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(2021)
COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRE: Kodegaon Rayat: a community shows the way.
pp. 1-11.
Abstract
Kodegaon Rayat, a remote village in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari block, is where one can see the inspiring journey of an idea... in the shape of a Community Learning Centre (CLC) launched in May 2022.
Given its geographical location, the task of developing the CLC in Kodegaon Rayat was far from easy. And this is exactly what makes the initiative stand out, in terms of community participation and collective effort.
Surrounded by forests, hillsand a large dam, KodegaonRayat, a largely Adivasivillage, has limited access tobasic facilities such ashealthcare and education. Ithas only one primary schooland one middle school. Thenearest high school is eight kmaway, in the village of Akladongri.Another high school in Charama, a small town in Kanker district, is 18 km fromKodegaon Rayat. The daily commute to both these schools is difficult. As aresult, few students from Kodegaon Rayat manage to continue studies beyondmiddle school. Most of them end up as daily wage workers.
For generations, the residents of Kodegaon Rayat have depended on the surrounding forests for livelihood. The income from daily labour or paddy cultivation is too meagre to improve their lives. Education, sadly, is rarely a family’s top priority under such circumstances. However, the people of Kodegaon Rayat are acutely aware of the importance of education. This is evident from the fact that many of them send their children ...especially daughters --- to nearby towns for higher studies.
Keeping this in mind, a group of teachers posted at Kodegaon Rayat’s primary and middle schools want to make education a part of the village’s ecosystem, encouraging not just students but also their families to embrace learning. The opening of the CLC is a definitive step in that direction.
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