14 SALEM – DBAI

14. Don Bosco Anbu Illam – SALEM – DBAI

Profile

Don Bosco Anbu Illam was started in 1988. It is dedicated to rehabilitate the street and working children of Salem, and to empower communities that are neglected. DBAI helps to mobilize the community through organization. Through the provision of sheltered education and skills training we work towards a holistic rehabilitation of street and working children.

Activities

1. Shelter home for the street children and children at risk provides care and education.
2. Shelter home for HIV infected child and youth towards social inclusion.
3. Hon-formal vocational training to marginalized youth
4. Continuing educational coaching and assistance for those

Vision of Salem Don Bosco – Anbu Illam

Anbu Illam Visualizes a just and equal society based on harmony and universal brotherhood

 Mission of Salem Don Bosco – Anbu Illam

Don Bosco Anbu Illam is a catalyst Organization that will increase the cooperation and collaboration of peoples Organization and empower the community by making sure equal and standard Education for all, create employment through vocational training, create awareness and sensitization about the Human Rights and make people take part in Governance through networking with NGOs and CBOs for the  eradication of social discrimination among the people in order to create  the Just and Equal society

Details of Conferers

P Annappan Amalorpavaraj	Rector/Dr
S Benjamin James	BA Eng 1
S Justin Kumar	Pt 1
S Savarimuthu Arul Jerone	B.Sc.Bio.Tech 2
P Sebastian Arul Kumar	V/In:Adivaram/Ys
P Sebastian Daniel	Dr: (Nilavaarapatti)
P Selvakumar Arockia	Administrator
P Singarayer Peter	Ad/A/Ys

History of Salem Don Bosco – Anbu Illam  

1. Name of the institution:  Salem Don Bosco – Anbu Illam                     

2. Year of starting: Jan 1988

3. Name of the location when it was started: Mulluvadi Gate, Salem

Don Bosco Anbu Illam

230 Brett’s Road

Mulluvadi Gate

Salem 636 007

Ph: 0427 – 2416631

4. Original purpose of the institution:

1. To rehabilitate street children, run – away children and rag pickers, through providing shelter, education, technical training and home placement.

2. To rehabilitate through Education and Industrial training child labourers, drop – outs and children who never attended school as a preventive measure.

Original target group :

1.    Street children, run – away children, rag pickers, hotel working children, physically and sexually abused children.

2.        Working children from slums and Parents

Original scope of the institution :

1. To rehabilitate street children, run – away children, rag pickers through providing shelter, education, technical training and home placement.

2.                 To rehabilitate through Education and Industrial training child labourers, drop – outs and children who never attended school as a preventive measure.

6. Profile of Salem Don Bosco – Anbu Illam

 Name of the society registered: The Salem Don Bosco Anbu Illam Social Service Society

Year of starting                  : 31 Jan 1988

 Address of the institution   :

Don Bosco Anbu Illam 5 – A, Brett’s Road, Mulluvadi Gate Salem – 636 007.

Activities and programme details :

S.	Name of the Activity	Year of Starting	No. of.	Expenses per year	Funded by Govt., Foreign, Province
No			Beneficiaries Now
1	Street contact	1988	1500 per year	2,00.000	Govt., Foreign,
2	Temporary shelter for runway children	1988	1500	5,00.000	Govt., Foreign,
3	Providing alternative care	1988	150 per year	18,00.000	Govt., Foreign,
4	Education	1995	200 per year	2,50.000	Govt., Foreign,
5	Non formal education	1994	180 per year	2,00.000	Govt., Foreign,
6	Supplementary education	1995	1000 per year	1,00.000	Foreign,
7	Vocational training	1999	200 per year	3,00.000	Foreign,
8	Community based organization	1997	4000	2,75.000	Foreign,
9	Dropout courses	2004	60 per year	1,50.000	Foreign,
10	Childline	2002	350 per year	4,00.000	Govt.,
11	Home link	2007	1200	2,75.000	Govt.,
12	Women Empowerment – IGP training	2008	100	1,00.000	Govt., Foreign,
13	HIV/AIDS affected and infected	2008	300	10.00.000	Foreign

  Details of the sub centers :

S.	Name of the Activity	Year of Starting	No. of.	Expenses per year	Funded by Govt., Foreign, Province
No			Beneficiaries Now
1	Preparatory shelter home	1997	Per year 60	9,00.000	Govt., Foreign
2	Shelter home for infected and affected children by HIV/AIDS at Nilavarapatti	2008	Per year 25	10,00.000	Foreign,
3	Shelter home for infected and affected children by HIV/AIDS at Namakkal	2008	Per year 100	1,50.000	Foreign

 Location of the institution     :  Salem Don Bosco Anbu IllamA

            District                           : Salem

            Corporation                    : Salem

Geographical area covered by the services of the institution :

               Salem, Vilupuram and Nammakkal Districts.

Major occupations of the target area population :

              1.    Daily coolies 2. Landless farmers 3. Small vendors

              4.    Weavers 5. Scavengers 6. Cobblers   7. Silver chain makers                       

 Geographical details of the area :

            4.1.      Major rivers or lakes :

              1.    Mettur dam 2. KaveriRiver                      

              4.2. Major factories :

              1.    Salem Steel factory 2. Silver chain works   3. Sego factories

              4.    Weavers 5.   Magnycite

            4.3.      Major government departments operating :

              1.  Social welfare       2.  Social Defence

            4.4.      Major local feast :

              1.    Marriamman festival                               

 Name the major socio, cultural, economic problem faced by the target area :

               Social           :           Illiteracy, Alcoholism, Casteism, Female infanticide and  bonded Child labour.

            Economical : Poverty, Low wages, unemployment.

            Cultural : Male domination, Casteism, Early marriage

            Religion : Religious intolerance, Religious discrimination.

 a.Goals of the Institution:

Right to survival, protection, participation and development ensured for all children living in difficult

Circumstances (street children, working children, missing and trafficking children, HIV/AIDS affected and

Infected children) through a community based approach in the district and salem and Namakkal.

a. Objectives of the Instittution

A. Eighty percent reduction in the number of street children in the district of Salem and Namakkal.

B.  Working children

12 Villages declared Child labor free, where children below 14 years are integrated to mainstream schools and ensured retention.

C.  Missing and trafficked children

Fifty percent reduction and prevention in trafficked/ missing children in 5 block of salem and Namakkal districts at the end of 3 years through effective monitoring system.

D.  HIV / AIDS affected and infected children lead an improved quality of life ensured alternate care in

institutions woth better psychosocial support, health care and community care in the operational areas.

E. Community Based Organization

Long term sustainability ensured by the maximum Utilization of the community resources for all intervention for children in difficult circumstances.

Fact Points

High rate of Drop outs from schools.

High prevalence of child labor.

High rate of reported and hidden incidence of physical and sexual abuse of street children, run–away children, rag pickers, hotel working children.

Facilities for education and Industrial training for child laborers, drop-outs and children who never attended school

Lack of adequate shelter, education, technical training and home placement for street children, run–away children and rag pickers.

Intervention

Centre for drop-outs and contact centre is functioning in Salem.

Shelter homes are run by Don Bosco at Salem for 50 children.

Rehabilitation shelter homes are managed by efficient staff for 100 boys.

Transit School / Bridge Courses are being conducted for the street children.

Community organization(Child rights club , Youth club, Young women, Women sangams, Core/ Support group) programs are on going

Education (Non formal and formal) is imparted to 50 youth.

Skill Training

20 Boys – House keeping, Cookery and Fast food, Courier – delivery boys, Office in charge, Driver, Electrical-pluming, cycle repairing,

Girls – House keeping, Cookery, Old age, Baby care, First Aid, Tailoring are conducted at strategic locations at Salem.

Child line (Rescue and rehabilitation of children in difficulties / danger) facilities are available at Salem.