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page-break-before: always"> <font color="#222222">Dear </font><font
color="#222222">all,</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%;
page-break-before: always"><font color="#222222"> 02 NOV 2021 -
Release of English Publication </font><font color="#222222"><i><b>“
</b></i></font><font color="#222222"><i><u><b>A F U T U R
E A T S T A K E </b></u></i></font><font
color="#222222"><i><b>”</b></i></font><font color="#222222"><i>,</i></font><font
color="#222222"><b> </b></font><font color="#222222">on the
Covid Pandemic and Education in India, by the </font><font
color="#222222"><b>National Coalition on the Education Emergency</b></font><font
color="#222222">.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><font
color="#222222">We are writing to invite you to a press
conference on </font><font color="#222222"><b>Tuesday November
2, 5:00-6:30 p.m (IST), </b></font><font color="#222222">to
release an important publication : </font><font color="#222222"><i><u><b>A
FUTURE AT STAKE</b></u></i></font><font color="#222222"><i>,</i></font><font
color="#222222"><i><b> </b></i></font><font color="#222222">which
unravels the education emergency being faced by the nation due
to the COVID-19 lockdown.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><font
color="#222222">The publication discusses the health, education
and life implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on 26 crore
children of India. The document identifies and discusses
specific steps that need to be taken by the national and state
education systems, schools, teachers, parents and communities to
respond to the education emergency and to save the future of our
children.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><b>ZOOM LINK: </b><font
color="#222222"><b>Tuesday November 2, 5:00-6:30 p.m (IST)</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 107%"><a
href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83044273925?pwd=N09Sai9LOWxOd0k4MU9oWG96WHdiZz09"
target="_top"><font color="#0e71eb"><font face="Lato, Helvetica,
Arial"><font style="font-size: 10pt" size="2"><u>https://tinyurl.com/ncee-future-at-stake</u></font></font></font></a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><font
color="#222222">The </font><font color="#222222"><b>publication</b></font><font
color="#222222"> </font><font color="#222222"><i><u><b>A FUTURE
AT STAKE</b></u></i></font><font color="#222222"> will be
released by Magsaysay awardee, and ex-head of the National
Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Padmasree </font><font
color="#222222"><b>Smt Shantha Sinha</b></font><font
color="#222222">.</font><font color="#222222"><b> Dr. Sajitha
Bashir, </b></font><font color="#222222">former Adviser in
the Office of the Global Director of Education Practice, World
Bank, the primary author of the publication will briefly talk
about the publication. </font><font color="#222222"><b>Mr.
Gurumurthy K</b></font><font color="#222222">, Director IT for
Change, and member core group of National Coalition on the
Education Emergency, will release the </font><font
color="#222222"><b>Education Emergency Policy Tracker</b></font><font
color="#222222"> and a recent survey </font><font
color="#222222"><i><b>TeacherSpeak</b></i></font><font
color="#222222">. </font><font color="#222222"><b>Dr. Manisha
Priyam</b></font><font color="#222222">, National University
of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA)</font><font
color="#222222"><b> </b></font><font color="#222222">will
comment on the publication. Please see agenda below.</font></p>
The release event will bring together members of the <font
color="#222222"><b>National Coalition on the Education Emergency </b></font>who
are working in different parts of India on the issues relating to
the emergency, severely affecting children from marginalized groups,
who are the most vulnerable of India’s citizens.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%">Co-organisers -
Dr. Manisha Priyam, Dr. Sajitha Bashir and Mr. Gurumurthy K.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%">Topic: NCEE
Press Conference - A Future at Stake<br>
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<td style="border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 0.1cm"
width="644" valign="top"> Time: Nov 2, 2021 05:00 PM India<br>
Join Zoom Meeting<br>
<a
href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83044273925?pwd=N09Sai9LOWxOd0k4MU9oWG96WHdiZz09"
target="_top"><font color="#0e71eb"><font face="Lato,
Helvetica, Arial"><font style="font-size: 10pt"
size="2"><u>https://tinyurl.com/ncee-future-at-stake</u></font></font></font></a><br>
Meeting ID: 830 4427 3925<br>
Passcode: 919301<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%;
page-break-before: always"> <b>Agenda</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><font
color="#222222">1.</font><font color="#222222"><b>Introduction</b></font><font
color="#222222">: Dr. Manisha Priyam</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><font
color="#222222">2. Release</font><font color="#222222"><b> </b></font><font
color="#222222">of </font><font color="#222222"><b>“A FUTURE AT
STAKE”</b></font><font color="#222222">: Padmashree Smt
Shantha Sinha</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><font
color="#222222">3. Brief presentation on </font><font
color="#222222"><b>“ A FUTURE AT STAKE”: </b></font><font
color="#222222">Dr Sajitha Bashir</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><font
color="#222222">4. </font><font color="#222222"><b>Education
Emergency Policy Tracker and TeacherSpeak </b></font><font
color="#222222">release</font><font color="#222222"><b>: </b></font><font
color="#222222">Shri Gurumurthy Kasinathan</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><font
color="#222222">5. </font><font color="#222222"><b>Question and
Answer and discussions </b></font><font color="#222222">:
Padmashree Smt Shantha Sinhaji, Dr Sajitha Bashir and Shri
Gurumurthy Kasinathan</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><font
color="#222222">Encl: </font><font color="#222222"><b>Brief
note on the National Coalition on the Education Emergency</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.28cm; line-height: 107%"><font
color="#222222">RSVP: </font><a
href="mailto:info@educationemergency.net" target="_top">info@educationemergency.net</a></p>
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www.ITforChange.Net| Cell:91 9845437730 | <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="Tel:91">Tel:91</a> 80
26654134, 26536890<br>
National Coalition on the Education Emergency.<br>
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