Bengal : Ashina Gramin Library, an initiative to help for migrant workers during the lockdown period

 

Bengal : Ashina Gramin Library, an initiative to help for migrant workers during the lockdown period

How a Village Library Is Helping Students Who Can't Attend Online Classes

In Ashina, a village 50 km from Kolkata, residents have pulled together to ensure that students do not fall behind because of their lack of access to computers or phones.

Kolkata: Sanjina Khatun, a Class XI student of Nabasan Tustu Charan High School in Falta, is from a family of zari artisans from a village over 50 km away from Kolkata. She wants to study English in college and dreams of then working in an office in the city. But the possibility of her continuing studies was in question when both her parents stopped getting work as the lockdown that started in March went on. Her school was shut from end of March and tuition became unaffordable.

Like many students of Ashina village, comprising mostly of zari artisans, tailors and farmers, who cannot afford computers or mobile phones for online classes and even depend on schools for their books, Sanjina’s education had all but stopped.

Link | https://thewire.in/education/west-bengal-village-library-school-students-online-classes

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