Play as you learn: New hope for children of lesser God

Education For All, a movement initiated by International Marwari Federation Youth Wing IMFYW) in collaboration with Prabha Khaitan Foundation in 2000, has been working towards sponsoring primary education of needy children throughout the country.
The movement is launching a new project Muskan in an effort to spread smiles along with education by distributing old and new toys and games among less privileged children.
“Most of the families can help by donating their old worn-out toys to us and we will redesign them and make sure that they reach the right children,� said IMFYW president Sundeep Bhutoria. The programme launching Muskan will be inaugurated by Rajasthan’s governor Justice Anshuman Singh on February 2, 2003. Around 2,500 toys collected through the India unit of IMFYW will be donated at Marquis Square where around 2,500 children are expected to gather.
“Our movement is a step to realise Amartya Sen’s vision of education for all by involving members of the Marwari community,� said EFA’s managing trustee and main sponsorer Prabha Khaitan. EFA has sponsored primary education for 7,000 students from Kolkata and Rajasthan in last three years.
St. Xaviers principal and member of EFA advisory board Father P.C. Mathew said, “I am not convinced about the indirect psychological influence that these modern age toys can have on a young child from lessprivileged family, but I appreciate the efforts of the community.�