One of our core objectives through our curriculum is to see young CMCA members adopt values and beliefs that are in the spirit of democracy. Belief in values such as justice, equality and diversity, concern for the environment, the rule of law, and gender equality is a key aspect of being an Active Citizen. Positive attitudes that place the community and country’s needs above individual needs or desires, and privilege equality and concern for all others, including the environment, are critical outcomes of CMCA’s work with young people.
The CMCA Club programme is our largest programme, reaching thousands of children across India. This programme takes place over the span of one academic year, where children have a weekly CMCA session, and involves activity-based learning of key values and knowledge about democracy, government, equality, diversity, concern for the environment, and more.
During the pandemic, the programme was adapted and offered as virtual sessions even as schools remained closed. Though access to the internet was a challenge in rural parts of India, for thousands of children in cities, virtual learning became a reality. For our member schools, we offered our flagship CMCA Club as virtual sessions.
Apart from encouraging children to take action to solve issues they see in their daily lives, such as child labour or broken civic amenities, the CMCA Club programme also prompts an attitude shift towards being more empathetic and concerned about the state of the nation and issues that impact citizens. Rather than directly telling children how to think, our approach is to empower them to come out with ideas and solutions through activities that merely prompt them to turn their attention towards issues.
To measure the impact of our CMCA Club programme, we administered the Can They Change (CTC) questionnaire at the start of the programme to establish a baseline. At the end of the year, the Have They Changed (HTC) questionnaire was administered to measure the shift in knowledge, attitudes, values, and beliefs after CMCA’s intervention. The questionnaire also covers feedback from the young CMCA Club Members about their experience with CMCA. Collecting this feedback enables us to constantly improve our curriculum and methods of delivery.
CMCA Club programme overall results
The graph shows percentage scores of school students on the Can They Change (baseline) and Have They Changed (post intervention) questionnaires. This graph shows a marked improvement in knowledge and attitudes. An overall improvement in knowledge and attitudes of 17% was recorded by our assessment administrators.
A 15-hour Credit Blended Course for College Students comprising online interactive weekly sessions, offline experiential activities and assignments, and an assessment mechanism as part of the course design.
To measure the impact of our Campus Yuva programme, we administered a Pre-Test questionnaire at the start of the programme to establish a baseline. At the end of the year, the Post-Test questionnaire was administered to measure the shift in knowledge, attitudes, values and beliefs after CMCA’s intervention. The questionnaire also covers feedback from the Campus Yuva Programme Members about their experience with CMCA. Collecting this feedback enables us to constantly improve our curriculum and methods of delivery.
The graph shows the percentage scores of college students on the Pre-Test (baseline) and Post-Test (post-intervention) questionnaires. This graph shows a marked improvement in knowledge and attitudes. An overall improvement in knowledge and attitudes of 19.5% was recorded by our assessment administrators.
CMCA has been accredited by Credibility Alliance under the category “Desirability Norms” – for good governance, accountability, transparency and continuous improvements. Credibility Alliance is a consortium of voluntary organisations committed to enhancing accountability and transparency in the voluntary sector through good governance.
