CITIZENS ASSOCIATON FOR CHILD RIGHTS [CACR]

• Yr. 2013 - Yr. 2017 • 2,25,000 • KEY ACTIVITES:

• Section 8 Non- students in 200+ • Digital Education
profit in Mumbai Municipal • School Health
Schools • Holistic
Development
4 Years Beneficiaries 15 Projects
& Counting

Vision: To engage and training all stakeholders of the public

(municipal) education system constructively , resulting in
improvement of quality of education and healthcare services
offered in such schools.
Budget: 16-17 lakhs (2017-18)

Mr Nitin Wadhwani Dr Richa Singh

Founder Director Co-founder
 • LATA LIVES IN A URBAN SLUM. HER FATHER IS A RICKSAW DRIVER AND MOTHER
IS A MAID.
• PARENTS NEVER ATTEND SMC/PTA MEETINGS- UNWARE ABOUT HER
EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH
• RARELY CHECK HER HOMEWORK OR CIRCULARS GIVEN AT SCHOOL
• HUGE GAP BETWEEN IMPLEMENTATION AND POLICY- RTE,SBSV, GRANTS ETC
• PARENTS CAN’T BE PARTICIPATORY STAKEHOLDERS
• SCHOOL CANT REACH OUT TO PARENTS HAMPERING PROGRESS
• SIZE OF THE PROBLEM: THERE ARE 300,000 SUCH STUDENTS IN 1087 MUNICIPAL
SCHOOLS IN MUMBAI ALONE
• PROBLEM IS PREVALENT THROUGHOUT URBAN, SEMI-URBAN AND RURAL
SCHOOLS CATERING TO STUDENTS FROM LOWER SOCIO-ECONOMIC
PROBLEM and SIZE BACKGROUNDS
• DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-LINGUAL COMMUNICATION APP FOR SCHOOLS THAT
HELPS TO BRING ALL STAKEHOLDERS - GOVERNMENT, SCHOOL STAFF, PAREN TS,
CHILDREN, ICDS, HEALTH CLINICS, NGOS WORKING IN SCHOOLS TOGETHER IN A
SINGLE PLATFORM.
• THE E D U C AT I O N D E PA R T M E N T A N D S C H O O L P R I N C I PA L S S HAR E I M M E D I AT E
N O T I F I C AT I O N S W I T H T H E I R S U B O R D I N AT E S . .

• THE T E A C H E R S S HAR E THE R EG U L A R P R O G R E S S OF C H I L D R E N W I T H PA R E N T S

W H I C H I N C L U D E S T H E I R AT T E N DA N C E , A C A D E M I C P E R F O R M A N C E AN D
HEALTH CHECKU P CAR DS OT H E R E V E N TS C O N D U C T E D .

• S H A R I N G O F O N L I N E E D U C AT I O N A L C O N T E N T, V I D E O S / P H O T O S O N
I M P O R TA N C E O F S A N I TAT I O N A N D H YGI E N E , DIGITAL LEARNING AND HOLISTIC
DEVELOPMENT
• MOBILE PHONE PENETRATION IN INDIA IS SET TO RISE TO 85-90% BY 2020 FROM THE
CURRENT LEVELS OF 65-75%, ACCORDING TO A REPORT ISSUED BY OMIDYAR NETWORK.
• M A R K E T R E S P O N S E R EC E I V E D : T H E R E ARE FEW O R G A N I Z AT I O N W H O B U I LT
S I M I L A R A P P L I C AT I O N FOR P R I VAT E S C H O O L S A N D IS U S E D BY OV E R
400,000 PARENTS ACROSS INDIA
• LITE APP (250-300 KB) CAN BE DOWNLOADED OVER 2G,3G,4G NETWORKS
MODEL and CUSTOMERS
FEATURES & INTERFACE
INPUT : Development Costs, Promotion and Education, App
updating, rent for server, and Government approval 7-9 months
OUTPUT: Improved communication, better implementation of Govt
scheme, better school run programs, Integration of all stakeholders
on 1 platform, 26 Municipal corporation in Maharashtra Alone
Unit Cost :
The cost of development is approximated
to be 6-7 lakh and the expected number
of people who would use the app is about
3-4 lakh, thus the unit cost would be Rs. 2
or less approx.
Sustainability:
Since the application would be in used of
education departments and corporations so is
here to say. The advanced version can generate
enough revenue to make It sustainable
Revenue Model:
The basic version of the app will be
available free of cost for download but a
considerable amount can be generated
using Affiliate marketing (banner ads;
buttons). The advanced version can be
monetized
Citizens Association for Child Rights [CACR] is a section 8 non-profit company that designs
and directly implements projects in municipal schools to improve digital education, healthcare
and accountability. In the last 4 years since its inception CACR has executed over 15 projects
positively impacting the lives of 2.25 lakh children. Our Website: http://www.ngocacr.com

Volunteers

Coordinator Volunteers
Board of Project
Directors Heads
Coordinator Volunteers
Project
Interns
Director

Advisory Event
Council Coordinators

REVENUE/BUDGET GROWTH: 100% ANUALLY

IMPACT GROWTH: 50% or More ProjectWise growth

CACR Impact June 2013- May 2017
Total Number Of Students Benefitted
Project Name
Year 2013-14 Year 2014-15 Year 2015-16 Year 2016-17 4 Year Impact
Computer Literacy Project for students (CLP) 1,300 1,400 2,100 2,095 6,895
Digital Literacy for teachers: Train The Teacher (TTT) 24 16 325+ 550 915+

Spoken English (with BCPT; Enactus HR, Gyanodaya) 750 1,258 6,298 NA 8,306

Cleanliness week-Health talk with Doctors NA 1,100 NA NA 1,100

Classical Dance Training (Nalanda Mahavidyalaya
NA 360 500 25 885
+Nateshwar Dance Insti.)
KalaGhoda Art Festival (KGAF) NA 15 130 209 354
MustRun Bandra Marathon 400 550 NA NA 950
Other Marathons (DNA Ican, Powai,Thane) 75 NA 480+ 709 1264+
Inclusive Education with ADAPT 1375 30 NA NA 1405
World Literacy Day with Ruia NA NA 400 NA 400
Pre-primary
Toy Library with ToyBank NA 1 Library NA NA
students
Virtual Studio Edu movies with CFSI NA 27,850 1,88,850 2,00,000 416700
School Infrastructure Budgets via SIC Rs 6.5 Crores NA Rs 2.2 Crores NA Rs 8.7 Crores
100 H west ward
Solar Cooking Festival NA NA NA 100 schools
schools
Self Defense Training Session NA NA 150 NA 150
Street Plays on Cleanliness by Mujeeb Khan NA 4,000 2,000 NA 6,000
Handwashing with soap with UNICEF NA NA NA 3,234 3,234
250 (female
Menstural Hygiene Mangement (MHM) with UNICEF NA NA NA students and 250
mothers)
Health Check-up camps (32 Smiles Foundtn
NA NA 184 2,565 2,749
,IDA,Lotus Eye Hospital)
36 students
Anti-Tobacco Intervention with Uddeshya NA NA NA 45
and 9 parents
Nehru Panetarium Visit NA NA NA 550 550
Mumbai Port Trust Excursion NA NA NA 200 200
Abhiyantriki- Space expo with KJSOM NA NA NA 120 120
Hamara Station Hamari Shaan with M.A.D. NA NA NA 164 164
Mouth Organ Training by Furtado Music NA NA NA 24 24
Kidzania tour for students NA NA NA 37,000 37,000
Mouth & Foot Painting workshop with IMFPA NA NA NA 200 200
Kalavedh Painting Competition NA NA NA 14 14