As
observed by UNESCO club…
Realizing
the need to act and with many goals set, the UNESCO club of Samtengang
participated in the Global Action Week (GAW) 2013. We started off with a
comprehensive information dissemination activity where the club read, discussed
and learnt the global scenarios, issues and statistics. The silence of
realization at the end of this meeting was what made us to feel deeply and
commit ourselves to react. So we planned on observing GAW in our own small
ways.
Our
immediate decision was to put up an awareness
show. We discussed thoroughly on the activity and targeted to achieve a
huge list of objectives. We wanted the school to know the ground facts
pertaining to teacher shortage, right to education, world statistics and
teacher issues. Even more, we wanted to let it be widely seen and understood
and more… So we started working day in and out to put up the show. Books
referred, poems composed, quotations quoted, drawings created and everything
was done to reach out our voice. To work closely in line with the theme and to
fulfill our aims, we divided the activity under four broad categories-
Importance of Teachers, Benefits of Education, Attracting, Developing and
Retaining Teachers and General Global Information on Education for All and
right to education. Groups were formed under each category and each specialized
group went all over to get facts, figures and compose words of inspiration.
After
much struggle and dedication, we put up the show in the Biology lab of the
school on 25th April. It was a
dream come true for the club. The show opened with warm acceptance and
participation from the students and staff of the school. Satisfied and proud
was what went through us.
Literacy
Status Appraisal in Samtengang community was our main event for
GAW. This activity required more time and resources. We dedicated much effort towards conducting the appraisal which
would give us facts and figures that would enable us to sensitize on the global
theme of Education for All (EFA). The
appraisal was conducted among the households of Nyisho and Gyelakha village, aimed to figure out the literacy
status of the community along with their knowledge on teaching profession and
other educational aspects. Through the appraisal we aim to bring out a
comprehensive literacy status so that we can create awareness campaigns on EFA.
Through
the appraisal we aspired to:
1.
Collect
figures on literacy level in the community
2.
Gather
reasons for dropping schools or not being in school
3.
Find
out the status of teaching profession in the community
4.
Figure
out people’s knowledge on child right and quality education
5.
Analyze
and use the information to create awareness on EFA, right for education and
teacher importance/gap
With positive intentions, the club packed their
lunch, carried the survey forms and embarked on a noble cause, to collect the data. We went to each household
and explained our mission in depth and detail. The students did a great job in
collecting the information. Our voice was heard loud and clear. The villagers
cooperated with us and participated actively. Some even offered tea and snacks
to us. Many agreed to the global facts and issues. We could see their
understandings through the responses. Few regretted for dropping schools and a
lot of them decided to send their children to school when they attain the right
age. From the study we learnt that very few people in the villages know about
child rights and teacher profession. They had no/very less idea on quality of
education, student teacher ratio etc. These revelations made us to commit more.
Definitely, we will compile and analyze the data. We are still working on it
and once we are through with the report, we are planning to go back to the
villages once more. This time, backed by facts and figures, we hope to do more.
School dropout and importance of teachers to deliver quality education are two
grounds on which we would raise awareness.
With all these wonderful findings, dusk showed us the time to return to
our stations…
Satisfied and committed to do more!
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