Every morning, before the children settle down for the dayโs activities, 58-year-old Sharada Rathod is already at the Anganwadi Centre, making sure everything is ready.
For the children at the SNEHA-ILP supported Anganwadi Centre in Vijayapura, Karnataka, she is simply โSharada Ammaโ, someone who sings with them, dances with them, and never misses a chance to
Every community has children who are trying their best to learn. And every community needs someone who refuses to let them struggle alone.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ ๐ถ๐.
At a recent orientation programme organized by our ๐ก๐๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ, Vidya Saathis came together not just to learn new teaching techniques, but to strengthen
๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ International Labour Organization ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฟ, raising awareness about the urgent need to eliminate child labour in all its forms. The ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ, โ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฟ: ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐น๐๐,โ calls for collective action to ensure that
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 childrenโs dreams waiting for direction.
Instead of letting result day
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
๐ฎ๐ฎ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ+ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐, ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐.
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 ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ were conducted under the Department of School
For many children, school readiness begins with small moments inside an Anganwadi โ moments like Geetha proudly pointing at a red ball and shouting, โRed!โ 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,
Sustainable change in education rarely comes from one-off interventions. It emerges when intent is backed by continuity, learning, and course correction.
The ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ (๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฃ), ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ช ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, 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),
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 didnโt 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
Walk into any Anganwadi, and youโll often find children gathered around simple, colorful objectsโsorting, stacking, matching, and laughing as they learn.
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ (๐ง๐๐ ๐) 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 isnโt