During #lockdown, #onlineclasses is only medium to avail #education however #genderbias limits the girls and puts them at last in accessing mobile phone for #onlineclasses.

#Bhavani is 15 years old and studies in class 10th. She lives in Kurumbapatti village in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. With closure of #schools , she fears many #girls might be compelled to drop out of schools permanently and pushed into the workforce.

#Jayashree in a #webinar by Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices talked about inability of daily wagers' to focus on their children's #education. Parents insist children to assist them with some home-based income generation activities. As a result, children are losing interest in education.

#girls panelists from #UttarPradesh #WestBengal and #TamilNadu in a #webinar by Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices talked about the shift of focus from #education to #earlymarriage of girls during #lockdown. "If lockdown did't happen they might have continued studying", said by a panelist.

Low access to #onlinelearning #girls and other students worry about their future as there is no proper guideline/notice from Government in regard to education during #lockdown. This is causing anxiety and stress among children who fear off lagging behind in studies.

#adolescent girls during Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices #webinar spoke about gendered #digitaldivide making #onlinelearning inaccessible for #girls in rural communities. Prevailing #gender norms and privileges limits their access to mobile phones even for #education.

Read #Shikshagiri panel voices here bit.ly/2b0fmyw via Youth Ki Awaaz and CBM India #access4all x.com/praxis_india/s…

Women make India proud with their Olympic performances at #Rio2016 bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Children's panel #Shikshagiri stresses on sports in #education curriculum and motivating students to play. Dreaming of #Olympics

thenewsminute.com/article/kerala… #Shikshagiri in schools. Let's hope all children are able to use the #computerlabs and Intl level infrastructure

Free and compulsory education for all until Class 12 may help fulfill education goals by 2050. google.co.in/amp/m.timesofi…

#shikshagiri panel's demands echo what data revealed by Census 2011 says. #Free #education till Class 12 for all. m.indiatimes.com/news/india/8-4…

Shikshagiri Why deny anybody education? Girls have heard it all their lives too #SDGs #Merabaapchornahin #education4all x.com/NAG4DNT/status…

True! x.com/ActionAidIndia…

This #TataTea Jaago Re campaign is rooting for Making Sports Compulsory in Schools. jaagore.com/pre-activism/i… #ShikshagiriPanel approves!

#ShikshagiriPanel not only raised Sports in curriculum, but also listed current challenges. Read them here Jaago Re bit.ly/2vZhX7H. x.com/ShikshaGiri201…

Good move by CIET-NCERT and Ministry of WCD to combat #childsexabuse by creating awareness through #textbooks x.com/NCPCR_/status/…