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17-11-2009
Beginning with one school in 2000, Pune-based entrepreneur and activist Pradeep Lokhande has set up libraries in 100 rural schools of Maharashtra in western India to inculcate reading habit in children. The initiative has helped young students acquire a better understanding of things and confidence.
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Image: Activist and entrepreneur Pradeep Lokhande/ Photo credit: Huned Contractor/ OWSA
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11-11-2009
The 2005 earthquake that shook the earth beneath Pakistan Administered Kashmir had especially proved devastating for children and their education. Teachers played an important role in helping the government, with UNICEF assistance, to re-enrol about 428,000 children, including over 186,000 girls.
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Image: Fourth-grader Zeenat Ghutam (right) and fifth-grader Iqura Rehman arrive at Mohajir Colony Government Girls’ School/ Photo credit: UNICEF
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03-11-2009
Lack of facilities for treating blindness and low-vision are preventing children from attending schools in Pakistan. Both public and private sectors’ efforts are proving insufficient to tackle the problem. Clinical deficiency of Vitamin A is a major reason for childhood blindness, say health officials.
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Image: Patients wait to get their eyes tested/ Photo credit: IRIN
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29-10-2009
Patriarchal mindset in a western Indian state that denied women equal access to education is now changing with the development of residential schools for girls. Established under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, these schools have acted as a catalyst for social change by providing quality education.
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Image: Seema Bishnoi, the teacher and warden at the KGBV hostel is a role model for the girls/ Photo credit: World Bank
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29-09-2009
Bangladesh is all set to revamp its education system. A new policy is near completion and its implementation is expected to boost the country's lacklustre literacy rate, and modernise madrasaas by reinforcing the importance of science and information technology in their curricula.
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Image: A girl's right to education will also be a primary concern of the new policy/ Photo credit: IRIN
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24-09-2009
After facing much opposition from rights groups, India’s Right to Education Act will cover all categories of differently-abled children. The bill which awaits presidential consent for becoming a law, will benefit children with both mental as well as physical disorders.
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Image: Disabled children in India/ Photo credit: Google
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18-09-2009
Yellow buses – equipped with TV screen, books, puzzles and toys – are reaching out to children of migrant workers in India's capital. This DFID funded government project has been successful in getting dropouts back in school.
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Image: Teachers in India are determined to teach the least privileged children/ Photo credit: Nick Cunard/ DFID
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08-09-2009
As the world celebrates International Literacy Day today, India has launched a new mission for the promotion of female literacy in the country. Researchers have pointed out that literacy helps an individual to deal with the problems of daily life in a better way.
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Image: Saakshar Bharat Mission in India will promote female literacy/ Photo credit: The Hindu
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04-09-2009
One year after India’s first central tribal university began, it continues to be mired in bureaucratic delays and local politics. Launched to promote education and research among tribal communities, it is facing financial crunch and lack of infrastructure.
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Image: Tribal students in their classroom at IGNTU/ Photo credit: Madhu Kapparath / Mint
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28-08-2009
Young Uttam Sanjel in Nepal has built a large network of schools in last nine years, imparting affordable education to poor children. His dream is to equip the young with knowledge so that they can contribute in nation building.
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