The students of Delhi government schools will get lesson in social entrepreneurships in online session

Source: The Times of India

On Thursday, Anshu Gupta and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia interacted students of class 9th to 12th of Delhi government schools under the Entrepreneurship Mindset curriculum program. Anshu Gupta is a social entrepreneur and winner of 2015 Ramon Magsaysay award. She also founded 'Goonj'  an NGO in 1999, to provide humanitarian relief, supports the development, and aids vulnerable and underprivileged people.

During the online interaction, Ms Gupta talked about the problems of the people in vulnerable areas. A student asked Gupta about prejudices regarding mensuration in small villages and how to address them. In response, she said that misconception on women’s issue is not restricted to small villages. It is dominant in educated society as well. Building trust among people can only address such prejudices.

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The Deputy CM and a Minister of Education in Delhi government said that the program was designed to allow students to interact with entrepreneurs.