NEW DELHI: Shahdaan loves going to school these days. His classroom has recently been jazzed up with multi-coloured tables and chairs. He joined the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) school for girls and boys in Nizamuddin basti in July. And the school saw many new enrollments like him from the basti area after it got a much-needed facelift.
According to basti residents, the school was in a bad condition earlier but could easily pass off for a public school now. Said Shahdaan: “I used to study in DPS Mathura Road’s Ibtida Shiksha Kendra. But they weren’t providing me with a certificate. I joined the MCD school recently and love it here. I get to act in plays and learn computers.” His mother Saira pitches in, “His Hindi has also improved tremendously. I’m so proud of what my son achieves here every day. We interact regularly with his teachers.”
The work to revive the school has been undertaken by Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Aga Khan Foundation in partnership with MCD as part of the Humayun’s Tomb-Sunder Nursery conservation project. The education initiatives in the basti are co-funded by the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
Complete at source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/delhi/MCD-school-does-a-U-turn-NGO-helps/articleshow/4899570.cms
Ismailimail 