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Ground Report: Amdole High School Visit under "Map Bengal" Project
As part of the ongoing “Map Bengal” project—a grassroots initiative expanding from school visits to in-depth research on the challenges faced by marginalized students in rural Bengal—I successfully visited Amdole High School. During the visit, we met with the school’s Public Addresser, Md. Hebzar Rahaman Sir, and discussed the pressing issues raised by students of Classes 9 and 10. These included the unavailability of teachers, a shortage of science faculty, and a lack of administrative attention to their academic progress.
On the day of our visit, representing the authoritative body of Base Foundation, we discovered that only 2 to 3 teachers were present to teach all six classes (Classes 6 to 10). While interacting with the students, one aspiring student (who preferred to remain anonymous) shared that she dreams of becoming an academician and artist—but doesn’t know how to make that dream a reality.
Why doesn't she know? “Whom should we ask? There is no science teacher, no physics teacher, no English teacher. The arts teacher teaches science, and the Bengali teacher teaches English. We are in an academic mess. Our dreams are just dreams,” she said, emotionally.
In response, we introduced them to our flagship initiative “Map Bengal”—a project designed to help students discover and pursue their aspirations. Under this initiative, students will receive vocational training, personalized guidance based on their career goals, and answers to their questions and doubts.
“BASE FOUNDATION is bridging a widening gap—something we’ve never seen addressed in this neglected region of Amdole,” remarked one of the school staff.
