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SHYAMALIMA BORAH
PRINCIPAL
MALOWALI HIGHER SECONDARY, JORHAT,
ASSAM

Situated near the banks of Bhogdoi River in Assam, Malowali Higher Secondary
School was established in 1959 and in 2018 the school collaborated with Malowali
M.E. school. This school finds itself placed in a society where the dominant
occupation is farming and a large chunk of population falls in the category of low
income groups. The society caters to strong religious beliefs and superstitions.
The school therefore faces major challenges like dropouts, early marriage,
poor nutrition and health issues. The school management has worked together
to overcome these challenges by establishing Health clubs, frequent visits by
the teachers to the student’s home and rewarding the meritorious students.
Through the collective efforts by the school and students, kitchen garden has
been established. Skill training is provided to children and Induction Training
Programmes are provided to the teachers which further enhances the student-
learning outcomes of the school and personal professional development of the
teachers as well.

ANJALI BHAWANISHANKAR DEO
PRINCIPAL
MANIBAI GUJRATI HIGH SCHOOL AND
STK GUJARATI JUNIOR COLLEGE
MAHARASHTRA

The school has been well known for celebrating the feminity and womanhood.
The school head along with the teachers and other stakeholders have laid
special emphasis on the growth and development of female students. Due to the
menstrual cycles the school witnessed absenteeism amongst the female students.
Therefore in order to promote the welfare of girl child and ensuring a conducive
space for them to prosper, the school initiated to break the rigid orthodoxies
and taboos associated with periods. The school head with help of The Gujarat
education Society developed 'Pink Room' in the school premises. This is an
important step towards eliminating gender discrimination, improving the health
of female students, making them more productive and reducing the absenteeism.

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