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BANJARA EDUCATION CENTRE

The Banjara Education Centres (BECs) are community-based learning centres to provide basic education to children from Banjara communities and address deep-rooted socio-cultural challenges that exist within these communities, through community-based interventions and participative reform. The first Banjara Education Centre was established in the year 2008 by Bal Ashram Trust at Bangdoli Village.  In 2022, there are 13 operational BECs all over Rajasthan. 

Theory of Change

WHO

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  • First generation Learners from Nomadic Communities 

  • Women & Girls

  • Nomadic Community members

WhAT

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  • Improved Access to Education

  • Decrease Incidence of Child Labour

  • Improved Infrastructure

  • Reduction in migratory practices

HOW

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  • Awareness Campaigns

  • Home Visits & Training

  • Remedial Non-formal Education & Mainstreaming of Children

  • Block-State level Partnerships

  • Linkages with Schemes & Documentation

Where

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Nomadic communities in the villages of Rajasthan- India

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