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Azim PremjiFoundation
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India the vision
UtopianIndia
Sovereign
Socialist
SecularDemocratic
republic
Equality ofstatus andopportunity
As per
Constitution
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Current state of affairs - IndiaO Wide inequalities throughout society
O HDI ranking 120 to 130(134)
O High sex ratio (1.08)O Status of womens health
O Hygiene and health conditions
O High infant mortality rate(30.15/ 1000 births-rank 152)
Root cause - Inequitable education
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How is vision achievable?
O Equitable education
O Equity in classroom
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What is it?O Equitable: Fair to all parties as per
reason and conscience
O Education: Formal process of transfer of
accumulated knowledge and values
O Equitable education: Equivalenteducation quality for rich and the poor
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System in place - NPEO States education as essential for all round
development
O Equal opportunity for access andconditions for success
O Education for equality
O Education for comparable quality for all
O To strengthen world viewO Acculturating role
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Current education stats
O 200 million children in 6 to 14 age group where
8% dont enroll to schools
O 80% in government schools economically weak
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Needs as per current situationO Proper implementation of RTE to ensure
100% enrollment
O Best quality teachers in governmentschools(many first generation learners)
O Higher levels of commitment among
government school teachers
O Better facilities
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But situation is.
O 90% of government schools lack quality andcommitted teachers
O Just one lakh among the ten lakh satisfies qualitystandards(lack of committed teachers)
O No proper classrooms
O Over crowded
O Understaffed
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But situation is.
O Teachers not well qualified and trained
O 60% first generation learners and children ofdaily wage labors
O Gender, class and caste bias
O Slow and incapable learner branding
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Some initiativesO Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) Education
for all programme
O Goals :
O Open new schools and expand existing schoolinfrastructures and maintenance.
O Address inadequate teacher numbers, andprovide training and development for existingteachers
O
Special focus on the education of girls andchildren with special needs as well as computereducation.[
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APF
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APF (2001)
VISION
Aspires tofacilitate ajust,
equitable,
humane and
sustainable society
ENABLERSEducation and
relateddevelopment
areas
STRATEGY -Anoperating
organizationfor deep, at-scale &
institutionalized impact onthe quality ofeducation in
India
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EQUITABLE QUALITY
EDUCATION
Knowledge, Imagination& Creativity
Independence ofthought and action
Enhancement ofindividuals potential and
abilities
Builds humane,equitable, healthy and
prosperous communities
AZIM PREMJIFOUNDATION
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Critical challenges in achieving
universal quality education
Political will:leaders dont
make this astheir priority
Teacher: Theydont get
properresources and
recognition
Educationfunctionaries:
plans havebeen made onpaper but notexecuted. Lack
of proper
actions & wills
Examinationsystem: more
stress onpassing theexam rather
than learning.No quality
learnig
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Knowledge Through Education
enablesVisualize,Plan and
Act
MakingInformedDecisions
Communicate
Effectively
Developphysical,
emotionaland well-
being
Developsensitivity
aestheticappreciati
on
Contributeto Society
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Conclusion
O School life should typically involve the enjoying of learning
processes, appreciate the context of learning with real life.
O For our children to fulfill a vision of a just, equitable and
humane society. They should develop a questioning mind, a
strong sense of justice,fariness and concern for others.