| JU, NIDM organizes webinar on ‘Continuity in Education’ | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 28: National Institute of Disaster Management(NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India , NSS Campus Units, University of Jammu and Child Care India jointly organized Webinar on “Continuity in Education: A Major Challenge in the 2nd Surge”.
Prof Neeru Sharma, Convener, NSS Campus Units, University of Jammu, Jammu, welcomed the Guests and Participants. In her Welcome Address she highlighted the issue of learning deficiency among girl child and congratulated NIDM for jointly organizing the webinar. In the Introductory Remarks, Anindit Roy Chowdhury, Director, Programmes and Policy, Save the Children India said that the second surge of Covid-19 has frightened the world. The stress on learners and educational institutions is high. Schools and colleges are suspended, and examinations were cancelled. Classrooms are becoming digital, and admissions are anxious with ambiguity for the upcoming academic years.
Prof Santosh Kumar, Professor & Head, CCDRR, NIDM, thanked the University of Jammu and Save the Child, India for the partnership in organizing the webinar. In his Keynote Address, he said that, India has the world’s largest population that offers substantial opportunities in the education industry. Schools, colleges, and institutions are using online teaching as the primary mode of classes. He said that, continuing education must be seen as a challenge.
Dr Meghna Dhar, NSS Programme Officer, University of Jammu introduced the eminent experts of the webinar Kamal Gaur, Deputy Director – Education, Save the Children India and Ram Singh Hapawat, Manager - Education (West Hub), Save the Children India.
Kamal Gaur deliberated on how girls are affected. Learning in children is to be kept alive and we have to find out ways how to education is to be continued. As per UNESCO, around 320 million students in Indian schools and colleges are primarily characterized. Due to pandemic none of us were prepared about how to tackle with education.
Ram Singh Hapawat, Manager - Education (West Hub), Save the Children India, deliberated on “Keeping Learning Alive”, initiatives taken by save the children for learning continuity under pandemic Coved 19. He shared his experiences and the objective achieved to provide support learning continuity of children during lockdown period and closure of schools. Questions & Answers at the end were taken up by Dr Balu I, CCDRR Centre, NIDM. Mintu Debnath, Manager – Safe Schools, Save the Children India presented vote of thanks. More than 260 participants in all age groups participated in the webinar from various parts of India. |
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