Orientation of education volunteers (EVs) for out of school children (OoSC) was organized by district mission authority (DMA) and SCERT Kohima at SCERT conference hall on May 31.
A press release from DMA Kohima assistant district coordinator, Thongsenlo stated that, the resource persons were reader SCERT Thungchibemo Lotha, co-ordinator and nodal officer (OoSC) SMA Puseto Tunyi, ADC, DMA Kohima Thongsenlo and project assistant DMA Kohima Theresa.
Kohima district have identified 400 plus children between the age group of 6 to 14 years from OoSC which means drop-out and never enrolled. Education volunteer (EVs) will therefore teach those children within three months and mainstream them to regular schooling as per his/her age appropriate class during midyear.
EVs were also taught to give tuition or classes to slow learners and poor in studies in the village/town and ward under Kohima district particularly for govt school children. Altogether 56 EVs attended the orientation programme.