Building Resilient School Systems for Comprehensive Response to Education in Emergencies
This toolkit is aimed at helping the process of making a school more resilient and responsive. Although aimed at better preparedness for education in emergencies, it has been prepared with the basic premise that only if a school or school-system is resilient in its functioning during ‘normal’ times will it become capable of responding quickly […]
Postcards: Learning through Letters
The Learning through Letters Postcard Pack consists of a series of 50 letters and activities sent as postcards, designed for students in Bihar. The postcards aimed to engage students in learning while schools were closed, with topics ranging from COVID-19, health, and nutrition, to social issues, critical thinking, and environmental awareness. Overall, the postcards were […]
Undertaking an Analysis of Public Spending on Children and Preparing a Child Budget in India: A step-by-step manual
This manual is a complete guide to prepare a Child Budget or carry out an analysis of public expenditure on children with special reference to India, particularly at the level of the Indian states. Indian states are part of a federal structure and though united, they are also diverse in terms of their financial capacities, […]
In-School Mentoring Module: A Handbook of Tools, Activities, and Games for Adolescent Girls and Boys
This module consists of a pedagogical approach that incorporates various experiences of empowerment-based education initiatives such as the ones practiced within Mahila Samakhya (MS), the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), social learning approaches (as practiced within CARE India), and other small-and large-scale models practices around the world. This module is developed as a flexible and […]
Research Studies on ECCE: Guide to Use the Reports
It is globally acknowledged that the first six years of a child’s life are the most critical years for life-long development as during these early years, children develop their cognitive, physical, social and emotional skills that lay the foundation for life-long learning and holistic growth. Save the Children, with its implementation experience across India, believes […]
Understanding Budgets: Budget Toolkit – A Self Learning Guide
Budgets are an important tool for translating policies into action. They aid governments in implementing various programs and schemes in an orderly and planned manner. Most importantly, they are the documents that inform citizens of how their taxes are to be spent. But the processes by which the budget and budget documents themselves are prepared […]
Towards Good Governance: An Action Guide for Local Self Governments
The purpose of the action guide is to help understand the broader role of elected representatives in ensuring the rights of the people. It intends to provide information on fulfilment and protection of rights as well as responsibilities that would pave the way for the effective functioning of local self governments. Although the guide is […]
The Budget of Apna Pradesh
This manual is a practical guide for ordinary citizens, particularly NGO workers and local officers, to understand and use budget data from Indian state governments. It focuses on extracting relevant information from budget documents and applying budget analysis to pursue developmental goals. The manual uses the budget of a fictional state called Apna Pradesh to […]