EMPOWER & IGNITE THE YOUTH FOR A BETTER NATION

Literacy India was born in 1996 as a non-profit organization with the objective of educating underprivileged women and children, and empowering them to become self-reliant and employable.

 It can rightly be synonymized with three very powerful words: Education, Empowerment and Employment.

 While making quality education available to the marginalized children is at the core of Literacy India’s mission, it is also important to provide this education with a purpose. And that purpose is to make the youth in our communities employable. 

Following this objective, we have been running several employability enhancement programs for our youth under the umbrella vocation training program- Karigari. Karigari focuses on enhancing the employability of members of the communities that we engage with including youth, women, farmers, and tribal communities. Since its launch in 2002, we have trained more than 100,000 people in various vocational skills across the country. We try to train them in line with their interest as well as the needs of the community in order to improve their chances of getting employed.

 Our training modules include: 

• Computer courses certified by National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (GOI)
• Hardware & Mobile Repairing
• CNC Training, Electrician training, AC & Refrigeration Training
• CAD Mechanical Training
• Driving
• Stitching, embroidery, block printing, tie & die and making costume jewellery
• Recycled paper product making
• Candle Making
• Beauty & Spa Therapy
• Cooking & Bakery
• Organic Farming, Vermi Culture & Kitchen Garden
• Tourism & Hospitality
• Nursing

Mobile handset repairing course- The course is designed to build the capacity of students to set up their own business or become employable in the field of mobile handset repairing. The course provides training in:

• Various generations of mobile phones
• The components used in mobile phones
• Troubleshooting with mobile phone hardware
• Installation of appropriate software
• Purchase of mobile phone parts

Activity :Actions Performed

Assembling & Disassembling of mobile phones : Students learn how to disassemble a mobile and then assemble all the parts again.

Managing the features of different mobile phones :It is imperative for students to be aware about features of various kinds of mobiles. Sessions focus on teaching students how to change the display of a mobile, its charging and managing the touch screen display.

Troubleshooting with mobile phone problems : Students are taught how to troubleshoot and repair various problems including water damage, hanging of the phone, charging problems, network problems, power failure, keypad problems etc.

Connecting mobile phones with PCs :The activity focusses on saving data on computers and how this data can be restored if deleted. It also covers learning of installation of hard disk drive in CPU and how to use hard disk in a PC.

Software Installation :This activity helps students to learn about installation of software in mobile phones and what steps are to be followed to check if the software is corrupt.

How to purchase mobile parts. :Students learn about the most practical ways of purchasing mobile parts from the market. They were also informed about Gaffar Market being the hub of mobile spare parts in Delhi.

Evaluation & Final Assessment

After the completion of the course, students were evaluated based on the following parameters:

• A Written theoretical examination
• A practical project
• Viva based on the Project
• Written report describing the project
• Demonstration of skill competency in various Lab Activities

 Program Impact

The sessions received an overwhelming response from the entire batch. By the end of the course:

• Students became more confident and comfortable operating various models of mobile phones
• Students were able to troubleshoot and repair different mobile handsets
• Eager students performed well and also practiced what they had learnt in the course, at their homes
• Some students also started working in their communities and earning an income

 STORIES OF CHANGE  Name:- Jeevan (Name Changed)   Location:- Gurugram

 Jeevan is a student of Vidyapeeth at Literacy India. He opted for the mobile repairing course for his pre vocational training. Jeevan’s parents are daily wage labourers and are not at all educated but they understand the importance of education. They appreciated that their son was becoming well versed with mobile repairing but insisted that he finished his education and pursued Class XII from Vidyapeeth.  

 Jeevan completed the 6 months mobile repairing course at Literacy India in which he learnt how to fix most mobile related issues like changing the touch screen, fixing the PCB related issues etc. He then visited the springboard “start-up journey” session in Gurgaon to know more about how to set up a business of his own. The session motivated him and persuaded him to move ahead. He was supported by his mentors at Literacy India to start the mobile repairing shop and was provided a soft loan of Rs.10,000.

 Jeevan has started a mobile repairing shop in his locality. This venture is only 1 ½ month old but is already a good source of income for them. Jeevan is able to earn 8,000-10,000 per month already. He gets a lot of confidence and satisfaction from this. Jeevan gives the credit to Literacy India and is optimistic about his future. Literacy India wishes him all the best and would like to support him to realize his dreams.

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• LITERACY-INDIA-WITH-SOCIALLY-RESPONSIBLE-COMPANIES-INDIVIDUALS

 LITERACY INDIA PROJECT KARIGARI_Drafting_Designing Future

While education is at the core of our efforts to bring in greater inclusivity and mainstreaming the marginalized, however enhancing employability and the ability to earn so that children can continue to learn is equally important. We have been running several employability enhancement initiatives covering the youth, women, farmers, tribal communities under our umbrella program, Karigari, since 2002. Till date we have covered more than 15000 people under this program, training them on various skills.

Karigari focuses on enhancing the employability of members of the communities that we engage with. Since its launch in 2002, we have trained more than 100,000 people on various vocational skills, in line with their interests to improve their chances of getting employed. Our training modules include:

• Computer courses certified by National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (GOI),
• Hardware & Mobile Repairing
• CNC Training/Electrician/AC & Refrigeration
• CAD Mechanical
• Driving
• Stitching, embroidery, recycled paper product making, block printing, tie & die, and making costume jewellery
• Beauty & Spa Therapy
• Pattal plate manufacturing
• Eco/Social-tourism, Home Stay Hospitality
• Organic Farming, Vermi Culture & Kitchen Garden
• Bakery & Cooking
• General Duty Nursing
• Candle making
• E- Mitra

 Project Undertaken this Quarter has been unique in nature, that is teaching students about the Computer Aided Design. Learning CAD software is important because almost all of these jobs (and more) are performed with sophisticated CAD software that guarantees speed, accuracy, and reuse of work. With CAD skills, students can find employment and increase productivity. Mechanical CAD course is offered in software JW CAD.

Activities Undertaken during period

• Selection of Candidates
• Aptitude Test
• Mapping & assessing the existing skills among youth beneficiaries in computers.
• Syllabus / Module
• Preparation of Lesson Plans for each Module
• Besides Regular Classes, provide Professional Volunteers Support
• Cadence Volunteers conduct interview skill session on how to prepare resume
• Job Placement Assistance

 Curriculum & Learning material

 Under this course we are covering the Mechanical engineers design through CAD Software. The trainees are taught to design the manufacture mechanical tools, portions of engines, and machines. This course also covers the design and analysis activities, in the product development lifecycle. The key concepts include: Concept Sketching, 2D Design & Drafting, 3D Modeling. Their learning will be used by all the manufacturing sectors including heavy machineries, ship building, aerospace, and automobile.

 Topics covered in our CAD course 

• AutoCad Overview
• Working Objects
• Drawing with Polar Tracking
• Preparing drawing using Geometrical Shapes
• Undo & Redo Actions
• Creating 3D Objects
• Using Running Objects Snaps

 Salient features of our mobile phone repair course 

• Training is provided by experienced instructors
• Training starts from basic of Mechanical Design
• More emphasis on practical training
• Well maintained lab with latest CAD Software
• Organized Guest Lectures from Industry Experts
• Certificate on completion of course
• Job Placement Assistance

  Name: Sagar (Name Changed)  Age: 20 Location: GURUGRAM

Sagar , a Graduation student has been grappling with livelihood issues, as his family has been moving from one state of the country to another. Born in state of Bihar, Sagar has spent his entire childhood in Kolkata at his maternal house where his father moved for job opportunity. However, from last five years he is staying in Delhi, along with his father who works as an auto driver.

Sagar is connected with Literacy India for five years now. He got enrolled in Literacy India at that time in computer classes. Post that the boy was part of Vidyapeeth School from where he cleared his class X. Sagar then took admission in the Government school for further education and with the assistance from Literacy India now the dedicated boy has completed class XII.

Sagar always dreamt of having a better life and realizes the efforts he needs to put in to achieve the same. The hard-working boy did not waste any time and consulted the seniors at Literacy India for his future course of action. This is when Sagar came across AUTOCAD. Eager to know more, Sagar made the queries and soon opted for the six monthly AUTOCAD program at Bajghera Centre of Literacy India. With the onset of training, Sagar started to show interest in the program. His inclination towards designing has got a boost from this course. He passionately completed the course and is now comfortable in drawing any kind of mechanical/ architectural designs. Sagar knows how to design things like gear books, keys, tap etc. He is well versed with 2D, 3D and isometric designs. He can demarcate front, back, bottom, top and side view of 3D.

Sagar today is a well-informed boy on computers and has good command over communication skills. He looks up to inspiring personalities like Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi and Bill Gates and keeps reading/ knowing about their life and work. After completing the course in A Grade, Sagar is now placed with Cadence Electricals and Engineers Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi as assistant designer. 

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• LITERACY-INDIA-20-YEAR-SPECIAL-EDITION-ANNUAL-REPORT-16-17