Education

Admissions of children of waste pickers into formal schools under quota for Economically Weaker Sections

Citizenship

Empowerment of waste picker community through registration into the electoral list and obtaining voter’s identity cards

Social Security

Enrolment of waste pickers into a life insurance scheme promoted by Government of India

Prevention of Child Labour

Campaigns to prevent child labour among waste picking community and enrolment into formal school system

Sajag Society

Sajag Society was registered and awarded the registration certificate on the 12th March 2009, thus the 2009-10 was the initial year of its formation.

Sajag Society is a Delhi based Govt. approved non-profit voluntary organisation that works for the development of underprivileged sections of the society i.e. – children and women from weaker sections as well as unorganized sector labour force specifically waste pickers. Formed as a community based organisation (C.B.O.) in the first half of 2007, the society was later registered with the Registrar of Societies, New Delhi, with the aim to expand its work base and further strengthen its activities.

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At present, this society is working marginalized communities living in different parts of the South, South-West and West districts of Delhi i.e – Kapasehra(on Nazafgarh road), Bhanwar Singh Camp (near Vasant Vihar), Israil camp (near block C, Vasant Kunj), Bandhu

Education

The children of wealthy families study in good quality private schools, get good education and skills and go on to rise above their parents. The children of poor families, on the other hand, have to work with their parents to support themselves; why would they bother going to school anyway, for there are hardly any schools that are willing to impart quality education to them

E.W.S. Parent’s Association

Following from the above activities, the Society felt it was important to form an association of parents of children attending private and government schools. The needs for cross learning and support are obvious. There are often daunting financial expenses and lack of understanding of the institutional procedures that the parents face. Working together helps share information quicker.

Government schools

Prior to the Right to Education Act, government schools used to operate on their whim and fancy without any accountability. Sajag Society worked hard to admit the children of ragpickers into government schools. In 2007, the same process was followed. Parents were motivated to send their children to school. The MCD primary school in Kapasera village, New Delhi was