Now one can see pictorially why children are still out of schools.
A citizen photojournalism campaign 'Click Rights', aims to pictorially highlight the barriers to education still faced by 8,150,618 children in India.
The online photography campaign launched by the NGO Child Rights and You (CRY) in association with HCL Technologies Foundation.
"Click Rights is CRY's flagship initiative that aims to use photography to raise public awareness about critical issues confronting children in India today. This year, the focus is on the reasons why children are still out of school, despite the RTE act being enforced three years ago," says Soha Moitra, North Regional Director, CRY.
Under the initiative citizens from all walks of life are invited to click photographs of children who are not in school, whether in their neighbourhood, around their work places or colleges and in and around the city at large and upload the pictures on the foundation site.
With the advent of the national general elections early next year, the NGO says it seeks to motivate citizens, especially first time voters, to demand for the fulfilment of promises made to childrens' education.
The photos collected will be attached as photographic evidence to a list of demands for change to the ministry of Human Resources and Development, it said.
Volunteers will conduct photography workshops with children aiming to capture their experiences of working in the community and select photos will be displayed at an exhibition here.
Noted photographer Raghu Rai has been roped in to conduct a session on the use of photographs as a medium to highlight child rights issues.
"We at CRY believe that the 110 million first-time voters can become strong advocates for the rights of children. As they prepare to exercise their electoral rights for the first time as citizens of India, we hope that they will also consider and speak up for the right of every child to a healthy, happy childhood," says Moitra.
