Gift an education...Make a life !

The father of the Indian Nation, Mahatma Gandhi once said,
"Villages are the backbone of India".  70% of the country
today lives in villages, and it's important to empower them
with education, health and infrastructure, so that they in
turn can continue to support the rest of the country.

It's important to understand how an Indian village is 
administered, what are the official positions names, what
their roles and responsibilities are, and where these offices
exist.  It is particularly important for the next generation
citizens to know these, so that they know where to knock
if they need the services or report a problem.

Towards this, the Dharmapuri Isha Vidhya school conducted
a learning session in which students role-played the officials
so that all the other students learnt from the exercise.  This
activity was initiated by the science teacher.  The students
learnt about the roles of village Panchayat and District Collector's
role in developing villages.

As a preparation to the activity, the 6th grade students were
asked to learn about the functions of the Panchayat and the
village representatives from their parents and the local people.
A mock Village Council meeting was then convened where the
students played the roles of ward members, Chairman, Panchayat
President and the Administrative Officer. The students discussed
about the village problems, development plans for their villages!
The teachers guided the students on how the problems can be
handled, and how to draft letters to the bring the problems to the
attention of the District Collector.

You can see what an abundant learning this activity would have
brought in the minds of the students!  While the current and the
past generations always complain about citizen's non-involvement
in administrative affairs, the next generation is getting ready to
take over the reins and bring about a transformation to the society!

Editor's note: Isha Vidhya rural schools provide wholesome,
quality, computer-integrated education to the well-deserved,
underprivileged rural children of India. If you would like to take
part in this lovely journey, think about making a monthly recurring
donation as low as $10 to Isha Vidhya at:

http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/ishavidhya?show=recurring

For any questions, please email us at global.giving@ishavidhya.org