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Vimukti appeals the district government to make Government schools
in manvi Taluka attractive, relevant as well as child friendly:
Vimukti after revising the situation
of government schools in the project area brought out various
prevailing issues and collected them in a booklet form. This report
highlights the real situation of AWCs and educational institutions
in Manvi taluka in general. Schools are supposed to be the temple of
learning, but the average primary educational institutions and AWCs
in the taluka are likely dingy, dilapidated, with no access to
electricity, toilets, lack of basic infra-structures, leaking roofs,
without play grounds, broken furniture, late arrival and handing
over of school books, absence of computer labs, shortage of
teachers, etc., are major problems which are blocking and reducing
the standard of child education at large.
Childhood is the initial stage of growth in one’s life. In this
regard Preschools play vital role in the early childhood
development. There are 486 anganwadi centres in our Manvi Taluk. But
the fact is that, these centres do not cater to the total
development of preschool child development. The statistical data in
the Government records that related to child development and
nutritional status is far behind from the target and from the
reality. Quality monitoring survey of preschools show that teachers
lack innovative, creative and motivational methods of teaching and
they have made it as monotonous action. The result of Quality
monitoring survey also shows that there is non-availability of play
materials, teaching learning materials at preschools, structures,
water facilities, electricity, ground, Toilet facilities etc. They
fail to attract the children. There are some preschools of the
Project area have been totally deprived of basic facilities such as
safe and clean classrooms, sound roofs, boundary walls, good
ventilation, open space for playing etc. school teachers are
overburdened with the departmental work than concentrating on the
childcare development process.
Going to school in a clean and healthy school environment is every
child's right. In Manvi Thaluka however, do not have access to safe
and clean sanitation facilities in schools. Schools too often suffer
from non-existent or insufficient sanitation and hand-washing
facilities. Schools are not safe for children due to negligent of
the operation and maintenance of facilities. Latrines are not always
adapted to the needs of children, in particularly for girls. School
children continue using broken, dirty, unsafe sanitations and hand
washing facilities. Latrines are locked because children are not
trusted or trained to use them properly. In such circumstances,
schools become unhealthy places where diseases are transmitted
easily. Poor health affects the children and their ability to learn
and therefore influences their prospects in life. It is clear that
in broader sense poor sanitation in school buildings impairs
children's growth and development, limits school attendance and
negatively affects students' ability to concentrate and learn. After
studying elaborately the reality Vimukti submitted the memorandum to
Deputy Commissioner, District chief executive officer, District
block officer and concerned authority to look into the matter more
urgently.
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report
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