How can community programs be designed to better support education and skill development for underprivileged youth?
Driven by the Belt and Road Initiative (so called) and strategic partnerships, China has been steadily growing its footprint in India`s neighborhood - challenging New Delhi traditional dominance of South Asia. India has to take an offensive strategy of "Neighborhood First" for this. Such a move willRead more
Driven by the Belt and Road Initiative (so called) and strategic partnerships, China has been steadily growing its footprint in India`s neighborhood – challenging New Delhi traditional dominance of South Asia. India has to take an offensive strategy of “Neighborhood First” for this. Such a move will entail strengthening economic partnerships to step up investments, larger development aid in the countries bordering China that could be an alternative route for Chinese engagement of economies. There is a great need of Improving diplomatic relation with regular High level interaction and addressing concern at regional Level Heightening security cooperation can alleviate some of the concerns surrounding China’s expanding presence, particularly through joint drills and intelligence sharing. Closer engagement in the sphere of soft power initiatives will be more productive, by taking advantage of India’s cultural and historical connections as well. Participation in regional organization as SAARC and building strategic partners (Quadrilateral) will act counter to China’s influence, giving a legitimate place for India stronger role on the regioneren landscape. In turn, India will effectively operationalise its “Neighborhood First” policy and protect her strategic interests in the backdrop of China spread across regions it earlier regarded as sacrosanct to itself.
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Community programs must foster more creativity and innovation among underprivileged youths to help support education and skill development for the underprivileged youth. All community programs give vocational training, from technical to soft skills, with courses such as hospitality, tourism,Read more
Community programs must foster more creativity and innovation among underprivileged youths to help support education and skill development for the underprivileged youth.
All community programs give vocational training, from technical to soft skills, with courses such as hospitality, tourism, sewing, pottery, crafts-making, banking, IT, carpentry, and masonry. Yes, community programs give job-oriented skills and life skills are necessary for underprivileged students to foster learning and to prevent them from dropping out. However, for such skill development activities, community programs need more capacity-building for their teachers and proper supervision and monitoring of the activities.
Community programs must also give importance to the facilities and infrastructure of the school. For example:- basic facilities like clean drinking water, electricity and well-ventilated classrooms are crucial.
To foster an environmentally conscious environment, community programs must focus on sanitation and waste management in the curriculum and innovative practices in mid-day meal schemes like growing food with the community. For instance:- Introducing community gardens.
Zero tolerance of social discrimination is vital for this group of students. Introducing innovative programs and activities in the curriculum to remove these stigmas is essential.
Deserving students must receive scholarships and financial aid.
There needs to be a dedicated mechanism to supervise all these programs or else there will be no desired outcome and a holistic learning experience for the underprivileged youths.
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