Tag: Education
SUCCESS: Students get their due scholarships
Within a month of making a video on problems faced by children who hadn’t received their scholarship in two years, the money was received and distributed to the students at Rajkiya Ucch Vidyalay in Dumbar village, Churchu block. Ekta Marandi, one of the students at the school had not received...
Teachers haven’t attended school in 8 years
Jhirikbithapahar, Sahebganj, Jharkhand | Jyoti Malto In 2007, a school was constructed. 8 years later, this school is yet to function because the appointed teacher never shows up for duty. The children tell that they only come on Independence day and Republic day to hoist the flag. When the community...
Kashimiri Girls Face All Odds for an Education
30th June 2015 | Karewa Manloo Village, Shopian District, Jammu and Kashmir | Musheer Ul Haq Students at the Government Girls’ Upgraded School in Shopian face bizarre circumstances in trying to get an education. Some are cramped into a kitchen converted to a classroom, others wait their turn for classrooms...
Studying in Fear
Agara Village, Bhatiagarh, Madhya Pradesh | Aartibai Valmiki The gaping cracks in this school building have filled the hearts of teachers, students and their parents. But in the absence of any other school in the vicinity, children continue coming here, putting their lives at risk to get an education. It...
Shaken Up: Dam Construction Damages School, Scares Children
Pardhiapally Village, Loisingha Block, Bolangir, Odisha | Shankar Imagine being constantly scared that the roof of your school is going to fall on your head. 40 students at this primary school located near the blasting site for a dam face this fear on a daily basis. The construction of the...
Impact: Clean and Healthy Food at the School!
Katrasi Village, Jehanabad District, Bihar | Asha Community Correspondent Asha made a video which helped improve the quality of school lunches for over 300 students. This is their story. One afternoon while sitting down to eat lunch at school, Sweety, a student was shocked to find worms floating in her...
Impact: Slow but sure, Change is ‘acoming
Community Correspondent Gyanti Devi made a video that resulted in a man donating his land for the expansion of a school building. She tells us how she achieved this staggering impact, which will potentially benefit 200 children from the Musahar community (also known as Maha Dalit); the most disenfranchised in...
Extending Rights
Community Correspondent Rekha Bhangre brings an inspiring story from Madhya Pradesh. Durga, who was recently elected Village head has overcome many barriers in her way. While increasingly women tend to hold prominent posts in their village, the empowerment seems to be a token one as they still have to depend...