Lucknow: In a one of a kind Quiz Competition – out of school children from six districts of Uttar Pradesh participated and in the end two children – Satyam and Muskan from Peernagar Village of Sitapur emerged as winners. 

GyanSetu centers are hubs of community transformation, spread across six districts of Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow, Sitapur, Unnao, Barabanki, Ayodhya and Pratapgarh. Currently 104 such centers educate over 3000 out-of-school children by pacing their learning with an aim to transition them to formal schooling. GyanSetu centers also include community members to create a sustainable and caring support system for first generation learners. This is done with the help of local grassroot leaders and NGOs.

This Quiz Competition was organised by the GyanSetu Program of Study Hall Educational Foundation. The chief guest of the occasion was Sunita Rai, Child Development Project Officer of Lucknow. “It is very heartening to see children performing so well in such a tough quiz competition. This is a great way for them to learn and grow.”

“The aim of this quiz was to give the children an opportunity to showcase their talent and also visit the city and see how a good school functions. We want to build aspiration in our GyanSetu children”, said Anand Chitravanshi, the Chief Operating Officer of Study Hall Educational Foundation.

“I am very glad to see that the parents of our GyanSetu children have turned up in such good numbers. It is very important that we learn to perceive ourselves as equals – man or woman, poor or rich, educated or uneducated – all of us have one vote in our democracy and all of us are equal”, said Dr Urvashi Sahni, President and CEO of Study Hall Educational Foundation. “Our teachers worked really hard with us and we are so happy to make them proud. We have been preparing for the contest since October. My parents and my community will be happy to see us with our winning medals,” said Muskan, student at GyanSetu Peernagar center who won the contest along with Satyam.

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