style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">CRY Child Rights and You, has launched the popular board game –Snakes & Ladders –the game is transformed into a larger-than-life-sized, interactive game board, where players can learn about the challenges faced by most of India’s school-going children.
The roll of the dice levels the playing field by creating an atmosphere of ‘chance’ - the ability to advance or drop back is beyond the player’s control – much like millions of children in India. A ‘ladder’ will advance you quickly towards your goal – a school that is close to home, or a qualified teacher; a ‘snake’ will hinder your progress – like no potable water or no free government school in your village.
An online version of the game is available at the following link: http://www.cry.org/resources/flash/CRY_Snake_Ladder/snake_ladder_game.html
Also CRY plans to take this game to corporate houses, their partners, stakeholders etc and make people aware of why children in rurals areas are still lagging behind. CRY aims to sensitise people with the issue of access to education.