Right to Education/Child Rights

1. Right to Education/Child Rights - Poor children, especially adolescent girls, are routinely deprived of their right to education in rural Bihar. Parivartan Kendra works to establish connections between its village organizations and the school system, leading to increased accountability on the part of the schools and an improved educational environment. Additionally, Parivartan Kendra operates educational centers for drop-out students from marginalized communities, providing supplemental academic instruction as well as education in human rights and life skills. The centers provide instruction in language and mathematics and foster self-expression and critical thinking through arts-based programs including songs, games, drawing and painting, etc. It is also monitoring and acting against discrimination in school based on caste, gender, religion and identity.