NGO INTERNSHIP REPORT

FULL NAME: ANJALI RAJ

FACULTY: FACULTY OF LAW
COURSE: B.A LL.B (Honours) (2017-18)
CONTACT DETAILS: 304, MADHAV RESIDENCY
BEHIND NUTAN VIDHYALAYA
NEW SAMA ROAD
390024
E-MAIL anjuatdec14@gamil.com
FIELD OF
INVESTIGATION:
NGO, WORKED WITH: TAGORE FOUNDATION, VADODARA

PERIOD OF INTERNSHIP: 1st December – 31st December

GUIDE PROFESSOR DEBAL DASGUPTA

FORMERLY HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF RUSSIAN
STUDIES
FACULTY OF ARTS, THE MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO
UNIVERSITY
AND
CHAIRMAN
TAGORE FOUNDATION, VADODARA

CONTENTS:

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE NGO:

a. Tagore Foundation Vadodara
b. Srotoshwini Trust, Vadodara

2. TARGET:

3. DATE-WISE REPORT:
TAGORE FOUNDATION

Tagore Foundation is a registered office and its Trust is situated at

4/A-3, Sunderbaug Tower. The Chairman of this renowned
foundation is Dr. Debal Dasgupta.

DR. DEBAL DASGUPTA, CHAIRMAN OF TAGORE FOUNDATION

As an extended arm the foundation is having its Functionary Wings:
 PRAKRITI – School of Social Service.
 MOHANA – School of Academics.
 CHITRANGADA – School of Dance of Theatre.
 GITANJALI - School of Music.
 THE GOLDEN BOAT- School of Art and Literature.
The very important aims and objectives of the Foundation are:
 To have a friendly bond between other institutions or societies
with same objectives to that of Tagore Foundation so that it
can be a helping hand when in need.
  For creating a better Indian Citizen it also starts maintaining,
running, and managing social welfare as well as educational
centres.
 Uplifting of the poor and under privileged of the society.
 Cultivating the spirit of different social activities and
humanitarian services.
For carrying out smoothly its activities the foundation as per the
provision of the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950 the foundation may:
 Raise fund by way of subscriptions, contributions, donations,
advertisements as well as sponsorship.
 For its own benefit the foundation will also invest additional
funds.
 Construct, maintain, improve, develop any building houses or
other works necessary or convenient for fulfilment of the basic
purpose of Foundation.

FOUNDATION’S ACTIVTIES
SROTOSHWINI TRUST

Srotoshwini is a city based trust, registered in 2010. The very

first aim of this trust is to encourage under privileged students
in studying and to make them do some activities for the
development. Pathshala is an institution run by Srortoshwini
Trust. Pathshala, was introduced in 2013 which is basically for
the children of construction labourers. Presently Pathshala is
having three branches of Pathshala, in Vadodara itself, which is
for the street kids and the children of slum area. Currently it
caters to 110 such slum children. From 2016 February it has got
a new premise at Police Training School at Lalbaug , Vadodara
where all children come to attend classes. Also, City police has
taken up a project where they try to uplift the lives of under
privileged through education. And the project is named
Suraksha Setu Project and due to that project Pathshala get
benefited. Srotoshwini Trust runs library cum activity centre at
Sanjay Nagar, Sama. This trust focus on to reach the unreached
through imparting education and values of life.
PATHSHALA

DR. JUIN DUTTA PRESIDENT OF PATHSHALA

In 2013 May people in Pathshala firstly started to teach the children of

construction labourers who used to work in Swati Sports Complex and later on
after conducting such a class for children they decided to name this
organisation ‘Pathshala’ which is a mobile informal school for the under
privileged children and its president is Dr.Juin Dutta . A number of 70 children
are there in Pathshala and they belong to Uttarpradesh, Madhyapradesh as
well as Gujarat. Pathshala consists of nearly 8 to 9 volunteers who used to go
to the site to teach the children out there basics of Hindi, English and
Mathematics. Pathshala is having their classes from Monday to Friday in about
4 hours. They even carried out different craft activities, music, games, and
karate. Also, the children in Pathshala are being provided with both breakfast
and lunch. After a continuous effort the people in Pataskala arranged hostels
for those 11 underprivileged orphan children which are located in Sama,
Vadodara. These 11 kids used to go to Navprerna School, which is being run by
Navrachna Education Trust, Vadodara.
Later on from May 2014 onwards they even started teaching the footpath
children living in Fatehganj, Vadodara and named it ‘Footpath Pathshala’ which
consisted about 30 children between the age group 4 to14 years. With the help
of Mahavir International, these children got enrolled to the nearby Municipal
School. Soon after this Pathshala got a permanent building which is located in
Jetalpur for teaching all these children belonging to slums and footpath. And
they started teaching them in Sardar Estate building from September 2014.
Right now Pathshala in Jetalpur consists of 55 children who came there
regularly for having their classes. Also, 25 among them even joined Navprerna
for their regular studies. In the morning the children in Pathshala will be teach
by the volunteers in Pathshala after that they are even provided with extra
tuitions if need by the Pathshala.

OBJECTIVES OF PATHSHALA

 To let the under privileged children to get out from poverty and
helplessness
 To free children from Child Labour.
 To built up a sensible, honest, self independent, literate, and confident
individuals.
 To provide them a life of dignity and respect.
 To provide them with nutrition and shelter by the way of hostel.
 FUTURE PLAN OF PATHSHALA
Since, Pathshala is having only having a 2 BHK flat right now as their hostel in
which 11 children are accommodated. The very future plan of Pathshala is to
build up a hostel for 100 children. They already bought a plot in Lasundra and
are about to starts it construction. In the hostel the children will be staying
until they complete their 12t h education.

CHURNI

Churni is being initiated by Srotoshwini Trust for empowering women who are
the mother of children belonging to Pathshala will be provided with the entire
necessary thing required for making products like bags, curtains and later on
these products are exhibited and sold at exhibitions periodically organised by
Srotoshwini. The entire sale proceeds to go to the ladies to be deployed in
their development. It is also having volunteers to teach the women make
handicrafts and products and to teach them about the current products.
OBJECTIVES OF CHURNI
 To make under privileged women financially independent.
 To make the women self – reliant.

CONCERNED LAWS WHICH I TAUGHT THEM

CHILD RIGHTS
20 November is considered to be Children’s Right Day.
 Article 1 – A person below age of 18 defines a child.
 Article 3 – All organisations concerned with children for example schools
and health service should work towards what is best for every child.

RIGHT TO EDUCATION
 Right to Education Act was formed in 2009.

 Article 28- All the children have the Right to Education.

 Article 28 – All the children is having the right to primary education,
which should be free. Discipline in schools should respect children’s
dignity. For children to benefit from education, schools must be run in
an orderly way- without the use of any form of school discipline should
take into account to child’s human dignity. Therefore, governments
must ensure that the school administrators review their discipline
policies and eliminate any discipline practices involving physical or
mental violence, abuse or neglect. Young people should be encouraged
to reach the highest level of education of which they are capable.
 Article 29 – The purpose of education is to develop every child’s
personality, talents, and mental and physical disabilities.
 Article 29 – Education should teach children to respect their parents,
their own and other cultures.
  Article 29 – Education should teach children to respect the natural
environment.
 Article 32 – The government should protect children from work that is
dangerous or might health or their education.
 Article 45- Right to early childhood care and education to all children
until they complete the age of six years.

RIGHT TO LIFE

 Article 6 – Every child has the Right to Life.

 Article 23 – Children who are disabled, either mentally or physically have
a right to special care and education so that they can lead full and
independent lives.
 Article 24 – All children have a right to good health and good quality
health care. All children should have clean water, nutritious food and a
clean environment so they stay healthy.
 Article 27- All children have the right to decent standard of living. The
government should help families who cannot afford to provide a decent
standard of living for their children.
 Article 39(f) – Right to equal opportunities and facilities to develop in a
healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity and
guaranteed protection of childhood and youth against exploitation and
against moral and material abandonment.
RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT
 Article 6 – Governments should ensure that children survive and develop
healthily.
 Article 13 – Children have the right to get and share information.
 Article 24 – Children have the right to good quality health care- the best
health acre possible- to safe drinking water, nutritious food a clean and
safe environment, and information to help them stay healthy.
 Article 27- Children have the right to a standard of living that is good
enough meet their physical and mental needs. Government should need
to provide them with food, clothing, and housing.
  Article 29- Should need to be provided with proper education which in
turn can develop each child’s personality.

RIGHT TO PARTICIPATION

 Article 12 – All children have a right to be able to give their opinion when
adults are making a decision that will affect them, and adults should take
it seriously. (Take a firm decision against Child Marriage)
 Article 13 – All children have a right to find out things and say what they
think through, speaking, writing, drawings unless it breaks the rights of
others.
 Article 15 – All children have right to meet, make friends with, and join
clubs with other children.
 Article 16 – All the children have the right to privacy.
 Article 17 – All children have right to information from TV, radio,
newspapers and the internet. These media should provide information
that children can understand.
RIGHT TO PROTECTION
 Article 32 (Child Labour)
 Children should not be allowed to do work that is dangerous or might
make them ill, or stops them going to school.
 Article 33
 Children have a right to be protected from dangerous drugs, and from
the business of making or selling them.
 Article 34
 Nobody can do any kind of torture and elder ones should protect you.
 Article 37
 No child should be punished in a way that humiliates or hurts them.
 Article 39 (e) – Right to be protected from being abused and forced by
economic necessity to enter occupations unsuited to their age or
strength.
 Section 2(1) Bombay Prevention of Begging Act.
CHURNI

RIGHTS RELATING TO CHURNI

Article 14 – Equality before law for women.

Article 16 – Equality of opportunity of all citizens in matters relating to
employment or appointment to any office under the State.

Article 39 (a) – To promote justice, on a basis of equal opportunities and to

provide free legal aid by suitable legislation or scheme or in any other way to
ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by
reason of economic or other disabilities.

Article 51 A (e) – says that it is the duty of the citizens to renounce practices
that are derogatory of women.
Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 – An act to provide for the payment of equal
remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention of
discrimination, on the ground of sex against women in the matter of
employment and for matters, connected there with or incidental thereto.
DAY and DATE: ACTIVITY: OUTCOME:
FRIDAY, At the very first day of mine in I got to know that the main aim of Pathshala
DECEMBER 01, 2017 Pathshala I reached there at sharp first of all is to teach Slum children about basic
8:00 AM. I was introduced to the hygiene. I got to understand that the children
staffs and thereby the concerned are made to understand the value of having
president of Pathshala Juin Dutta. I education. Also a proper way of discipline is
also got to know that the Pathshala been found in each of the students out there.
is providing the children out there
with breakfast. While having my
talk with Juin Dutta she detailed
me about the concerned projects
and events undergoing
respectively. I have been provided
with a batch of students belonging
to advance class (that is the
students of class 6th) which consists
of 10 students. She briefly
explained me about the tasks to be
performed and done by me in
Pathshala. I was told to take the
students of class 6th classes on the
topic Child Rights and also make
them aware on its legal aspects.
After assigning me she introduced
me to the head teacher of
advanced class Nikita
Gangadharan. Nikita Mam
permitted me to have an
introductory interaction with all
those children of advanced class.
After having my interaction with
children I had been delineated the
backgrounds and situations about
the life of all the students in
Pathshala by Nikita Mam. Even she
detailed me about the concepts
and objectives behind formation of
Pathshala. I was told to start my
classes from the upcoming working
days onwards.
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Saturday , Since have been assigned by my
December 02 task to have classes on Child Rights.
2017 I had gone through browsing on all
those legal aspects of child rights
and then after reading that entire
information I simplified them to
simpler language which can make
I got to learn immense Articles, Sections and
about the punishment which are made for the
children by the government. Even I also found
cases where Child was brutally denied from
having their rights.
 children much more
understanding. After that I was
told by Juin Mam to prepare a class
schedule planner, so that she could
let know about those activities
which supposed to exercise to the
children.
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Sunday, - -
December 03
2017
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Monday, Since it was my very first day of I got to know that the children are little much
December 4 taking lectures to the children. I aware of their rights. It also helped me to
2017 was almost at the peak of know about the improvisation that I need to
excitement so that I reached there consider while having my next lectures. Even I
at sharp 8:10 am in Pathshala. got to know the grasping power of children
After all daily prayers and routines and about their awareness towards Child
in Pathshala I started my lecture at Rights.
sharp 8:35am. An overall outline
about what I am about to take was
detailed to the children. I started
my lectures by letting them to
speak about the thoughts and
ideas they are having about child
rights in which some of them
shared the common point on right
to education. After having a
discussion with children I started
my lectures by explaining about
the meaning and needs of child
rights and about the advantages
that are provided by child rights
was explained to them. I simply
highlighted and briefly told them
about the five child rights which I
have chosen to take class for them.
At the end of my lectures I also had
a questioning session relating with
the topic I had covered, to let know
what they had understood.
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Tuesday, I made my research on my first
December 05 Child Right that is the Right to
2017 Education. I also browsed
animated videos relating to child
rights to make simpler lecture
notes.
I got to know that Right to Education is given
with a very important concern in Indian
Constitution. And also I got to know about the
kinds of Non – profit organisation which have
come forward to provide education to
underprivileged students.
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Wednesday , On this day I started my lectures to I made a quite well awareness in the mind of
December 06 children regarding the very first children to fight against their right in achieving
2017 right that I have chosen that is the their right o education. I made them
right to education .I explained understand that none can restrict them from
them about the basic facilities having education. Even I too got to know some
provided by the government for bitter stories of the children in out there who
uplifting the educational were denied to achieve education and about
background of underprivileged the girls in slums who got married in tender
children. I detailed them about the immature age.
impact education can create in the
betterment of future for which
children countered me with their
views towards having education. I
concluded my class by explaining
the Act which was formed on 2009
that is the Right to Education Act.
At the ending session of my class I
had shown them animated video
regarding child labour and child
education named ‘ Education
Counts’ which was produced by
child line to create awareness
regarding child rights. The story of
that video is about the torturing
faced by a 10 year old boy Ajay at
construction site. I alternatively
asked questions to children relating
to that video for which they
answered quite well.
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Thursday , Since, some other classes were Showing the video ‘The Rose’ made children
December 07 going on to the children I was little bit aware how to react and respond
2017 firstly assigned to take a little bit of when someone tries to torture you. Also,
mathematics to those children who taking lectures made me read bit more about
finds difficulty L.C.M questions. on the topic as well.
Later on I started my lectures
relating to the topic Right to Life in
which I also explained about three
main points which falls under Right
to Life. I described them at what all
circumstances do they can make
use of these rights. And after
taking my classes on the topic I had
simply given them with each part
of topic relating to Right to Life for
which they need to explain what
they had understood. And at the
very end of my class I had shown
them an animated video made by
 child line naming ‘ The Rose’ which
is related to the physical tortures
faced by a student in school by his
insensitive teacher. The main
character of the video Mani made
children little bit aware about how
to react when someone tries to
torture you.
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Friday , A quick revision was made before Since, most of the slum children I am teaching
December 08 getting into other topic. After are from poor background, in order to earn a
2017 which I started them on the very living they have to do works at late night their
next right that is Right to young age. So, through this class I realised
development. I made them aware them that if they have to face any kind of
about the situations where they tortures in the places they are working they
can make use of this right. Even I can make use of the right against child labour
had illustrated them with examples and even they were taught child line number
to make them much too.
understandable about the right. A
story published in the book by Law
and Justice Ministry was narrated
to them in which the story is about
the torturing faced by a 14 year old
boy named ‘ chatty’ who used to
do all the works in the hotel in
order to earn his living. But in the
hotel chottu was doing all kinds of
works even those works which he
is not capable of doing in his
young. The story is completely
relating with child labour. Through
this story I made them realised
how we can raise voice against
forced labour if you are a child
below the age 18.
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Monday, Since, I thought it’s time to brush

December 11 up previous classes. I started this
2017 day by having a revision of the
previous entire topics which I have
taken before. In the revision
session everyone performed well.
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Tuesday, I started this day by conducting an
December 12 exam including the topics Child
2017 Rights and basic questions from
child rights in order know how
much they had understood related
to the topics that I have taken.
Most of the children got to know all the legal
aspects regarded to child marriage. Even they
got to know their first priority is up on
education. Even I got to the many illegal things
which happen in the slums.
 After evaluating the answer sheets
most of them scored quite well.
After conducting the exam I had
shown them an animated video
named ‘Like Sisters ‘which is an
award winning animated short film
which is about a girl below age 18
who was forced to get married.
While showing such a video I even
got to know that one of the cousin
sister of the student in my class
who is of age 15 is about to get
married to someone of age 19. So, I
just explained them child marriage
is strictly punishable one. So, I
made them no matter what the
situation is they are having right to
raise voice against forceful child
marriage.
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Wednesday, At the very starting of this day an Legal aspects of enjoying Right to Life were
December 13 exam was conducted by me understood by the children. They gained little
2017 regarding the topic Right to Life bit of idea as well as knowledge regarding to
which was a descriptive exam. A Right to Life.
quick paper valuation was done by
me. Since, few of the children was
absent during the day when I was
taking the class I again take my
lectures on the same topic that is
Right to Life. After which I had
provided them with a piece of
paper and told them to write the
entire information regarding to the
topic Right to Life also told them
write an example where they can
make use of this right.

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Thursday, - -
December 14
2017
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Friday, December This day I started my class by Children are acquiring much more information
15 2017 teaching children with a new topic about different kinds of Rights which falls
that is Right to Development. I under the Child Rights. Even I am also
explained them about the crucial browsing more on the topics to clarify their
contributions which should need to doubts and to make content much simpler.
be provided by both the parents
 and government like them
providing them with shelter and
nutrition. I even taught them
about the key punishment that will
be faced if their right to
development was denied by
anyone. I then concluded my class
by having a questioning section
from Right to development topic.
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Saturday, I was given with my tasks to make I got and learned cases illustrations policies
December 16 my research on my next topics on behind these rights.
2017 which I am about to take my class
that are Right to Participation. I
had gone through browsing and
also by reading books of Asha
Bajpai I made my lecture notes
which I am about to take.

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Sunday, - -
December 17
2017
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Monday, On this day I started with taking Children learned a lot on the very important t
December 18 lectures on new rights that is the right that is their participation in the society.
2017 Right to Participation. I let them They learned that no matter about their age
understand the vital role played by they are having equal rights of participation
them in bringing up a better some extend in the society to that of the elder
society. I taught them through this one is having. And they got to know that none
right they are having right to can restrict them from enjoying their rights.
express freely their views and ideas
and I told them that there is an
obligation to listen to children’s
views and to facilitate their
participation. Even I briefly
explained them the involvement
and personal concern of the child
during adoption procedure. Then I
concluded my class by asking their
views regarding this right for which
they contributed their points like
having right to health and
nutrition.
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Tuesday, On the very starting of this day the Attending the play as viewer made me realised
December 19 students of my class performed a about children’s capability as well as the moral
2017 play under the supervision of one of the play was very much meaningful one.
of the volunteer named Madhuri. Even giving them with homework to make and
 At the end of the play one of the find out slogans can make them think and
child from my class explained understand more about Child Rights which are
about the moral which the play only made for them.
reflects. After the performance of
the drama I was handed with the
duty to continue my lectures. So,
on this day I started my lectures
with new right that is right to
protection. I even let them make
understand that even their parents
are having responsibility to make
the provided with security, shelter
and protection. At the end of my
class I have given them with a
homework to do that is to find out
slogans related with Child Rights.
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Wednesday, On the very starting of this day I got to know how much the children have
December 20 since ,I was told by Juin Mam to learned and understand about the topic. Also,
2017 give the children with any kind of I even acquired knowledge regarding to this
interesting activity through which topic and even I understand their point of view
she can understand how much the towards all these rights.
children understood from the
classes. So, on this day I have
provided them with papers and
make them to right slogans relating
to the topics Child labour, Child
education and also Child Marriage.
And nearly 8 of the students have
written their slogans very much
nicely.