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Sign MOUs with Block Education Officers
Adopt rural Government Primary schools
Identify educated / semi-educated homemakers from the same communities to train and employ them as Coordinators to teach English & Computers to the children of these schools

Bring resources like Laptops, Tablets and Libraries
Rural Coordinators receive weekly in-house training
Rural Coordinators also undergo training in other Institutions
Volunteers from the city visit the schools once a week to interact with the kids and the Coordinators
Kids & Coordinators are assessed regularly to gauge the impact of OBLF intervention
In the 5 urban govt. primary schools that we support, volunteers impart basic English skills

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OUR STRENGTHS

We partner the Government by using the existing infrastructure.
No rote learning - our own syllabus designed for a fun way of learning.
A Baseline Assessment system which ensures that each kid starts at his / her level, learns at her/his own pace and no child is left behind.

Computer skills brought to Rural women and children.
Really low overheads, by having our village Coordinators and one Program Supervisor as our only paid staff and no rented office space.
Our cost child/year is only Rs.3,000/-
Weekly in-house training for our village Coordinators.
Coordinators also sent for training to other organisations, exposing them to a world beyond their domain, thereby increasing their levels of self-confidence.

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OUR RELEVANCE

Over 50,000 primary schools in Karnataka run by the state government and over 5.6 million children attend these schools.
But the ASER tells us that the quality of education is a matter of grave concern.

Learning English and Computer skills at an early age help these children to access the information and technology available to others.
This will help them find meaningful employment when they reach adulthood.
By partnering the Government and bringing new resources to these schools, we are working hard to tap this huge potential by using the existing infrastructure of govt. schools, and building the basic foundation in English & technology in a fun-filled non-prescriptive manner with the help of rural women and volunteers from the city.

Toward an Empowered India!