By Team | Educate Girls
Siblings Kriti, Surbhi and Ankit* went to a primary school in their village in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. However, after the government temporarily closed educational institutions to contain the spread of the COVID-19, their studies stopped abruptly. While their elder sister Kriti was busy helping their mother with the household chores, Surbhi and Ankit spent their time playing. Their family decided to keep Kriti at home and help them even after the schools reopened, and Surbhi and Ankit also made up their mind not to go to school again.
"I was worried about the children as they were not interested in studying again. Even when I asked them to study, they refused because school were closed," shared their grandmother. Educate Girls began their community-based learning camp called Camp Vidya in their village and the local Team Balika (community volunteer) Gaura reached out to every household to form study batches.
"I went to Kriti, Surbhi and Ankit's house and told their family about the camp. I urged them to send their kids to this camp so that they can continue their studies. However, with the ongoing COVID situation and concerns over safety, they refused to send their kids for the camp" said Gaura.
Due to the family's hesitation, Gaura decided to take their family to the camp. She showed and explained to them the precautions the Organisation is taking while teaching.
"Gaura didi took my family and us to the camp. We saw our friends wearing masks and washing hands as soon as we entered the camp area. They were sitting at a distance of about 1 metre, and we observed Gaura didi teaching them with her phone," shared Kriti.
After seeing that Educate Girls' Camp Vidya follows all the safety precautions, the family agreed to send their children to the camp.
"These kids are now studying in the common courtyard of our village. They are given notebooks, books, pencils, pens, colourful drawing sheets and more, and taught through games and mobile app. I am extremely happy to see them studying again," shared their paternal grandmother. "Now, they are very excited to go to the camp and study with their friends. They attend the camp very regularly and study with 12 other kids. I am hopeful that they will go to school again whenever it reopens," she added.
*Names changed to protect the identity of the minors.
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