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IIMA RIGHTTO EDUCATIONRESOURCE

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IIMA RTE Resource Center

IIMA RE Resource Center(RRC) strives to facilitate theimplementation of provisions ofthe Right to Education by engagingyouth in the issues of governance.Te objective of the RRC is topromote schooling system thatintegrates and not segregates.IMPACT IN 1stYEAR:

Te RRC concentrated on implementation ofSection 12(1)(c)1 of the RE Act. Te sectionmandates that at least 25 per cent of enteringstudents in the 1st standard of every non-minority private school be from disadvantagedand economically weaker groups in theneighbourhood.

Working with the Government, Volunteers,NGOs and Schools, the work by RRC in

Ahmedabad yielded 1392 applications this yearcompared to just 49 in 2013. Te campaignwas the combined effort of student volunteersfrom IIMA, MICA, GNLU and NID workingin close collaboration with 12 NGOs and stafffrom the Ahmedabad District Education Officeand support from Ahmedabad MunicipalCommissioner.

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Mission: Fulfil the objectives ofthe Right to Education Act, 2009to ensure every child has theopportunity to access high qualityeducation.

PROBLEM:

Te Right of Children to Free and CompulsoryEducation Act, 2009 was monumental in thatit declared education as a fundamental rightof every child in the age group of 6 to 14 years.Te Act lays down guidelines and norms for thestates and educational institutions to fulfil thisobjectives. However, majority of the provisionsof the Act still remain unfulfilled. Our worksuggests that significant reasons for this include: Parents unaware of their childs rights Schools unaware of the guidelines in the Act Lack of resources of Govt, schools to enforce

the provisions.

OUR SOLUTIONUniversity students as Social Change Makers toachieve the objective of quality education for all.

OUR MODEL

Establish RE Resource Centers (RRC) inall institutes of higher learning includingmanagement, engineering, law and socialsciences. Resource centers to be led by student bodies

both as a voluntary activity and as part ofacademic projects RRC to serve as a platform to bring together

Government, Schools, Parents and communitybased organizations to ensure quality educationto all no longer remains a dream

PARENTS SCHOOLS

GOVERNMENT

2+2=4

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ROLE OF THE RRC

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

Awareness campaigns among targetedpopulations

Creating a resource sharing platformbetween civil society organizations, schoolsand government

Policy engagement Working with implementing departments

to clarify and elaborate on implementationprocess

ACTION RESEARCH

Identication, evaluation and documentation ofinclusive practices

Monitoring: Tracking implementation andfacilitating enforcement through legal aid

clinics across law colleges Developing case studies describingimplementation in schools, towns and cities

ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOOL

LEADERSHIP

Socializing legal norm: Sharing and training

inclusive practices.

ENGAGING YOUTH

Activating Institutes of Higher Education- IIMs, IIs, NIs, Law Colleges and SocialScience Institutes

Engaging students into impactfuleducational projects.

2014 CAMPAIGNACTIVITIES BY RRC

IVRS: 24 hour helpline number for parents

supported 240 calls in one month.

Website: www.rterc.in

Provided continuous support to NGOs and

Volunteers

Door to Door campaignby students in 12

slums across Ahmadabad

Helpdeskat form distribution centers for

assistance to parents and monitoring of process

Social Media and radio campaign: Facebook

(www.facebook.com/IIMA.RERC) and

Micavani

Media Coverage : Extensive print media and

television coverage

Major national and regional newspaper coveredour initiative extensively.

GTPL had a panel discussion on our initiative

Policy Advocacy

Removal of Distance Certicate requirement

Major implementation obstacle in 2013

Extension of deadline for submission of proofs

until May 31st 2014

School and NGOs Knowledge Sharing

Sessions

Conducted a group discussion and a conference

for the School, NGOs and the Govt.

Regular feedback and training sessions with the

NGO volunteers


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ROLE OF RTREC IN THE PRIMARY

EDUCATION OF A CHILD

Pre Admission During Admission Post Admission

Information

dissemination

Creating awareness

Parents

Schools

Process

streamlining

Document

Generation Support

Process/Audit

Compliance supportto Schools

Training the Kids

Growth monitoring

Creating an

inclusive

environment in their

schools by engagingschool leadership

Sensitizing Parents

Empowering them

to participate

in their childs

education

APPENDIX I


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EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGEAPPENDIX I!

Media both local Gujarati and national dailieshave extensively covered the RERC initiative.GTPL, the local Gujarati television channelhad a panel discussion on the work we did inAhmedabad.


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Te Front page coverage of our entireinitiative in Ahmedabad Mirror


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