How this teachers WhatsApp appeal gave big boost to Jana schoolkids

Marathwada appears in news generally because of the drought and water scarcity. But a small village in Gundewadi near Jalna city is witnessing a transformation in school children. The transformation was driven by an appeal on WhatsApp that lead to the establishment library in a Zilla Parishad school in the village.

An enthusiastic teacher started a book-collection drive through an appeal on WhatsApp and in a year, he has created a library of more than 1,000 books for a small Zilla Parishad school in Gundewadi, 5 km from Jalna in Marathwada. The availability of books has resulted in the habit of reading being inculcated among school children who, otherwise, did not even read books from their curriculum.

Santosh Musale, a teacher at the Zilla Parishad school, was transferred to Gundewadi in June 2015. Musale told DNA that after joining Gundewadi school, he found that children were not interested in reading. He said, “Since they were not interested in reading they used to feel that studies are boring. I gave them a few story books, which, of course, were not boring.” Musale said, “When I introduced the school children to a few books, they started reading. I felt that a library would do them good and sent several appeals on WhatsApp.”

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Musale is a part of many teacher groups on WhatsApp. The teachers’ in the groups forwarded Musale’s appeal to their acquaintances. Teachers and others responded by donating books. Musale was surprised to see books donated even by social worker Prakash Amte.

Source: DNA India