Children’s Lovecastles Trust (CLT) is a registered organization founded in December 1997 It is a non-profit, non-government organization working toward making education accessible to every child with an Education & Developmental Alternatives model.
CLT is dedicated to providing economically backward children with mid-day meals and lifelong learning. Through a suite of innovative programs all-year around, CLT offers access to non-formal educational programs through formal networks.
CLT inspires and nurtures community support to create a framework for each child to build her/his ‘castle’. Bringing together various creative mediums, CLT has involved people from the fields of technology, art and theatre community to create a holistic learning environment.
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% of the 48,000 odd elementary schools in Karnataka are state-run schools. Most
schools lack basic amenities such as drinking water and toilet facilities. More
than a few classes share a single room with a single teacher. The rest of them
combine classes due to lack of space and shortage of teachers.
School
dropout rate: More than
50 % drop out before they reach the 6th grade
Less
than 8 % finish 12 years of schooling Only
3 % make it to the end in rural areas.
Probable
causes:
A
child drops out of school for one or more of the following reasons:
Need
for the child to work to support family income.
Lack of support from the community for the children to go to school
Schools
not providing a conducive environment for learning
Lack
of awareness about the value of education in the community
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About
CLT