We have been working for a decade for the betterment of poor people. Following are the task accomplished during last three years (reports published from 2007 to 2010):
2009-2010
Total number of families living in the area adjacent to Dargah : 700
Total population of the concerned area : 3900
Total number of children (under the age of 14) in the area : 1200
Number of children never gone to school (under the age of 14) : 500
Number of Children with education below primary level : 900
Number of children with education below 8th standard : 1050
Number of children with education above Senior secondary level : 50
Occupation and income:
Number of families earning under Ra. 3000 a month : 550
Number of families earning under Rs. 5000 a month : 650
Number of families earning above Rs. 5000 a month : 50
Number of families engaged in petty jobs
i.e daily wagers, mechanics, plumbers, rickshaw pullers etc. : 600
Number of families engaged in begging * : 70
Number of families with salaried jobs : 30
*Families engaged in bagging : 70
Population : 500
Number of children under tha age of 14 : 210
Number of children not going to school : 140
Number of children never gone to school : 100
Number of children going to school : 70
Families belong to:
UP and Bihar : 350
Mewat : 100
Bengal and Bangladesh : 50
Orissa, Assam and others : 150
Mewatis along-with Bengali and Assamese have the lowest income and almost 80% of the Children which belong to these families are illiterate.
The area, which we have mentioned above, is called dargaah, it is located in Mehrauli, Delhi.
It is actually a kind of temporary settlement occupied by various groups of people. 95% of them are Muslims and rest being from other religions.
This is one of the most backward and poor locality of Mehrauli. People settled here belong to various states. Most of them settled here as beggars. Their living conditions are very poor and they hardly have any access to basic facilities such as sewerage and drinking water. 90% houses in the area are non plastered and made in 15-20 sq yards.
Our Contributions for their upliftment
1. 42 Children were admitted to various schools in and around Mehrauli.
2. 18 Computers (used) were distributed among families which had 2 or more children with 10th Plus education.
3. 50 Warm blankets were distributed to needy people on new year eve.
4. A temporary English teacher has been hired to teach around 65 children between the age of 10 to 19 (Learning to read, write and speak English language).
5. A small room has been taken on rent for 2 years and was equipped with 10 Computers (old) and a volunteer computer teacher (working for 4 hours on Saturdays and Sundays), where more than 75 children (between age 10-15) are being trained
2008-2009
2007-2008
