Challenges we are exposed to, during 'SPARSH'

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It is almost for 2 months we have been running 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 in the village Jhutawad. These classrooms are exciting spaces where our youth change-makers experiment with various teaching techniques to instil joy in learning. This journey has not been without challenges so far.

Our change-maker 𝐏𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 shares, "A few of the children have been irregular to attend classes. They come for a day or two and be absent for another day without prior notice. This means they lag behind the class often and have to be engaged separately for them to cope up.

"𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡 also quotes that he has been teaching Hindi off lately. Though children are good at reading stories, they often face problem in writing. Even the students of class 6 find it difficult to identify and write the correct 'matras'. So Kamlesh, before going ahead with creative writing activities, had to start off with basic Hindi writing skills.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝.If you have experienced similar challenges and have some insights to share, you are most welcome. We require more support to run such classrooms in nearby villages.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://cutt.ly/jgEH6dP

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