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Rural
Community of
Ghata gets a gift from Netherlands
“Our
children had to
walk long distances to reach the nearest school that led to exhaustion.
Sometimes even the teachers were a![]() bsent.
Their learning process was suffering
due to these reasons. This school is a blessing in disguise. It is a
wonderful
opportunity for our children to work towards a brighter and better
future,”
said Santo Devi of Ghata village situated in the former region
exploited by
bonded labour – Jaunsar of Chakrata block.
Chaman
Singh, the Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh of Dehradun inaugurated the Rural
Litigation
and Entitlement Kendra aided school in the distant locale of Ghata on 30th
April 2005. Chaman Singh belongs to the region and has received his
primary
education there before migrating to Dehradun with his family. “Jaunsar
has
remained the most backward region despite of being situated in the same
district as the capital of Uttaranchal. People are innocent and
ignorant due to
the lack of educational facilities, which often leads to their
exploitation.
This school will enhance the potential of tomorrow’s generation.
Organisations
like RLEK have been instrumental in bringing about development in this
ignored
region,” said Chaman.
RLEK
had successfully
litigated for abolition of bonded labour in the early seventies in
Jaunsar
before the introduction of Bonded Labour Act, 1976. Later it also
fought for
securing their land settlements in 1983.
Ghata
School is another addition in the series of schools being facilitated
by RLEK,
a Dun based NGO, in the far-off rural locales for marginalized
communities. RLEK
has been operating on the motto of reaching the unreached and
including the
excluded for the past three decades.
The
school has been constructed by the support
of Indian Rose Foundation, The Netherlands through an innovative
endeavour of
community partnership. A participative approach is adopted during the
entire
process. The community donates the land and the cost of construction is
covered
through an external funding. The uniform too, is provided for but
parents of
each student get it stitched by the village tailor according to their
financial
capacity. A one-room residence is also constructed for the teacher in
the same
building to avoid teachers’ absenteeism.
Before
construction, an in-depth analysis takes place where issues like
distance and
condition of the pre-existing school from the village; the number of
children
the new school will benefit and socio-economic situation of the village
are
taken into consideration. Once before RLEK’s novel initiative for Van
Gujjar
adult education programme has fetched the organisation the unique
NLM-UNESCO
award.
“Since
years our attempt has been towards empowering the indigenous and
marginalized
community to demand their rights and entitlements. Without awareness
and thus
education this dream will remain unfulfilled and social justice and
equality
cannot be established,” said Ruchi Kukreti expressing her views on the
occasion.
Also
present at the event were RLEK staff members and Self Help group
members from
other villages of the region.
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