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Teacher inspires school enrolment through films in UP village

Vivek Kumar’s dedication and innovative teaching methods revive the primary school at Mangal Purwa village, kindling the students’ passion for learning, creativity, and art.

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Child cabinets bring students at work back to school

Poverty forces villagers in Kendrapara district to pull children out of school to work and add to household income. Awareness and counseling are now sensitizing parents to let children continue their education

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Odisha’s seasonal hostels help curb child migration and child labor

Poor villagers in Odisha’s migration-prone districts, who toil at brick kilns in the southern states for most part of the year, have found some succor in seasonal hostels that educate and nourish their children in a safe haven