Issues of Children that need urgent attention

It was a wonderful moment on 26-10-12 for having discussed on the prime issues of Children in Koraqput region as the "Talking Point"  . Here we are listing some of the issues that were highlighted which were needed a greater attention .
1. Schools with less number of teachers and more children
2. Schools with less number of children and more number of teachers .
3.Teaching in Mother tongue of children in tribal areas .
4. Drop out of Children from schools for different reasons
5. Communication gap between teachers and children
6. Language of interaction at Pre-school level . Appointment of ICDS personnel to introduce children in their own language .
7. Lack of ownership by government agencies at grassroots to measures taken by civil society organisations and individuals .
8. Listening to children on issues that affect them .
9.Fear factor in children living in conflict zones like Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon blocks .
10. Knowledge of local language by the service providers for children at grassroots .
11. Local specific content in the syllabus for children .
12. Quality of teachers in the rural pockets .
13. Learning level in children.
14. Teachers overloaded  in other work than teaching .
15. Quality teachers are often taken as Resource persons , CRCC,BRCC preventing them direct contact with children .
16. Accountability of the service providers for children .
17. Shift of concern of educated and capable  parents from Govt.Schools and institutions after admitting their children in private establishments .
18. Non functioning and improper functioning  of most of School Management Committees (SMC) for lack of awareness among people at grassroots .
19. Lack of ownership of SMC for hostels as rarely any child of theirs stay in the same hostel . Children with their parents at far suffer silently .
20 . Inadequate infrastructure like rooms , water source , toilets , bath rooms ,  space for taking food, usable items  etc.. in hostels force children to stay in unhygienic condition .
21. Lack of awareness of people at grassroots , officials on Rights of Children
22. Children are not protected properly in most of the hostels .
23. No provision of a lady superintendent in most of the  Girls Hostels
24. No way for children to speak out their worries . Only serious things are coming to the surface .
25.  Hostels dont have anything to attract children to stay (Except KGBVs)
26. Irregular grants received from Government for managing the hostels .
27. Migration of parents cause serious problem for children to get education.
28. Lack of continuous tracking of issues of children by the community even after an issue gets surfaced . Lack of proper mechanism to monitor by third party for giving better service to children .
29. Issues of children rarely discussed with priority  in meetings from Villages to the district where PRI was involved .
30. Poor Health and Nutritional status of children .
31. Dependence of parents and other family members  over food items supplied to children like Eggs and Nutritional supplement at schools and Anganwadi centre .
32. Health issues like Sickle cell is left without concern .
33. Lack of Anganwadi centres near to children
34. Lack of proper attitude and  monitoring mechanism  by the concerned officials over the issues of children in respective departments  .
35. Preference of people  to adopt male children more  compared to the girls from the Orphanage .
If you have anything more to mention Please add in the comments . They too could be added before we submit the list to different sections of the society .

G.Gouri Sankar Rao , Social Worker

The most important Issue in relation to children in Koraput region :

1. Malnutrition 

2. Dropout of children from schools 

3. Migration of Children 

Reasons :

1. Lack of Monitoring of ICDS programmes 

2. Irregular provision of Grants to the Hostel Schools 

3. Improper implementation of MGNREGA

Suggested Solution :

1. Emphasis on BCC

2. Proper monitoring of the schemes and programmes in relation to children be made 

3. Teaching Learning process should be made in the local language as far as possible .

4. Proper Village Development Planning . 

Nabin Chandra Sahu , Journalist , Koraput

The most important Issue in relation to children in Koraput region :

1. Language of instruction for children in Schools 

2. Lack of adequate number of teachers in schools 

3. Non functioning of schools in places like Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon for many  days 

continuously 

Reasons :

1. Lack of proper management 

2. Lack of Focused approach by the district administration for meeting these challenges 

3. Lack of functioning of most of the School Management Committees 

Suggested Solution :

1. Regular visits by the administration to access and tackle the challenges that the  children face in these schools.

2. meeting of the administrators with the Parents and teachers at regular intervals(Monthly)   

Nabin Chandra Garada , Social Worker

The most important Issue in relation to children in Koraput region :

1.Teacher- Student ration in Residential Schools managed by Government 

2. Protection issues in Girls Hostel 

3. Lack of adequate infrastructure in Hotels 

4. Less amount of Stipend for students in the school hostels 

Reasons :

1. Policy level change

2. Gents teachers are posted in Girls Hostels 

3. Irregular Fund release for the hostels 

Suggested Solution :

1. Maintain Student- Teacher ration properly 

2. Appointment of lady teachers for the Girls Hostels 

3. Better Hostel Infrastructure 

4. Regularisation of PTA & MTA meetings

5. Release of Funds for the management of the hostels in time .   

Kalu Charan Chotray , Teacher

The most important Issue in relation to children in Koraput region :

Lower Learning Level of Children according to their Class 

Reasons :

1. Multilevel Multi class teaching are not addressed properly

2. Teachers are forced to show many things to higher officials in the administration like Lesson Diary , Wall Hangings etc..

3. Teachers are engaged in many other work in addition to teaching 

  

Suggested Solution :

1. Teachers Posting as per PTR norms 

2. Teachers should be made Free from work like Construction of buildings , managing MDM etc and should be given more time to teaching in the class 

3. One Pilot programme like Pahach aiming at systemic approach towards better learning . 

Bimal Chand Patnaik , Social Worker

The most important Issue in relation to children in Koraput region :

Language of teaching -learning process in Schools and Dropout of Children 

Bhabani Sankar Mishra , Journalist , Koraput

The most important Issue in relation to children in Koraput region :

Protection of Girls in Residential Schools managed by Government 

Reasons :

No Security 

Suggested Solution :

Appoint only Lady Teachers in Residential Schools to manage the hostels  meant for Girls