A little activism with your educationprint story

May 19, 2011

Elisabeth Oakham

May is the season for school enrollment drives in Rajasthan. Just prior to summer vacation, when the summer heat is at its worst and weddings keep everyone busy, it is difficult to keep kids engaged in the schools. Instead, CULP puts the focus on registering students for the upcoming school year.

This week I visited one of the government schools in which CULP runs its Back to Basics (B2B) programs. B2B provides educational and academic support to teachers in government schools. The program also attempts to increase the community’s involvement in the local school, so that they take an active role in the development and management of their children’s education.

When we arrived, there was nary a student in sight. I decided to take the opportunity to learn more about B2B, but before Dr. Kulhari, CULP’s head could get out two sentences, children carrying signs and shouting slogans about the importance of children’s education marched into the yard. They had just arrived from an enrollment rally they staged in their village.

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CULP, Education Rights Rally  One of CULP's partner schools organizes a village rally for children's rights to education.

 

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