Anil Bordia set up the Foundation for Education and Development in 2001 and undertook the project of Doosra Dashak – Second Decade, as it is literally called – which is committed to the education and development of adolescents.
Doosra Dashak hopes to be a lever for the realization of the vision of a country of educated people. People who have relevant skills as well as those imbued with values of healthy living, democracy, non-violence, respect and equality towards all men and women and conservation of the environment. It hopes to enhance their vocational skills and help them move towards livelihood-related issues.
Doosra Dashak would like to see the energy of adolescents being harnessed for nation building through the creation of cadres who can provide educated, informed and responsible leadership. In order to get the project off the ground, the Tata Education Trust has supported Doosra Dashak since its inception in 2001 for a period of five years with an amount of Rs. 14 million against which Doosra Dashak raises a matching grant from other donors.
Through their effort, Anil Bordia and the Doosra Dashak team hope to turn the dominant tide of mainstream education. They recognize that educated people are, in many ways, worse off than those who have not been schooled, since education only results in incapability of productive activity, alienating its clients from traditional forms. Bordia fears that children will continue to drop out; and he believes that it is our obligation to provide them with an opportunity to learn and be empowered.
Sharing Hopes: Echoes from the Field - Shubhangi Sharma
