Tag: access to education
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“Phones for Good” Campaign
What can you do? You can now donate your old phones to facilitate the access to hybrid education of underprivileged children in Delhi. Why this campaign? Since the pandemic in 2020, digital education was introduced for all schools as the only viable means to ensure access to education. Later last year, even when schools reopened,…
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Taking a Second Look: Implication of Education being a State List Subject
Education features as the joint responsibility of the Union and the States in the Indian Constitution. This joint responsibility is complex, to say the least, and has been the subject of debate spanning several decades now. What lies at the root of this complexity is the tussle between States exercising their individual autonomy in making…
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Underprivileged children’s trials and tribulations of learning a new language
Before delving into the associated aspects, it is imperative to ascertain what “underprivileged” means. According to Merriam-Webster, the term underprivileged refers to the population deprived of their fundamental rights due to economic or social conditions. India is on a fast path to development. With the advent of new policies explicitly dealing with the issue of…