Background

In India, given the dwindling quantity of public libraries and the increased prices at which books are sold in most commercial bookstores, reading is almost impossible for children from low-income families. Reading and literature are brought to locations where books are scarce by way of community libraries. These libraries provide a space for children to think, question, and evolve at a time when rote learning, achieving high grades, and a career-focused approach to education are emphasised. Despite the fact that the majority of pupils attend government schools, poor attendance by both students and teachers ensures that learning does not always take place. A community library committed to educating its members about their own agency in the world is a non-formal learning environment that is urgently needed.

Today, more than ever, each of us needs to be aware of our rights, both politically and socially. The absence of books in a child's life prevents them from seeing a world other than their own. It infuses light into their own life when they do so. Project YARN aims to be this light, especially in the lives of girl students.