Education India Project #15267

COMPUTER LITERACY CLASS FOR 30 INDIAN GIRLS

by Foundation for Initiatives in Development and Education for All ( IDEA)

Project Report | Sep 25, 2018
Skills a confident booster

By Manjusha Pandit | Senior Programme coordinator

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Dear Friends ,

We are glad to present another success story of a participant of this program.

Sumitra ( name changed) story is a very good example of how knowledge & skills can bring change not only in personality but also in the life of a person. Sumitra comes from a very orthodox family from Karnataka. Though educated till 10 Std she had very less opportunity due to responsibilities of 3 daughters after her marriage. Due to transfer in job of her husband, family had to shift to Pune in Maharashtra state. The real problems started then, Sumitra, who could only read , write or understand Kannada started facing difficulty in communication & started feeling low in confidence. The three girls were growing up & the expenses need to be tackled. A small engineering workshop was started by Sumitra’s husband. Sumitra though struggling with language problem made some friends while staying in her new house . These two friends (Bharati & Shilpa) helped her learn & understand Marathi language. She also completed her basic tailoring course at IDEA’s vocational training centre & joined them in their group enterprise work. Meanwhile her husband’s engineering business was doing well & required a helping hand and therefore she was asked to give some time at the workshop. Sumitra however was finding it worthless as she could not be of much help due to her limitation in knowledge of any kind of work. This became the turning point of her life . Hearing about the computer course in Digital literacy at IDEA’s vocational centre through the brochures, Sumitra approached the centre. She met the social worker & the instructors there who helped her in understanding the importance of being digitally literate. Finding it interesting & useful she completed the Digital literacy course.

It was interesting & encouraging to hear it from Sumitra when she was talking with confidence that she has gained after the class. She is now helping her husband in keeping records of goods & material in using excel sheet in computer. She is now drafting & answering emails, making challan’s & keeping accounts of the workshop.

She thanked the instructor Ms. Sarika who went out of the way & taught her additional topics with patience until she became thorough in it. At the same time she does not miss to thank her friends also who stood up to her & kept her motivated for achieving all this. Sumita says-‘ the 21 year of marriage of living with a guilt in mind not helping my husband to run the home has gone & now I feel happy to be a contributing member in running our family’.

IDEA strives to bring such changes in all the participants under our women empowerment programmes

Thanks for your support and please donate to help us make a bigger impact.

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Jun 29, 2018
Yes! We are e-SAKSHAR (e-LITERATE)

By Varun Patel | Volunteer

SUCCESS, NOW JUST A CLICK AWAY!

Under Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) IDEA Foundation has been regularly successful in its aim to teach young women, from all walks of life- the daily usage of computer and mobile technology. This Government of India’s scheme is targeted at educating those that generally cannot or have not enjoyed such access. Part of the larger Digital India vision; the goal is to aid such sections of society in order to ensure maximum participation in the developmental process of the democratic nation in face of advancing technology.

The Digital Literacy program is conducted for the betterment of underprivileged women under IDEA’s e-SAKSHAR (which means e-literate) programme. In today’s world, basic knowledge of operating a computer or mobile has become mandatory for simple day-to-day activities. Amrim, a 30-year-old housewife notes how she regularly learns and tries new recipes at home after learning how to search and stream instructional videos on Youtube; also reminiscing how her initial doubts and reservations on joining the course were swept aside as she was introduced to a new virtual world of endless possibilities.

Shubhangi, another beneficiary of this project recently appeared for her 10^th grade state board examinations and points out how the online college admission process would be considerably easier for her now- after completing the NDLM program. She would be able to apply in any stream in any college across the city without having to rely on any external help- all through her mobile phone. The course teaches practical and valuable lessons like using a smartphone/computer, searching the web, operating essential programs like Microsoft Word, Gmail, WhatsApp, Paytm, Amazon and others that can be used on a daily and even professional basis.

The ultimate vision of the project is to ensure the presence of at least one digitally literate person in each household. In the swiftly advancing world today all activities from shopping, payment to food delivery are performed online. Digital literacy can be said to have evolved to digital citizenship where persons with the know-how and means to use the Internet have access to a variety of essential features and services which are not available for those that do not. Hence, it is the need of the hour to ensure such opportunities are made available to all sections of society, which falls in line with IDEA’s vision of providing equal opportunities to the underprivileged.

FRIENDS, PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO THIS PROJECT TO ENSURE MORE AND MORE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND MARGINALIZED GIRLS BECOME e-SAKSHAR!

NDLM BATCH IN PROGRESS

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Apr 4, 2018
Learning has no age limit

By Ancy Stephen | Resource Mobilization Manager

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Greetings from IDEA Foundation!

Mamta is a 56-year-old woman participant of NDLM course who lives in a slum in Pune . Mamta’s native is a village called Shirur which is 68 km away from Pune city. Her husband served in Defense services. He passed away 15 years back. She had to shoulder all the responsibility of the family and her 2 children after her husband’s death. Mamta’s daughter always stood up as a strong support. Mamta says that though she did not have many struggles in life, she had a feeling of emptiness after her daughter’s marriage.

In the meantime, she came to know about the digital literacy class through one of her neighbors. Her daughter motivated her and she took admission in IDEA NDLM course.

At the NDLM center run by UMANG project she met the center instructor and was informed about various courses run for women for their economic and social empowerment. She explains that initially, she was not confident about taking up a computer course at this age. She was wondering how could she understand computers.

The instructor explained to her the content of the course & explained to her why being digitally literate is essential nowadays. Mamta took admission in the course. She explains how patiently the instructor taught her during the class and her queries were never unanswered.

Mamta says “whatever I have learned in the course was very informative and useful. I never thought there could be such a course where people of my age would get a chance to learn computer and walk with the pace of new era. I am able to use various options on my cell phone in addition to sending or reading messages.

My granddaughter who sometimes accompanied me to the class feels proud of me. I have understood that there is no age limit for learning & education. I am thankful to IDEA Foundation and to my teacher for giving this opportunity to me as well as other women like me.

Thank you, dear donors, for supporting us.

Mamta with her grand daughter

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