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The Karnataka government has decided to provide some 'special' privilege to the children of sex workers in the state. Under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the government will provide these children, who are most likely to be denied admission to schools, free, compulsory and quality education.
'The RTE Act talks of children of disadvantaged and marginalised sections of society. We are going to include children of sex workers in the draft rules of the Act in the state soon,' said Prabha Alexander, junior programme officer, state project office, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Bangalore. Officials like Alexander are hopeful that its mention in the Karnataka Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010, would help end the discrimination that these children face in school and society.
Sabita S, secretary of Karnataka Sex Workers' Union (KSWU), a 750-member strong group consisting of sex workers, said: 'We will do everything possible to convince the departments about its importance. We will raise our demand to make appropriate mention of children of sex workers in the RTE Act. Our children are among the most discriminated, with little access to schooling.'
Regarding this Sangama, an NGO working for the betterment of sex workers and their children, and KSWU are planning to meet Karnataka's primary and secondary education minister Vishveshwar Hedge Kageri.
Geetha, director of KSWU that was formed in 2006, said: 'When school authorities get to know about our children's background they ask more donations. In most of the cases they shut their doors on us. Even if somehow admission is managed, once the school authorities learn about what we do for a living, they throw our children out.' For the first time, KSWU is planning to conduct a survey to find out the status of sex workers' children in the state. 'We don't trust any NGO or Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, as they are only engaged in lip service. Till now they have failed to uplift our social status,' says Geetha.
Each year, KSWU gets about 80-90 complaints about children of sex workers being denied access to education. Elavarthi Manohar, who works with Sangama, said: 'Most sex workers are single parents. The work they do is done so that their children get the skills needed for a life of dignity. It's gross injustice to deny these children education. They too deserve free, compulsory education of a good quality.' This time the government is giving positive signals in tackling the burning issue.
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A life of dignity
The Karnataka government has decided to provide some 'special' privilege to the children of sex workers in the state. Under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the government will provide these children, who are most likely to be denied admission to schools, free, compulsory and quality education.
'The RTE Act talks of children of disadvantaged and marginalised sections of society. We are going to include children of sex workers in the draft rules of the Act in the state soon,' said Prabha Alexander, junior programme officer, state project office, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Bangalore. Officials like Alexander are hopeful that its mention in the Karnataka Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010, would help end the discrimination that these children face in school and society.
Sabita S, secretary of Karnataka Sex Workers' Union (KSWU), a 750-member strong group consisting of sex workers, said: 'We will do everything possible to convince the departments about its importance. We will raise our demand to make appropriate mention of children of sex workers in the RTE Act. Our children are among the most discriminated, with little access to schooling.'
Regarding this Sangama, an NGO working for the betterment of sex workers and their children, and KSWU are planning to meet Karnataka's primary and secondary education minister Vishveshwar Hedge Kageri.
Geetha, director of KSWU that was formed in 2006, said: 'When school authorities get to know about our children's background they ask more donations. In most of the cases they shut their doors on us. Even if somehow admission is managed, once the school authorities learn about what we do for a living, they throw our children out.' For the first time, KSWU is planning to conduct a survey to find out the status of sex workers' children in the state. 'We don't trust any NGO or Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, as they are only engaged in lip service. Till now they have failed to uplift our social status,' says Geetha.
Each year, KSWU gets about 80-90 complaints about children of sex workers being denied access to education. Elavarthi Manohar, who works with Sangama, said: 'Most sex workers are single parents. The work they do is done so that their children get the skills needed for a life of dignity. It's gross injustice to deny these children education. They too deserve free, compulsory education of a good quality.' This time the government is giving positive signals in tackling the burning issue.
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