Children can lead change , say Sesame Workshop - India and India Climate Collaborative ANI | Updated: Apr 08, 2021 17:05 IST
New Delhi, [India], April 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Sesame Workshop - India the Indian arm of the internationally renowned non-profit media and educational organisation behind Sesame Street, and India Climate Collaborative a collective of business and philanthropy working to accelerate climate action in the country, have announced the rollout of an initiative to bring in children s voices on environmental issues to the forefront in Delhi.
Supported by India Climate Collaborative, Sesame Workshop - India has designed the initiative to better understand children s priorities on environment, climate change and sustainable development through an environment action survey and define immediate, short terms and long-term change in response to the survey.
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Women leaders forging partnerships in the face of a global pandemic ANI | Updated: Mar 06, 2021 16:54 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): With International Women s Day just around the corner, the United Nations has set the theme for this year - Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world .
In this regard, it is only apt that we recognize the organized response spearheaded by women leaders against the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing significantly to the creation of The COVIDActionCollab.
Focusing on a multi-sectoral approach collaborating for social good, focused on minimizing transmission and reaching out to those affected.
The collaborative has built a strong & agile framework on sharing information among its partners, reaching out and provide high-impact services to the most vulnerable communities in India and take preventive measures to stop the spread of the pandemic.
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Reimagine models of education to close learning gaps
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Sonali Khan
The pandemic has illuminated the many ways in which India is divided. In urban enclaves, schools have transitioned to digital platforms with only the slightest hiccup. In the country’s vast rural swathes, where only 4% of homes own a computer, the picture is far bleaker
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The classrooms are empty. Dusty chairs and tables gather cobwebs, as though forgotten in time. The voices of teachers calling out letters and words that would echo in a sing-song child chorus have been replaced by the pings of WhatsApp forwards. For the lucky few whose parents own smartphones, these online messages arrive like unconvincing emissaries who claim that Indian children are still learning.