By Ancila John | Asst. Manager- Donor Reporting & Donor Development
Name of Project: Preventing school dropout of 400 children in India
Project Period: Ongoing
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Number of beneficiaries: 414
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One Step at a Time
Khushi* is a quiet little girl who was shifted to BKN in 2020. Since then, she had started attending Sahaara’s remedial classes. When she first got introduced in the class, she didn't want to talk to anyone. She wouldn’t even speak with the teacher. She was extremely introverted. The teacher tried to find ways to help Khushi open up and mingle with her peers. In that effort, the teacher started to talk to her while playing games and tried to keep her engaged.
Khushi also didn't know how to write because she was too small and didn’t have any educational foundation. Many a times she felt homesick and missed her parents so much that it used to make her cry. To help Khushi cope with her situation, the teacher assigned another child named Meena* to support Khushi and keep her company. Meena also kept the teacher updated about Khushi. This idea of the teacher of providing Khushi with a support person worked really well for Khushi.
Khushi then slowly started to become more and more stable and started talking with the teacher. Eventually, the teacher started to teach her to write and came up with creative methods of teaching like the play-way method for her to learn while playing games. Khushi started to enjoy learning. She is now able to slowly read and write small words as well. She has also started to socialize with other girls and enjoys playing with them.
The teacher at Sahaara’s remedial classes identified Khushi’s needs and addressed those issues in the best way possible to promote the child’s growth towards a strong emotional and educational future.
*Name changed to protect participant identity.
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By Ancila John | Asst. Manager- Donor Reporting & Donor Development
By Ancila John | Asst. Manager- Donor Reporting & Donor Development
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