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Akanksha
SBT runs an outreach program in slums neighboring its area of operation. Established in 1993, the program aims at preventing young residents of the area from becoming street children. A major component of the outreach is education, both formal & remedial.
Today, over 80 boys and girls between 6 and18 are educated under the program; school-going children attend formal coaching classes, whereas drop-outs are encouraged to join the NOS system. Children unable to go to school receive non-formal education.
Children below 6 are helped to prepare for school through the Play way method.
Salaam Baalak Trust also helps empower the women of these areas, thus hoping to improve the overall quality of family life. Some of the interventions in this area include adult education; community development; and health and awareness programs covering family planning, HIV/AIDS, Personal Hygiene, Child Rights and Women's Rights.
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