Our Visit to Anuraj Site: An Initiative to Inculcate the Habit of Reading in Children

Today, me and Mr. Phadke had been to Anuraj Sugar Factory site, to distribute books to children, wherein parents were going to buy books based on their children's reading ability.

When the children would move to a new place, they would have these books and some children could also be given books of a level higher than their reading ability. Parents were informed about this. Teachers on the ZP School Pimplachi wadi were also informed about this. These teachers had got children of grades 3 and 4 to the factory site. These children had also got their parents along.

At first when the children were given books to handle, they got engrossed in reading. In that time, we showed the books to teachers. Many of them selected DSS books, and said that they liked the Jodakshar book in particular.

Thus our book giving program got a good7 response from parents, children and teachers. Before concluding, children explained what they read from the books given to them.

Teachers, children and parents together have bought Door Step School Publication's books worth Rs.2146. Teachers liked the books and said that if these books are brought for the Center teachers' meeting, all teachers will purchase the books.

At this program, we also told the factory workers' children about the importance of education. They realized that they have indeed benefitted from the study classes being conducted for them for the past three months.

This activity was a fulfilling experience for everyone and we are happy that we are seeing some success in our goal to inculcate the habit of reading in our students.