The Child Friendly School Initiative is being implemented in seven mandals - Madanapalli, Ramasamudram, B. Kothakota, Punganur, Vayalpadu, Nimmanapally and Kalkiri in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. As a part of the programme initiation activity, a pre-Base line study was conducted in 12 schools. The selection of the schools was based on socio economic indicators to ensure representation to the profile of the district.

The aim of the study was to obtain a detailed understanding of the issues related to education, learning and community involvement in the region. The study was expected to provide:

a. Insights to fine-tune the interventions planned as a part of the programme.
b. Inputs for designing a detailed Base line survey.

The study involved detailed personal interviews and focus group discussions with the various stake holders like head teachers, other teachers, children and parents as also the village education committee members, Panchayat representatives and government education department officials at the mandal level. The interviews were designed to understand the current practices, perceptions and attitudes about education of the stake holders.

Analysis of the findings from the study and designing of the Base line survey are in progress.

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