Education Support Programme for Mainstreaming Aila Induced Dropout

Education Support Programme for Mainstreaming Aila Induced Dropout in 40 Schools of Gosaba and Patharpratima Block of Sunderban

Lives Touched

Students

Children

Schools

2009

Sunderban, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

The Story

Education support programme in the Aila affected Gosaba and Patharpratima block of Sunderban aimed to bring the children who were under severe socio-economic stress and mental trauma due to devastations caused by Aila and who were forced to drop out from their studies, back to school. Joyful learning technique was the medium for bridging the gap that has set in their school curiculum due to their long absence from school. In the process, the programme also aimed at enhancing the basic literacy skill of the children around reading writing and computation.

Hijli INSPIRATION under the guidance of the District Primary School Board council and supported by UNICEF took up the programme. In this endeavour Tagore Society of Rural Development (TSRD) and Southern Health Improvement Society were the Local Partners.

“Working in Sunderbans, post devastating Aila was a life changing experience: I was amazed by the resilience of the local people in face of such widespread destruction, but sadly I found the children to be seriously distraught. The structured team work and concerted effort to bring normalcy to lives of children was both challenging and satisfying”.

Prajna Paramita Ghosh

Resource Member

As the Programme Flowed

Impact

90% of children went back to school
Pool of local volunteers capacitated in Bridge Course and Joyful Learning through Training and handholding
Children enhanced their basic learning skills through Bridge Course