Sanjana P. Lohar
Sanjana Punaji Lohar is a 14 yrs CWSN child having ortho impairment from khutwal Pernem, Goa. Her disability is so severe that she cannot move on her own. She is fully dependent on her parents to perform daily routine work. There are total five members in her family which includes grandmother, father, mother, herself and her younger brother. Her family belongs to low economic group.
As per Right to Education, no child can remain at home without education though he/she is disable. So, the teacher from GPS Khutwal convinced her parents to enrol her and she studied in the school till fourth standard. But her physical disability forced her to remain at home away from education as there was no upper primary or high school nearby to her locality.
When Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan came to know about the child, she was brought under the Home Base Education provision of SSA. The education was imparted by the Voluntary Educator from her own locality. For one year she was provided Home Base Education through which she completed her fifth standard.
At present she is studying in standard VIIth in Alorna Panchyakroshi High School, Alorna, Pedne- Goa which is 5 k.m from her location. She is provided with Escort and Transport facility under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Sanjana is accompanied by her grandmother in school.
According to her teachers, she shows great interest in her studies. She gives good response in class like that of other children. The only problem was that she had to sit on floor as she was finding it difficult to sit on the desks. This problem was also resolved by providing her with CP chair which she now uses to move in and out of school.
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