
Remedial Education Program Case Study:
"The Girl who got a Prize from Famous Writer Manoj Das"
Rani's father is a rickshaw puller. Her mother works as a maid. They earn a combined Rs. 4500 pm.
Rani did not get time to study because she did household chores and cared for her siblings. She was good in Hindi but failing in English and Maths.
Then, she was enrolled in one of Sakshi's Remedial Education Centres. Her grades improved immediately. On a recent Sakshi trip to the National Book Trust Book Fair, she received a prize and standing ovation from famous writer Manoj Das for translating his story from Hindi to English!
Rani's parents are proud of her and attend all Sakshi's Parents' Workshops to learn how they can support her. Their smiles say it all.
Read the story of how Rani bloomed to her full potential as documented by her social worker.
Name of the girl: Rani.
Class: 6th.
Age: 13 years.
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Family details:
Father name: Mr. Jaggannath Mehto.
Mother name: Mrs. Manto Devi.
Total family members: 6 (1 brother and 3 sisters)
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Education status:
Father qualification: Illiterate.
Mother's qualification: 5th class.
Siblings' educational status: All the sisters go to school.
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Economic status:
Mother: Works as a maid in Sarita Vihar.
Father: Rickshaw puller.
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Monthly Income of the family:
Total monthly income of the family is Rs. 4400 pm.
Break-up: The mother earns Rs. 1400 pm and the father Rs. 3000 pm.
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Rani's Academic Status when she came to us:
Rani was good in Hindi. She could read English books but she didn't understand what the stories meant. She faced difficulty in maths sums. She could not practice at home because there was no time. Her mother works so as the eldest child, she has to perform household chores.
Support Rani receives at Sakshi's Remedial Education Centre
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We placed Rani at one of our Remedial Education Centres for additional coaching after school to help her with Maths and English.
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She attended our Life Skills Coaching sessions.
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Her parents also attended our Parents' Workshop and Parent-Teacher meetings.
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Rani participated in Exposure Visits to Apno Ghar, India Gate, Science Museums, and Children Park.
Rani is a hardworking girl. She actively participates in all the activities at the Sakshi Remedial Education Centre. She also completes her homework punctually, and asks the tutors her queries and problems.
Result:
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Sakshi Remedial Education Centres helped Rani excel at school. She won a prize from famous writer Manoj Das at the National Trust Book Fair for translating his story from Hindi into English! She also learnt many other things at Sakshi. Here she is at Sakshi's International Women's Day Celebration receiving a prize for winning a Dance Contest!
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Rani is always ready to learn. She loves going on the Exposure Visits and comes back full of stories and facts.
Rani's scorecard at school reflects her increased abilities. She is doing very well in English now. She went to the National Book Trust Book Fair, a trip organized by Sakshi. There, she translated a Hindi story by the writer Mr. Manoj Das into English and got a prize and an ovation from him!
She wants to study. She loves to study. Rani's parents also support it now. After participating in the parents meeting and workshops, they understand the benefits of education which they did not earlier because they are not literate themselves.
Very importantly, because of the outreach Sakshi arranges, Rani's parents also feel like they are part of their daughter's life and progress and are proud of their daughter's accomplishments. This makes Rani very happy. After all, at the end of the day, what is life or success without family ? Rani loves to dance too and now she has a reason to dance every day.
Update: Rani and one of her younger sisters are now also part of our Girls Education Project. This means we will bear the cost of their studies till they graduate. Their family is very poor. Our financial and material support will ease the burden on the parents and they can now afford to educate all the children otherwise one or more of them, even Rani, might have had to drop out.
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