Ground Zero

In this ‘Ground Zero’ piece, Aastha Maggu shares stories from across the country from organizations that are working deeply and sustainably to build a culture of inclusion in their teams and communities through the programs they run.

The ‘Ground Zero’ piece discusses how three organizations, Vision Empower, rZamba, and Karunodaya Foundation, are responding to the challenges of schools reopening and finding solutions to meet children’s needs related to learning loss and socio-emotional stress.

We are in the middle of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. In this time of crisis, the current issue of Samuhik Pahal discusses the all-important issue of well-being.

The “Ground Zero” piece brings together the work of three CSOs working across the country. It discusses why inclusion, of various aspects of learning and of children with disabilities, is such an important issue to address.

The ‘Ground Zero’ piece discusses the work of three organizations from across the country (from Udaipur in Rajasthan, Kutch in Gujarat and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh) that are pioneering innovative approaches linking work and learning. The work of these CSOs gives us hope that work can indeed become an important pedagogic tool for facilitating learning, especially of those belonging to marginalized communities.

The ‘Ground Zero’ piece shares the experiences of three organizations who are working in the space of early literacy with very different approaches.