CARE India Organizes a Discussion on Promoting Reading Culture Through Inclusive and Gender Responsive School Libraries

PATNA, India, February 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

CARE India, in joint partnership with Bihar Education Project Council and UNICEF, has organized an event on 'Promoting reading culture through inclusive and gender responsive school libraries.'

CARE India is an organization addressing the interests of millions of disadvantaged women and girls, especially from Dalit and Adivasi communities, through its relief and development programmes. The Girls' Education Program (GEP) of CARE India has been working with girls from marginalised communities in the area of education for the past 20 years. CARE strives towards providing equitable and quality education and aims to realize improved life opportunities for girls and women through their increased participation in the process of education.

Recognising the need to create a culture of reading in children and communities, especially focusing on breaking certain stereotypes around gender and inequality, libraries come to play a very important role in schools. A discussion was held on how to develop libraries in schools that are inclusive and gender sensitive, and offer maximum opportunities to inculcate reading habits and hone their thinking skills. 

Dr. Dharmendra Singh Gangwar (IAS) Principal Secretary, Department of Education was present as a special guest along with Mr. Rajan Bahadur, MD & CEO CARE India and Mr. Shinvendra Pandya, Program Manager, UNICEF. During the event all the participants including the Education Minister made a commitment to build strong a foundation for meaningful learning by signing the banner.

Mr. Rajan Bahadur, MD & CEO CARE India said, "CARE India is committed to empowerment of girls and women from the most marginalised communities. We consider education as the most significant tool for their empowerment and bringing transformative change in the society, which is inclusive and gender sensitive. We dream every school to have a vibrant library and with lots of books, which helps children not only to inculcate reading habits but to appreciate diversity and understand gender."

About CARE India: 

CARE has been working in India for over 65 years, focusing on ending poverty and social injustice, through well-planned and comprehensive programmes in health, education, livelihoods and disaster preparedness and response. Its overall goal is the empowerment of women and girls from poor and marginalized communities, leading to improvement in their lives and livelihoods. CARE India is part of the CARE International Confederation, working in over 85 countries, for a world where all people live with dignity and security.

In India, CARE focuses on the empowerment of women and girls because they are disproportionately affected by poverty and discrimination; and suffer abuse and violations in the realization of their rights, entitlements and access, and control over resources. Also, experience shows that when equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities overcome poverty, marginalization and social injustice.

For more information, please visit us at: http://www.careindia.org/

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