October 2004

Salam Balak boys join Ritinjali's Second Chance School :-

Six boys from Salam Balak have joined Ritinjali's Second Chance School . All of them have come to join the Auto Mechanic Course . This course is for a span of one year.

Ritinjali's Shelter Home child undertakes “Yamuna Yatra”

Raghav, a Shelter Home child has gone on “Yamuna Yatra”.
The trip has been organized by UNDP and children from various schools are participating in this “Yatra”.
The objective of this trip is to ascertain the cause of pollution of Yamuna. After assessing the cause, they will identify the possible ways to clean it. The children will travel to Yamunotri and trace the course of Yamuna from there.
After completion of the trip a session will be organized, where the details of the trip will be discussed. Look out for a detailed report by Raghav in the next edition!

Computer Teacher required for the Ritinjali's Computer Center .

The Job Description is given below:
Qualifications
- BSc and Diploma in Computer Applications.
Experience
- 1 to 2 years of experience of teaching in a Computer Training Institute
For further details please contact Ritinjali Office.

Ritinjali celebrates Dussehra :-

Dussehra was celebrated at the Kusumpur Pahari and Nathupur Pahari Learning Centres. On this occasion, a holiday was declared in the Kusumpur Learning Center as the Learning Centre also doubles up as “Ramlila” ground.
The celebrations were held before the school closed. The children depicted the story of Ram through paintings and pictures they made of different events that occurred.
They also made cut-outs of Ravana, Kumbhakaran and Meghnaad.
They made Ravana masks and crowns for themselves.
They had a great time dressing up!

Mobilisation continue at Kusumpur Pahari :-

To keep in a close contact with the children studying at the Kusumpur Pahari Learning Center , it was decided that the teachers would regularly visit their homes and families.
“Adopt a family” was rolled out this month in which, teachers regularly visited the families and mobilised the community.

The teachers divided the various blocks of Kusumpur Pahari and visited their blocks regularly. They also carried small gifts and clothes for the children and their families. They have been able to effectively build a personal rapport with the parents of the children and it has also helped them develop a deeper understanding of the issues the children and the families deal with on a day – to – basis.