Special School for Child Labourers – Educational and Vocational Development

Main objective

To give children engaged in or at risk of labour a school, a meal, a vocation, and a chance to grow.

Programme overview

A special school at Pure Makka, Block Siddhaur, District Barabanki, run with the National Child Labour Project, serving 50 children with education, nutrition, vocational training, and sports.

Detailed description

With the support of the National Child Labour Project, District Barabanki, the Sansthan operated a Special School for Child Labourers at Pure Makka, Development Block Siddhaur, District Barabanki, benefiting 50 children. A team of seven — two instructors, a vocational instructor, a clerk-cum-accountant, a peon, and a cook — provided education, vocational training, nutritious food, and a safe place to learn. Children received books, stationery, and meals. About 30 minutes of each day were given to sports. The school is one chapter of a larger effort: similar special child-labour schools have been implemented in Hardoi, Barabanki, Bijnor, Shahjahanpur, Aligarh, Firozabad, and other districts of Uttar Pradesh. The premise is simple and non-negotiable — a child belongs in a classroom, not at a worksite.