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Every community has children who are trying their best to learn. And every community needs someone who refuses to let them struggle alone.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶 𝗶𝘀.

At a recent orientation programme organized by our 𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯, 𝗢𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮, Vidya Saathis came together not just to learn new teaching techniques, but to strengthen their ability to support children who need a little more encouragement,

𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 International Labour Organization 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿, raising awareness about the urgent need to eliminate child labour in all its forms. The 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲, “𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿: 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻, 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀,“ calls for collective action to ensure that every child has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳

When the grade 10 and 12 results were announced, students went to schools to collect their certificates. Some excited, some anxious, and many carrying questions about what comes next.

For families too, this moment was about more than just marksheets. It was about choices, uncertainty, and their children’s dreams waiting for direction.

Instead of letting result day become just another routine visit to collect certificates, our 𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿

Over four months, that dream slowly took shape through meetings, ideas, contributions, and people coming together. And what emerged at Middle School Kachhupani in Simdega, Jharkhand, under the *PALASH Multilingual Education Programme, became much more than a school museum and library. It became a space where children could see themselves and their world reflected in learning — through their language, culture, and stories.

What makes this journey

𝟮𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝟮𝟬𝟴 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝟯𝟴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀.

These are not just numbers on paper, but the beginning of a larger story, one of curiosity, confidence, and hands-on learning unfolding across Tamil Nadu.

Organized between January and February 2026, the 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 were conducted under the Department of School Education,Govt of TN, Handson Science and Electronics Project, in collaboration with

For many children, school readiness begins with small moments inside an Anganwadi — moments like Geetha proudly pointing at a red ball and shouting, “Red!” Earlier, she would quietly sit in a corner and simply observe everyone around her. Beside her, Anil carefully separates circles from squares, grinning proudly at his little victory.

In another corner, little Gayathri sings a rhyme loudly with full actions, while Harish

Sustainable change in education rarely comes from one-off interventions. It emerges when intent is backed by continuity, learning, and course correction.

The 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 (𝗞𝗠𝗦𝗣𝗣), 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗦𝗪 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, is a strong example of this approach in action across 100+ schools in Chitradurga district of Karnataka.

Designed to strengthen foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN), improve enrollment and retention, and build stronger school ecosystems, the program

In Kiratpura, Rampur, Bond, Achatt, and Nayagaon villages of Madhya Pradesh, conversations about education and future careers are beginning to change.

Until recently, many parents said they didn’t know how to guide their children beyond school. Career choices felt distant and unclear, and decisions were often made with limited information. Today, that uncertainty is slowly giving way to awareness.

Through the Community Career Guidance Program, children are being

Walk into any Anganwadi, and you’ll often find children gathered around simple, colorful objects—sorting, stacking, matching, and laughing as they learn.

𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝗧𝗟𝗠𝘀) are at the heart of this experience. They help young children make sense of the world by turning ideas into something they can see and touch. At that age, learning isn’t abstract—it’s physical, playful, and deeply interactive.

What makes TLMs in Anganwadis meaningful

𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗚𝗢𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲

For a long time, 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗵𝘀𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 has remained on the margins. An isolated tribal pocket in Odisha where access to quality education has not always kept pace with ground realities.

Over the past few years, ILP, along with its NGO partner UAC, has been working in this context—strengthening the way learning unfolds for