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Social Inclusion
Integration in NEG-FIREs
Intervention
(Group work - Baliram, Chetan, Dinesh, Manna, Mariamma, Neha and Nivrita)
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Social Inclusion Key words and
definition
Key words
Equal opportunity/rights as per constitution
Equal access to resources
Equity
Dignity not welfare
Discrimination free
Definition - Social Inclusion is a condition which
provide equal opportunity to each person, group or
community to participated fully in the society with
dignity and justice
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Elements that lead to Exclusion
Based on identity - where people are
excluded based on their values, cultural
practices and believes (Adivasi, dalit, religious
and language minorities)
Based on specific characteristic - age, ability,
occupation, certain illnesses (children,
elderly, cleaning occupations, suffering from
HIV-AIDS)

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Types of Exclusion
GENDER
Income/economic class
Caste/clan/occupational group
Ethnicity
Religion
Language
Conflict situation, returnees, IDPs
Geographic location/distance from roads/water
Citizenship and migration status
Health condition/communicable/visible diseases
Ability/disability
Condition of menstruation
Sexual orientation
Recurrent emergency situations
Age



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Approaches for social inclusion
Self realization/awareness
Creating environment for inclusion through
sensitization and awareness
Preferential option to ensure access, participation
Exclusive targeting to overcome critical disabilities,
gaps
Inclusive dialogue and practice where excluded and
dominant can come together with dignity & equality
Legal action in case of denial of rights/opportunities

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Social exclusion encountered by
NEG-FIRE
Inside classrooms
Sitting arrangement
Language
Teachers attitude, believe and practices
Discriminatory practices among children

In Schools
MDM (cooking to eating)
Toilets (teacher-student)
Cleaning/other work by girls
Among teachers
SMC/MC participation in meeting
Primary to elementary

At village level
- caste and power dynamics
- Panchayats and gram sabha






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Social exclusion of children in
special situation
Migration

Conflict situation

Child labor

Private school/government school

Gender based (schooling, girls getting less
opportunities to complete their education)

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Whether partners and field staff
recognizes these issues
Partner are at different level Few partners
and staff are sensitive about it but many not
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Addressing social exclusion
Efforts at Partners level that has bring changes
Awareness meetings/workshops/nukkad natak
Discrimination free school - declaration by head
master
Large scale sensitization of community and
reporting in case of caste discrimination
Special classes in school for all children on
dalit/tribal rights (Rewa)
Teachers mela and other activities to motivate
teachers to use tribal languages in the classroom

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Contd.
At NEG-FIRE level
Project staff recruitment (gender and marginalized
community)
Volunteers
Participation in trainings and workshops
Sensitizing chief functionaries and project staff on
social inclusion

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Good Governance Manual of
NEG-FIRE

The NGO shall ensure that it does not in any
way support or condone discrimination on
gender, caste and religion basis, child abuse,
corporal punishment of children, harassment,
atrocity, conflict of interest etc. at the NGO
level as well as at the operational field level.
Gender policy
Anti sexual harassment policy

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Challenges

At partner level
Many time project staff unintentionally have
prejudices about certain group and community
which get reflect in their communication
Hidden discriminations are not accepted by
teachers or school , its very difficult to collect
evidences
Many times resolving these issues creates a
conflicting situation in the village which is difficult
to handle

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Due to social pressure sometime parents are
reluctant to the change in the situation (girls
education)

So far NEG-FIRE has worked as per the emerging
situation/ problem without any concreate road
map to achieve social inclusion in their projects.
There is a need for concreate strategy.

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