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    Azim PremjiFoundation

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    India the vision

    UtopianIndia

    Sovereign

    Socialist

    SecularDemocratic

    republic

    Equality ofstatus andopportunity

    As per

    Constitution

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    Current state of affairs - IndiaO Wide inequalities throughout society

    O HDI ranking 120 to 130(134)

    O High sex ratio (1.08)O Status of womens health

    O Hygiene and health conditions

    O High infant mortality rate(30.15/ 1000 births-rank 152)

    Root cause - Inequitable education

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    How is vision achievable?

    O Equitable education

    O Equity in classroom

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    What is it?O Equitable: Fair to all parties as per

    reason and conscience

    O Education: Formal process of transfer of

    accumulated knowledge and values

    O Equitable education: Equivalenteducation quality for rich and the poor

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    System in place - NPEO States education as essential for all round

    development

    O Equal opportunity for access andconditions for success

    O Education for equality

    O Education for comparable quality for all

    O To strengthen world viewO Acculturating role

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    Current education stats

    O 200 million children in 6 to 14 age group where

    8% dont enroll to schools

    O 80% in government schools economically weak

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    Needs as per current situationO Proper implementation of RTE to ensure

    100% enrollment

    O Best quality teachers in governmentschools(many first generation learners)

    O Higher levels of commitment among

    government school teachers

    O Better facilities

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    But situation is.

    O 90% of government schools lack quality andcommitted teachers

    O Just one lakh among the ten lakh satisfies qualitystandards(lack of committed teachers)

    O No proper classrooms

    O Over crowded

    O Understaffed

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    But situation is.

    O Teachers not well qualified and trained

    O 60% first generation learners and children ofdaily wage labors

    O Gender, class and caste bias

    O Slow and incapable learner branding

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    Some initiativesO Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) Education

    for all programme

    O Goals :

    O Open new schools and expand existing schoolinfrastructures and maintenance.

    O Address inadequate teacher numbers, andprovide training and development for existingteachers

    O

    Special focus on the education of girls andchildren with special needs as well as computereducation.[

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarva_Shiksha_Abhiyanhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarva_Shiksha_Abhiyan
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    APF

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    APF (2001)

    VISION

    Aspires tofacilitate ajust,

    equitable,

    humane and

    sustainable society

    ENABLERSEducation and

    relateddevelopment

    areas

    STRATEGY -Anoperating

    organizationfor deep, at-scale &

    institutionalized impact onthe quality ofeducation in

    India

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    EQUITABLE QUALITY

    EDUCATION

    Knowledge, Imagination& Creativity

    Independence ofthought and action

    Enhancement ofindividuals potential and

    abilities

    Builds humane,equitable, healthy and

    prosperous communities

    AZIM PREMJIFOUNDATION

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    Critical challenges in achieving

    universal quality education

    Political will:leaders dont

    make this astheir priority

    Teacher: Theydont get

    properresources and

    recognition

    Educationfunctionaries:

    plans havebeen made onpaper but notexecuted. Lack

    of proper

    actions & wills

    Examinationsystem: more

    stress onpassing theexam rather

    than learning.No quality

    learnig

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    Knowledge Through Education

    enablesVisualize,Plan and

    Act

    MakingInformedDecisions

    Communicate

    Effectively

    Developphysical,

    emotionaland well-

    being

    Developsensitivity

    aestheticappreciati

    on

    Contributeto Society

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    Conclusion

    O School life should typically involve the enjoying of learning

    processes, appreciate the context of learning with real life.

    O For our children to fulfill a vision of a just, equitable and

    humane society. They should develop a questioning mind, a

    strong sense of justice,fariness and concern for others.