PRAशिक्षा - AIF’s Annual Knowledge Event Deliberates the Future of Education for Children Affected by Distress Migration
The American India Foundation, catalyzing social and economic change in India for the past 22 years, organized the annual education knowledge event - ‘PRAशिक्षा’ - Learning Beyond Boundaries’ at Silver Oak, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi this week. PRAशिक्षा demonstrated the power of collaboration in facilitating continued access to quality education for children affected by distressed migration, while addressing issues of governance and systemic transformation.
Helmed by AIF’s award-winning flagship education initiative – The Learning and Migration Program (LAMP), ‘PRAशिक्षा’ brought together 120 sectoral experts, government officials, policymakers, and academicians, to cogitate pathways that create better access to education for children in displacement-prone regions of the country, especially those affected by climate-induced displacement, children with disabilities, and those living in red-light areas.
The eminent speakers and delegates consisted of Mr. Shashi Prakash Jha-IAS & Director, Department of Women and Child Development & Social Welfare, Government of Jharkhand; Dr. Samiron Borad & Ms. Kabita Deka - Inspector of Schools, Assam Education Service (AES-I), Government of Assam; Dr. Hariprasad GV, Senior Lecturer, DIET, Shimoga, Chief Consultant, NSC - TSG, Ministry of Education, Karnataka, Government of India; Mr. Benoy Peter Co-founder and Executive Director, Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development; Dr. Vinita Yadav, Professor, Department of Regional Planning at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; Ms. Gazal Raina, AVP Sustainability, Global Business Services Pvt Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank; Mr. Joshy Jose, Director, Learning and Migration Program, AIF; Mr. Robin Sarkar, Project
