1. Mid Year Update Basera-e-Tabassum
November 28th 2018
Anusha Balan

2. Background Run by Border World Foundation in J&K
230 girls in the age group of 4-21 yrs
Homes in 5 locations: Beerwah, Kupwara, Anantnag, Badgam, Shrinagar
Budget Asha SV agreed to in 2018
Rs / Kid for 12 months for 120 kids.
Total: 26546*120 = Rs 31,85,600
Some digital education components for 1 home.
Vocational training & workshops = INR 3,00,000
Workshops = INR 2,00,000
Total: INR 36,85,600 for July 2018-May 2019 (11 months)
Mid Year: INR 18,98,000

3. Digital Education
Approved Digital Education Components for one home in May 2018.
Particulars
Approx Cost for One Home
Reliance Jio Router
2,000
Reliance Phone
Internet and Phone Montly Cost  (1k + 1K) for year
12,000
2 laptops for one home (Cost Rs 20k each)
40,000
Projector
20,000
3 Amazon Kindle (For Readin Book-each cost Rs 11K)
33000

4. Digital Education - Update
Particulars
Approx Cost for One Home
Reliance Jio Router
2,000
Bought and installed
Reliance Phone
Not yet bought
Internet and Phone Montly Cost  (1k + 1K) for year
12,000
Internet cost is alone being used (6000)
2 laptops for one home (Cost Rs 20k each)
40,000
Bought and installed at Kupwara and Srinagar.
Projector
20,000
Bought and Installed
3 Amazon Kindle (For Readin Book-each cost Rs 11K)
33000

5. Other Updates 18 new students joined BeT
11 HP Computers in Lab (Previously 10)
1 printer installed at Srinagar home.
Printers to be installed at Beerwah and Kupwara soon.
Digital education first phase – during winter vacations.
New manager to be appointed to Kupwara home – job responsibility includes digital education.
Able to hire a Project coordinator from the first of this month, also hired a junior project officer who joined as of yesterday.
Not shifted to new home as still few internal work pending (Painting, Electrical fitting and security gate etc)
Child Welfare Committee visit to new home (last week) and suggested few changes.
Work to be completed end of Dec ‘18.
Since children are preparing for exams in the coming two months .

6. Vocational Education
For Vocational training, trained more than 10 girls – who are now pursuing independent businesses / seeking jobs.
Currently, BWF is supporting 5 girls in Digital media and Animation course. They are expected to jobs in the industry later.

7. Activities - Brief
Girls participated in a National Level Play Marathon first in Srinagar first and then finally in New Delhi.
Children were taken on a month long educational tour to Maharashtra (Mumbai and Kolhapur).
Workshop on Safety was conducted
A five day personality development workshop
Women’s Day function
Significant days like World Book Day and World English Language Day were commemorated in homes.

8. Activities - Detail Month Long trip
15 children
Vacation at Mumbai and Kolhapur
Historical and Cultural heritage
Live off a suitcase, take care of each other.
A Criminology student from Delhi visited the BWF Home and stayed with the girls for 5 days.
Several workshops - children practiced stopping unwanted touch and learn strategies for dealing with bribes and threats, and to speak up for themselves until they get help.

9. New Home @ Beerwha, Budgam

10. Shifted children from one rental house to another rental house with new rent deed in Beerwah.
Located a new home is Kupwara and in the month of November shifting will start. Already gave 2 lac to House owner to complete pending work and keep ready home as per our requirements/expectations.
Installation of Internet in Srinagar and Kupwara home.
2 laptops installed at Kupwara and Srinagar home with one projector.
4 desktop at Beerwah home, 1 laptop and desktop at Anantnag home.
1 printer installed at Srinagar home.
Printers to be installed at Beerwah and Kupwara soon.
We will start digital education first or initial phase in winter vacations. Since two months children are preparing for exams. Hence, digital education will be launched in winter vacation.
For Vocational training or skill development, we trained more than 10 girls and later we asked them to do business individual level or independently.
At present, BWF is supporting 5 girls in skill in Digital media and Animation course. They will get direct jobs in the industry later .
Two children from Beerwah home, Kulsum and Farhana bagged the first and second prize in a painting competition held in their Higher Secondary School.

11. Kupwara Home Construction

12. Thank you

13. 5 day personality development workshop
Communication, overcoming stage fright, observation, imagination, teamwork, creative writing, Group discussion, presentation skills.
Through exercises, games, drama acting, and various theatrical devices.
In the month of Ramadhan, students waked up early in the morning and were taught Quran/Islamic discussions, besides other moral and ethical education between 4 to 5 am
A team of doctors from Pune, Nashik and other cities of Maharashtra visited the BWF homes and conducted free medical tests of children in all the homes of BWF. The doctors also had discussions with the children on importance of maintain hygiene in and around the home. The children were also advised about the significance of eating nutritious and balanced diet.
The world photography day was celebrated on 19th of August, 2018 and on this day our students also participated and enjoyed this day by clicking self photos and with their friends. The students enjoyed a lot during this whole day and participated in number of home games as well, such as Kabbadi, Kho-Kho, etc.