Changing Education System Gave Meenu a Second Chance at Education

The Covid-19 pandemic severely impacted the education system and led to deficits in educational learning for young children. While many households in rural India struggled to cope with the digital changes, so did the schools.

There was a lack of resources, teaching personnel, and infrastructure. This forced students to change schools or drop out. Further, this paved the way for other problems like child marriage, domestic abuse, and more.

One young girl who was affected by the same is Meenu, a resident of Dubalu, Haryana. She comes from a small, close-knit family. Supporting their daughter’s dream is of utmost importance to Meenu’s parents.

However, when learning was shifted to an online mode, her school could not cope with the changes. Initially, the students were given a break, but the school did not make any amends or conduct online classes.

Meenu’s parents got impatient. Their daughter was losing out on education during her crucial years. So they began to look for immediate alternatives. Since other schools were already in the mid teaching year they were not taking in new admissions.

That is when they heard about the Bharat E Shiksha program and their Digital Learning Centres. Immediately Meenu enrolled and began attending regular classes in the Hindi medium centre.

She says, “Studying at the Dubalu has helped me continue my education despite the shutdown of my school. It has allowed me to learn and grow at a time when the world is facing a crisis. The centre provides valuable learning resources and the educators reinforce the learning concepts through group study sessions. That is my favourite part of the program.”

Meenu hopes to broaden her horizons, become a teacher and shape young minds in the future.