Nexus of Good: Fruitful proliferation
India, home to one of the largest educational systems in the world, has taken rapid strides to achieve 98.4 per cent enrolment in primary education. The focus has now shifted to improving learning outcomes and ensuring quality education at the primary level. An ASER Report 2022 highlights that while gross enrolment has seen an increase, […]
One District – One Digital Library for all
Introduction: Inspired by the success of Saksham Surajpur and Sashakt Dantewada, the visionary theme of “One District One Digital Library for All Citizens” envisions a transformative digital library system accessible to every individual. These pioneering initiatives in Surajpur and Dantewada districts of Chhattisgarh have empowered students and citizens through the centralized availability of vast educational […]
With the ‘Second Chance’ Initiative, District Collector inspires educational innovation at Dantewada
Education, in the words of Swami Vivekananda, is the manifestation of perfection already in people. At times people do require multiple opportunities to exhibit the perfection achieved through education. Vinit Nandanwar, the District Collector of Dantewada knows this perfectly well. Native of Bastar, Chhattisgarh, he was able to achieve success in arguably the world’s toughest […]
DMF Scholarships: Unlocking Opportunities, Creating Smiles
Jayashree Sahoo, the daughter of a marginal farmer from Belabahali village in Keonjhar district, has emerged as a shining example of perseverance and determination. Despite facing financial constraints, Jayashree’s academic journey took a remarkable turn when she became a recipient of the District Mineral Foundation – High School Certificate Scholarship in 2021. This scholarship became […]
Arpan – A multi-pronged approach to Child Sexual Abuse in India
Pooja Taparia is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Arpan. She has spearheaded the movement against Child Sexual Abuse in India and currently leads a team of over 120 passionate, dedicated & empowered individuals. Pooja started work on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) when there was no narrative on this subject in India. Her journey […]
Empowering girls — the Protsahan way
While on a film shoot in 2010, Protsahan founder Sonal Kapoor met a young woman who had six daughters and was pregnant with her 7th child. On being asked about her circumstances, the woman narrated in a matter-of-fact way that she was ready to strangle her newborn if it was a girl once again. She […]
DCPCR’s Early Warning System helped 50,000 at-risk students to resume formal education
The Early Warning System, a collaboration between the Directorate of Education (DoE), the Delhi Government and the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR), Govt. of NCT of Delhi, aims to protect ‘at-risk’ children and bring them back to school. It fundamentally operates on the idea that a substantially low school attendance of a […]
A software engineer becomes a ray of hope for visually impaired
Every now and then, K Gomathi from Chennai reminisces about the keenest of her childhood memories which were filled with the flavours and aroma of freshly-cooked homemade food. When her classmates sprinted to the playground or tuition classes soon after the long bell in school, Gomathi used to rush to the roadside eatery owned by […]
Unlocking Samreen’s Pathway to Learning
“Learning is unifying seemingly divergent ideas and data.” – Terry Heick Until some time ago, no one thought highly of the girl who lived in Bandipora, Kashmir. At first glance,one will mistake Samreen for a regular school student. Nothing seems too out of the ordinary for her,until one gets to learn about her background.Samreen comes […]
Mann Deshi Mahila Sarkari Bank
Chetna Gala Sinha (65), a farmer and activist with a long history of advocacy, established the Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank in 1997. It was the first bank in India created specifically for rural women and operated by them. Chetna, who was born and brought up in Mumbai, was motivated by Jayaprakash Narayan, a follower […]
