Colourful slippers of all sizes were lined outside room no. 22 of the Mandir Marg police station where children from nearby informal settlements had gathered to learn English, Mathematics, and more — an upgrade from their previous makeshift classroom on a pavement on Kali Bari Marg in New Delhi.
Last week, Delhi Police and Sarvahitey, an NGO, came together to provide underprivileged children a safe space for their learning and education. “We had to call off our classes due to rain or cold when we were teaching on the road,” Mehak Rohilla, a volunteer with Sarvahitey, said.
“Somebody had complained about encroachment, showing us pictures of their makeshift class. When we spoke to the NGO about it, they clarified and then we offered to provide a place,” Vikramjit Singh, SHO Mandir Marg Police Station said.
Read more of this in a report by Kainat Sarfaraz published in Hindustan Times...
