EMPOWER & IGNITE THE YOUTH FOR A BETTER NATION

 Karigari helps to improve the status of underserved  Youth in society by providing them with livelihood options through vocational training in the areas, based on their preferences and aptitude:

• Computer literacy will allow beneficiaries to have careers in IT related fields like BPO Centers, Data Processing Units and lately in UID centers etc especially at our centers in the cities like Delhi, Gurgaon & Kolkata and creating entrepreneurs. 
• Stitching, Embroidery, Beauty Culture, Block Printing, Tie & Die etc will allow beneficiaries to have employment in the garment industry or set up their own stitching and tailoring units. 
• Vocational training in driving will allow beneficiaries to have careers as drivers in automobile, transport and travel industry or seek self-employment as professional drivers

• Community based skills- Home stay, kitchen gardening, Organic farming empowering beneficiaries to sustain in their community.

Activity conducted : The activities are to be carried out in following manner: 

• Community meeting conducted
• Selection and identification of beneficiaries for
• Assessing the existing skills in computers if any and requirements
• Syllabus / Module designed for
• Preparation of Lesson Plan on the basis of Module
• Implementing it in the class-room activities
• English classes and personality development session held
• Quarterly evaluations conducted
• Final evaluation done after 6 months, completion of the course conducted
• Certificate distributed to Successful candidate

  Achieved Outcome of the project: 

• Total 22 beneficiaries enrolled under project and completed the course.
• Out of 22, 4 beneficiaries engaged in E-tutor pogrom as community teachers and 1 beneficiary’s as individual entrepreneurs.  
• Long term impact measured as ICT enhancement of community rural and sub urban
• Students are leveraging technology for their use and professional development
• Computer skill helping students in independent earning along with decision making will be possible among them.
• IT skill enhanced the employability of the trained youth boys and girls
• Students got placement is being promoted as role model among the community and in centre.
• TVC English and personality development session busted student’s confidence to face daily life challenges effectively

 Socio-economic impact of ICT-based initiatives for youth

 There is strong evidence of positive outcomes for ICT inclusion, associated with ICT based initiatives in rural and urban area. These project initiatives activated participants, and promote their educational, social and community-engagement. ICT empowers Youth for Employability and think more.  Its helps community and trainees to 

• Educational learning
• Access to ICTs enabled services
• Digital Literacy
• Reducing Social Isolation
• Personal development
• ICT-based environments engage in creative and self-paced learning
• Access to employment
• Active participation as citizenship

 Post Course Completion: 

After completion of course, Chand ram expressed that he wants to start mobile repairing cum software installation & E-Governance initiatives based services center for the community. He identified the location, space and arranged financial support from family to start the business.  Literacy india provided him support to set up computer systems to start the business and now it’s in fully operational. This venture not only helped Chand Ram but also the whole community.

 Name Chand Ram   ( Name Changed) Location:  Rajashthan                           

Literacy India supported Chand Ram in flourishing his small scale business by providing him a computer. As a result, he is today able to earn sufficiently well. With the help of skills learnt, he is able to down load / install various mobile based application, services, photo making, E-services like e-mitra, PAN card etc. Chand Ram is thankful to Literacy India for letting him become proficient and sufficient to run his family.  

Chand Ram is a student of Literacy India’s CCA course. 24-year-old individual lives with his family in a small village Pili Ka Pura in Manohartahana, Rajasthan.  His family consists of his parents, wife and three children. Economic condition of Chand Ram was no good post the completion of his class XII. As a result, he could not afford to pursue further education. Also in a village where marriage is done at an early age, it became essential for Chand Ram to start earning in the least possible time. 

Things happened in his favour when he got to know about Literacy India’s training courses. This enabled him to acquire a skill set which could help him earn. Chand Ram enrolled in CCA course in center Manohar Thana. The hard working boy was able to successfully complete the course.

 After completion of the course, he opened a mobile repairing shop in his village which gave him little earning. But in the times of rising inflation and large family to support, it did not help him much.  He required a computer to expand his work.  However, was not able to do so in absence of funds. As per Chand Ram “ the Computer training helped me to understand the digital world and stimulated me to think for business for income .

Links:

• Pilot to Champion for Children's Education
• LITERACY INDIA 2016 ANNUAL REPORT