Research with Children:

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• Research with Children
• Mapping the entrepreneurial skills that children
  use in their everyday lives in India

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Barriers in childrens lives
In school teachers dont treat us nicely because
we belong to a lower caste. The teacher does not
give us our notebooks in our hands they throw
them on the floor. Raja, 16 years, group
discussion, in school, Patna, Bihar Our
parents constructed the houses across the road.
But now even if we go and ask them for a glass
of water they dont give it to us because we are
from a lower caste. Chotu, 16 years, group
discussion, out of school, Patna, Bihar My
mother loves my brother the most. She buys
Horlicks (energy drink) for him and will get him
admitted in an English medium school. Even I want
to learn English but I go to a Hindi school. She
also buys him nice clothes. Sweety, 15 years,
depth interview, out of school, Tughlakabad, New
Delhi
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Enablers in childrens lives
My father always treated me like his son. He
took me everywhere he went. I tagged along
behind him to the market, to his work place. I
learnt a lot about the world like this and this
is why I am the way I am. Sujata, 17 years,
group discussion, out of school, Patna,
Bihar I am the first person in my family to
study up to grade ten. Other children in my
family have my support if they want to study
further. In this manner, I have led the way for
my family. Salma, 15 years, depth interview, in
school, Jaipur
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E-skill Trust Building Relationships
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On Trust
Trust is like this thread. If it is broken once
then it can be joined but the knot will always
show. Mohan Lal, 16 years, group discussion,
out of school, Nokha, Rural Rajasthan People
who break our trust deserve a second chance
otherwise how will they be able to improve
themselves and walk on the right path. Babita,
14 years, group discussion, in school, Neb Sarai
Slum, Delhi You can forgive somebody twice for
breaking your trust but not the 3rd time. Because
if we forgive the 3rd time they will definitely
break our trust the 4th time for sure.
Naseemabano, 15 years, depth interview, out of
school, Tughlakabad, New Delhi
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On Negotiation
We wanted our School to expand from grade eight
till ten. But we were only six students which
wasnt enough to start a new class and others
parents did not want their children to study
further. We went from house to house telling
parents that all other parents had agreed to send
their daughters to school. In this way we
increased the number of girls from 6 to 20 and
convinced the school to expand. Rehana, 16
years, group discussion, in school, Jaipur
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On Empathy
When I see people from lower castes than me
getting different treatment like they have to sit
separately, eat separately, then I feel very bad.
It shouldnt be this way, I eat with all my
friends no matter which caste they are
from. Tikuram, 14years, group discussion, in
school, Himatsar, Nokha, Rajasthan Horses are
not fed well or even given water but are made to
do so much work. They are even beaten. I think
about myself, if I didnt have food or water I
wouldnt be able to do anything. Babita, 14
years, group discussion in school, Neb Sarai
Slum, Delhi I feel sad when I see children
like me picking through the garbage. I feel
that it shouldnt be this way. Kalpana, 14
years, group discussion, in school, Neb Sarai
Slum, Delhi
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On Confidence
I thought I was good at cricket and worked very
hard but when they didnt select me in the team I
felt very bad. But I didnt give up and kept
working hard. And I got selected the next time, I
felt very happy. Rakesh, 16 years, group
discussion, out of school, Nokha,
Rajasthan When our school was being demolished
we all staged a protest against the demolition.
There were lots of people there who were asking
us questions including media people. I was able
to answer the questions they asked and articulate
my opinions. This made me feel very confident.
Asifa, 15 years, group discussion, in school,
Jaipur
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