Step 1 Balwadi - 6 years journey

Brochure describing activities of Step 1 Balwadi, a preschool initiative by Public Health Justice

1. An Initiative of Public Health Justice,
Public Charitable Trust
Believe. Educate. Inspire.
STEP 1
BALWADI
Six years of enhancing values

2. Index
2About Us
3Objectives
3Implementation
3Creating Impact through Numbers
4Our Trustees
5Our Advisors
6Beyond education
8Educational Activities
9Our Future Goals
9Volunteer
9Support
9Contact

3. There is no higher religion
than human service.
- Albert Schweitzer
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4. Step 1 Balwadi 2
“As per the Global Education Monitoring (GEM)
Report 2017-18 by UNESCO, 264 million children
around the globe are denied education and out of
the 83% children going to school, only 45% are
able to complete secondary school education.”
School education is the prime instrument for
promoting positive childhood development.
It instils moral values and shapes lives of children.
Unfortunately, children’s education in India
suffers from lack of resources and strategies.
Public Health Justice lives by the goal of
empowering the lives of the underprivileged
section of the urban slums through its flagship
program ‘Step 1 Balwadi’. Public Health Justice
is the brain child of mother-daughter duo,
Mrs. Uma Bagaria and Dr. Namrata Bagaria. It is
a public charitable trust, registered under Mumbai
Public Trusts Act, 1951.
The primary focus at Step 1 Balwadi is to provide
education, sanitation and nutrition to children.
We are dedicated to imparting high-quality
education in pre-schools and help the children
learn speak, read and write in English and
improve their foundation in Mathematics. This
enables students to ace primary interviews and
secure admissions in schools of their choice.
Today, Indian parents want to enrol their children
in English medium school. However, most children
who come from low socio-economic background
attend government or municipal run preschool
called ‘Anganwadi’ or ‘Balwadi’. These pre-
schools have witnessed an increase in enrollment
because of mid-day meal programmes. There is
no standardised curriculum being followed in
most of the municipal or government run pre-
schools. Even the children who have regular
attendance, are unable to do basic Mathematics
and English writing, reading and speaking, which
is a requirement for a primary school admission.
There is laxity from the authorities on quality
of education in pre-schools as these are not yet
covered in the ‘Right to Education’ Act.
Since 2012, Step 1 Balwadi is working passionately
to provide the joy and power of education
to children at a low cost. Children learn and
grow in a friendly, disciplined and progressive
environment. This also enables us to work closely
with parents, communities and make them
understand the importance of child education.
About us
Our Journey
“Education is
simply the soul
of a society as it
passes from one
generation to
another.”
G.K. Chesterton

5. Believe. Educate. Inspire. 3
Creating impact through numbers
2012-13
45
72
2013-14
96
2014-15
102
2015-16
120
2016-17
160
2017-18
Students Served
595
Students
served
since 2012
¥¥There are 4 “mahila sevak” and one supervisor
¥¥There is one computer operator and one cleaner as well
Objectives of the Balwadi
¥¥Open local education centre in
community
¥¥Ensure quick and intelligent learning
through innovative teaching method
¥¥Get children ready for class one in
municipal and private schools, in a
healthy and intelligent condition
¥¥Employment within the community by
appointing “Mahila sevak” for teaching
¥¥Supervisory staff and Computer
operator have been appointed within
the community only– following an all-
inclusive approach
Implementation
¥¥Identify a Community in a Slum
¥¥Identify and enrol children aged 3 to 6 years
¥¥Train “Mahila Sevak”
¥¥Conduct four Regular batches: 9 am to 11 am,
11 am to 1 pm, 1 pm to 3 pm, 3 pm to 5 pm
¥¥Each batch contains 30-32 students
¥¥Ideal space needed 200 square feet with attached
toilet and 24 hours water supply
¥¥Regular Batches are from June to April
¥¥Summer vacation is in May; Diwali and Christmas
vacation are also given
¥¥Number of Working days is 6

6. Step 1 Balwadi 4
Our Trustees
Mr. Manan Sanghai
BSL, LLM, LLM, PGDHRM, DLP
Advocate High Court
Mr. Vivek Jalan
BBA. MBA
Associate Director RGF Executive Search
Mr. Ishwariprasad Bagaria
BSc, LLM
Advocate High Court
Mrs. Uma Bagaria
BA, LLB
Advocate High Court
Dr. Namrata Bagaria
MBBS, MPH (Harvard)
Public Health Physician
Mr. Bhupesh Dinger
BTech (IIT) PGDM (IIM)
COO, Enrich Salons
Mr. Rajan Mehta
BE, MMS
CEO, MyCare Clinics
Shernaz Mistry
B.Com
Early Childhood Educator & Daycare Specialist

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Our Advisors
Mr. Jamshed Mistry
LLB
Advocate High Court
Mr. Kannan Rajarathanam
ICWA, BBA, MBA
Head, Corporate Performance,
Hinduja
Retired Justice B.H. Marlapalle
MA, LLB
Retired Judge, Bombay High Court
M. P. Sharma
MA, MSc, MEd
Dip in Ednl. Adm. (Mumbai)
National Awaedee, S.E.O.
Mr. Chaitanya Dhareshwar
BSc
Serial Entrepreneur, IT
Mr. Prateek Bagaria
BLS, LLB, LLM
International Disputes Attorney
Dr. Vinita Budhiraja
B.Ed, MA, PhD
School Education Specialist

8. Step 1 Balwadi 6
Beyond education
Celebrating happiness !!
Rakshabandhan Celebration
Learning with Fun
Celebrating Children’s Day
Uniform Distribution
Diwali Celebration
Sanitation kit Distribution

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Beyond education
Celebrating life !!
Christmas Party
Birthday Celebration
Drawing Christmas Tree
Holi Celebration
Education Tour at
Dr. Daji Bhau Lad Museum
Education Tour at
Dr. Daji Bhau Lad Museum

10. Step 1 Balwadi 8
Creating change through
Our educational activities
Student Volunteers from
B. D. Somani International School
Learning through pictures
Learning days of the week
Learning name of fruits
through pictures
Learning Session
Student Volunteers from
B. D. Somani International School
Our teachers with trustee Uma Bagaria

11. Believe. Educate. Inspire. 9
Recognised for making a difference
Our Future Goals
¥¥To start Parent Teachers Meeting from the
next session
¥¥Number of working days to be changed
to 5
¥¥Saturdays to be dedicated for
administration work
¥¥One more batch to be conducted from
5 pm to 7 pm
¥¥Aadhar card to be linked for each child
¥¥One more branch of Balwadi to be set up
soon at Worli Naka
¥¥Target to open 100 branches in the urban
slums of Bombay
Volunteer
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself
in the service of others.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
¥¥Teach our children
¥¥Train our teachers
¥¥Assist with administrative work
¥¥Network and fundraising
¥¥Event management
¥¥Arrangements for picnic
¥¥Students from B.D. Somani International
school volunteer at Step 1 Balwadi
¥¥We invite other schools as well to come
forward and volunteer
Support
A small act of giving can do wonders!
Giving makes us happier than the one who
receives. It is an enigmatic happy feeling that
cannot be compared to any other joy in the
world.
All we need to do is donate Rs. 7,500 to sponsor
a child for a year and join Step 1 Balwadi’s efforts
to help and educate children in India. This amount
mainly includes rent, staff stipend, uniform,
birthday gifts, stationary, electricity and cleaning
expenses incurred yearly for a child.
Bank Account Details for Donation
Name of Account: Public Health Justice
Bank Name: HDFC Bank
Type of Account: Current
Account Number: 05012020001574
Branch Name: Churchgate
Branch IFSC Code: HDFC0000501
Contact Details
Mrs. Uma Bagaria
[phone]
[email protected]
Step 1 Balwadi
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Nagar,
TL Vaswani Marg, above Walk Fitness gym,
Cuffe Parade, Colaba, Mumbai - 400005
Website: www.publichealthjustice.com
Mrs. Uma Bagaria
won Gangotri Award for promoting child education
Mrs. Uma Bagaria
being felicitated on International Women’s Day

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- A voluntary initiative