100% Literacy program at a village

Thursday, July 14, 2016

No Contribution, but want credit!

Many people are eagerly waiting to take the credit for the success of 100% literacy program without any contribution from their side. All are happy that every Saturday and Sunday I am visiting the village and providing trainings to volunteers, conducting programs for illiterates, distributing prizes and making announcements etc. They are thinking that just with these kind of actions the literacy program will become a super hit. None wants to come forward and contribute. Their intent could be well understood with the following examples.
1. There are banners with Village illiterate's photos which I got arranged so that others get motivated and start studying. They are folded and thrown to a corner and are lying there for the last three weeks. Nobody cares.
2. There is a Computer in Sakshar Bharat office which is not in working condition. I have been requesting them to get it repaired so that the progress of all illiterates could be recorded and also the volunteers could start working on the Computers and learn some basics which I am imparting for their motivation. Nobody bothers.
3. How many illiterates are actually coming to the learning centers? How many or not learning? Why they are not learning? What remedial measures are to be taken? Nobody is interested to make and analysis and work for progress.
Then what are people interested in? They are interested in snaps, videos and opportunities to talk using mike during the programs in front of all and give lecture. And eventually to take the credit, if the program is successful.
I visited Deputy Director of Adult Education's office on 13 July and met the DD. I had asked him whose responsibility was it to monitor the progress on day to day basis and who was going to identify the issues on the grounds and work for solutions. He immediately picked up the Mandal Coordinator, who was in his office on that day, and spoke to him very seriously. He instructed him to visit the village daily and work with he local coordinators and update me with the required info etc.
I spoke to the Computer guy myself who was supposed to check the computer in Sakshar Bharat office, and he complained that he visited the office on Sunday and it was locked. Waited for an hour and left when he was told that the key was lost. The most irritating part was nobody contacted him later. I had to contact that guy myself. Though he promised to visit the office once again, I doubt if he would really visit.
For banners, I am fed up with people out there. I have decided to take leave for a day and visit the village to tie it myself, by climbing walls and trees!

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