Handbook for Parents, India

BELIEF (Better Education Lifestyle and Environment Foundation) is a not for profit organization started by a few young professionals who passionately want to bring about a change in society by promoting child growth and development. Currently they are working in the field of quality elementary school education through direct intervention and through providing content (e.g.training of Anganwadi workers and running the program ‘Parents as Teachers’ for about 1,000 parents in underprivileged
communities in Pune). Although parents have been identified as one of the important stakeholders in the process of education, there is little systematic approach for strengthening the capability of parents and, therefore, a handbook will be developed which
will enable parents to get actively involved in child development. The idea of the handbook is new and unique and will be the first of its kind since it will be available in regional language. BASAID will support this project, which is located in the Beed District, an underdeveloped area in the Maharasthra State. The project will target 1000 parents and students in the first year.