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Children in India
Children are the future of a nation. For an emerging and
developing country like
India, development of underprivileged children holds the key to
the progress of the
nation itself.
Education for underprivileged Children is the key whether we are
addressing
healthcare, poverty, population control, unemployment or human
rights issues.
The educational initiatives for underprivileged children include
Crche [0-3 yrs], Pre-
school [3-6 yrs], Non Formal Education [6-14 yrs non-school
going], Remedial
Education [6-14 yrs school going], Bridge Course [14-18 yrs
drop-outs], FunctionalLiteracy [18-45 yrs women] and Family Life
Education for adolescent girls.
Save the Childrens work is underpinned by a commitment to making
childrens
rights a reality that was first set out by the organizations
founder over 75 years
ago. Education is not only a right in itself, but an enabling
right- a critical
instrument for bringing about social, economic and political
inclusion and a durable
integration of people, particularly those excluded from the
mainstream of any
society
To address this challenge, Save the children has adopted the
strategy of facilitating
the creation of Inclusive Learner Friendly Environments targeted
at 3-18 years
within diverse educational settings to meet the challenge of
addressing diverse and
heterogeneous needs of children.
7 million children in India under 14 years do not have access to
quality educationand approximately 50% of all children drop out
before they complete their
elementary education.We are working to create quality,
inclusive, learner-friendly
environments for all children to ensure that the Right to
Education Act, 2009 is
implemented.
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We work towards developing inclusive and equitable education
policies and
practices, thereby ensuring a quality education for all
children, regardless of their
gender, class, caste, ethnicity and religion. Other aspects of
our work include a
focus on Early Childhood Development, the promotion of
child-centered approaches,
training teachers and helping communities to develop close
linkages with schools.
The focus of our approach is based on a three pronged strategy
involving
intervention in three domains of the education system;
-Organisation of Schools
-Instructional Dimension
-Community Involvement
We plan to develop 'model inclusive schools' across at least
five States of India. This
will be implemented through developing a core group of master
trainers consisting
of eduction personell as well as SCERT and DIET/SIET faculty,
who in turn will train
teachers in pre-schools and schools. We will work with selected
schools/Anganwadi
centres and pre-primary classes over the next five years to
intervene in all the three
dimensions to make them model Inclusive Learner friendly
Schools.
Our aim is that these models of Inclusive pre- primary and
primary environments
are able to demonstrate the efficacy addressing individual needs
of children
belonging to the most disadvantaged backgrounds through creation
of schools for
all, thereby realizing the dream of achieving Education For
All.
What we Do:
-We promote learner friendly inclusive environments by effective
community
participation and active learning methodologies.
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-We work on collaborative models between Ministry of Women and
Child
Development and Ministry of Human Resource Development, so that
children are
provided stimulating learning environments and receive quality
basic education.
-Implement the Right to Education Act, 2009 so that children of
the most
marginalised sections of society receive an education.
-Create sustainable programmes by building capacity within the
education system
and using our projects as pilots to demonstrate best
practices.
The key focus of our Education interventions is to ensure that
the Right to Education
Act, 2009 is implemented. We promote access and retention to
quality inclusive
education in government schools and aim to strengthen the
capacities of existing
government schools and their governance. Our programs aim to
improve
participation of children, their parents and the community in
education planning
and improve learning levels and reduce drop out rates of
children.
