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Education

Tollygunge Women In Need
The programme was started with children who are first generation learners. Education is modern India’s greatest leveller. It is the tide that lifts every boat. We are all prisoners of birth but education has the power to snap the meanest bonds of economic and social enslavement. It is the route out of the caste ghetto, the path out of the slum and the road to high table. In spite of many adversities, children who manage to study, many struggle due to poor inadequate facilities and poor teaching, often ending up remaining unemployable. Initially, in the programme, the mothers and adolescent girls, who had to work, were educated with the basic knowledge of reading and writing, through adult literacy classes and vocational training. The objective was to improve the quality of life through persuasion, counselling and support and by imparting knowledge of basic healthcare to prevent diseases and malnutrition, thus enabling them to acquire personal hygiene, family planning and social awareness, culminating in self confidence.

The programme for children was designed in such a way that they could go on living with their families and at the same time got a chance to pursue their education. The programme also centres on those children who have to work from a very young age, due to poverty. These children otherwise would not have health and mental care or any surveillance during day time. At the same time they would have suffered malnutrition owing to availability of insufficient food.

Co-Curricular Activities of Tollygunge Women ln Need (TWIN)

TWIN has been organising co-curricular Activities for the students under its care. These activities are designed to enhance the horizon of learning and capacity building of the students culminating in their empowerment.

Co-Curricular Activities of TWIN include :

Computer Classes

Computer Literacy is an important component of today’s day to day life and students are encouraged to attend these classes and learn the basics of using the computer.

Tollygunge Project of TWIN have a dedicated Computer Laboratory with 10 computers and the Computer Laboratory of the Diamond Harbour Project have 4 Computers.

Dance Classes

Dancing is not only entertaining but also helps individuals to stay healthy and cheerful improve mental wellbeing. TWIN encourages students to take Lessons in Dancing for their healthy developments of body and mind.

Annual Cultural Programme

TWIN supports holding of an annual cultural Programme programme participated by the students under its care every year. The event is. held. in a public theatre hall attended by the parents and guardians of the students as well as hundreds of well wishers of TWIN. ln this programme, the students from all the three projects of TWIN participate and demonstrate their talents in recitation, singing, dancing and acting.

Drawing Classes

These classes assist students to increase their talent interest in the subject as well as having a good pass time allowing them to explore their creative talents.

Pre-school Day Centre

The education programme for children is carried out through day care centers and kindergarten in Montessori method, for children of age group between 3 and 6 years. The programme also takes care of their mid-day meal and nutrition. Mainstreaming these children into formal education is also done by providing school fees, books, stationaries and uniform, among other essential items.

Coaching Classes

Since these children come from families with no educational background, they need monitoring and guidance at every step. Therefore, once the children get admitted to regular schools (mostly in Govt. schools), we support them with Coaching Classes throughout the week on regular academic subjects such as mathematics, Science, Bengali, English, Social Studies, to supplement their learning processes at school.

Skill Development Classes

In addition, the programme includes skill development classes such as Spoken English, Computer, Dance & Drawing. These classes are aimed at helping these children develop their communication abilities, IT skills and grow a sensibility of pursuing meaningful careers.

Education Projects in the country faces the challenge of universal admission to schools, drop outs in primary and secondary stages and deficiency in learning and attaining employability. TWIN, in its humble way, has been able to ensure that all the children under its care, go to school and complete their Higher Secondary (Class XII) education and learn their lessons fairly. However, on the issue of employability, TWIN needs to pursue motivate more students to pursue job related skill development training to improve their employability. TWIN has facilitated many skill development courses for its beneficiaries under the National Skill Development Council like Peerless, Ramakrishna Math and Mission (R.K.M.M.) Training Institute.