inform about the manner of meeting in this meeting and provide leadership to the group. The next 3 months, as a facilitator, will motivate and encourage the boy group to adopt the method of meeting. The next 6 months worker will guide the group as a facilitator in every other meeting. After 1 year, the worker will play a role in the quarterly meeting of the group. In the quarterly meeting of the group, it will be the responsibility of the worker to get the child development department, education department, health department and other children related departments working at the Gram Panchayat level or the people working in the group’s meetings. So that the child can know and understand the aspects of development and they can participate in it.
GIRL GROUP: - The meeting of the girls group will be held once a month at the village level. The first 6 months worker will inform about the manner of meeting in this meeting and provide leadership to the group. The next 6 months is to motivate and encourage the girls group to adopt the method of meeting. The next 1 year, the worker will guide the group as a facilitator in every other meeting. After 2 years, the worker will play a role in the quarterly meeting of the group. The self-employed community health workers nominated at the village level will also participate in these meetings and will act as a link to the community through the activities of the group. In the quarterly meeting of the group, it will be the responsibility of the worker to get the child development department, health department, education department and other children related departments working at the Gram Panchayat level or the people working in the group’s meetings. So that the child can know and understand the aspects of development and they can participate in it.
TEENAGER GROUP: - The meeting of Teenager group will be held once a month at the public level at the village level. The first 3 months worker will inform about the manner of the meeting in this meeting and provide leadership to the group. The next 3 months will encourage and motivate the girls group to adopt the method of meeting. The next 6 months worker will guide the group as a facilitator in every other meeting. After 1 year, the worker will play a role in the quarterly meeting of the group. The self-employed community health workers nominated at the village level will also participate in these meetings and will act as a link to the community through the activities of the group. In the quarterly meeting of the group, it will be the responsibility of the worker to get the child development department, health department, education department and other children related departments working at the Gram Panchayat level or the people working in the group’s meetings. So that the child can know and understand the aspects of development and they can participate in it.

MEETING OF BAL MANCH

The meeting of Bal Manch will be held on quarterly basis at the Project Office. In this meeting, all members of the project will participate with the selected members of the boy group, girl group and teenager group. This meeting will have the following agenda –

Confirmation of the proceedings of the last meeting
Review and decision of work progress of plan made in the last month
Work plan and responsibility sharing for this month
A presentation of the project on current topic
Other points that emerged during the discussion

In the quarterly meeting of the Bal Manch, it will be the responsibility of the Project Coordinator to get the participation of the people working which is related to the Child Development Department, Education Department, Health Department, Nehru Yuva Kendra and other children in the meeting of Bal Manch so that the child can know and understand the aspects of development themselves and they can participate in it.

STRUCTURE OF BAL MANCH

The structure of the Bal Manch will be as follows –

Named members of selected groups for Bal Manch
The leader of the Bal Manch will be elected by a majority of the nominated members of the group
A total of 5 leaders of Bal Manch will be elected
One of which will be the master leader with 5 chosen by the leader
The Project Coordinator will be the convener of the Bal Manch. The Sansthan will nominate a female worker as a co-convener.

BAL MANCH

CONVENER CONVENER

FEMALE MALE

MASTER LEADER &

04 OTHER LEADER

BOYS GIRLS

GROUP GROUP

ADOLSCENT

GIRLS GROUP

FUND OF BAL MANCH

For the programs to be done in the interest of children, a fund will be created for the Bal Manch at the institution level. In this fund, donations, etc. will be collected through community level meetings and ensure better use of children. The amount of this fund can be spent through meetings in Bal Manch after approval. Approval will be obtained by sharing the details of income and expenditure on an annual basis in Bal Manch. The coordinator of Bal Manch will be responsible for overseeing and managing this course at the project level. The Bal Manch fund will have a ledger account and will be kept updated.

GROUP STRUCTURE

The structure of the group will be as follows –

The 2 team leads will be chosen by a majority of the members of the groups.
The village level worker of the project will be the convener of the group and the CHM of the village will be the co-convener

GROUP

TEAM LEADER CONVENER

MEMBERS

SELECTION OF LEADER OF THE GROUP

During the selection of leader for Bal Manch from Boy Group, Girl Group and Teenager Group, we will consider the following points –

The member being elected should be a member of the group and have a record of participation in regular meetings.
He is associated with education and is a regular in school.
He should be senior in age matters in the group.
He puts his point among the group members and explains it to the children.
Be better than other children in the field of teaching.
Be of decent nature and positive thinking

ROLE OF GROUP LEADER

Role of group leader will be as follows –

In the operation of group meeting
In the information dialogue of the group meeting
To convince the members in the decision making process in group meetings
As the leadership for the implementation of the decision taken by the group
In the follow-up to the group decision
As an initiative on the issue of child participation at the village level
At the village level, as connecting children with health and education services
With regard to group meeting proceedings and record maintenance

GROUP ACTIVITIES

During monthly meetings and meetings –

Art competition on child rights issues
General knowledge
Competition
Song concert/program
Theatrical program
Knowledge addition program
Capacity building training
Updated information about opportunities
Inhibition elimination practice
Health and hygiene practice
Hand wash practice
Current information group practice
Group practice of Government schemes
Group practice on child safety
Information about CRY
Information about ROSA
Group exercises on nutrition
Information about government schemes related to children
Knowledge and practice of water borne diseases
Snake ladder exercises on health issues

SPORTS ACTIVITIES OF GROUP

Football Match
Rope Competition
Kabaddi Competition
Cricket Competition
Kho-Kho Competition

ROLE OF WORKER IN GROUP MEETING

The role of the organization’s worker in group meetings will be smooth. The worker will encourage the leaders and members in the meeting to discuss in the meeting under the leadership of the chosen leader of the group which will help in decision making and provide guidelines in writing the proceedings of the meeting. It will also encourage group communication among the members and provide guidance for full discussion on the group meeting agenda. The worker will play the role of the facilitator in participatory solution to any type of problem in the group. The worker will also provide information to the members of the group on the issue set by the institution.

ROLE OF SANSTHAN IN THE GROUP

The role of Sansthan in the group will be that of a social institution that will make developmental processes accessible to the children through activists for the better future of children.
The Sansthan will provide a digital platform for those fast children to engage in higher educational and technical education where children will be able to increse their skills and abilities.
Assistance of the group in reaching government health, nutrition facilities to needy children through workers and volunteers.
The institution will enlighten the selected children of the group as health and nutrition champions and develop them in such a way that they can play the role of champions I health and nutrition development in the village. For this, children will be trained on quarterly basis.
He will educate children about their roles in the development of the country by rising above themselves, family and society and will take constructive initiative for the development of far-reaching thinking and dreams.
The Sansthan will organize communication skill training to remove fear and hesitation among children of weaker sections of the society. Through the trained children, more children will be connected to this process.
By organizing life skill development training for adolescent girls, knowledge and competence will be developed among adolescent girls on the issue of communication skills, self discipline, positive thinking, self-reliance, etc.
Supporting children in raising the voice of children to the competent authorities concerned by the group through Sansthan worker.
During the development process neither any greed, misleading message, rumor, promise etc. will be made from the children and children will be warned from doing so.

PRIVACY

The Sansthan shall abide by the norms laid down in the J J Act 2015 and observe confidentiality related to children’s issues and shall not make public any information such as name, address, contact number, photo, etc. nor provide any such person to the institution whose group will not be associated with Bal Manch.

GROUP’S ROLE IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT

The group will initiate self-development initiatives for holistic child development with the participation of all the target group children in the village and conduct child development processes and identify needy children and engage them with development plans and benefits and will work as communication between children and parents. The village worker will share the identified gap on the issue of child development at the village level and will be connected through teaching and learning in institutional development processes.

GROUP’S ROLE IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT

The Sansthan will link the schemes of the central government and the state government according to the merit of the group and will try to ensure the participation of children accordingly. For the development of children, the issue related to playgrounds, library, computer, park, hammock and other children in the village will be demanded from the competent authority. Along with this, we will try to link these schemes –

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
Kanya Sumangala Yojana
Shadi Anudaan Yojana
Uttar Pradesh Bhagya Lakshami Yojana
Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshami Bai Mahila and Bal Sammaan Kosh Yojana (Women and Children Honor Fund Scheme)
Sponsorship Scheme
Women Help Line
Asha Jyoti Kendra
Kishori’s Take Home Ration
Kasturba Gandhi Awasneey Vidhyalay
Meena Manch
Self Defense Training
Jeevan Kaushal
Free textbooks and uniforms
Free shoes, socks and bag distribution
Free sweater distribution
Maternity Infant and Girl Child Support Scheme
Construction Worker Girl Help Scheme
Sant Ravidas Education Support
Meritorious Student Award Scheme
Skill Development, Technological Upgradation and Certification
Kanya Vivah Assistance Scheme
Ayushman Bharat
Uttar Pradesh Kanya Vidyadhan Yojana
Sabla Scheme
Women and Child Honor Fund
Balika Samridhi Yojana
Foster Care
National Child Health Program
Scholarship
National Child Labor Project
Mid-day Meal Scheme
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
National Secondary Education Campaign

GROUP’S ASSOCIATION WITH THE PANCHAYAT

In order for the development of the children, the group will interact with the representatives of the panchayat and provide demand letters, etc. on the essential aspects from the Gram Panchayat as per their requirement. The Village Child Protection Committee constituted at the Gram Panchayat level will apply for the representation of 2 children of the child group and will make activate participation in the meetings and will submit the issue of child protection in writing to the chairman of the Village Child Protection Committee. Along with this, the proposed village will also submit the child protection scheme.

GROUP’S ENGAGEMENT WITH AND ROLE IN EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT

The group will identify the children of the village who are outside education development. The

Children will inform the Anganwadi and the school through the group and discuss the progress of the children in the group’s seat and decide. Educations in the village will help in creating an environment for development and will prepare children to receive education regularly.

The children of the group who are better in education to provide short term tuition, etc. to other vulnerable children and motivate them to be able to help the weaker children in the progress of education.

PARTICIPATION OF GROUP MEMBERS IN NATION BUILDING WORK

The Sansthan will provide guidance to the children through dialogue, discussion, song, drama, practice work on the following issues in the group meeting towards nation building through worker –

Water Conservation
Environment Sanitation
Forest Conservation
Protection of Public Assets
Follow the rules of the road
Food Conservation
Self Service

REVIEW OF BAL MANCH POLICIES

THE Sansthan will review every month in December on the basis of experiences at the institution level and at the child stage level and will change the policies based on the suggestions. In the process, based on the suggestions and guidance of the representative of Child Right and You, New Delhi the project team will share a change with Bal Manch.

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