Aarohan has gained recognition over the years as an

organization committed towards empowerment of street

children by bringing them under education network ,

marginalized women ,youth and other members of

community . The organization has worked with multiple

stakeholders: governmental bodies, media, private sector,

international and national NGOs and multilateral

organizations to create a platform and an understand the

needs of marginalized section of the society. With the

experience of previous years’ work.

Aarohan feels proud to present its Annual Report 2017-2018,

which provides you a glimpse of our achievements of this

year through our synergising efforts following our primary

goal. we successfully touched over 7000 lives through

different projects spread across in three states (Delhi,

Odisha, and A.P.) of our country. Aarohan’s is a cost-

effective strategies matches to the provisions of the CSR Act,

I hope that our work with street children will continue to

attract corporate organizations in the same manner. The year

2014 also proved crucial in converging the focus of all the

stakeholders on the issues faced by children

Rani Patel

Founder President

President’s Desk

Turning

Dreams

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About Us:

ASHA –Bridge Course

Early Child Care &

Development

April 17– March 18

ANKUR – Early Child Care & Development (ECCD)Aarohan’s Nursery School in Jagdamba Camp Slum, is for students from class one to fifth standard. Presently 180 students enrolled. The effort is to provide a healthy environment and a safe place away from the streets. The methodology adopted is: Education through play way method. Children are provided nutritious meals and engaged in activities like-drawing, painting, and dance every Friday. Awareness and training amongst the parents on to care their children at early age for

their healthy development

Awareness on the importance of nutrition for healthy growth for pregnant mothers and

children at early age

Awareness on providing safety and protection of young children from violence and ill-

treatment.

Talks on effective parenting – about how to keep the child happy and engaged even in

difficult circumstances.

Project ASHA - Bridge Course

•For the children who are school drop out

and who have never been to school.

•Prepare them as per their ability

•Get them admitted in nearby government

schools.

All the Children of project Asha are

provided with a nutritious snack, study,

materials, stationery, School Uniform

,School Bags And bottles, warm cloths,

etc.

PROGRAMS

PATHWAYSThe project is implemented in

Malviya Nagar area and provides

after school academic support to 180

students (Boys and Girls) from

class 6th to 8th.

The objective is to enable children to

cope with the increased standards in

academics, simultaneously, ensuring

a solid foundation for their secondary

education. Children are assisted with

their course-work, homework and

any area where they may need

additional attention.

Teaching methodologySpecial emphasis is laid on Science

and Mathematics. It entails daily

follow-up classes after school for

Children divided class-wise and

taught almost all subjects under

syllabus.

The Teacher Student ratio is 1: 19.

Primary Academic Support System

(PASS)

This program caters to the students

who are enrolled in Schools at

primary level i.e., class 1 to 5

between age group of 5 to 12 years.

The main purpose of this program is

to keep the children in healthy

environment after school hours.

Since the parents of these children

go on work and there is no one to

take care/feed at home when they go

back home after school.

Teaching-MethodologySupplementary education is

imparted in different subjects -

English, Hindi and Mathematics. In

addition to academic support, the

children are provided mid-day meal,

stationery and school bags. The

teacher student ratio is 1: 36

Academic Support After School

Hours. Since the children are 1st generation

learners, once they are enrolled in the

school they are given free academic

support after school hours under various

programmes.

PROGRAMS

ShikharFocuses on students studying in

Class 11th and 12th who are

academically inclined and are willing

to pursue higher education- aspiring

to reach Shikhar (Peak) in life. A total

of 20 boys and girls are enrolled in

the program.

Teaching-MethodologyMotivating the students to perform

their best academically; career

counseling and future prospects; and

helping them achieve clarity on

career paths.

The Teacher student ratio is 1: 10.

AMBASSADOR OF HOPE

Project strives to lay the groundwork for

the class 10th Board Examination and

continually assist and prepare the class

10th students for their board

examinations. They are also counseled

to choose one of the specialized

streams from among Science,

Commerce or Humanities based on

their academic strengths and interests.

The students (60 Boys & Girls) are from

9th, 10th classes.

Teaching methodology - Revision

classes in Mathematics and Science on

daily basis; attended to difficulties faced

by students in particular subject/ topics.

In addition to theory, children are also

prepared to take their practical science

examinations.

The Teacher student ratio is 1: 38

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STEP, a national level initiative of Smile Foundation is being

implemented not only in Delhi but all over India. The main aim of this

program is to provide dignified livelihood and better career

opportunities for underprivileged youth. Smile Foundation is working

on skill enhancement in tandem with market requirements with

implementing partners. Students are trained in English

Proficiency, Basic Computer Education and Soft Skills for enhancing

their prospects of employment in fast expanding sectors.

Objectives:

(i) Aims at providing employment to underprivileged youth, through

skill training.

(ii) Develop marketable skills in youth and grooming them for getting

entry level jobs in the fast expanding sectors.

(iii) It is a holistic program that is not just about teaching English and

Computers but is also about developing the personality of the

participant and making them aware of the potential industries in

which they might take up jobs.

(iv)The project also offers career counseling to students to help them

identify their interests and understand themselves better.

SMILE TWIN E-LEARNING PROJECT

The era of digitalism basically started

with the invention of computer. Since

then, our society has been

experiencing remarkable growth in

technology. Education has benefited

from the inclusion of technology and

computers. Computers are now a fact

of life. It is also vitally important that

students learn to use computers to

improve their own work and prepare

for careers in a world where computers

have become as common as the pencil

and paper. Therefore, knowledge of

computer is of utmost importance.

30 girls of class XI and XII braved the

heat of May and attended computer

classes as a part of their summer camp

in a bid to make their vacations

productive. Aarohan not just focuses on

imparting knowledge but also helps

students get placed in reputed

organizations.

Aarohan aims to make women self

sufficient and helps them to live with dignity

and self respect. With our initiative of

teaching them the art of garment making,

women are moving out of poverty slowly

but steadily. They are able to provide their

children with education, become more

independent and grow as individuals.

During the training, women learnt making

Kurtis, Salwar, Blouses, Frocks of different

designs and Lehanga Cholies. With age no

bar, both young and old women take part in

this program.

Empowering Women

Mail Today Skills and

Entrepreneurship SummitMrs. Rani Patel, President and Mrs.

Saroj Dua, Women

Empowerment, Aarohan, attended the

Mail Today Skills and

Entrepreneurship Summit held at Taj

Mahal Hotel in Delhi. It had dignitaries

like Yes Bank Chief Learning Officer

Mr. Warren Stanley Patrick and

London School of Training's Rajdeep

Choudhury as panelists among other

eminent personalities. The Summit

was also attended by the Hon'ble

Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Mr.

Raman Singh.

Abacus is the most ancient tool used

for the purpose of calculations. It

helps the students to perform

complex calculations easily and

explore new dimensions in the field

of knowledge. The most crucial age

in anyone’s life is the early growth

period; it is the time when kids adapt

things easily. Sidhanta Panda, a

class 12 student and Mrs. Bindu

Panda taught our students numerical

maths and made number learning

fun by using abacus tools and

techniques.

Capacity Building

Abacus Classes

Starting 15th July 2017, students of the

STeP programme have been attending

special weekend Sessions at

Convergys, for capacity building . Here

the youth are equipped with the latest

skills in Computers and English such as

PPT making, presentation, group

discussions, role play and English

speaking among many other activities.

Mr. Nitish, CSR Manager at Convergys says “It is a great privilege to make the

youth aware of opportunities and how to make maximum use of these

opportunities to achieve success. This is very important in the present scenario

where there exist high levels of competition in almost every field. This will be a

great hand in creating a bright youth who are capable of exploring their talents

and build upon it.”

Ignorantia juris non excusat - Ignorance oflaw is no excuse but more often than not no

emphasis is placed on legal information and

awareness to the masses. To counter

this, our Volunteers from Symbiosis Law

School, IP University & Galgotia University

conducted a legal awareness program on 4

July 2017 to make our students aware of

their legal powers. Knowing legal rights is an

essential part in dealing with our day to day

life. They focused on the rights guaranteed

by our constitution to each and every citizen

of the country. Students expressed their

doubts on several matters and received due

clarification. It was a great opportunity for the

students to learn about the laws which are

governing our country.

At Aarohan we believe that music

improves creativity, learning and

cultivates many skills that continue

to be useful to our children

throughout their lives. Thus music is

a natural extension to education.

Mrs. Mamta, Music Teacher

continues to devote her time and

energy to teach music to our

children.

Legal Awareness

In a bid to prepare the

students for their Summative

Assessment 1 (SA1)

exams, Aarohan conducted its

first ever half yearly exams for

the children (4th to 11th

September) as per their

school standards and

syllabus.

Ms. Pushpa from Concern India visited Aarohan on 11th

September for an interactive session regarding various

programmes. She also had a short interaction with the girls

of class 6 wherein she enquired about the help they were

receiving from Aarohan in their academics.

“Education is

the passport

to the

future, for

tomorrow

belongs to

those who

prepare for it

today. “

Malcolm X

HALF YEARLY EXAMS

VISIT BY CONCERN INDIA

The number of women suffering from

PCOS, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, ins

ulin resistance etc., it is high time that we as a

society start placing women’s health to be in the

front and centre. Dr. Mrs. Rekha Khandelwal, a

gynecologist by profession and also Vice

President of Aarohan, organized a women’s

health check-up camp for our women

beneficiaries and mothers of our students.

General diseases were diagnosed and treatment

suggested. The camp proved to be a great

initiative for the women since their health

seeking behaviour is poor.

Women health check-up and

awareness campaign

Campaign

Nurturing Mother Earth American poetess Lucy Larcom rightly said “He who

plants a tree plants a hope”. Our children took part in a

plantation drive organized by the Smile Foundation.

The plantation drive took place at Laxman Public

School in Hauz Khas.

Elizabeth Taylor once said “It is bad

enough that people are dying of

AIDS, but no one should die of

ignorance.” To spread awareness and

sensitize people about HIV AIDS our

students took part in an awareness

campaign, marching through the streets

with inspirational and informative

placards.

AIDS Campaign

Gender Sensitization Workshop With the rising rates of crime against women

and teenage girls, the need for sensitization on

the same cannot be over-emphasized. Our

student volunteers from LSR College organized

a gender sensitization session understanding

the need of the hour for children of classes 6th

and above. They raised awareness about

gender equality, heinous crimes such as

assault and rape and self-defense strategies.

Unwanted medical emergency may arise at any

moment in our life. To prepare for such crisis, Vivo

Health Care took the wonderful initiative of organizing

a First Aid Workshop for our Skill Development and

vocational beneficiaries at the Vocational Centre of

Aarohan.

Eyes are windows to the soul and we must

take good care of them. We are thankful to

Apollo Hospital for conducting a three-day

Eye Check-up Camp for all our children at

educational centre. Common eye issues

such as refractive angle problems, eye

hygiene issues and convergence

insufficiency disorders were diagnosed and

aptly dealt with. Apollo Hospital also took

the initiative to provide spectacles of

suitable power to our students, who were

found with weak eye-sight. Eye-hygiene

and convergence correcting exercises were

also explained to the students.

Eye Camp by Apollo

First Aid Workshop by Vivo Healthcare

Aarohan is committed towards educating children and empowering women of marginalized communities since the last 12 years.‖

Dental Clinic by ApolloA healthy smile is a beautiful smile. We

are thankful to Apollo Hospital and Dr. __

for organizing a dental checkup camp for

our students. The students were

demonstrated proper teeth cleaning

techniques and routine dental checkup

was carried out to diagnose and deal

with common dental issues like tooth

decay, root decay and gum bone

diseases.

Apollo Health Check Up

A proverb says “He who has health has

hope, and he who has hope has everything”;

and we at Aarohan are determined to give

our children everything a child deserves.

Taking this forward, Apollo Foundation and

we partnered for conducting a general health

checkup for all our students. The students’

height, weight, BMI, general checked and

diagnosed.

A big Thank You to Apollo Foundation for

their efforts!

First Aid Workshop by Apollo

With the aim to enable our students to handle

emergency medical situations that might happen

around them, Apollo Foundation organized a First

Aid Workshop at Aarohan. The students took part

in the workshop with enthusiasm and learned a

lot about Level 1 of First Aid.

“Health is the greatest

gift, contentment the greatest

wealth, faithfulness the best

relationship.

Buddha.

Diwali Stalls We at Aarohan believe in self-reliance and

independence. Taking this forward, we organized stalls

to sell handicraft, gifting items and products made by

our students and women beneficiaries at LSR

College, Bechtel, Jagran, Jaypee Vasant Continental

and Health Care at Home India with the purpose of

local fund raising. With the festive season on the charts

owing to Diwali, Bhai Dooj, Goverdhan Pooja and

Karwa Chauth, we could generate some funds.

These stalls also helped raise awareness about

Aarohan as an organization.

Fun at Select City Walk Recreation event organized by Select City

walk, a beneficiary meeting was held. It was

a good day, full of fun and motivation where

CMD of Select City walk addressed the

students to work hard and grab the

opportunity. They are sponsoring 10 students

for primary education and 10 girls for

vocational training.

Dabur’s New Year Gift‘You don’t need a reason to help people’ is a

statement that Dabur certainly seems to

believe in. Dabur is one of the best

Ayurvedic and Natural Health Care

Company in India. The company donated

fruit juices, ‘Chyawanprash’, Dantmanjan

(toothpowder), garlic paste, baby

oil, shampoo and many more of their own

products. These products were distributed to

the beneficiaries of our ‘education’ and ‘skill-

development centers'. The donation has

gone a long way in improving the nutrition

levels as well as maintaining energy levels of

our students.

Holi is the celebration of warmth, sharing

and caring. To emphasize on the

importance of playing and celebrating Holi

in a safe manner, a half day workshop was

organized. The story around Holi was

transacted to the students through story

telling session by one of the teachers of

Aarohan. Celebrations underwent with full

enthusiasm and vigour and kids exchanged

hugs and wishes.

Today’s world is scarred with various

diseases and deficiencies owing to

adopted life styles of people. Yoga could

be a great initiative and method to

enhance their memory and mental

strength which is required for the

children to deal with academic stress

and lead a healthy life. Not only physical

and mental health but it also, guides

individual towards spiritual direction.

Aarohan celebrated International Day

of Yoga with

energy, enthusiasm, positivity and

happiness. Ms. Neha Priyadarshi, a

volunteer from Moraji Desai Institute of

Yoga spoke to the children about

importance of yoga and healthy eating

followed by a session of yoga. It was a

day of physical, mental, and spiritual

well-being.

Earth Day is all about appreciating the

uniqueness of our planet Earth with its

incredible biodiversity. Earth Day is an

annual event, celebrated on April 22.

Events are held across the world to

demonstrate support for environmental

protection. Aarohan celebrated Earth

Day on 25th of April. The children

planted trees and were enlightened

about preservation of the trees planted

by them. They also discussed about the

importance of saving electricity.

Aarohan took an initiative with RWA of

B-Block, Malviya Nagar to keep the

environment clean by planting trees.

Through cultural activities including

dance, skit and nukkad natak, children

created awareness about deteriorating

condition of our Environment and global

warming. Mrs. Nandani Sharma, MCD

counsellor, Malviya Nagar graced the

occasion with her presence.

Aarohan focuses on self-discipline

along with freedom and liberty as

essential ingredients for country’s

growth and importance of peace and

harmony in the country. We

encourage students to work hard to

become responsible citizens of this

nation. As part of the celebrations, a

music competition was organized for

the kids, who sung patriotic songs

with great zeal and joy.

The students put up a beautiful

dance performance to the lines of

‘Desh Rangeela’. A patriotic play was

presented by a group of

students, followed by beautiful

rendition of music and dance, on

themes of nationalism and freedom.

Aarohan’s tribal hamlets at Odisha

and Andhra Pradesh also celebrated

Independence Day with great zeal

and spirit befitting the occasion.

The children were taken to Select

City Walk Mall, where they performed

on patriotic songs. They also

participated in an art competition at

IIFT, where they won several prizes.

Students at Aarohan celebrated Krishna

Janmashtmi at Krishna Temple and

Lakshmi Narayan Temple and participated

in various cultural activities with

enthusiasm. The children danced on songs

praising Lord Krishna and sang

mesmerizing devotional songs. They

showcased their skills which helped them

enhance their habit of social interaction.

The pot of butter and the flute which

symbolize Lord Krishna were part of the

decoration.

Aarohan celebrated Dussera to mark

the victory of good over evil. A

special Dandiya dance was

organised by Aarohan for the

students. The girls were dressed in

bright colours and were in a very

festive mood and danced to the

tunes of bollywood songs such as

‘dholi taro’.

To commemorate the birth anniversary of Pt.

Jawaharlal Nehru, our first Prime

Minister, and to celebrate the spirit of

childhood, our children observed a day full of

fun-filled activities and events. The students

dressed as their favorite teacher and had

loads of fun. This fun increased manifold

when 200 of our children were taken out for

the movie, Golmaal Again, as a part of an

initiative by Smile Foundation.

Children’s Day Celebration

Aarohan’s staff never misses a chance to celebrate! on

On the eve of Diwali- the festivals of lights and

joy, members and friends of Aarohan gathered, dressed

in gorgeous and colorful ethnic-wear. A pot-luck party

was organized and everyone enjoyed by singing

songs, playing games and dancing their feet numb.

“Aarohan is committed

towards educating

children and empowering

women of marginalized communities

since the last 12 years.”

Teachers play an immense importance

in children’s lives and Aarohan continues

to believe in these traditional values.

Teachers' day celebrations at Aarohan

was a fun filled day. On this day students

dressed up as teachers and

enthusiastically took classes. A special

dance performance was also performed

by students for their teachers.

Aarohan’s main focus is literacy and as a

ritual we celebrate Literacy Day to make

the underprivileged aware of our relentless

work. On this occasion we organized a

special literacy drive and marched to ‘Lal

Gumbad’ carrying candles. Five senior

students conducted classes and distributed

pencils and notebooks to poor children

residing around the Hauz Khas and IIT

flyover. Ms. Koyal Rana, former Femina

Miss India also participated in the drive and

extended support to Aarohan for the

cause.

Christmas is a festival of happiness and

warmth and it is best celebrated with friends

and family. This year we celebrated this day

with the entire Aarohan family. Our students

sang Christmas carols, danced to their

favourite tunes and learnt more about

Christmas from their favourite Rani Ma’am.

The celebration became merrier when we

were joined by Mrs. Meenakshi

Prabhakar, HR Director, Hyatt Regency, Delhi

and her team.

To commemorate the birth anniversary of

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, our first Prime

Minister, and to celebrate the spirit of

childhood, our children observed a day full

of fun-filled activities and events. The

students dressed as their favourite teacher

and had loads of fun. This fun increased

manifold when 200 of our children taken

out for the movie, Golmaal Again, as a part

of an initiative by Smile Foundation.

Over the period of time Aarohan has created a strong bond with the community.

People have faith on Aarohan and Mrs. Patel for the selfless service she has been

providing to the people through her conviction and commitment towards the cause.

With this conviction and motivation, on the 24th of January, 2018 Aarohan celebrated

68th Republic Day with pomp and show. This time the celebration was extremely

poetic in nature with our chief guest Satyaprakash Aseem, a noted writer.

The children of Aarohan performed various cultural activities like dancing, recitation

and also sang patriotic song. The celebration was also an opportunity for our

President Ms. Rani Patel to talk about the importance of unity in a multi cultural

country like India.

In resonance with the United

Nation’s theme, Aarohan adopted

Be bold for Change. We dedicated

the day to celebrate the spirit of

womanhood. More than 300

women across communities in

Malviya Nagar participated.

We were fortunate to have Ms. Nutan

Kocher, Counsellor, MCD, as our Chief

Guest for the event. The event was also

graced by the presence of head constable

Ms. Bharti along with her two allies from

Nanakpura Police Station to demonstrate

various self defence techniques for young

girls and their mothers who were present in

the event.

April 17– March 18

Campaign

Aarohan's tribal school in a hamlet called Goppulapalem, district Srikakulam, is an

initiative to brighten up the lives of these less fortunate tribal children by imparting

education. As part of our initiative a program for distribution of Notebooks to

children was organised at Goppulapalem, Visakhapatnam on 20 July .

AAROHAN TEAM FOR TRIBAL:

Madugula Mandal, Vizag

Murali Nagar Vishakhapatnam-530007

Volunteers of Aarohan have been the backbone of the organisation. They have

set examples by initiating for crowd funding campaign on www.ketto.org to feed

200 primary students by Ms. Arpita Kulshreshta, Ms. Sherry Sethi and Ms.

Bobby Ranjana.

Crowd Funding Campaign

CORPORATE

• Deloitte

Bechtel

Spencer's

Conax

Apollo

Bechtel

Vivo Healthcare

Hyatt Hotel

Forever New

Select City Walk

Dabur

Jindal

Smile Foundation

INSTITUTIONAL VOLUNTEERS

• Sports day with United Way of DelhiCollege Du Leman

Mr Frederic Caillette

Donation: England

NGO MONTH:

•JMC

Visit by Concern India

Lady Shriram College

IIFT

ACHIEVEMENT:

WALL OF FAME RESULTS: Best Computer Learning Extension Centre

OUR PARTNERS

It is wonderful to share this

example of commitment and

dedication. All our children

would like to thank College Du

Leman PSA for their concern

for Aarohan’s children. Special

Thanks to Mr. Fredrick to

provide under garments for the

girls. This has gone a great

way in helping the girls

maintain hygiene.

.

College Du Leman

Our friends and donors from

Canada, Mr. & Mrs Mariyathas paid us

a visit on 28 August , 2017 and had a

fun interactive session with kids.

Canadian Donor

Aarohan is proud of its 9 year association with Lady

Shriram college, Delhi University.

Lady Shriram College

Aarohan is delighted to have been associated with

IIFT for six fruitful years. This relation has been

mutually beneficial in many ways. Aarohan

participated in the NGO meet conducted by IIFT at

their campus on 05th September, 2017.

IIFT

On 13 August

2017, Aarohan was invited

by the Jesus and Mary

college, Delhi University to

its NGO month

celebrations. Here Mrs.

Sunita Dhar, Senior teacher

and Board member

introduced Aarohan to the

students of JMC. She spoke

about the development

sector, Aarohan’s work with

the underprivileged and left

the young minds of the

college impressed.

NGO MONTH

“Education

is what

remains

after one

has

forgotten

what one

has

learned in

school. “

Albert

Einstein

Aarohan is delighted to have received the 'Best Extension Learning Center 2017-18'

award from Habitat Learning Centre for Computer Education.

BEST COMPUTER LEARNING EXTENSION CENTER

Achievements

AAROHAN

CONTACT:

AAROHAN,

B-127, Malviya Nagar,

New Delhi-110017

Aarohan was registered (2005) as

non-governmental organization

(NGO) under the Societies

Registration Act of 1860, with its

Head Office located in Malviya

Nagar, South Delhi, India - which

serves as epicenter of its programs

and activities.

The philosophy:

“If a child cannot reach to the

school, the school must reach the

child!”

The vision

“Empowered children through

exercise of Rights- education, health

and dignified livelihood”.

On 29th August, our

President, Mrs. Rani Patel and

Board member Mr. Shashi

Sahai attended a Conference

on Higher education in Australia

organized by The Australian

High Commission at Hyatt

Regency as part of Australia

Business week.