Education and Skill Training

Every year, World Cerebral Palsy Day is observed on the 6th of October. What is cerebral palsy? Is it curable? How children with cerebral palsy are different from others? What are the social, physical and emotional problems people with cerebral palsy have to face every day? Manjusha Singh, special educator and in-charge, Cerebral Palsy...

NGOs or non government organizations go to the grassroots to help the needy and poor people. Such NGOs focus on children’s education, getting them vocational training so that they can lead a better life and leave behind this life of poverty. NGOs also help the handicapped people to get the right equipment like wheelchair,...

For most of us who can listen and speak, we often get disturbed by a car honking on the road, or feel happy listening to the soft sound of a bird singing sitting on the branch of a tree right outside our window! But there are people for whom these noises are neither disturbing...

“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of...

The COVID-19 crisis has deepened the pre-existing inequalities in access to meaningful literacy learning opportunities, disproportionally affecting more than 700 million non-literate young people and adults. In the COVID response plans within the country, youth and adult literacy were absent while numerous literacy programmes had been forced to halt their usual modes of operation. Even...

Teachers are the backbone to the growth and development of any nation. They serve as the building blocks that shape and develop one's undeveloped skill and potential. September 5 is celebrated as Teachers' Day every year in order to honour the teachers and the part they play in influencing the lives of their students....

Digital addiction, especially social media and online gaming has become a common problem with children especially since the pandemic and lockdown in 2020. At a time when parents are struggling to find ways, a Chennai-based e-learning platform has come up with a solution, that too free of cost! On Teacher’s Day, The CSR Journal brings...

A small act of humanity, of kindness, can make the world a much better place for all of us. Today, on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, The CSR Journal brings to you the story of one such humanitarian act, which is helping a bunch of school students from suburban West Bengal, who will...

Education is a constitutional right of every citizen in India. However the overwhelming financial and cultural disparity in the country has resulted in the increase of inequity in accessing education. According to a UNICEF report released in June 2020, school closures impacted 247 million children in elementary and secondary education and 28 million children...

Education plays a very important role in shaping the thoughts and behaviour of a society. It is what determines whether society would be progressive or regressive in the near future. In an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal, Ms. Monisha Bannerjee, CEO of Anudip Foundation elaborates on these ideas while discussing the role of the...

The right schooling is the foundational stepping stone to success in life.  Quality education in school promotes the development of the knowledge, skills and values required to create a sustainable world. It encourages environmental conservation and social equity and, at the same time, enables economic progress.  Schools across India are exploring innovative ways to...

As India moves to include most of it population under the purview of formal banking systems, it is important to ensure that most of its population have financial literacy. This is essential to build trust among people towards the banking systems and to enable them manage their finances efficiently. India is home to almost one-fifth...