Scoio Economic Development >> Educational Interventions
Women Attending Literacy Class
Training in progress for Anganwadi Workers
Education not ony upgrades the general living standard of people at the individual level, but it also sensitises them to various socio-economic and political changes.
Considering literacy as a major sub-component of education, the following approaches and methodologies were adopted:
1. Various activities to spread literacy for primary school teachers and government officials were conducted for improving the quality of education.
Functional literacy programmes for Aduts delved at developing reading, writing and numerical skills of illiterate men and women and making them functionally literate. The target group for this activity was Self-Help Group members and
illiterate villagers.
Strengthening Anganwadi (Pre-Primary School) aimed at providing proper nutrition and literacy skills to tiny tots at the village level. Mostly every village has atleast one such institution. The activities are aimed at creating a better environment for learning and instilling confidence and interest among the children to attend the classes.
Forming pressure groups within the communities with teacher, especially Aanganwadi workers, to encourage better attendance in the school.
2. Encouraging interaction between teachers and parents for joint effort towards overall betterment in school.
To promote and provide functional literacy to women who are socially and economically deprived. This helps to bring out their latent talents, so that they not only acquire academic learning, but also vocational proficiency, personal character and social values to become self-reliant and responsible citizens.
ICECD’s interventions to promote literacy include:
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Specially designed Functional literacy programmes for adults, including reading, writing and numeric skills |
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Strengthening Anganwadis (Pre-primary School) by providing proper nutrition, better learning environment and opportunities to stimulate creative talent |
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Human rights and gender advocacy interventions through sensitization and awareness creation |
Strengthening of Aanganwadis
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ICECD has imparted training to 74 Anganwadi workers and helpers to date. |
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The attendance in Aganwadis which was at on overage of around 75% in Bavla taIuka increased to around 94%within 2 years. |
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More than 1,000 students between the ages of 3 to 6 years from all the 9 villages participated in a sports competition held by ICECD and more than 650 children participated in fancy dress competitions. The events were attended by the sarpanches and the children and parents participated with a lot of enthusiasm and joy. |
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The participation of parents in Parent's- Teacher's Meetings which was around 25%- 30% before the beginning of the program increased to around 70% within 2 years. |
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The number of malnourished children falling under the Red & Yellow cards also showed a notable reduction. |