LEARNING AMIDST MIGRATION | prashantpanjiar

LEARNING AMIDST MIGRATION, 2004 – 2019

This work is the result of a long-term engagement with the American India Foundation's (AIF) project for to address the education needs of the children affected by “distress seasonal migration”.

The work has featured in two books, “Locked Homes, Empty Schools” with text by Smita and foreword by Amartya Sen, published by Zubaan

in 2007 & "Shine On" published by AIF in 2015 to celebrate 10 years of the program.

Beed, Maharashtra, 2006: Locked homes of sugarcane workers at Khadakwadi village & A migrant family returning home after the sugarcane harvesting season.

Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, 2007: Seasonal migrant labour on their way to a sugar factory in trucks camp out at night during their journey.

Kolhapur, Maharshtra, 2007: Seasonal migrant labour on their way to sugar factories where they will be employed to harvest sugarcane.

Ahmednagar - Auramngabad road, Maharashtra, 2006: A group of returning migrant sugarcane workers on the highway.

Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, 2005: Seasonal migrant families employed for sugarcane harvesting live in temporary homes.

Anjar, Gujarat, 2005: A migrant worker's family working in salt-ans at their dwelling at the work site.

Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, 2006: A child of a seasonal migrant sugarcane workers works in a sugarcane field.

Anjar, Gujarat, 2005: Children of migrant salt-pan workers family play on a makeshift see-saw at the work site.

Anjar, Gujarat, 2005: Children of migrant salt-pan workers play a learning game at a site school supported by AIF.

Kutch, Gujarat, 2006: A teacher with his students at an AIF supported site school for the migrant Muslim Machhimaar community at Luni Bunder.

Kutch, Gujarat, 2006: Children return from an AIF supported site school for the migrant Muslim Machhimaar community at Luni Bunder.

Kutch, Gujarat, 2005 & Beed, Maharshtra, 2006: Inside of a site school for children of salt-pan workers & A student combs her hair in a Seasonal Hostel supported by AIF.

Beed, Maharshtra, 2006: Resident students, children of migrant sugarcane workers, at an AIF supported Seasonal Hostel where they live and study while their parents are away.

Kutch, Gujarat, 2010: resident students, children of seasonal migrant workers, get ready for school at the AIF supported Ekta Seasonal Hostel at Lakhapar (Lakhasari) village.

Nuapada, Orissa, 2009: Resident students of seasonal migrant workers use TLMs (Teaching Learning Methods) at AIF supported Lokadrushti's Kampur Residential Care Centre .

Bolangir, Orissa, 2006: Resident students of seasonal migrant workers do their homework at AIF supported Seasonal Hostel at Sonmudi.

Kutch, Gujarat, 2006 & Bolangir, Orissa, 2006: Resident students, children of seasonal migrants at their Seasonal hostels.

Bolangir, Orissa, 2006: Resident students of seasonal migrant workers during playtime at AIF supported Seasonal Hostel at Babejuri village.

Patna, Bihar, 2011 & Kutch, Gujarat, 2010:
A group leader helps other students during a Demonstration class at a government school for children mainstreamed into government schools under AIF's LAMP project & Jalibehn a youth group member of the Rabari community helps a student, at a Seasonal Hostel in Jhangi village.

Buldhana District, Maharshtra, 2012 & Nuapada District, Orissa, 2014:
Quality Teacher Pratap Chavan tutors two sisters of migrant parents during a LEP (Learning Enrichment Program) class at Pardi under AIF's LAMP & Children of migrant families are are taught by the Subas Youth Group in Baddarlipada village under AIF's LAMP program.

Nuapada district, Orissa, 2009:
Students study by lamplight while using TLMs in the evening at the Dongariguda Residential Care Centre.

Buldhana District, Maharshtra, 2012:
Students use a 'Ganit Mala' TLM in a LEP (Learning Enrichment Program) class at the Mohana Zilla Parishad school under AIF's LAMP program.