SUPPLIMENTARY EDUCATION

GAMANA is fulfilling the existing gaps by identifying and reaching out to the girls and women who did not ever attend the regular education system or because of some reasons had to drop out of the regular schooling. This program connects these girls to the regular open education program for everyone in the country irrespective of their age (NIOS).

The Centre uses the curriculum devised by Chezuba, a resource-based NGO which develops gender sensitive material. All the material developed incorporates a women-centric approach and ensures learners to view the ways of our society through a gender-sensitive lens. GAMANA is an implementing partner working directly with teachers and community mobilizers for each Centre. The teachers/facilitators were received training by GAMANA in the past with the support of SLCW - Switzerland.

The Centre aims at providing a second chance to education to adolescent girls and young adult females from marginalized communities. The program focuses on imparting functional literacy both offline and online and providing the exposure these girls are otherwise missing out on.

In online mode many thematic walks were conducted with the support of Chezuba. Along with this, the intention of these thematic sessions was to connect the girls with their roots and to comprehend the common social issues around them in their communities. All the school going girls enjoyed these thematic sessions. Generally, the mobility of the women belonging to these marginalized sections are controlled and restricted. We have a provision of taking the girls to the exposure visits to improve their confidence and self-esteem. However, due to the repeated waves of pandemic our exposure visits were limited but as restrictions were uplifted, we took our girls to the outdoor exposure visits.

While working with young girls, we have realized the enormous importance of collectivizing young girls who have completed the basic course. Many of them have created their own support network within the community and supported each other through several difficult circumstances. During the relief work of the COVID-19 lockdown, we witnessed the girls realizing their potential as change agents. Along with the teachers, they became an important support group of the relief work in the communities.