EMPOWER & IGNITE THE YOUTH FOR A BETTER NATION

Literacy India since 1996 as a non-profit organization had been 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.

At Literacy India, Vidyapeeth is a core program running with an aim to make the quality education accessible and affordable to the underserved. It runs classes up to high school like any other schools. Students are provided holistic education using learning by doing approach and the beneficiaries of the program are from the lowest social and economic strata of the society, and many of them are even the first-generation learners.

While making quality education available to the marginalized children, is at the core of Literacy India’s mission, but Literacy India aims to go beyond just providing a basic education like any other school therefore it provides the education with the purpose i.e. Education that could help in making these Young Adults employable which is the utmost need of the society.

Career Oriented Program: The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

EMTs are trained to provide Basic Emergency Medical Care to critical and emergency patients. They are skilled in all levels of Basic Life Support procedures, use of an Automated External Defibrillators (AED, and the administration of some emergency medications.

Objective of the course:

After completion of this course, the student will be able to

• Understand the importance of EMS system and its components
• Perform cardio pulmonary resuscitation in adults, children, and infants
• Perform basic airway management
• Understand how to assess and treat medical and traumatic emergencies
• Perform different types of emergency moves
• Understand how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

GlobalGiving Supported Education

We are extremely grateful to GlobalGiving for providing support in the children`s education in order to make the youth employable under the Gurukul project. With an aid of GlobalGiving, these students now have access to opportunities to make their future bright. They would become a confident individual capable for earning a sustainable livelihood.

Course Duration:710 hours (theory & Practical) & Theory Simulation: 350 Hours Hospital Ambulance : 360 Hours Internship

Opportunities Don’t Happen on their Own, We Create them

Khushi  ( Name Changed) Location : Delhi

Khushi is an assertive and a determined girl of 21 years, resides in Bijwasan, New Delhi. Belongs to an economically weaker section of the society, where father works as a tailor with a sports company and mother takes care of the family. Father struggles with family financial condition and barely able to make the ends meet of his 5 children.

She has been under Literacy India care since 2012, she was enrolled in Class VI. She studied in Pathshala Project till XII std and further joined Computer classes at the centre under Karigari Program while completing her Class XII from Government School, Bijwasan.

Khushi is an optimistic and a resourceful girl who continually looks for opportunities to acquire some skills that would make her capable to earn a livelihood. She has always been intent to contribute to the family income but lack of skill never allowed her to do so. Her talent and willingness to learn paved her way to Vivo Health Centre where she was given admission under Emergency Medical Technician  course of 6 months.

Presently, she is studying in the institute and working hard to make herself capable for the profession. Her parents are content seeing their daughter’s bright future and are thankful to Literacy India for their valuable contribution in enabling their child to be skilled.

Khushi hopes to earn an income of Rs 10,000- 12,000 per month in future ,  which would help tied over family’s financial problem.

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• Art showed the Way