Ranchi, Aug. 8: Jharkhand education project council (JEPC) is running residential schools for sexually exploited child labourers rescued from other states in three districts — Ranchi, Pakur and Lohardaga.

These schools — named as Net Residential Schools — are being run in collaboration with Action against trafficking and sexual exploitation of children (ATSEC), an NGO.

ATSEC works for the rehabilitation of sexually exploited children, who in most cases work as bonded labours or domestic help.

Each school has two teachers who motivate students through songs, story telling and involving them in teaching through playful methods.

Besides education, the girls are also given vocational training such as sewing. A machine is provided for a group five to six who are taught by lady tailors. The children are getting clothes, soaps, and oil and bed sheets for free in these schools. “After the successful completion of the training programme we would get these girls enrolled in the Kasturba Gandhi Residential school,” added one of the teachers, Balram Singh who is teaching in a Net School opened at Kisko block of Lohardaga district.

Singh said that they would conduct half-yearly examinations in September for 50 boys and girls each. The question pattern will be set up by the principals of government schools in Kisko block.”

Another school teacher, Jemma Toppo who is teaching at Net School, Namkum block in Ranchi said that there are 84 girls in her centre. “We are preparing some of the students for matriculation examination while others are following the syllabus of Class V, VI and VII. We are also taking weekly test of the students and inviting principals of local government school to help us in this venture,” Toppo said.