On May 1st 2002 when we were conducting our 2nd Eye camp in Mandhiripalayam (a village comes under vavipalayam panchayat) elementary school, we got a chance to talk to the local women. The discussion was about how they track their children's performance in school. We've asked "Are they able to interpret anything from the rank cards given in schools?". There was a pin drop silent. Then the truth came out . Many of them don't know to read and write. Also we've asked about how they identify buses. The answer was by means of "Red Color" or "Green color". We already know that many of them are illiterates. Hence we put the question of "whether they are interested in attending classes in Night time to become a literate. Interestingly many of them came forward to attend the classes. June'2002 we started our first Night School in Mandhiripalayam. Because of lack of street light and road facility in the villages, we've planned to conduct the Nightschool in the same place of where BPL ( Below Poverty Line) families live. |