MoU signed with the Secondary Education Department, Uttar Pradesh to support girls education September, 2023
On the 18th of September 2023, the Department of Secondary Education/Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SHIKSHA Initiative’s – SHIKSHA Samriddhi program. The MoU was signed by Vishnukant Pandey, Additional Director of Education, and Robin Sarkar, Project Director, SHIKSHA Initiative, to support the education of girl students at Government Girls Inter College – Kamalapur, Sitapur, and Government Girls Inter College – B.B Nagar, Bulandshahr.
Over the past year, SHIKSHA Initiative has worked closely with both government colleges, leveraging ICT (Internet and Computer Technology) and enhancing basic resources to improve students’ learning outcomes. The focus has been on elevating the education level of girls, and the colleges have been provided with various facilities such as libraries, computer labs, clean drinking water, bicycle stands, and clean toilets to promote lifelong learning.
The SHIKSHA Samriddhi program is committed to improving learning outcomes, reducing dropout rates, enhancing the personality development of girls, building teacher capacity, raising parental awareness, providing practical vocational courses for girls, and improving basic resources for girls studying at Government Girls Inter College – Kamalapur, Kasmanda, Sitapur and GGIC, B.B. Nagar, Bulandshahr.
Through the MoU, the SHIKSHA Initiative can effectively implement the Education Enrichment Program to bring about improvements in the education, personality development of girls, teacher capacity enhancement, parental awareness, basic computer literacy, and enhancement of basic resources for girls studying at Government Girls Inter College – Kamalapur, Sitapur and B.B. Nagar, Bulandshahr. This agreement is a significant step towards achieving the program’s objectives and uplifting the educational standards of girl students in these government colleges.
