Education Promoting Reading & Physical Education

Promoting Reading & Physical Education

We promote reading and physical education as foundational activities that support the overall learning, development and well-being of children.

Libraries

We establish and renovate libraries as a key resource for children – providing access to language and age relevant reading material for children of all ages.

Reading Promotion

We train local ‘Pustak Fairies’ who work with children to bring the magic of ‘reading’ alive and instill a habit of reading in school going children.

Special Events & Activities

We organise special events and activities such as ‘Reading Day’ and ‘essay competitions’ to further promote and engage children in reading.

Physical Education Training for Teachers & Volunteers

We train teachers and volunteers in physical education so that they can drive PE programs for children in schools.

Sports Equipment & Playground Upgrade

We provide access to the necessary sports equipment for PE programs, and upgrade playgrounds to ensure adequate and safe space for children to participate in sports.

Sports Events & Promotion

We organise special events and promote sports as a tool for regular physical activity for the overall health and well-being of children.

MACRO IMPACT

137

schools distributed with Sports kit

96

schools with Library establishment

150

hanging libraries in Varanasi

10

schools participating in Khel Mela Sports event

99

schools with Reading promotion

74

teachers trained in Physical Education

IMPACT STORIES

rural school quality education

Poor Language Skills Contributing to Poor Reading

In the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra, language skills of students in primary schools were very poor. It was seen that in the Marathi medium schools, most of the primary school children from the tribal community in the region, didn’t speak Marathi at home, thus they struggled to grasp the language - resulting in poor reading skills.

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rural school quality education

Sports in Education

ACF is harnessing the power of the multiplier effect by training PT teachers and empowering them to impart sports and physical education to hundreds of students across Himachal Pradesh. After a successful pilot, they now plan to replicate and roll out the 'train the trainer' model across an additional 50 schools from 5 locations in 2021.

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Growth in Reading Levels

Based on the success of a pilot program, ACF further promoted ‘reading’ in primary schools in collaboration with Door Step Schools, Pune. The project targeted 8 Zilla Parishad schools in Chandrapur with the support of 7 volunteers, to ensure continuous involvement of primary school children.

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