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Dear Friend,

This Quarterly e-newsletter is meant for people who are committed to the cause of children within the Right’s perspective. This is mainly to focus on one of the initiative of BUTTERFLIES, an organization implementing a Programme for Street and Working children, called THE CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT BANK.

The Children’s Development Bank (CDB) is the first bank initiated and run by the street and working children. Under the aegis of Butterflies in New Delhi, the CDB project is being implemented, in South Asian Countries including India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The Lead agencies in each of these countries are Butterflies in India, Aparajeyo in Bangladesh, Aschiana in Afghanistan, and Concern in Nepal. The Partner agencies are Secure Future Project in Jammu & Kashmir, Jeeva Jyoti in Chennai (Tamil Nadu)., Mayurbhanj Joint Citizen Center in Kolkata (West Bengal) and Mahila Development Center in Mujaffarpur (Bihar).

Click here to visit our site www.childrensdevelopmentbank.org for more information.

An Initiative by
Child Workers’ Union
in Partnership with BUTTERFLIES
Empowering Children for Democratic Participation through the Children’s Development Bank:

The LAUNCH of Children’s Development Bank (CDB) in New Delhi at the CONSTITUTION CLUB

The Children’s Development Bank programme was internationally launched on 11th June 2004, at the Constitution Club in Rafi Marg. Mrs. Rita Panicker, Director Butterflies, chaired the launch and introduced the guest speakers. Dr. Vina Mazumder (Chairperson, Centre for Women’s Development Studies, New Delhi) delivered the keynote address. Dr. Suman Sachdeva (Educationist and Development Researcher) launched the website, and Mrs. Rajwant Sandhu (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India) and Dr. Vasanti Raman (Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Women’s Development Studies) also spoke on the occasion. The participants on the International Training Workshops, adults and children alike, all attended the launch, as well as the press and media.

CDB using Right’s based approach on

-Democratic participation
-Decision Making
-Leadership qualities


Accessing vulnerable children

Street &Working Children, Girls

Strategy

Adopt Participatory Approach


Children Starting, Owning and managing Bank as well as clients


 .            Adopt Integrated approach


With ongoing programmes in education, research, advocacy, alliance building, training etc.

 .         Build Life skills
Develop team working, responsible behaviour, self-confidence, communication and project management skills, encourage children’s participation in educational activities, vocational training and health.

Set up Mechanisms for saving, loans


Create a mechanism whereby street and working children can save and take loans


· Identify and set up viable enterprises
Create a way of channeling entrepreneurial skills needed for survival and directing these into income generation and employment.

· Research, Evaluation & Documentation


Strengthen the knowledge base on the issue of child protection and also to develop evidence based advocacy strategies.


· Sustainability

Designed and implemented in partnership with the community, and civil society.

PROJECT SUPPORT

Butterflies provides project support in the form of personnel who coordinate, train, monitor, research and document planning and implementation.

There is a central development and support unit based at Butterflies

Secretariat

Butterflies

A Programme for Street and Working Children

U-4, Green Park Extension

New Delhi-110016

Ph: 91-11-26163935, 26191063

Fax:26196117

Email-ssachdeva@childrensdevelopmentbank.org

Next update: December 2004

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