Rishabh TiwariNamaste/Pranaam! I am Rishabh Tiwari, studying in standard 8th of N.L.Dalmia High School. I have many titles among my friends, some may call me funny, some may call me creative or sometimes just the tall boy. Anyways, I really like being with either friends or family. If I get a choice, I will always choose spending time with others over spending time alone. Now arrives the question, What about my future profession? Even though it has been changing throughout the years (like for every child that has ever existed), soldier, architect and even superhero, but at this time I am really interested in human anatomy and internal organs, specifically the brain, such a complex organ carrying out such an important task. So, yes I aspire to be a Neurologist in the future, and carry out my father and grandfather's medical legacy! I am much obliged to be a part of this grand program, Europe meets India or "EUMIND" for short, I am looking forward to meeting new people and learning something new as I strongly believe the Spanish proverb "One can never know too much"
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Niharika SinghHola mis amigos y amigas! My name's Niharika and by experiencing my enthusiasm, (although its in text) I'm sure you want to know more about me. Alright, if you insist. Now where do I start? Being a business enthusiast to being an experimental cook, I leave behind no topic that comes to my mind. Getting to the depths of every thing I learn is a default setting in my brain. I also like vibing to music and got the opportunity to learn to make some melodies as well. In my spare time, I love to read mystery books of Sherlock Holmes or cheerful tales from Ruskin Bond. I also learn Spanish as a fifth language and look forward to learning more. Having a keen interest in biology, I would like to pursue medicine as a profession. I'd like to become a general surgeon because I really appreciate how precisely our internal organs work in order to keep us surviving. After telling you all about me I would like to tell you that I am more than grateful to be a part of this exceptional program and discuss about our perceptions and opinions with other people across the world.
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Geet MayekarNamaskar! I’m Geet, an adventurous fellow who loves to try out new things. Even though I have grown up quite a lot, I still act like a small kid. I possess a strong love for music and have been learning Piano for quite some time now and I also love different types of sports. Before I kick the bucket, I have 3 goals in life. The first one is that I want to explore all the places on our beloved planet Earth. The second thing is that I want to increase my skillset exponentially and learn as many things as possible and last things last; I aspire to be a one of the greatest lawyers in India. It is an absolute honor to be a part of ‘EUMIND’ as it is surely going to enhance my conversing skills and my confidence.
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Chris ChinappaHello everyone,
Namaste , I am Chris Chinappa studying in standard 8 in N.L. Dalmia High School . I am a creative person who likes to find out new things . I like spending my time with my friends , doing some activity and playing. I also like to read poems , chapters and posters related to nature . When it comes to the question of 'What I aspire to be?' . I have a lot of things that come in my mind like to become a civil engineer , a doctor or holding my own business . I am obliged to be a part of 'EUMIND' as it will help me to learn new things and boost my confidence. It is my pleasure to be a part of this grand program |
Mahika SankheNamaste! I am Mahika, a happy-go-lucky girl, who has many dreams in her bucket list, and has an undying determination to fulfill them. You might find me mostly in my room, along with my best friends that are my books. I am someone who enjoys my own company and spend my leisure time either reading books, writing poems, or composing an essay or a blog post. I rather have creative thinking, and I love to express my thoughts in a literary manner. When it comes to the question ‘What I aspire to be?’, I have numerous thoughts in mind, sometimes a doctor, or an I.A.S. officer, sometimes a computer engineer or a business entrepreneur. I am obliged to be a part of ‘EUMIND’ as it will help me boost my conversing and writing skills, as well as my confidence. It is my pleasure to be part of this wonderful program as the 'interviewer' of my group.
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Part 2 : Research
Underprivileged and underachieving students are a large challenge in schools. Teachers have a challenge in dealing with students who are not interested in learning. This is because their work is to know how students should achieve good grades to their potential. The real problem arises from teachers starts developing negative attitudes towards these students. Underprivileged students have no access to resources like reading materials, lack of uniforms, lack of enough food and this may lead to uncompleted homework or assignments. The problem facing educators is helping students to achieve optimal learning that is the conceptual understanding and ability to apply the knowledge to learning. Teachers are not using teaching techniques that match different kids’ modes of learning. With negative attitudes from the teachers, this leads to poor quality teaching. There are many solutions to curbing the negative attitude towards students like incorporating technology in curriculum to increase students’ motivation to learn and improve their grades and talents.
1. Which social injustice did you choose to highlight?
Many a times underprivileged children are discriminated due to their social status, financial condition, their family bloodline, occupation of their parents and many other factors. These are to be avoided as each child should have equal rights in all aspects. We choose to highlight the fact that these children are not provided with equal opportunities mainly because of their social status and unnecessary categorization which includes their way of living, ethnicity, race etc. Even at a tender age they are discriminated. They are separated from kids of their age and instead are exploited by making them do physical labor.
2. Explain how you first learned about this social injustice or abuse in your area?
There are about 350 million under privileged kids in India. One in eight children in India do not have proper access to education, housing and other basic needs. Living in Mumbai, we see quite a number of children who are deprived of basic needs. In India it is common sight children are working for their families and even if they are provided with free education they won’t have time to study and will prefer earning instead. Just because they are facing financial instability, they shouldn’t be forced into labor.
3. Why does this injustice demonstrate a violation of the human rights?
There are many articles mentioned in the Constitution of India regarding rights for children like ‘Right to Education’, ‘Right to Protection from Hazardous Employment’, ‘Right to Early Childhood care’ etc. All these laws are made for the betterment of these kids but it is seen that all these rights are being violated.
4. Which rights for children are violated?
Following are some rights for children that are violated:
5. To what extent does such social wrong anger you?
The fact that these children of our age group are not being treated equally is really disheartening. They are not able to live their lives like we do. Even though numerous NGOs help these children, it is still observed that many children do not receive proper aid. It still disappoints and angers us that many adults, rather than opposing such dismay, become a cause of it. After all, kids of their age groups who have access to proper education can help spread awareness amongst people.
Many a times underprivileged children are discriminated due to their social status, financial condition, their family bloodline, occupation of their parents and many other factors. These are to be avoided as each child should have equal rights in all aspects. We choose to highlight the fact that these children are not provided with equal opportunities mainly because of their social status and unnecessary categorization which includes their way of living, ethnicity, race etc. Even at a tender age they are discriminated. They are separated from kids of their age and instead are exploited by making them do physical labor.
2. Explain how you first learned about this social injustice or abuse in your area?
There are about 350 million under privileged kids in India. One in eight children in India do not have proper access to education, housing and other basic needs. Living in Mumbai, we see quite a number of children who are deprived of basic needs. In India it is common sight children are working for their families and even if they are provided with free education they won’t have time to study and will prefer earning instead. Just because they are facing financial instability, they shouldn’t be forced into labor.
3. Why does this injustice demonstrate a violation of the human rights?
There are many articles mentioned in the Constitution of India regarding rights for children like ‘Right to Education’, ‘Right to Protection from Hazardous Employment’, ‘Right to Early Childhood care’ etc. All these laws are made for the betterment of these kids but it is seen that all these rights are being violated.
4. Which rights for children are violated?
Following are some rights for children that are violated:
- Right to free and compulsory elementary education for all children in the 6-14 years’ age group (Article 21 A)
- Right to be protected from any hazardous employment till the age of 14 years (Article 24)
- Right to be protected from being abused and forced by economic necessity to enter occupations unsuited to their age or strength (Article 39(e))
- Right to equal opportunities and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity and guaranteed protection of childhood and youth against exploitation and against moral and material abandonment (Article 39 (f))
- Right to early childhood care and education to all children until they complete the age of six years (Article 45)
5. To what extent does such social wrong anger you?
The fact that these children of our age group are not being treated equally is really disheartening. They are not able to live their lives like we do. Even though numerous NGOs help these children, it is still observed that many children do not receive proper aid. It still disappoints and angers us that many adults, rather than opposing such dismay, become a cause of it. After all, kids of their age groups who have access to proper education can help spread awareness amongst people.
Interview 1
The Interview with Mr. Manish Thakre
About the Interviewee :-
Mr. Manish Thakre works as the Head of Urban Programme and Policy at Save the Children India. He is responsible for Programme development and research, resource mobilization, external engagement, and forging partnerships with Government, Corporates, and Think Tanks for collaborative work. He has over 18 years of experience in the social and development sector. He holds a Master’s and M. Phil. Degrees in Applied Geography from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Currently, he is pursuing his Executive MSc in Cities from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Permission for the interview
-Edited by Rishabh Tiwari
A report by Geet Mayekar
India has couple of policies like ‘National policy for Children’ and ‘National Action Plan for Children’ which aim towards the welfare of underprivileged children (0-12 years) and adolescents (13-18 years). These policies are monitored by the ombudsmen and their utmost priority is to provide proper education to these underprivileged kids. These kids face numerous problems of which the first is unfavorable geographical conditions like detrimental road connectivity and unavailability of schools in the nearby areas. The second thing is the absence of good teachers as learned people normally do not tend to go at such remote locations. There are so many other factors but to sum up, last but the most important one is the poor financial background of their families. The child labor laws are being implemented for couple of years but nevertheless, this problem still persists till today. Reason being, we Indians do not accept the reality in most of the cases because such families are not able to meet their day to day requirements like food, clothes etc. and no parents would like to send their kids for working at this age. This must be the toughest and the most agonizing decision for them. In order to help these kids, NGOs provide them with educational kits which include stationary products and they help these kids adopt peer-to-peer learning which is a mutual learning and training strategy that involves participants of the same level engaging in collaborative learning.
Overview (Separate subtitles)
Q1. Approximately 350 million kids in India are deprived of basic needs. What are a few possible measures that could be adopted to gradually diminish this problem?
It is a prudent question. Age 0-18year kids are considered under the child category. Many actions have been taken for this cause such as the introduction of certain policies like the United Nations convention for the rights of children. In India, the National Policy for children and the National action plan for children developed by the Ministry of women and child development are enforced. At the state level (e.g.. Maharashtra)
the DWCD (department for women and child development) is responsible for the enforcements of such policies. Apart from these the NGO's along with the help of Ombudsmen, the ones who give donations to such organizations, also further help to diminish this predominant problem.
Q2. It is observed that a few NGOs provide kids with educational kits. What are the basic things included in such kits and how does it help them in the long run?
The NGO's play and important role for the growth of these kids. A kit is usually enforced to the kids consisting of the basic stationery, and the resource materials for education like books, content references and other essential necessities. In the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a challenge for the NGOs to be able to forge the resource materials, since schooling had turned to the online mode and these children did not have digital devices to attend schooling. Then in that time they provided resource books and materials and appointed teachers in order to disseminate knowledge.
Q3. Even though a lot of people have talked about child labor yet there is a considerable count forced into such activities. What do you think is a possible measure that can be adopted to reduce child labor?
It is a persistent social activity continuing down the ages. It is seen in big metropolises like Mumbai, many children are engaged in factory and labor work. Even the domestic helpers in such cities might be kids below the age of 18years.
It is important to spread awareness amongst the parents about the "Child Labor Act' , which clearly states that any child under the age of 14, has rights to free education (in government institutes), and cannot be forced into any hazardous or non-hazardous work. For the BPL families, they cannot afford the education and finding no option have to put children into work, so as to be able to be independent and feed the family further in future. The 'Disability Pension Scheme' is introduced if incase the patriarch of the family is unable to cater the basic needs, thus not forcing the children to work.
Q4. If you were given the opportunity, what would you do to reduce child labor at a nation- wide level?
As mentioned, each one can do their bit for eradicating this problem. Spreading awareness amongst the guardians, and informing the masses through media resources about this prevailing problem are some ways to overcome this issue.
Q5. What is your message to the people regarding the problems of the underprivileged children and what do you expect in return from these students?
Children are considered to be the future of the nation. Pertaining to the fact that such kids are 'THE FUTURE LEADERS', we need to understand their requirements and thus cater their needs. To lessen the burden we need to further enforce harsh policies for the owners of factories or groups supporting child labor. Government needs to resource locate every region, find the count of the kids, and then supply them with the necessary resources.
It is a prudent question. Age 0-18year kids are considered under the child category. Many actions have been taken for this cause such as the introduction of certain policies like the United Nations convention for the rights of children. In India, the National Policy for children and the National action plan for children developed by the Ministry of women and child development are enforced. At the state level (e.g.. Maharashtra)
the DWCD (department for women and child development) is responsible for the enforcements of such policies. Apart from these the NGO's along with the help of Ombudsmen, the ones who give donations to such organizations, also further help to diminish this predominant problem.
Q2. It is observed that a few NGOs provide kids with educational kits. What are the basic things included in such kits and how does it help them in the long run?
The NGO's play and important role for the growth of these kids. A kit is usually enforced to the kids consisting of the basic stationery, and the resource materials for education like books, content references and other essential necessities. In the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a challenge for the NGOs to be able to forge the resource materials, since schooling had turned to the online mode and these children did not have digital devices to attend schooling. Then in that time they provided resource books and materials and appointed teachers in order to disseminate knowledge.
Q3. Even though a lot of people have talked about child labor yet there is a considerable count forced into such activities. What do you think is a possible measure that can be adopted to reduce child labor?
It is a persistent social activity continuing down the ages. It is seen in big metropolises like Mumbai, many children are engaged in factory and labor work. Even the domestic helpers in such cities might be kids below the age of 18years.
It is important to spread awareness amongst the parents about the "Child Labor Act' , which clearly states that any child under the age of 14, has rights to free education (in government institutes), and cannot be forced into any hazardous or non-hazardous work. For the BPL families, they cannot afford the education and finding no option have to put children into work, so as to be able to be independent and feed the family further in future. The 'Disability Pension Scheme' is introduced if incase the patriarch of the family is unable to cater the basic needs, thus not forcing the children to work.
Q4. If you were given the opportunity, what would you do to reduce child labor at a nation- wide level?
As mentioned, each one can do their bit for eradicating this problem. Spreading awareness amongst the guardians, and informing the masses through media resources about this prevailing problem are some ways to overcome this issue.
Q5. What is your message to the people regarding the problems of the underprivileged children and what do you expect in return from these students?
Children are considered to be the future of the nation. Pertaining to the fact that such kids are 'THE FUTURE LEADERS', we need to understand their requirements and thus cater their needs. To lessen the burden we need to further enforce harsh policies for the owners of factories or groups supporting child labor. Government needs to resource locate every region, find the count of the kids, and then supply them with the necessary resources.
interview 2
Interview with Mrs. Shruti mishra
Consent:-
Discussion:-
overview:-
1. Persistent poverty related issue in the country have led to children in BPL families to be deprived of education, recreational activities, and basic necessities. What should be done to aid these children and help them overcome their daily life problem?
Poverty is an issue which can be eradicated only when steady actions are taken to decrease the issue. Often, the financial problems in a family affect the younger ones and the children of the house. They are forced to accept the situation in their houses, and though unwillingly have to work. To prevent any child of being deprived of his/her childhood, the measures should not only be taken by the government but also by the local masses. Enforcement of national laws, whose implementation is strictly monitored by the administrative heads of the particular region is one of the best ways to eradicate the issue. Big companies can invest a part of their profits into NGOs and thus join hands with them for the betterment of these children.
2. As a citizen of India, which is a developing country, what would you do in order to uplift the lives of these children?
Every person is equal in the society, and should be treated equally. Everyone has drawbacks, and in these children the difference is that they are financially unstable to fuel their needs. As a citizen, you need not give hefty donations to NGOs, instead even a small act of kindness would bring great difference to these children. One of the ways that can possibly be adopted is teaching those kids. One could spare some time on weekends and visit these kids, converse with them, teach them, explain them of how to maintain hygiene. Giving clothes, toys, and other important items as donation is an easy and kind way to help uplift them. If you are financially sound, it is your good will if you give donations for the education of these children.
3. What is your message to the government, the political officials, the NGOs, and the people of the country, for the justice of these underpriviledged children?
The Government has done their job by passing national laws on the issue, but they lack at the implemantation of the same. The government should appoint administrative heads in every region for monitoring the difference caused by these laws. The political officials should do their bit by putting their words into action and by visiting them timely. The NGOs should launch mass donation campaigns, and spread awareness on the issue, and request people to give a minimal amount for the same. The people should not pity on these children and give them sympathy. Once should not donate upon sympathy for these people. People should change their perception for helping these children, and to every child they see on the road, one should stop and have a short conversation with them, just to bring a smile on their gleaming face.
Poverty is an issue which can be eradicated only when steady actions are taken to decrease the issue. Often, the financial problems in a family affect the younger ones and the children of the house. They are forced to accept the situation in their houses, and though unwillingly have to work. To prevent any child of being deprived of his/her childhood, the measures should not only be taken by the government but also by the local masses. Enforcement of national laws, whose implementation is strictly monitored by the administrative heads of the particular region is one of the best ways to eradicate the issue. Big companies can invest a part of their profits into NGOs and thus join hands with them for the betterment of these children.
2. As a citizen of India, which is a developing country, what would you do in order to uplift the lives of these children?
Every person is equal in the society, and should be treated equally. Everyone has drawbacks, and in these children the difference is that they are financially unstable to fuel their needs. As a citizen, you need not give hefty donations to NGOs, instead even a small act of kindness would bring great difference to these children. One of the ways that can possibly be adopted is teaching those kids. One could spare some time on weekends and visit these kids, converse with them, teach them, explain them of how to maintain hygiene. Giving clothes, toys, and other important items as donation is an easy and kind way to help uplift them. If you are financially sound, it is your good will if you give donations for the education of these children.
3. What is your message to the government, the political officials, the NGOs, and the people of the country, for the justice of these underpriviledged children?
The Government has done their job by passing national laws on the issue, but they lack at the implemantation of the same. The government should appoint administrative heads in every region for monitoring the difference caused by these laws. The political officials should do their bit by putting their words into action and by visiting them timely. The NGOs should launch mass donation campaigns, and spread awareness on the issue, and request people to give a minimal amount for the same. The people should not pity on these children and give them sympathy. Once should not donate upon sympathy for these people. People should change their perception for helping these children, and to every child they see on the road, one should stop and have a short conversation with them, just to bring a smile on their gleaming face.
a report By Niharika Singh
In a developed and urban era like the present one, it is hard to believe that there still are some small minorities that have not developed as fast as the others, but it is the truth and we are still struggling to eliminate such happenings. Such an example is the group of underprivileged children. Even though many NGOs have taken the initiative to help such kids, the amount of children always exceeds the available help and leaves the rest uneducated and not catered for. The mindset of the people with such children is such that it prevents their children from having any interest in studies and makes them weak at academics. Their families prefer having their children work in a factory and earn some money instead of sending them to school and learn things which will build them a bright future. They are bound to have such choices because of their financial conditions as unprivileged children are often from families that have financial instabilities. It is a shame that some people deceive poor, uneducated people and bribe them with money to have their child work for them but instead exploit and mistreat them for their own benefit. The movie Jhalki shows how such people take away children from villages and make them do harsh activities without providing them with proper food and shelter. Their families remain naïve and unaware of their child’s condition as the exploiters pay their families small amounts of money as a salary earned by their child. Finding such people is difficult because the factories are located in inaccessible alleys and are difficult to reach to. The poor children are threatened to keep their lips sealed and not to shout for help to run away. Such people should be arrested or punished for such wrong doings.
There are numerous things that can be done to prevent these children from being exploited. A responsible citizen take their step by helping and donating to NGOs that they are aware of and find trustworthy, apart from NGOs, if possible, we can help spread awareness among the families of distant villages and help them to understand how their kids might get into danger and encourage them to send their kids to school. We need not donate large sums of money to help; even a small act of kindness would bring great difference to these children. We can spend their free time educating them free of cost and bring about minor changes in their life. We should often try to help them and discuss their problems so that they can be solved easily. Although, the government of India has taken many initiatives and put up many schemes for such children, they still lack in some fields. Politicians, on the other hand should help the poor children instead of amassing money for themselves. People who are financially blessed should donate to charities or help the poor directly. Being humans, It is our duty to help others who are in need and bring everyone up to our level.
There are numerous things that can be done to prevent these children from being exploited. A responsible citizen take their step by helping and donating to NGOs that they are aware of and find trustworthy, apart from NGOs, if possible, we can help spread awareness among the families of distant villages and help them to understand how their kids might get into danger and encourage them to send their kids to school. We need not donate large sums of money to help; even a small act of kindness would bring great difference to these children. We can spend their free time educating them free of cost and bring about minor changes in their life. We should often try to help them and discuss their problems so that they can be solved easily. Although, the government of India has taken many initiatives and put up many schemes for such children, they still lack in some fields. Politicians, on the other hand should help the poor children instead of amassing money for themselves. People who are financially blessed should donate to charities or help the poor directly. Being humans, It is our duty to help others who are in need and bring everyone up to our level.
A poem to inspire:
Underprivileged kids, born into strife,
Fighting battles from the moment of life.
No silver spoon in mouth, no cushion to fall,
Just a never-ending struggle, standing so tall.
Their childhood dreams, no more than a hope,
Struggling to survive, trying to cope.
No fancy toys, no warm beds to sleep,
Just a daily grind, in a world so deep.
Yet they smile, they dance, they sing,
Their spirit unbroken, their joy takes wing.
In the face of adversity, they stand so proud,
Their future bright, shining like a cloud.
They may not have much, but they have each other,
A bond unbreakable, like no other.
Together they face the world, hand in hand,
Their future brighter, in a better land.
So let us give them a chance, to succeed,
A hand up, not a hand out, all they need.
Education, love, and hope, that’s all it takes,
To unleash their potential, for the world to make.
Fighting battles from the moment of life.
No silver spoon in mouth, no cushion to fall,
Just a never-ending struggle, standing so tall.
Their childhood dreams, no more than a hope,
Struggling to survive, trying to cope.
No fancy toys, no warm beds to sleep,
Just a daily grind, in a world so deep.
Yet they smile, they dance, they sing,
Their spirit unbroken, their joy takes wing.
In the face of adversity, they stand so proud,
Their future bright, shining like a cloud.
They may not have much, but they have each other,
A bond unbreakable, like no other.
Together they face the world, hand in hand,
Their future brighter, in a better land.
So let us give them a chance, to succeed,
A hand up, not a hand out, all they need.
Education, love, and hope, that’s all it takes,
To unleash their potential, for the world to make.
Action Time:
To Increase kids' understanding of the rights of these underprivileged children, essay writing competition took place on January 20, 2023. Everyone participated with great gusto and exhuberance. They awed everyone with their amazing literature abilities, this competition was successful in raising awareness of the difficulties that individuals suffer as a result of lack of food and shelter.
Essay writing competition:
Debate competition:-
debate overview
The conclusion of this debate was that these children are surely taken care of in India but there are still millions of others who have yet not received proper aid. An important point that was discussed during the debate was that child labor in India has decreased in the decade 2001-2011 (the new Census data is not yet available so the exact statistics of the reduction in child labor till date is not yet known) demonstrating the right combination of policy and programmatic intervention making the difference. The policies include as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005, the Right to Education Act 2009, and the Mid-day meal scheme for the unprivileged in government schools.
India’s growth over the last two decades has contributed phenomenally to global human development. Extreme poverty in India reduced to 21 per cent, infant mortality has more than halved, some 80 per cent of women now deliver in a health facility and two million fewer children are out-of-school. These are significant achievements for a country that is home to nearly a sixth of the world’s population. But challenges still remain and India’s economic successes have not resulted in improved quality of life for everyone everywhere, especially women and children. With the increasing population of these people, it is a struggle for the Indian government to help the people and kids who fall under this category but it was, is, and will be the duty of the government and the Indian citizens to succour the underprivileged.
India’s growth over the last two decades has contributed phenomenally to global human development. Extreme poverty in India reduced to 21 per cent, infant mortality has more than halved, some 80 per cent of women now deliver in a health facility and two million fewer children are out-of-school. These are significant achievements for a country that is home to nearly a sixth of the world’s population. But challenges still remain and India’s economic successes have not resulted in improved quality of life for everyone everywhere, especially women and children. With the increasing population of these people, it is a struggle for the Indian government to help the people and kids who fall under this category but it was, is, and will be the duty of the government and the Indian citizens to succour the underprivileged.
Part 3: Communication Report
Video Conference
Since the allotted partner school backed out and the new one had restriction on using whatsapp or sharing phone numbers hence, we only communicated during the video conference.
Part 4: Comparison and Reflection
comparison:
Unfortunately, we could not compare the projects because although our projects were aligned with the previous partner school, they backed out. The present school has a policy which restricts the students from using phone numbers hence communication on whatsapp could not be done. Also, they have different topics than ours, which is why we could not compare the projects.
reflection:
Geet Mayekar:
I got to know more about Reunion's territories and how is it controlled by the French. This was a wonderful opportunity for me and I got to know that there are millions of people in this world who have to face a lot more obstacles than us throughout their odyssey. We all belong from different parts of the world but are equally determined to sacrifice our time and efforts for the betterment of this world.
Rishabh Tiwari:
It was an enlightening experience as we learned more about the schools over there at Reunion and how they are so different yet just ambitious students like us.
Niharika Singh:
We had discussions with the foreign children and we learned about new cultures. The new exposure to technology helped me to learn about website editing. This project helped me express my opinions about the world with my literary power and I also learned about the wordly problems that we are facing currently.
Chris Chinappa:
It was truly enlightening talking to the different people and learning about how to work on computers and websites.
Mahika Sankhe:
This program has enforced exceptional qualities in our teenage minds. Virtues and respect towards each individual in the society, and the joy in helping has induced calmness and acceptance within us, to be able to accept our society as it is, and to be able to uplift the needy. The video conference has made us confident to be able to converse with people about our culture, our people, our government and about our golden history. Conference with the students from 'REUNION', made us aware of the cultural variations and interests among the two nations.