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Kalabagan site and Jabala office visit by Swati Sircar

Asha for Education Bringing hope through education. Kalabagan site and Jabala office visit by Swati Sircar. Romi Datta. Office visit. Met with S.K. Mitra (coordinator) and Baitaly Ganguly (secretary)

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Kalabagan site and Jabala office visit by Swati Sircar

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  1. Asha for Education Bringing hope through education Kalabagan site and Jabala office visit by Swati Sircar Romi Datta

  2. Office visit • Met with S.K. Mitra (coordinator) and Baitaly Ganguly (secretary) • After an initial meeting, Swati was taken to the Kalabagan center and to a student’s home, and talked to some mother • Returned to office for more discussions

  3. Visit to center • Cramped place, yet not much disruption • Almost full attendance • Teachers very sincere • Lighting will be fixed soon (Project steward had asked her to check it out). Trying to make the club pay half, which is how Swati feels it should be • Met football coach, who is also coach of the Indian women’s team

  4. Visit to center • Football coach is a dynamic lady, and has really helped boost the girls’ confidence • Swati really like her approach and change she is bringing in the girls • Some of the footballer girls were present and they looked very confident and assertive, which goes a long way especially considering the community they are from

  5. Visit to center • Center has been running for 7-8 yrs • 2-3 teachers handling students from classes I-X • Students split into 3 groups as per classes • Students in the center attend one of seven govt. schools • Teachers from the center stay in touch with schools to keep the centers in sync • 1st batch will take Madhyamik (SSC)

  6. Visit to center • During the visit students were revising last years work, since school has not started • On Saturdays, students are taught dance and drawing • Teachers sincere and caring, and students and teachers comfortable around each other • Swati gave suggestions for academic improvements, which the teachers accepted, and eagerly asked for more • Upcoming summer camp for 1-2 days, with scope of learning theatre

  7. Visit to students’ homes • Visited home of 3 brothers • Eldest son (class V) is a very good dancer, but the mother him to quit dancing because of increasing academic pressure • Swati reasoned with her to let him continue and quit in class X • The three boys are becoming more vocal, and as a result, the father has reduced WIFE BEATING • Another mother said her husband did not want the daughter to play football because of possibility of falling and hurting herself • Swati reasoned with her that such a thing can happen in the streets of Kolkata at any time

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