The Private School In Noida Opens The Door To Poor Children

The daughter of a working mother and an unemployed father, Roshni, 13, lives in a Noida neighborhood but attends one of the best private schools in the city. All thanks to an incredible project that is giving disadvantaged children an education that they might otherwise miss!

With dreams in her eyes and confidence in her person, Roshni, 13, marches enthusiastically to the Millennium School in Noida. Although only four days have passed in her new school, she is already listing the professions she wants to follow when she grows up.

While all the children of this private school aspire to succeed, Roshni's journey is a little different.

Roshni, born in an economically backward family, lives in a basti in Sector 16 of Noida. His father is unemployed, and his mother is the only source of bread income, which barely manages to feed the family of six.

In a situation like this, where even basic services are a luxury, education was never a priority for Roshni until now.

Roshni is one of the 80 disadvantaged children chosen to attend a private school and receive a quality education in the framework of the "Open Door" project.

Started by Shantanu Prakash, founder of Educomp Solutions Limited and The Millennium Schools, the initiative aims to provide disadvantaged children with the same standards of education, facilities and quality of education offered by private schools.

In exclusive statements to The Better India, Shantanu, a student of IIM-Ahmedabad, says: I have been part of the education industry for the last 30 years. From my experience, I firmly believe that private schools must take responsibility for making education a fundamental right. We cannot constantly blame the government. Then, we have taken charge of changing the narrative of education in India. The Open-Door Project is an institutional response of The Millennium Schools to the problem of children outside the education network.

After school hours, The Millennium Schools, a national chain of K12 schools, which has the existing private educational infrastructure, provides education to children from marginal and low-income neighborhoods.

We are now using our assets and opening our doors to disadvantaged children. Shantanu adds, the faculty of our schools and people from different strata of society will lead children exclusively voluntarily using the resources of the schools.

Launched on April 12 (World Children's Day), the project is teaching 80 children from slums and red light areas in the city.

The goal is to make 9,000 children from classes 3-8 part of the initiative in the 55 Millennium schools across the country.

By: Preeti Narula

Content: https://www.thebetterindia.com/179741/noida-free-school-poor-children-open-door-project-education-india/