What caught my eye about the Parikrma Foundation campaign all over the city is their tag-line. They talk about education for the "under-served". Usually, social workers deal with people who are "under-privileged", which makes the work done with them seem like philanthropy or charity, and there is a huge feel good factor for the people who "help out" in any way.
Parikrma, by calling it education for the "under-served", has turned the paradigm around. The image created by the campaign is that of a certain section of society being *denied* their rights.The ones who do have access to such "rights" are then obliged to ensure that we do not avail our rights at the cost of others, and to make sure that the "rights" are available to all.
This seems to me like the right approach -- all of us, irrespective of our background have a *right* to decent education. Just because some parents are poor, should children be denied quality education, or even education at all?
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