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Lockdown forces Chennai homeless children out of school, families struggle to earn a living

Lockdown forces Chennai homeless children out of school, families struggle to earn a living
The coronavirus-induced lockdown in March this year cut the sources of livelihood of these families. In the absence of a regular income, they are struggling to make ends meet, and in some cases, children dropped out of school to support their parents.
Updated: December 24, 2020 10:04:01 am
In the absence of a regular income, several families are struggling to make ends meet, and in some cases, children dropped out of school to support their parents. (Express photo: Janardhan Koushik)
Eleven-year-old Akshaya, who studies in Class VI in a government-aided school in Chennai’s Ratan Baazar, says she has not attended her online classes for months as the only phone available in her house was broken. “My father’s smart-phone got damaged a few months ago. It hasn’t been repaired till now, so I am not able to attend the online classes,” she says. Stories like Akshaya’s echo in nearly five hundred families living on the streets of North Chennai.

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Most homeless children have no access to any form of education, Chennai study reveals

Most homeless children have no access to any form of education, Chennai study reveals
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December 19, 2020 15:45 IST
Parents say that as they do not have televisions or smart phones, their children cannot access online classes
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Parents say that as they do not have televisions or smart phones, their children cannot access online classes
As many as 71 out of 100 homeless children in the city have no access to any form of education during the COVID-19 pandemic, says a study by the Information and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities (IRCDUC).

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