Status of Rainbow Homes Care

leavers

An Assessment Report
Introduction:
• 258 care leavers of Rainbow Homes Kolkata were successfully interviewed to assess
their present situation in terms of:
 Socio-economic condition
 Education
 Livelihood
 Health (Physical & Mental)
 Entitlement and
 RH association.

• Care leavers from 6 homes were interviewed over phone from 19th April to 17th June,
2021. .
• Care leavers interviewed belonged to the period – Year of Admission (1998) to Year of
Exit (2021).
1) RH Care leavers - Socio-demographic Characteristics

CASTE
Religion
Chris-
tianity OBC
ST 6%
19% 9%

Hin-
duism SC
52% 22%

Islam General
29% 64%

Age Category
marital status
58%
Mar
ried
33%

25%
10%
7%
Un-
Below 15 mar
15 to 18 ried
18+ to 23 67%
Above 23
1) RH Care leavers - Socio-demographic Characteristics

Occupation of Parent/ Guardian Monthly Family income (INR)

32% 33%
Stipend 1
Teacher 3
Service 38
Security Guard 5 17%
Sailor 1
12%
Receptionist 2
Plumber 2 7%
Painter 2
Mechanic 1
Loreto staff 2 Below 3000 3001 to 6000 6001 to 10000 10001 to Above 20000
Homemaker 24 20000

Farmer 14
Factory Manager 1
Embroidery 1 No. of Family
49%
members
49%
Electrician 4
Domestic Worker 34
Cook 2
Contractor 2
Wage labour 48
Civic police 1
Home care giver 5 2%
Carpenter 3
Business 37 1 to 4 5 to 10 Above 10
Driver/ Van puller 25
 1) RH Care leavers - Socio-demographic Characteristics

Occupation of Care leavers

Access to safe drinking water 67.8%
Trainee 1

Tailor 2

Student 83
Access to toilet 75.6%
Teacher 5

Business 1

Nurse 2

Rainbow home staff 2

Hotel Receptionist 2

136
Housing Condition
Home maker
55.0%
Labour 5

Service at Private company 15

33.3%
Domestic worker 1

Civic police 1
6.2% 5.0%
Assistant in Dental Clinic 2 0.4%

Own house Rented Slum Street PG

house dweller
 2) RH Care leavers – Education status
No. of Care leavers in Academic grades
Hotel Management 6
B.ED 1

Care leavers who are students 32% Nursing 2

LLB 2
ITI 5
Masters 2
Student care leavers currently in
schools/ Colleges/Prof. Courses 94% Graduation 19
Class 12 10
Class 11 2
Class 10 9
Student care leavers currently regular in
schools/ Colleges/Prof. Courses 95% Class 9 2
Class 8 2
Class 7 0
Care leavers interested in Higher studies 88% 3
Class 6
Class 5 4
Support required for Higher studies Class 4 4
86.3% Class 3 3
Class 2 1
Class 1 1

8.2%
1.4% 1.4% 2.7% Care leavers not going to school 6%

Financial Family Financial & Financial, Job No support

Family opportunity required Care leavers who wanted to resume education 60%
3) RH Care leavers – Livelihood status Care leaver's career aspiration

Undecided 28
Social worker 8
Retail 1
Realestate 1
Govt. & Administration 3
Media 5
Marketting 3
Manufacturing 5
Care leavers linked to livelihood 17% Law 3
Interior Designer 1
HR 1
mo n t h ly in c o me (IN R) o f care leav er s Hotel Management 1
Hospitality 35
Garment 27
55.6%
Finance 1
Fashion Desiner 2
Export 1
Event management 1
28.9%
Enginner 2
Teaching/ Education 31
Nursing/ Medical 20
15.6% Doctor 4
Counseling psychologist 1
Front office/ Back office/ Computer based 17
B el ow 3000 Care giver 1
3001 to 10000
cabin crew 1
1001 to 20000
Business 4
Beautician 32
Aviation 1
Atheletic 1
Arts 4
Army/ Police 12
3) RH Care leavers – Livelihood status

Types of Vocational skills training

61.8%

16.2% Care leavers with Vocational skill training 53%

7.4%
5.1% 4.4%
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 4) Care leavers – Health status

Health Indicators
Care leavers having frequent health
problems 12.8%
Care leavers been able to enjoy normal day to day activities 35.7%

Care leavers getting scared or panickly for no good reason 20.2%

Care leavers received treament (with
Care leavers recently been getting edgy & bad tempered 26.7% frquent health problems) 63.6%

Care leavers recently feeling nervous and worry 20.2%

Care leavers with frequent health
Care leavers with recent illness 22.1% problems affecting their daily
activities 63.6%
Care leavers getting 3-4 times meals daily 86.4%

Care leavers with good health 92.2% Family members with frequent
health problems 32.6%

Care leavers had COVID 19 1.9%

Abdominal pain, Migraine, Menstruation Issues, Cold &

Cough, Kidney issues, Mental health issues, Gastric
problems, Somatization, Thyroid, Skin problem, Epilepsy,
Trauma from earlier relationships, Throat pains, Vertigo,
Types of frequent health problems Body ache, Piles, Gynaecological issues
 5) Care leavers – Entitlement status

ENTITLEMENT YES NO APPLIED

Birth Certificate 84.0% 16% 0%

Voter Card 56% 41% 3%

Aadhar Card 96% 2% 2%

PAN Card 52% 47% 1%

Ration Card 76% 21% 3%

Bank Account 80% 20% 0%

Caste Certificate 21% 76% 3%

Heath card 41% 52% 7%

5) Care leavers – Status of RH association
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