Update: RTE TASK FORCE at Jaagriti

Dear Friends,

The Right to Education (RTE) Task Force at Jaagriti touches another milestone by enrolling 45 underprivileged children into schools in the current academic year, taking the total enrolled by Jaagriti till date to 139. This includes 45 girls admitted during the current and previous academic years. The children have been admitted in nearby Government schools in Dwarka in class nursery to class VIII.

But how does it all happen?

In the beginning of every academic year, the Task Force volunteers conduct a workshop (using theater and interactive sessions) to sensitize the community about the RTE Act and motivate parents to send their children to school. After the workshop, we identify the children who can be admitted to school and in which classes. This includes children from our non-formal education centers also. The Task Force then approaches the nearby schools, consults the school authorities and helps the parents in admission.

Earlier parents found it difficult to get their children admitted into schools as the authorities did not cooperate and parents could not fulfill the documentation requirements. But now with help of Jaagriti the process has become easier as we help parents in arranging birth certificates of their children, getting the children photographed and also in filling admission forms to get their child admitted.

What next?

The admission drive will continue in the month of July once the schools reopen after summer vacations and we hope to enroll another group of 20-30 children into schools. But the work of the RTE Task Force does not end just with the admission of the children. We would also be focusing on regularly monitoring the progress of the children, ensuring there are no dropouts, and will also regularly monitor the implementation of the act through RTIs, brainstorming sessions with relevant stakeholders, visit to schools, interaction with parents and children, follow-up sessions etc.

We thank you for your continuous support to Jaagriti and its initiatives and hope to enrich more and more lives in the coming future.

Thanks and Cheers!
Anchit Goel
On behalf of the Jaagriti Team
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