Comprehensive Education Development initiative in Sukma is aimed at providing education to all, beyond any ideological clashes. Post Salwa Judum movement in 2005 and the resultant backlash by the Maoist resulted in a number of challenges and poor levels of education in Sukma district. Accessibility and re-development of destroyed educational infrastructure was one of the major challenges. The number of out of school children had increased drastically and there was a low motivation among students and teachers. To overcome challenges of low quality education and lack of monitoring support, a Comprehensive Education Development Plan (CEDP) was implemented. Approach Adopted The strategies adopted under CEDP are highlighted below: Target group was identified in collaboration with security forces, government agencies and community level influencers using participatory approach. ¢ Children belonging to habitations with Left Wing Extremism (LWE) activities were relocated to education facilities in district headquarters. Teachers from inaccessible locations were engaged and collaboration was done with external technical experts... Read More