Ministry of Women and Child Development has supported us to establish a center for ‘children in need for care and protection’. We support 25 children at a time aging 10-18 years old by the procedures of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. We look at mainstreaming of children, their rehabilitation, counselling, education, recreational and vocational trainings and lastly looking at their overall health and nutrition while they are the institutional care center.
With due support provided by the Central government, we have established a ‘family counseling center’ to sort family disputes, providing counseling to women victims of domestic abuse, granting information of domestic violence act, and finally educating women and ensuring proper legal implementation while a woman seeks to support.
Given the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies amongst school children in Uttar Pradesh and the need of the state government for a pilot project on fortification within the state context, WFP and GoUP have agreed to jointly implement a demonstration project on integration of fortified rice and wheat flour in the Mid-Day Meals in the district of Varanasi. The project is being implemented with the understanding that, the fortification initiative will be gradually scaled-up across the entire state.
The overall mission of the collaborative project is to provide GoUP with an operationally feasible and economically viable model on integration of fortified staples in the MDM to create a positive impact on the micronutrient status and functional performance of school children for potential scale-up across the state.
As a implementing partner of the project SRF is required to Set up a management Unit; Develop Information, Education and Communication tools; organize district and block level sensitization workshops;Support in capacity building of school teachers and develop training modules for schools covered under the project andTimely and regular monitoring of the project and reporting.
Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)
The first 1000 days of child’s life are very crucial to ensure overall quality of life, it is also one of the most neglected periods in the regional context. SRF has been working towards bridging that developmental gap through assisting pregnant and lactating mothers and children under five years of age to avail various governmental and non-governmental health benefits.
Education
To ensure quality education and hundred percent literacy rate, there are many programs initiated by SRF such as evening remedial classes, literary groups and ensuring all students of the project area are attending schools and have enough resources to sustain good education. Bridge courses are provided for drop-out children and for those from no prior educational background, to bring them to mainstream education.
Health & Malnutrition
Nurturing community standards in health and developing a positive approach towards overall health, destigmatizing diseases such as HIV, Tuberculosis, etc., and ensuring health standards procedures through bringing children to regular vaccinations, women to care facilities provided during pregnancies. Tackling malnutrition and stunting through investing in children’s initial growth and linking them with early interventions and through bringing children to nutrition rehabilitation centers. Village Health and Nutrition Day (VHND) is assisted every-week in the villages, simultaneously celebration of world breastfeeding week, holding regular trainings of AWW, ASHA, ANMs to ensure quality care through them, also monitoring of mid-day meal is conducted. Support is provided at ICDS centers to ensure the functionality of centers, and time to time training are conducted on Nutrition and Health.
WASH
Proper Water, Sanitation and Hygiene standards are safeguarded through community participation in activities such as celebration of Hand-wash day, spreading awareness and assisting in vaccination camps for waterborne diseases and working towards guaranteeing open defecation free villages. Advocacy with community & government is ensured to facilitate the availability of pure drinking water, advocating to pursue water waste management from carpet industries in local areas of Bhadohi.
Child Protection and Participation
Child Rights are ensured through participatory methods such as formation and regular conduction of ‘Bal Paharua’, a democratic group formed in every village to ensure child protection, where children can raise their concerns, find solutions and get introduced with the stakeholders related to child protection regime. Conducting campaign against child marriage, ensuring child labor free villages and communities through running establishing and functioning of Block Child Protection Committees and Village Child Protection Committees. Providing institutional care facilities for children including counseling, repatriation, vocational skills etc. to “children in need of care and protection”.
DRR-Disaster Risk Reduction
Building disaster resilient communities through inculcating comprehensive disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response techniques. Encouraging disaster preparedness tools to reduce disaster risk.Working with school children in raising awareness regarding climate change and environment protection, and capacity building of government agencies to tackle disaster emergencies.
Women’s Development and Livelihood
Women’s Development and Livelihood Strengthening of community-based organizations such as ‘self-help groups’ to promote self-reliance among the women. Currently we have more than 100 functional self-help groups, to ensure economic and social independence among women. We also provide vocational skills training for better employment opportunities among youth and adults. Assisting the beneficiaries of government schemes such as (MNREGA, PDS, Indira AwasYojna, MDM, NRLM, etc.).
Dr. Shambhunath Singh Research Foundation (SRF) with the support of several National and International Donor Agencies has been working for the integrated development of community in terms of Early Childhood Care & Development, Nutrition, Safe Health & Hygiene practices, Qualitative Education in ICDS centers and Primary Schools, Child Protection & Participation, Women Empowerment through SHGs and Income Generation Programs, in rural and urban areas of Varanasi and Bhadohi districts. For further details of SRF you may visit to our website www.srf.org.in.
SRF needs following experienced professionals with background different walks of social science studies. The areas of operation are in Varanasi and Bhadohi
Academic and working qualifications required for working at SRF Head Office:
1. Postgraduate in Social Development/Social Sciences/Public Health or related fields.
2. Should have at least three years of experience in handling Child Rights/health/nutrition based project.
3. S/he should have good leadership quality and be able to manage the team members and community.
4. The candidate must have good monitoring and facilitation skills along with community mobilization skills.
5. The candidate must have good reporting and communication skills.
6. Sh/e must have excellent computer skills.
7. Candidate having personal bike/scooty will be given preference.
Academic and working qualifications required for working at the field level:
1. Graduate in Social Development/Social Sciences/Public Health/Nutrition or related fields.
2. Should have at least 1-2 years of experience in handling health/nutrition based projects.
3. S/he should have good leadership quality and be able to manage the government primary school teachers, SMCs, cooks in the schools, Panchaayat members and community.
4. The candidate must have good monitoring and facilitation skills along with community mobilization skill.
5. The candidate must have good reporting, communication and computer skills.
6. Local candidates from all blocks and Urban area of Varanasi, having own Bike/Scooty will be given preference.
Send your resume to below email address. Candidates will be called upon for walk-in interview upon resume selection. Please contact for details on the number below-
Mr. Shashi Kumar
HR & Finance Executive
Dr. Shambhunath Singh Research Foundation (SRF)
C14/160 B-2, Dr. Shambhunath Singh Street, Sonia, Varanasi – 221010 (U.P.)
Mob : +91 9415204049
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