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Our Address
R T Nagar, Bangalore - 560032
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contact@sewacb.org
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About Us
About SEWAC-B
Society for Empowerment of Women and Children, Bangalore
SEWAC-B is an autonomous, non-profit organization registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960. It is housed in its own two thousand square feet building that was constructed in 1994.
Over the years we have worked for the health, education and welfare of children and empowerment of women. We have been involved in various activities like crèche and school for children, tailoring classes for women, training of nursing aides in home health care, childcare, housekeeping etc., workshop on microfinance for women by the State Bank of India and many more.
Our montessori school is called The BeeHive School, and the creche is called Cocoon Creche. We endeavor to continue our work selflessly and tirelessly towards improving and empowering our community.
Read more about SEWAC-B’s history here.
All contributions to SEWAC-B are entitled for tax exemption under section 80G of the Income Tax Act.
What is Our Cause?
World over and in India, the problems of women and pre-primary education for children are well documented.
Women Empowerment
Women empowerment in India depends to a large extent on numerous variables that encompass geographical setting (urban/rural), social status (caste and class), educational status, and age factor. Policies and Actions on the women empowerment exist at the state, local (panchayat), and national levels. However, women encounter differentiation in most sectors like education, economic opportunities, health and medical assistance, and political participation, which demonstrates that there are substantial gaps between policy advancements and real exercise at the community level.
The access of women to education, health and productive resources, among others, is inadequate, particularly in those belonging to marginalized or weaker sections, majority of whom are in the rural areas and in the informal, unorganized sector. Therefore, they remain largely marginalized, poor and socially excluded.
SEWAC-B hopes to empower marginalized women in one part of Bangalore – Guddadahalli – at the community level.
Children’s Pre-School Education
Despite the improved access to pre-school in India, there are many lacunae associated with nutrition and the quality of education provided to children. The importance to creating a foundation for well-being among pre-primary children is well-known. Research demonstrates conclusively that 90% of brain growth occurs by age 5. This means that children’s environment and the inputs and support they receive in their early years will have an enormous impact on their future – both in school and beyond.
On average, children’s school readiness levels at age 5 were far below expected levels. Most children participate in institutions that are of low quality and fail to use age-appropriate methods, materials, and activities. Children thus enter school unequipped with the cognitive, pre-literacy and pre-numeracy skills and conceptual understanding necessary to meet the demands of the primary school curriculum. The gap between what children can do and what is expected of them appears early and widens rapidly as children progress from one grade to another.
SEWAC-B is engaged in providing positive developmental outcomes for pre-primary children and supports the child’s needs in their early years.
The basic problem in education
Source: Teachforindia.org
Students in Grade 3 are already behind grade level
Students in Grade 8 cannot read and understand small texts
Students in Grade 5 cannot do simple division
Students drop out of the school system before Grade 10
Students do not make it to college
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Our Vision and Mission
Pre-primary education is critical for establishing a solid foundation for a child‘s social, emotional and overall well-being. The early years of a child’s life build the basis for lifelong growth, and children who fall behind in these early years often never catch up with their peers, leaving them more likely to drop out of school and fail to reach their full potential. SEWAC-B strives to provide holistic education through pre-primary educational programmes typically designed for children 3 to 5 years of age following the Montessori method.
Our aim: High Levels of School Readiness
- Personal, social readiness for better school adjustment
- Cognitive readiness for learning of mathematics and language
Women’s empowerment is valuable for the development and advancement of the family, community as well as the nation. Equal access to women to health care, quality education at all levels, career and vocational guidance, employment, equal remuneration, occupational health and safety, social security will empower women.
Our Mission
- To work for the health, education and welfare of children and empowerment of women.
- To foster the holistic development of young children (age 3 to 6).
- To provide women access to education, skills and knowledge to enable them to realize their full potential.
Our Vision
- Holistically educated and healthy pre-primary children enter primary school, who reach their full potential.
- Empowered women of the local community participate in decision-making of their social, economic and political life.
Committee Members
We owe a lot to our past and present committees who work tirelessly to run our various programs. Know our current Managing Committee and office bearers.
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Our Partners
We partner with other organizations, or people to deliver some of our programs. Read more about our partners.
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Reports
Every year the Secretary compiles our Annual Report and presents it to the members at our annual general meeting. SEWAC-B Annual Reports for the previous years are available on this website.
Get Involved
SEWAC-B has a mission to work for the education and welfare of children and the empowerment of women. We endeavour to continue our work selflessly and tirelessly towards improving and empowering our community and finding new Partners, Volunteers and Donors to support us to achieve our goal.
