Deccan Chronicle's initiative catches on, 250 to 'Teach for Change'
Hyderabad: They have attained a good position in life because they had a good education and now live a comfortable life. So now they want to help poor children in government schools to get a better education, believing that the financial position of a family should not decide the destiny of the child.
Hundreds of students, retired professionals, employees and housewives have volunteered to be part of the Deccan Chronicle backed ‘Teach for Change’ campaign that helps students in government schools learn English and other subjects. K. Shilpa is a 41-year-old interior designer, who has volunteered to take classes in a government school in Secunderabad. “My mother and father are small vegetable vendors. We are two brothers and two sisters. My parents struggled to fund our education. Today both my brothers have attained top positions in Nissan and Emirates Groups and are working in Dubai. They take good care of my mother. She has visited 15 countries, travelling comfortably in business class, which she never imagined she would do. All this was possible because of the good education given by my parents. I want to help some more poor children to achieve their dreams by giving them a good education,” Shilpa says.
K. Jyothy, a former Deloitte employee who quit her job to take care of her children has volunteered to take classes for students in a government school in Bowenpally. “It’s not difficult to spend two to four hours on a weekend for the betterment of poor students. I want to give something back to society and found teaching the better avenue,” she said.
Sama Taj, a B.Tech graduate, who is preparing for her MBA has volunteered to teach English and Maths at a government school in Ameerpet.
“I love kids and I want to spend some time with them daily. I am good at Maths and English and want to teach these subjects,” she said.
And there’s M. Abdul Saleem, a 63-year-old retired government lecturer, who will take classes for Class X students in Dilsukhnagar.
Over 500 volunteers applied for the programme in response to the a report published in this newspaper on March 26. Applicants were screened on Sunday and about 250 volunteers were shortlisted to teach in 10 schools from June.
Teach for Change CEO M.R.S.K. Chaitanya said the selected volunteers will be trained for two weeks in May and will start teaching at a school near their residence from June.
The organisers thanked Deccan Chronicle for its support for this cause, which has encouraged them to expand the programme to government schools across the state in the coming years.
'Teach for Change' CEO M.R.S.K. Chaitanya said the selected volunteers will be trained over two weeks in May and will start teaching at a school near their residence from June.
