A NOTE ABOUT THE NOTEBOOK PROJECT

Hi! I'm Diya Krishna.

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The Notebook Project was first tested in March 2019, and was successful in generating enough notebooks to support the requirements of 11 underprivileged children for the academic year 2019-2020. Every book was made by binding together unused paper that had been carefully extracted from used notebooks. It was doubtless time and effort well spent. 

 

The summer of 2020 was like no other. No sooner were my IGCSE exams over than the threat of COVID-19, which was once distant news, became a reality here. Schools were shut down and exams were suspended. Numerous daily wage labourers, housemaids, and drivers were laid off by their employers or paid only a partial salary. With several NGOs distributing food packets, citizen groups and volunteers raising funds, and the government providing financial assistance, the immediate problem of daily meal requirements was being addressed to an extent.

I too have been part of one such effort to raise funds to feed those in need. 

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The academic year 2020 is anticipated to begin in August instead of June, two months later than usual, and many workers under the low income category will be barely landing on their feet with regard to resuming jobs and earning enough for food and rent. The Notebook Project endeavours to provide as many families as possible with notebooks for their children so that there is one less reason to consider holding them back from school. 

 

Update

Although schools were expected to reopen in August 2020, it was only over a year later that it was deemed safe to open government schools for in-person classes. As of the year 2022, The Notebook Project has distributed over 1000 new notebooks to underprivileged children at local schools. Records are maintained of the recipients’ names and contact details so that they can continue to avail of support from The Notebook Project consistently in future years as well.