Screening of grassroots level NGOs working in the field of education for the formation of the campaign’s NGO-network group

Development of survey forms for baseline study/reality checks at Government schools

1st Orientation Workshop for campaign's NGO Network group at Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi to finalise plans and activities; 25 participants

Pre-Admission Drive production of banners, pamphlets. (With schemes/information) etc.

Second network orientation meet with NGOs for finalizing plans for the Admission Drive, Baseline Surveys and Reality Checks in Government schools

Admission drive in 10 communities across Delhi- (Vishesh Dakhila Abhiyaan)

Reality check Surveys at 50 Municipal Corporation Schools to ascertain status of infrastructure and other services in government schools, in the vicinity of NGOs' locations

NGO-Seminar at India International Center, New Delhi on Status of Girls' Education in Urban Slum Communities - A capacity building workshop for NGOs for disseminating information from a panel of experts on issues related to girls' development and schooling issues- preparation thereof

Report on seminar brought out

Data compilation and entry for survey; data from forms for 18,414 households entered into computer for analysis

Network meeting with campaign partners, 16th November 2006 for future planning; 19 participants

Release of ISF's newsletter for donors and stakeholders with the history and latest developments on the campaign front

Remedial centers started at Sakshi in Okhla for 70 girl children to supplement government school education and ensure retention of children in schools

Core group meeting on 1st December 2006 with NGO partners to finalise activities; 7 participants

Creation of a database of girls admitted through the admission drive.

Follow up and tracking of all girls children admitted in schools (To be done for the next 6 months)

Training of 15-20 peer educators each at 3 NGOs which are doing the children's consultation at the remaining NGO sites. Children's groups from all NGO sites do a consultation on their perceptions of schooling and education of girls

IEC material to be collected at ISF

Remedial centers started at Rasta (Patparganj), BNS(Shakurpur, Pitampura), SPOWAC (Paharganj), VVF (Palam) catering to about 400 girl children

Children's Consultation held at remaining 5 NGO sites by the peer educators trained in December. About 315 children from across 8 communities participated in this process

Remedial centers started at Kalyanam (Sangam Vihar) for 80 Children

Proposal Writing workshop with NGOs (15th Feb'07); 20 participants

Preparation of Children's Charter at ISF by compiling charters prepared during consultations at NGO sites to highlight the 10 most wanted things by children in schools and brought out a charter of their needs and expectations from the schooling system

Survey findings presentation and children's charter on 7th March 2007, eve of international women's day; about 75 participants at a stakeholder workshop titled Rights...

Begin process of Induction of new NGOs for campaign phase 2

5 day Teachers' training workshop for capacity building of teachers and improving the quality of education

2nd phase of Admission drives commence. Special focus on helping parents with on-line registrations

Theater performances, (a part of the admission drives), in the GGS initiative locations highlighted the importance of educating the girl child and created awareness about the admission process.

NGO network meet on 6th of September to plan strategies for the campaign period form 2007-2011

Consolidation of existing centers, introduction of MIS at Remedial Education Centers

Individual planning meets with all campaign partners to map future course of action at each community

Release of 2nd edition of the Newsletter, Sampark