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ANNUAL REPORT 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                  TRANSFORM RURAL INDIA



         Primary Education

                                                                                                                                 processes in 719 villages cover themes including     children in 40 villages, later expanding to 6,000
                                                                                                                                 education, with 686 villages reporting special       children in regional languages. This platform
                                                                                                                                 Balsabhas for integrating educational issues.        adapts to students' pace, aiding in text decoding
                                                                                                                                                                                      and comprehension.
                                                                                                                                 Cohesive and Collaborative Communities: TRI
                                                                                                                                 engaged women's collectives in visioning             Off-Classroom Learning Support: TRI established
                                                                                                                                 broader program outreach. With 7,000 VO              1,100 learning centres for 19,000 children and
                                                                                                                                 officials and ECVs capacitated,                        600 home study corners. Learning and summer
                                                                                                                                 community-school connections were                    camps have supported 28,000 children from
                                                                                                                                 strengthened, creating inclusive learning            700 villages.
                                                                                                                                 environments. About 1,000 schools have event
                                                                                                                                 calendars organizing Balsabhas, child cabinets       Library Programs and Bal Melas: TRI initiated
                                                                                                                                 and parent meetings, celebrating events like         library programs in schools and learning
                                                                                                                                 Teachers' Day and sports festivals.                  centres, rotating books every 15 days with
                                                                                                                                                                                      community help.
                                                                                                                                 Decentralized Educational Planning:
                                                                                                                                 Collaborating with and gram panchayats, TRI          Additional Achievements: TRI facilitated the
                                                                                                                                 enhanced decentralized educational planning in       repair or building of boundary walls in 700
                                                                                                                                 1,200 schools. Around 1,600 villages now             schools, transformed 170 schools into joyful
                                                                                                                                 understand the roles of SMCs in school               learning spaces, reconnected 2,500 dropouts and
                                                                                                                                 development plans.                                   created significant knowledge capital through
                                                                                                                                                                                      blogs, seminars, webinars, and published reports.
                                                                                                                                 Tribal Culture and Context in Learning: TRI          TRI has received recognition and support from
                                                                                                                                 incorporated local dialects and customs into         various educational authorities and organizations.
                                                                                                                                 education, recruiting local team members to
                                                                                                                                 strengthen community ties. Reading materials
                                                                                                                                 were collected in seven regional languages and
          TRI is committed to holistic rural transformation    summer camps were implemented. A study by                         "Khel Se Mel" activities generate TLM in local
          of primary education. We envision transforming       the Development Intelligence Unit highlighted                     dialects. Community-created wall paintings and
          the educational landscape of rural India by          active participation from committee members,                      picture boards enhanced learning in 700 villages.
          fostering a culturally rich learning environment     parents and community leaders in 80% of the
          focused on 21st-century skills. TRI’s education      intervention villages.                                            Quality in Teaching and Learning: TRI improves
          program promotes joyful and inclusive learning                                                                         educational standards through well-trained
          opportunities, supported by the Education Sector     Strategies and activities for Community’s                         teachers, modern methods, and active classroom
          Council and women’s collectives. We also align       Shared Ownership and Governance                                   interactions in 700 schools. About 1,500 teachers
          with the SDGs to improve rural primary education     Community Ownership and Empowerment: TRI’s                        and CACs plus BERCs were trained in
          through strategic pathways in parent-child           strategy, rooted in community ownership,                          child-centred practices, creating safe, inclusive
          bonding, parent-teacher relationships,               empowers women and girls in decision-making                       learning environments.
          community-school connections, teacher capacity,      roles, ensuring diverse voices are integrated.
          and system strengthening.
                                                               Establishing mothers' clubs and child cabinets in                 Learning Groups for Teachers and Students: TRI
                                                               schools, TRI has reached over 2,000 villages,                     established 21 teacher resource centres in
          TRI’s interventions have led to significant           developing 2,200 Education Change Vectors                         several blocks, holding regular meetings for
          improvements in government entitlements,             (ECV). These efforts connect 60,000 parents,                       teacher capacity building, benefiting around
          learning environments and educational                School management Committee (SMC) members,                        600 teachers.
          outcomes. In 96% of intervention schools, timely     PRIs, and teachers in capacity-building, ensuring                                                                            Scan to watch
          book distributions, hot mid-day meals, safe          broad participation in school development                         Technology-Aided Learning: TRI tested
          learning environments, sports facilities and
                                                               planning and gram sabhas. Documented planning                     android-based learning platforms with 400





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