NEW RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

Hand in Hand inaugurated a new Residential Bridge School for girls at Dhameneri in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. With this, we now have seven such residential schools.

Hand in Hand’s new residential school will function from the rent-free premises of the community building given by the local Village Education Committee at Dhameneri. At present, there are 29 girls in the school.

Residential Bridge Schools or RBCs are one of the methods Hand in Hand uses to bring children in labour and out-of-school children back into the education system. RBCs use innovative, non-formal methods to prepare children to rejoin the mainstream education system. Children in the 9-14 age group who are from difficult family backgrounds or from migratory families are enrolled in such residential schools.

The children stay here for up to 18 months and once ready for regular schools, are mainstreamed. The food, stay, education, and school material expenses are borne by Hand in Hand, which is supported by various donors.

Mr. Sven Sandstrom, former MD, World Bank, inaugurated the camp. Mr. Mikko Kaukoranta, Country Manager-India, Salcomp Manufacturing India P. Ltd.