dahiyars
January 4th, 2005, 08:39 AM
Jeevanshala—An Innovative Programme of Education
The Jeevanshala programme is a novel programme being run in the villages of the Samalkha Block of District Panipat in Haryana, an experimental programme geared to making education available to children of economically and socially poor sections of society, children who have been deprived of getting an education as their socio-economic conditions compel them to work in brick-kilns, on tea stalls and on farmlands of the rich farmers. Some of these children are rag- pickers forced into this occupation by their circumstances. Thus is a programme run by dedicated volunteers of Haryana Gyan Vigyan Samiti.
Having passed their class V from the local , village based education centres( the jeevanshala) these students study for the next level of school education at the main, residential ‘Jeevanshala’ centre established at the block Headquarter at Samalkha.
NO SCHOOL BAGS, NO HOME WORK to harass the child. Children in the ‘Jeevanshala’ learn through understanding, not by rote. The atmoshphere is one of of mutual trust and cooperation. The education these students receive in the “Jeevanshalas”
inculcates in them the values that go in to the making of a substantive human being. The air of freedom and equality that is a result of this new- found relationship enables the children to face the challenges of education with a new confidence.
The ‘Jeevanshalas’ vaue the child’s desire for a life of dignity and security. As these children grow in mental stture, they become alive to the crises around them, be it the serious fallouts of blind consumerism or the challenges of natural calamities or the crises in the cultural scenario of the country. The Jeevanshala Programme was started on the basis of the government’s financial support for a limited period of time. Attempts have been made to involve the local community too in the programme. Now, the programme is moving towards sustaining itself with the active participation and support of the local community.
It is not within the power of a single person or organisation to carry forward this challenging task. All sections of society need to contribute in making this programme a success. Let us make our child feel more secure. Let us provide him the human dignity that is his right. Let us do this through EDUCATION.
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti , Haryana 77,Chanakyapuri, Near Sheila By-pass, Rohtak124001 Phone 01262-212870 is the organisation which has been running this venture.
Dr.R.S.Dahiya
The Jeevanshala programme is a novel programme being run in the villages of the Samalkha Block of District Panipat in Haryana, an experimental programme geared to making education available to children of economically and socially poor sections of society, children who have been deprived of getting an education as their socio-economic conditions compel them to work in brick-kilns, on tea stalls and on farmlands of the rich farmers. Some of these children are rag- pickers forced into this occupation by their circumstances. Thus is a programme run by dedicated volunteers of Haryana Gyan Vigyan Samiti.
Having passed their class V from the local , village based education centres( the jeevanshala) these students study for the next level of school education at the main, residential ‘Jeevanshala’ centre established at the block Headquarter at Samalkha.
NO SCHOOL BAGS, NO HOME WORK to harass the child. Children in the ‘Jeevanshala’ learn through understanding, not by rote. The atmoshphere is one of of mutual trust and cooperation. The education these students receive in the “Jeevanshalas”
inculcates in them the values that go in to the making of a substantive human being. The air of freedom and equality that is a result of this new- found relationship enables the children to face the challenges of education with a new confidence.
The ‘Jeevanshalas’ vaue the child’s desire for a life of dignity and security. As these children grow in mental stture, they become alive to the crises around them, be it the serious fallouts of blind consumerism or the challenges of natural calamities or the crises in the cultural scenario of the country. The Jeevanshala Programme was started on the basis of the government’s financial support for a limited period of time. Attempts have been made to involve the local community too in the programme. Now, the programme is moving towards sustaining itself with the active participation and support of the local community.
It is not within the power of a single person or organisation to carry forward this challenging task. All sections of society need to contribute in making this programme a success. Let us make our child feel more secure. Let us provide him the human dignity that is his right. Let us do this through EDUCATION.
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti , Haryana 77,Chanakyapuri, Near Sheila By-pass, Rohtak124001 Phone 01262-212870 is the organisation which has been running this venture.
Dr.R.S.Dahiya