Nagpur: The cycle decorated with story books running through a narrow bylane remote village in the Gadchiroli district while children see curiosity.
This was the scene in November last year when the Ministry of Education Maharashtra and UNICEF India launched Firtey Granthalaya (Roaming Library) and Goshtincha Shanivaar (Storytelling Saturday) in remote villages in the district such as Gadchiroli, Palghar etc.
The deadly second wave and the monsoon put the brake on the initiative, but still continued in several places in Gadchiroli.
Teachers or some NGO volunteers will choose books from their bicycle libraries and start reading to children in the villages.
Speaking to TOI recently, Rajeshwari Chandrasek, head of the field office at UNICEF Maharashtra said this initiative received a good response.
Vinit Padmawar, a school teacher Zilla Parishad, said, “This is an extraordinary initiative and we have taken it a step further.
Students are asked to take books and start reading.
We have this reading session for at least one hour to help them get confidence and Being familiar with words and text.
“Seeing the library on a bicycle is sufficient attraction for children, Padmawar said.
“Small exhibits in the village often have sellers loading their merchandise in the cycle.
So, the balloon will be bound to the cycle or a basket of snacks will be tied to the operator.
So, the cycle and whatever is done immediately attract the attention of students,” Padmawar said.
While Ti previously included the success of Goshtincha Shanivaar, the roaming library section of the project did not get more appropriate attention center.
During locking, students in remote villages were on the threshold of school and it was worse for small children who had just started to explain formal education.
Padmawar said, “For young people STD I-IV, it is important to keep them involved in a creative way.
Reading will be fun for them if the content is interesting, and nothing is better than the story.
We will read fun stories This to them and every child will be engrossed in the process.
“In rural areas, schools have been reopened for STD VIII-XII and this initiative is now part of their daily routine.
A school teacher from Gadchiroli said, “After the Majice or First Period, we asked them to take books from the library and then discuss it with their friends.
If they read, they will be more connected to school and, thus, has a chance It’s better to succeed in life.
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