June 26, 2009

On the way to Assam

Posted in 1 at 5:07 pm by manojmathew

Deeksha, Chaitanya, Anoop & Tanya left Delhi today. They will be based in Assam till 4 July to do their ground research on the project ‘Reviewing the problems and impacts of people affected by the border fencing in Karimganj district of Assam’. Satyajit Dey will accompany them during the study as a research guide.

March 20, 2009

Meeting with the documentary maker

Posted in General Info at 6:37 pm by manojmathew

Deeksha, Chaitanya, Anoop & Tanya will be meeting with Mrinal Talukdar, the director of ‘Nobody’s Man’ at CCS office, 5pm, Monday-23 March.
Others are welcome also to discuss about the Indo-Bangladesh Boarder village stories.

March 18, 2009

TOI Education Times Editor’s PICK

Posted in Education at 4:34 pm by manojmathew

16 March 2009

TIMES OF INDIA-EDUCATION TIMES

 

 A group of young people is trying to provide better educational opportunities to children through development of ‘sustainable friendships’, finds out Sakshi Khattar

 

bridging opportunitiesA group of young people is trying to provide better educational opportunities to children through development of ‘sustainable friendships.’ The idea is to create a bond between children in Delhi’s affluent schools and those in budget or government schools.
 
The group has started visiting schools to initiate collaboration between affluent schools, budget schools in slum colonies that charge a fee of Rs 100 per-month and government schools that serve mid-day meals to prevent dropouts.
 
Explaining the rationale behind the project ‘Bridging Opportunities,’ Deeksha Sharma, a final year student of Amity Law School and one of the project members says: “Our research indicated a high percentage of dropouts in budget and government schools, especially at the primary level. Though the predominant reasons are lack of adequate resources, we have also identified an absence of out-of-school mentors, role models and stable friendships among children from disadvantaged communities.”
 
Sharma, who is also the only Indian to be featured among the top 75 oralists of the world, adds: “Having met some like-minded people at a capacity building seminar organised by the Centre for Civil Society, we, as a group of four, initiated this project.”
 
With the guidance of participating schools’ principals and teachers, the project proceeds by making students in affluent schools sensitive towards the needs of other students, for whom a friend can go a long way in ensuring that completing school education remains a real possibility, explains Kush Verma, a member and a graduate in chemistry from Delhi University.
 
The groundwork has been initiated, informs Manu Sundaram, another member. Sundaram completed his graduation in physics and astronomy from the Australian National University. He says: “We have had field-visits to the budget schools, interacted with school authorities and children to identify and understand their needs.”
 
Explaining the USP of the project, Tanya Narula, a fourth year student of Amity Law School, says, “There is no pressure on any student for contribution. Any child who volunteers to be involved will be provided the resources and we will facilitate the process. Initially, the level of facilitation is high, but it gradually fades out to allow children to form friendships and apply their own initiatives. In practice, what each volunteer student does is to make friends and develop a genuine relation at a personal level that can be sustained over a period of time — outside and beyond the school set-up.
http://educationtimes.com/educationTimes/getArticleDetail.do?sectionid=69&articleid=2009031720090317163448595178b0636&type=B&key=BOX7&sectionname=Editor’s%20Pick 

February 23, 2009

Hello…

Posted in General Info at 6:41 am by manojmathew

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The Communicating Freedom Workshop (CFW) aimed to build capacity of CCS graduates to enable them to create social change through public policy and carry the torch of liberty. This year Workshop imparted the following skills among the participants to to develop key action plans:

 

Team Building 

Public Speaking

Developing Youth Actions

Importance of Volunteers

Art of Writing

Strategic Planning

Advocacy & Lobbying

Fund Raising

New Media

Developing positions

 

 

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