In India, there is a great need for after school support for underprivileged children as research says that many of them with low socio-economic background have many issues such as Girl child domestic burden, children indulging in criminal activities, not getting healthy environment, malnourishment, child labour activities, low quality education due to expensive private tuition, etc. Thus, to counter all these issues and help these children PASS – Program after School Support was initiated by BCC to increase the standard of quality education and nutrition in students. Every year we reached 350 plus kids by providing them the quality of education and nutrition for the holistic development of the child. Baroda Citizens Council took up an enormous challenge of promoting and catalyzing universal education among the underprivileged children of selected slum communities of Vadodara city. 10 PASS classes are being run under the flagship of Baroda Citizens Council which strives to raise the living standard and educational level of the growing generation. There are around 350 beneficiaries. PASS focuses holistic development of the child.
PASS Case Study
" The journey of even a ten thousand miles starts with a single step. "Mayur Deepak bhai Parda – STD : 6th
Mayur study in 6th grade, in Shree R.C. Patel navyug school, Fhaetgunj. When he joined the PASS center he was very weak in maths he cannot able to count and didn't know tables also. But after coming to pass class he can count and he is masters in tables' up to 15. He had problem in reading and writing Guajarati but as time passes in PASS center he has improved a lot in reading and writing Gujarati. Apart from this he was very shy and introvert he doesn't talk with anyone in the class and in the school also but, after coming to PASS and get involved in the playful activities he talk with everyone and also shares things with his peers not only in PASS centre but also in school.
His parents live in village. His socio-economic condition is also not good. Still he becomes curios to learn something. It is our Great achievement that PASS Project has given platform and encourages him to study hard and inculcate the practice to learn new things.