Opportunities @ Bachpan Banao, Dantewada

Bachpan Banao is an organization driven by the values of humanity, participation, collaboration and respect for all leading towards an inclusive society. They work in Dantewada, the tribal district of Chhattisgarh. Believing in Mahatma Gandhi philosophy of community taking ownership of its institutions they work toward empowering the public education system in the tribal area. Bachpan Banao invites...

Creative Language Development Among Tribal Children: Lessons from Agragamee’s CLDE Project

By: Indira Vijaysimha first posted @ http://practiceconnect.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/2018/08/01/creative-language-development-among-tribal-children/ 1. The Context According to the 2013 ASER report1, Rayagada (Odisha), a district with a high ratio of tribal population, was ranked a low 25th out of 30 districts in terms of the percentage of children in class I and II who could read letters, words or more....

Workshop on Adivasi Leaders

Revisiting the Question of Political Consciousness: Legacy of Adivasi/Tribal Leaders in India The political articulation of indigenous peoples’ movements at the international level followed by the second world-war in general and colonial/post-colonial experiences of tribal/adivasi in particular inaugurated a discussion on indigenous peoples. Globally, these articulations were often found in the form of literature that...

Musings on Education, Learning and Schooling in the context of Imlee Mahuaa School

Recently, Paalakneeti, a Pune based Marathi monthly that focuses on education and parenting published a story on Imlee Mahua School in their Deepawali (2017) issue. We thought Alumni group might be interested in reading the story, so posting it here.  Please find here the original English version and its Marathi translation (PDF at the end...

Teachers @ Residential Schools in Tribal Areas of Odisha (Gram Vikas)

Gram Vikas (www.gramvikas.org) is an NGO based in Odisha with an experience of 40 years of working with tribal communities of Odisha to address their critical needs of education, health, safe drinking water, sanitation, livelihoods and alternative energy in a manner that is sustainable, socially inclusive, gender equitable and empowering. Gram Vikas is focused on...