At OBLF, we believe in the transformative power of education. In peri-urban and rural communities, where opportunities are limited, education changes everything. Through our Education and Training programs, we support quality education for children in peri-urban and rural government schools. We also strengthen the public education system by building the capacity of community members as educators, and deploying them in government schools to improve student learning and development outcomes.
Weak foundational literacy, limited English proficiency and inability to access quality education hamper students' learning outcomes in peri-urban and rural Karnataka, India. Grade 5 students struggle with reading Grade 2-level texts. There is chronic understaffing across government schools, leaving classrooms without teachers. Absence of critical knowledge and skills contributes to disrupted and often discontinued learning, school dropouts, inequitable gender norms and future unemployment.
English learning and proficiency is key to leveling the playing field. OBLF recruits women from local communities in peri-urban and rural Karnataka, trains and mentors them as educators to embed them in government schools. Our Education program for children focuses on building foundational English learning, subject support, and wellbeing and emotional resilience. We partner with the government to improve student learning outcomes in partner schools. We work to create safe spaces for children.
OBLF aims to develop a scalable model with plans to expand to other districts beyond Bangalore as resources allow. Our program improves education for children and empowers women by employing them as educators and coordinators, providing financial independence and agency. This dual-impact approach benefits both children and women, driving accountability and change in communities. When communities educate their own children, it's generational change. It's sustainable and transformative.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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