West Bengal Child Rights Commission uses community radio to hold classes for street children

Smartphones and online classes are beyond the reach of children living in the slums and on sidewalks of Kolkata. So does that mean their student life reach a dead end during the Covid-19 pandemic? The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) has come up with a unique initiative to ensure that their school life continues. WBCPCR has started to arrange classes for street children through community radio.

The initiative which is being held in collaboration with Jadavpur University has recently started and will be held on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for half an hour from 11.30 am. Mathematics, English, Bengali and hygiene will be taught in the classes.