All the
volunteers were asked to share their experience based on plan from last
meeting,
Sanjay
He called children to play and also taught
them as scheduled.
Initially they
was hesitation but after 2-3 days now children themselves ask when he is going
to take session
All children are
willing to go to school but they said they are asked to sit in different rooms
that are not in good condition. Sanjay asked them to go nevertheless and said
if you go regularly teachers will treat you well.
We told him to
follow up at school and not just ask children to go to school.
Ranjana, Ramanti
and Nitu have joined school after making the commitment when they attended the
training.
He is teaching
them numbers and alphabets in Hindi. He also asked them their parents name to
help them learn language
To a question
about how it has helped him, he said he is now occupied and constantly thinking
about what to do with children. This is increasing his ability to reflect.
Munaa
Talked at length about the death of a 4 year child in their
community from an illness, he shared how
his treatment was done from a quack and despite their suggestions
parents only took the child to hospital when he was critical and child
succumbed finally. Because of it they were not able to conduct session 2-3
days.
A girl's parent
came and abused them verbally for the games they were conducting. They tried
explaining but they didn't listen. Some other children also went away.
Next day they
talked to some parents and they agreed to let children come for study.
He also shared
about his wife, who gets abused by her mother and he tries to stop her from
doing it.
He was very upset
about child's death and said he will make sure it doesn't happen in next generation.
He also mentioned
that a young girl who had attended the training(Basanti) did conduct a play
session after child's death but she was stopped by a old lady.
Kamlesh
He shared that he had to do some of his
brother's work as he is gone to attend Peace Festival in Chandigarh
Conducted 2-3
play session
20-25 children
come to play, when they teach there are more children
People in the
community blame them for spoiling children/ some parent are abusive and curse
them
He still took 10
children to a different place to play and within short time all other children
also joined.
Satya asked him
to read his report, when he was reading he mentioned that there are changes in
children. When we asked him what difference he has seen in children he
mnetioned “Veer Kumar' who use to abuse everyone verbally and also get into
fight when they started Play for Peace but now the child has stopped abusing
after 10-15 days and is fully participating.
Gudia – She was not willing to say anything, but
mentioned that when she went back she was beaten and that is why she was not
able to do any session
Mamta
Did not do
anything in community, but at home she played with 8 children
She is not able
to do sessions in the morning due to house work.
Jitendra
Shared how he was beaten by his drunk uncle
when he was conducting a session
Uncle also abused
him even when he was teaching
When he
complained his father and uncle had a fight
Next day when his
uncle was sober he apologized and father asked him to not repeat it.
One day while
playing a small child got bruised and he spent his own money to get his
treatment
He mentioned his
brother who takes tuition and also plays card with children and shared that he
confronted him and now he has reformed to some extend
He was not able to
conduct session on 2-3 days as he had to go to Bihita as someone in family was
very ill.
Rakesh – joined us today only. He had quit school in 9th grade as mother did not
have money when sckool asked him to pay 200 rs for exam.
He had to go with
his father to work in Sonipat
He came back from
their after some disturbance. He has studied till 9th and will like
to continue.
His brother does
not go to school, when we asked him age of his brother, he responded by saying
that brother reaches till his neck.
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