Goa: Mobile schools

Astrid Svane — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:18:54 +0100

In Goa, mobile schools will follow the pupils and not vice-versa. The pupils are children of migrant workers from the state of Karnataka, Goa’s south-western neighbour in the southern part of India. Their parents are employed on short term contracts in Goa, building roads, working in quarries or at building sites. Their offspring cannot attend local schools for the simple reason that they do not speak the local language. The mobile classrooms are located in the parents’ camps, usually for 5-8 month until the families move on.