Inoculating all 472 million children in the country cannot be a prerequisite. All stakeholders must work together to keep children safe in school, while ensuring their needs are met
Missing More Than a Classroom. The impact of school closures on children’s nutrition
The paper presents the evidence on the potential negative short-term and long-term effects of school meal scheme disruption during Covid-19 globally.
Coronavirus: Impact on young people with mental health needs
This study conducted in the UK adds to a growing body of evidence showing the impact of the pandemic on children and young people’s mental health and underlines the steps that need to be taken by the government and educational institutions to ensure adequate support is given to students.
More kids need glasses now, but real spike feared once schools reopen
With students into an online mode of education for more than a year has resulted in a number of young kids requiring spectacles. “Digital Eye Strain” leads to many vision problems among young children.
Agastya Foundation’s work amid School Lockdown
Notes from Agastya: Education is often neglected in response to emergency situations, not generally being seenas immediately life-saving. Yet, the value of education to those affected by emergencysituations should not be underestimated and is consistently highlighted by parents andlearners themselves as crucial in bringing stability, emotional and physical protection, andcontinuity.…
Delhi govt. helpline numbers for youth suffering stress
students to get help from professional counsellors to cope up with mental and academic stress during the pandemic, according to authorities.
In Kerala, a help desk by the children for the children
Reaching out over phone to over 30,000 little-known peers locked up in homes during pandemic times is no child’s play. That is exactly what 245 trained students from Class VIII to Class XII did during the last academic year under Kutty Desk, a novel initiative of Our Responsibility to Children…
This school goes the extra mile to keeps its students fit
The teachers of a private primary school conducted physical classes and creative extra curricular activities for their students who were deprived of facilities to access online education.
Organisational structures need to be strengthened to help Covid-hit children
Combating the aftershocks of the second wave and a successful outcome for the well-being of children will only happen if there is greater cohesion between the government and Civil Society Organisations (CSO). Organisational structures such as the School Management Committees, District Child Welfare Committees and the local panchayats, among others,…
Warning over Children as Indonesia suffers its worst Covid outbreak
The number of Covid infections and deaths among children in Indonesia has risen sharply over the past month, a senior paediatrician has said, as the country faces its most severe outbreak since the start of the pandemic.