December 2022 Issue
Ritinjali: Highlights and Success Stories: Early Childhood Care and Education
Ritinjali has been working in the area of education and community development since 1995. Ritinjali works through various educational and skill development initiatives to provide opportunity and learning as a means to awareness and access to a better life. We work with children and adults from marginalized communities and the government schooling systems along with an expansive volunteer and professional network.
Our efforts include:
• Learning Centres provide a range of learning opportunities for out-of-school children (4 to 14 years) to help prepare them for formal schooling
• Second Chance School provides vocational training, apprenticeship, and entrepreneurship development programmes to urban, disadvantaged young adults who did not get their first chance
• Skilling Centres empower individuals (men & women) by providing training opportunities in NIOS certificated programmes in Tailoring & Cutting and Early Childhood & Care Programme.
We are proud to bring some of the success stories of our students.
Jyoti
Jyoti with the students of Shikshalogy Pre School, Mahavir Enclave New Delhi
Jyoti, 25 years old, lives with her family and 4 siblings in Palam, New Delhi. She belongs to Uttar Pradesh. Her family’s financial condition is poor. She joined the ECCE course and was not sure that she would complete the course due to a lack of confidence and family support. After a few months, her confidence level grew. She learned more ways to get children to follow classroom rules, daily schedules and creating effective learning spaces. Presently, she teaches in Shikshalogy Pre School, Mahavir Enclave New Delhi and she receives a salary of Rs.5500 per month.
Jyoti Yadav and Sapna Yadav
Jyoti Yadav and Sapna Yadav at Rao Mansa Ram Public School
Sapna and Jyoti are twin sisters who live in Mahipalpur. Both sisters had a dream to become teachers. Hence, they joined Ritinjali’s Early Childhood Care And Education program in October, 2021. Because of their strong willpower, hard work and dedication, new opportunities opened up for both of them. Recently, they both joined Rao Mansa Ram Public School, Kapashera in New Delhi as teachers. Sapna teaches the students of classes 3 and 4, while Jyoti teaches class 5 and handles the students of class 6. Both young women are independent as they earn around 11 and 14 thousand rupees per month respectively. Now they utilize their earnings for their further studies to pursue their B.ED from Rajasthan University.
Kamini Kumari
Kamini actively engaging the students at Ambrosia Public School, Mahipalpur
Kamini Kumari, 23 years old, comes from a small village in Uttar Pradesh called Itawah. She completed her B.A from SOL (Open University). She joined Ritinjali’s Early Childhood Care and Education course in October, 2021. She is a very ambitious girl and wants to make something of herself. She wanted to become a teacher. After coming to Ritinjali, she realized that she could fulfill her dreams. She learned how to handle young children. She learned different methods of teaching, creating teaching aids and how to care for children. Her teaching abilities have drastically improved. Now she teaches in Ambrosia Public School, Mahipalpur. Apart from this, she takes tuition classes at her home and runs batches of 17 students. Now her monthly income is approximately Rs.13000 per month.
Aman
Aman, 20 years old, moved to Delhi from his village in Uttarakhand after completing his 8th standard. He lives in the urban slum of Rangpuri near Mahipalpur with his family. Due to the poor financial conditions of his family, Aman was so disappointed. He wanted some financial support to continue his further studies. Aman joined the Early Childhood Care & Education course in March 2021 with a desire to stand on his feet. When he came to Ritinjali, he was in the 11th standard. With tremendous support in the classroom, his dedication, punctuality and hard work, he regained his confidence and identified his strengths and talent. He equipped himself with the skills required for classroom teaching. He is currently working at Speaking Point, an institute in Mahipalpur as a tutor and earns Rs.9000 per month. He is also pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree from IGNOU alongside work. Aman aspires to become a high-level professor. His dream is to reopen a learning center in his village for poor and needy children in the future.
Key Highlights 2022-23
• Total number of students = 26
• Number of students to gain full-time employment = 7
• Number of students to gain part-time employment = 5
• Class strategy /Activities :
1. Variety of art-integrated learning sessions
2. Life skills session
3. Basic learning support
4. Individual, small and large group activities
5. Group discussions
6. Roleplay
7. Preparation of programme strategy by adding supplementary topics and compiled teaching materials and action plans
8. Basic computer practice
Early Childhood Care and Education students taking part in computer class.
Group discussion in a classroom.
Students of our vocational training Centre (Early Childhood Care & Education and Cutting &Tailoring),11 children of Kusumpur and Vasant Kunj learning centres participated in a cultural programme on 22 October, 2022,which was organized by Vishwa Yuvak Kendra at Chanakyapuri.
Early Childhood Care and Education Students preparing teacher learning materials.