शिक्षिका रीना पाटेदार मिशन अंकुर के अंतर्गत बच्चों की बुनियादी शिक्षा को सुदृढ़ करने के महत्व पर प्रकाश डाल रही हैं। वो बताती हैं कि प्रारंभिक शिक्षा बच्चों के भविष्य की नींव होती है और इसे मज़बूत करना क्यों आवश्यक है। रीना पाटेदार अपने अनुभव साझा करते हुए बताती हैं कि कैसे बच्चों को सही दिशा में शिक्षित करके उनके शैक्षिक और मानसिक विकास में सुधार किया जा सकता है। मिशन अंकुर के माध्यम से वो शिक्षा के महत्व को समझाती हैं और इसके माध्यम से बच्चों को आत्मनिर्भर और सक्षम नागरिक बनाने के अपने प्रयासों का वर्णन करती हैं।

नमस्ते, मेरा नाम फुलबाई बारेला है। मैं प्राथमिकशाला कोलुखेड़ी में शिक्षिका हूं और अलीपुर गाँव की रहने वाली हूं। मेरे विद्यालय के अधिकांश बच्चे सुदूर आदिवासी क्षेत्रों से आते हैं, और मैं भी आदिवासी क्षेत्र से आती हूं। ये बच्चे मेरे ही समाज के हैं, और इसलिए मैं उनके साथ एक विशेष जुड़ाव महसूस करती हूं।

Teachers are the mirrors of society. One such reflection is Ravi Sharma, a teacher a primary school in Bamuliya Raymal village of Aastha block in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.

"Neele aasman me, taaron ki chaaon me, chanda ke gaon me, ho ho ho. hum sair karne jayenge, hum sair karne jayenge, hum rocket se bhi jayenge, ho ho."

"When I started teaching at this school, hardly any students came. People around here preferred private schools. Then came Mission Ankur, and everything changed", shares 36 year-old Govind Vishwakarma, a primary school teacher in a govt. school in Kalapipal, Madhya Pradesh.

Read the story of 40 year-old Usha Solanki, a primary school teacher in a govt. school at Kiloda village in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh, and learn how a combination of her tireless efforts and supported provided to her as part of Govt. of Madhya Pradesh's Mission Ankur helped increase the enrollment rate of her school.

"Our school is a sanctuary where learning is woven into every corner. From the trees outside to the floors beneath our feet, from the walls of our classrooms to the most unexpected places like the washroom, learning permeates everywhere", shares 35 year-old Rewa Panwar, a primary school teacher in a govt. school in Kharsania village in Madhya Pradesh.

Read the story of 50 year-old Preeti Upadhyay, a teacher in a govt. primary school at Bhardi village in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh, and learn how she transformed her school into the state's first 'bagless' school.

"It's great to see students excited about coming to class and not wanting to miss it. Being a teacher has become more than just a job to me. It's a source of happiness and fulfillment", shares 35 year-old Kavita Parmar, a primary school teacher in Kalapipal village in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh.

Read the story of 43 year-old Chandar Singh Parmar, a teacher in a govt. primary school at Bhanya Khedi village in Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh, India, and learn how he brings his classroom to life through singing and dancing activities as part of the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy program in the state.