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Raise Your Voice for Right to Education

  •   Fri, Jan 14 2011 10:17:38 AM

Bangalore: Raise Your Voice for Right to Education

BANGALORE, Jan 14(TOI): Unite for the eight million children who are out of school in India. It's Unicef's call to the Indians to work for the Right to Education Act.

Terming the legislation a ground breaking one, the organization said it would be possible only if everybody plays a part. UNICEF is running a digital awareness campaign called Awaaz Do (www.awaazdo.in) to spread awareness about the legislation.

Around 2 lakh people have become part of the campaign in the past three months, including Kapil Sibal, minister for human resource development. Corporates like Infosys and TCS and brands like Barista have already spread the word to its employees and customers respectively.

The campaign is an urban movement and the website highlights the various aspects on what an ordinary person can do.

Challenges Ahead

The quality of education, infrastructure __ including toilets, drinking water, mid-day meals, play grounds and trained teachers would be the challenges. With a large population of children involved in child labour, migrants and tribal groups, the task is hurculean. Four states have notified the Act.

"Unicef will not interfere in the negotiation between the Centre and state on the funds. But the funds for the programme is not only from the MHRD but will come from the tribal ministry and municipal corporation. We have identified that to build toilets for girls in all government schools in Maharashtra, it would cost just Rs 88 crore. The annual work plan has been made," said Urmila Sarkar, chief, education, Unicef India Country Office.
  

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  • Savitri, Mumbai

    Sat, Jan 15 2011

    Don't behave like an idiot Nagesha and make a fool of yourself.  Why you did not go and protest against Congress when small boy died. I REPEAT AGAIN ALL POLITICAL PARTIES ARE SAME CONGESS,BJP,BD.JD,RSS, ALL THEY ARE ONLY GOOD TO GIVE BHASANAS END OF THE DAY THEY ARE ALL ENJOYING TOP SECURITY,BIG BUNGALOWS,CARS AND BANK BALANCE. NOBODY TO CARE FOR COMMON MAN.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE/YANBU-KSA

    Fri, Jan 14 2011

    Nagesh Nayak, Banagalore you are bringing the issue" during the time PM visit to UP.....bla bla is disgusting and better make a recorded tape now and then.

    As Savithri,Mumbai correctly asserted your sickness.Please do not twist the issue always.

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  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Fri, Jan 14 2011

    Every child in India must be
    educated upto a minimum of
    High school. Even though India
    is getting rich, and one segment
    of the society is getting richer
    every day but the other side of
    the coin is terribly hopeless,
    because they are not educated.

    An educated person, even if he is
    working in an assembly line, can
    do a better job than an uneducated
    person. The Government of India
    and the privage sector have to
    concentrate heavly on educating
    the masses to give them a better
    future. I pray that, God may
    raise up more people like
    Mr. Azim Premji to share their
    wealth in educating the children of
    India, because they are the
    hope of India.

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  • Clara Lewis, Kemmannu/Dubai

    Fri, Jan 14 2011

    Education is a necessity and not a option, Every child has a right to raise their voice.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Fri, Jan 14 2011

    hey, Savitri, Mumbai,

    DURING YOUR MMS VISIT TO U.P. A SMALL BOY DIED BECOZ SIX HOURS BLOCKAGE OF ROADS TO PASS MMS SAFELY.

    WHOM DO YOU GOING TO BLAME. MMS? CAN YOU ARREST.

    DO NOT TALK RUBBISH. YOU ARE OKAY WITH WHATEVER CONGRESS LEADERS DO .

    WHO IS GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEATH OF A SMALL BOY.

    THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF DEATHS HAPPENNING ON ROAD & ELSEWHERE IN INDIA ON DAILY BASIS.

    DO NOT TRY TO BE A SMART BY RAISING DOG BITING ISSUE EVERYWHERE.

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  • Savitri, Mumbai

    Fri, Jan 14 2011

    Nagesha enough of your political games if congress has not done anything for Hindu Rashtra what is BJP doing sill so many poor hindus without food,clothes,education,house dying in the cold especially in UP. tell the people who give bhasanas about Hindu Rashtra first to work and uplift poor hindus. Remember CRY is not religious or political it is a NGO. Have that much sense. If you are not doing anything atleast let other people do. Have your BJP gone and arrested the contractor because of whom the small child in Bangalore was killed by dog ? now don't give excuse of congress I agree they are not good but if you feel your bjp is good tell them to arrest contractor.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE, PERINJE/YANBU-KSA

    Fri, Jan 14 2011

    Nagesh nayak,Bangalore don't bring your pusedo politics always towards a holy issue.It's Unicef's call and all walks of society requested to contribute to this mission.What is PPP? it is not a commercial project getting commissions on it.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Thu, Jan 13 2011

    IT IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN CONGRESS LEADERS LIKE D K SHIVKUMAR & OTHERS WHO ARE MAKING FALSE ALLEGATIONS ON ISKCON FOR MID D AY MEALS.

    CONGRESS LEADERS ARE INTERESTED IN PEOPLE LIKE KALMADI, A RAJA & ASHOK CHAVAN.

    RTE SHOULD BE SUPERVISED UNDER PPP ( PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP)
    FOR REAL OUTCOME.

    CONGRESS LEADERS SHOULD BE OUT OF CONTROL FOR BETTER RESULTS.

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